CHAPTER 523: CHAPTER 313: THE DOG THIEF AND THE TOMB ROBBING TRIO

Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, the weather is sunny and beautiful.

Since the day Junior Sister began translating the diary, two more days had passed.

Except for Zhang Ze not yet emerging from the Jade Book Tower, everything in the world remained the same.

Perhaps due to Zhang Ze’s absence, Junior Sister had been feeling quite bored these days.

She originally wanted to help Old Tang continue deciphering the diary, but this morning she heard that Old Tang had already left home yesterday and was missing.

The Taoist had informed Dragon Tiger Mountain in advance, saying he was going out to dig graves, and for the sake of security, he must personally attend to it this time.

As for when exactly he would return, that was uncertain.

Upon hearing this, the people at Dragon Tiger Mountain were very nervous, fearing that Old Tang would drift off and lose contact once again.

Back in the Mahayana days, it wasn’t a big deal; he had few rivals worldwide and could go anywhere freely.

But now the Taoist has lived a second life, and his cultivation is still at the Golden Core stage.

If some accident happens, he might never be seen again.

To prevent Old Tang from encountering accidents, the Celestial Masters decided, after holding the 271st "What to Do When the Sect Leader Is Absent" seminar, to send two people to accompany him.

One of them is named Hu Jiushan, cultivation at the Refining Void stage, a junior nephew of Old Tang, considered an expert among experts in grave-robbing.

He can assist Old Tang and ensure his safety, and even forcibly bring him back to Dragon Tiger Mountain when Old Tang is being reckless.

The second person, however, is not one of Hu Jiushan’s grave-robbing companions.

It’s the unimpressive yet capable Tang.

The intention of letting Tang accompany Old Tang is simple.

It’s to hope that when Old Tang is up to mischief, he will remember the grandparent-grandchild bond and take it easy.

So as not to create another big news drama like living a second life in reverse.

These three went out mysteriously, leaving at midnight yesterday, and now no one knows where they are...

Chen Qin thought about all these things, yawned again, and picked up and put down the orange in her hand.

Due to her daydreaming, Lily’s voice drifted in the wind, comfortably passing by Junior Sister’s ears.

In short, whatever Lily said, Junior Sister didn’t hear a word clearly.

"Oi! Dummy! Are you even listening to me?"

Junior Sister put down the orange and shook her head, "Nope."

Lily, "Then why are you here?"

Chen Qin, "Didn’t you tell me to come?"

Lily, "... Can we not be so lazy, please? Help me with those plans I just mentioned."

Due to the Hundred Demons Sect’s schemes at the Qinghe Association, they connected the earth veins of the East Continent, southeast, northwest, and southwest.

The starting and ending point is the Qinghe Plain, not far from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Lily is pondering whether to establish a Thousand Mechanism transport network, spanning the four directions, to monopolize transportation and make a fortune.

She remembered Zhang Ze saying that controlling food, clothing, housing, and transportation is tantamount to getting rich.

She approached Chen Qin to draft a preliminary plan, then intend to consult the leaders of the Six Sects for support.

This way, she could showcase her brilliance and strategic acumen and handle major affairs.

However, it seems certain people don’t want to negotiate with her.

Junior Sister shook her head, "I don’t want to, thinking is so tiring. Wait for Senior Brother to come out, then ask him."

After speaking, Chen Qin touched a bracelet on her wrist, then stood up and floated away.

Lily was speechless, watching Chen Qin’s back, feeling this woman might have been spoiled rotten by the boss, it’s really...

"Wait, where’s my dog?"

Lily suddenly realized something was wrong.

She was just internally grumbling about Chen Qin, casually trying to pat Maomao’s head, but when she reached out next to her, she grabbed nothing but air.

Lily searched around the front and back of the house twice before finally confirming that Chen Qin had stolen her Maomao.

"What kind of people are these! Not giving advice is one thing, but why steal my dog?"

...

Within the Illusion Realm.

"Give me some advice, what’s the meaning of not speaking?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I don’t want to think."

Zhang Ze put down the Taoist book on artifact refining techniques in his hand, and looked at the Celestial Sect Leader, sitting at the table, blinking and chattering like a little girl, somewhat speechless.

"I say, Sect Leader, the alliance has just formed, shouldn’t you, as our pillar, be managing major affairs instead of coming to me all the time?"

Only two days had passed outside, but in the Illusion Realm, more than a month had elapsed.

After the battle at White Mount, the allied forces and the Southern Chen both calmed down.

The members of the alliance quickly transferred their families and movable property to White Jade County within two days.

It took them less than five days to complete the relocation.

Their efficiency was not only due to the Xiao family’s fast flying ships but also because these forces had prepared in advance.

This tale must trace back to the chaos in Southern Chen.

Interestingly, Southern Chen has more sword cultivators than any of the Ten Kingdoms, yet it is also the country with the most rampant barbarian practices.

Chen Kingdom’s predecessor was a sword cultivator sect, and after establishing the nation, its disciples spread across it, managing its critical areas.

Most of them were granted the surname Chen as inner disciples.

The Chen surname quickly became the largest in the Chen Kingdom.

The predecessor of the Sword Sect, the founding leader of the Feiyu Sword Sect, was once an inner disciple awarded the surname Chen.

But as time passed, it is unclear whether it was fate’s trick or proximity to the barbarian tribe.

Due to years of appeasement tributes and intermarriage policies, the upper levels of the Chen Kingdom became infiltrated by the barbarian tribe. From top to bottom, barbarian customs prevailed.