Long Aotian’s Beautiful Butler Has Run Away chapter 147

Chapter 147: The Newcomer

“The Heaven-Severing Blade… has a serious flaw?” Rong Xie felt his head buzzing from the howling wind. “What… does that mean?”

Elder Yunfeng didn’t explain. He simply erased the barrier and took him into the stone hut to see that it was completely empty, with no one inside, thoroughly severing his thought of coming back to dig for answers. Then, he took him down the mountain and back to Huanxue Villa.

“Quick, brew hot tea.” As soon as he entered the door, Elder Yunfeng ordered the three servant boys.

“Brother Rong!” Seeing Rong Xie, Shen Yan immediately turned his head to tell Long Shaoye and Fang Renji to brew tea and cook porridge. There were some leftover braised pork elbows in the kitchen; Shen Yan heated them in the pot and brought them out to the stone table in the courtyard along with the hot tea.

After eating and drinking, Rong Xie felt like a living person again, and his complexion improved significantly. His mind was entirely on Shen Bingsi, so he hurriedly asked Elder Yunfeng what was going on.

Elder Yunfeng revealed something shocking.

It turned out that half a year ago, the Grand Elder was no longer on the mountain. He had left a letter saying the Heaven-Severing Blade had encountered a bottleneck, and he was going to roam the world to find a solution. He wouldn’t return until he found one.

“Then what about Shen Bingsi? What will Shen Bingsi do?” Rong Xie asked urgently.

Elder Yunfeng made a gesture of helplessness. “The Grand Elder’s meaning was to let Shen Bingsi find his own way out. It’s best if nothing goes wrong, but if something does go wrong… cough, he can go to Elder Bai of Xuantian Sect to find a method.”

Rong Xie looked at Elder Yunfeng in astonishment. “What does that mean? Shen Bingsi and Elder Bai don’t cultivate the same path. If something goes wrong, go to Elder Bai… Did the Grand Elder really say that?”

Elder Yunfeng coughed dryly. He couldn’t reveal the truth to Rong Xie, so he could only say this much. He also knew this explanation sounded full of holes.

“…It seems the Grand Elder really encountered an insurmountable difficulty,” Rong Xie murmured. He seemed to guess something, but seeing Elder Yunfeng’s difficult expression, he didn’t ask directly. Instead, he speculated further based on the news Elder Yunfeng revealed. “I didn’t even know… So for this half-year, Bingsi had no one to turn to for help… How could it be like this? Now that things have developed to a point where they can’t be covered up, will he really go to Elder Bai?”

“This…” Elder Yunfeng wasn’t sure. Given Shen Bingsi’s personality, he probably wouldn’t go to Elder Bai unless pushed to a dead end, and he didn’t hold much hope in Elder Bai to begin with. “This old Daoist doesn’t know either. But the only one in the world who can match our Lingjing Sect’s Ruthless Path is the Ruthless Path Palace of Xuantian Sect. If he doesn’t go to Elder Bai, who else can he go to?”

A name jumped into both Rong Xie’s and Elder Yunfeng’s minds simultaneously.

Mirror Palace’s Grand Adjudicator Jiang. He was also a mighty figure cultivating the Ruthless Path. Although his lineage was unknown, in terms of attainment in the Ruthless Path, no one could compare to him.

“Thank you, Elder, for the information. I will try to find people from these two directions,” Rong Xie said. “If Elder has any other ideas, please send a paper crane at any time. Just tell Shen Yan, and Shen Yan can pass it to me.”

“Good… good.” Elder Yunfeng agreed.

“I will contact Adjudicator Jiang now to ask about the situation.” Rong Xie stood up, bowed to Elder Yunfeng, turned around, and took out his transmission jade pendant.

Fortunately, he had prepared three transmission jade pendants for the Lu family case, which could contact Captain Zhao, Shen Yan, and Wang Mu respectively. Now they came in handy.

“Fellow Daoist Rong!” Receiving Rong Xie’s contact, Captain Zhao immediately chatted enthusiastically about the situation at the Lu family. With the Recording Officer there, things were progressing smoothly. They had already contacted the superior government office of Clearwater River County. The government sent people specifically to handle the return of the children. Seeing that the wrap-up work was entering its final stage, they would soon be able to return in glory and accept the commendation of the Three Sects Alliance.

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“What? Commendation of the Three Sects Alliance?” Rong Xie thought he heard wrong. “Isn’t this a Mirror Palace case? How is it… related to the Three Sects Alliance?”

The Three Sects Alliance was an alliance of the three great sects: Xuantian Sect, Lingjing Sect, and Liujin Sect. The three sects jointly discussed major events in the cultivation world. It convened every five years, but if major events occurred frequently in a year, an emergency meeting could be called.

Though called the Three Sects Alliance, it actually involved the entire cultivation world. Large and small powers with even a bit of reputation would send people to attend; essentially, it was an alliance of the whole cultivation world.

Mirror Palace handled cases solely through the Heavenly Mirror’s independent judgment. The Adjudicators handled all work, and the results were not made public, only informing close family or fellow disciples. Most cases handled by Mirror Palace became known to the Three Sects, aristocratic families, and other powers through these people. Of the cases that leaked out, none failed to convince the masses, so Mirror Palace’s prestige grew higher, and the impression of it became increasingly mysterious.

But this time, before the Mirror Palace case was even wrapped up, Captain Zhao already knew they were going to the Three Sects Alliance. This meant the Three Sects already knew of this case, and even the details. Could it be… Mirror Palace planned to change its style and link closely with the Three Sects?

Rong Xie couldn’t help but look back at Elder Yunfeng. Elder Yunfeng was still sitting by the stone table. Shen Yan poured him a cup of hot tea, and Elder Yunfeng squinted as he savored it, looking like he had no urgent matters.

I can ask Elder Yunfeng later exactly how much the sect knows and who released the news, Rong Xie thought.

“Yes, it is a Mirror Palace case. But the new Adjudicator said this case has wide implications, so it’s best to let the cultivation world know. That way, if anyone uses the identity of a cultivator to oppress ordinary people in the future, everyone will know they can report it to Mirror Palace,” Captain Zhao’s voice came from the transmission jade pendant, his tone seeming to approve of this explanation.

Rong Xie, however, heard a strange title: “The new Adjudicator?”

New… There were only three Adjudicators, and two were at the Lu Residence. The new one—wouldn’t that be Shen Bingsi?

For a split second, Rong Xie was ecstatic, thinking he had found Shen Bingsi so quickly. It really took no effort at all. Since Shen Bingsi could still investigate cases, it meant he shouldn’t be in serious trouble.

But soon, his joy was doused by a bucket of cold water.

“Does Fellow Daoist Rong not know?” Captain Zhao asked suspiciously. “Mirror Palace has a new Adjudicator who is said to be replacing Sword Saint Shen. Sword Saint Shen… resigned from the position of Adjudicator the day before yesterday.”

Rong Xie felt a buzz in his ears.

As if from very far away, Captain Zhao’s voice came through indistinctly, asking him what exactly was wrong with Sword Saint Shen and if something had happened to the two of them.

Rong Xie’s mind was in turmoil, but he forced himself to calm down.

“Brother Zhao, I want to communicate directly with Adjudicator Jiang. Can you pass a message for me? See when he is free… we can communicate using this transmission jade pendant.”

“Sure, I’ll ask for you. Just wait,” Captain Zhao said.

Rong Xie held the transmission jade pendant uneasily, then suddenly thought of something and turned to walk toward Elder Yunfeng.

After some questioning, Rong Xie obtained a chilling fact.