Chapter 179: Damn it!
When Li Yingling returned to Yuelai Inn with the summary she had written, her Master and Second Junior Brother had not yet returned.
Given her Master's nature, he would definitely set up ambushes on every water vein they had to pass through; it was even normal to set up two ambushes in one place.
Li Yingling estimated the workload was quite large, but Master and Second Junior Brother would surely come back at night to ask about her progress in exploring wild histories.
At the very beginning, Master was somewhat interested in the wild histories.
However, after listening to the invincible wild history of Zhao Taizu for a day, he lost interest the next day.
Since they haven't come back, they haven't come back. She would use this time to make some diagrams for her Junior Brother and add some markings.
This way, Junior Brother should be able to better understand her words; otherwise, she would have to explain it to him in detail separately.
Li Yingling walked toward the table in front of her.
The Xuan paper on the table was arranged sheet by sheet, quickly assembling into a huge Xuan paper map.
The inkstone also began to grind ink automatically.
Li Yingling recalled the contents in her mind and gently reached out. Under Li Yingling's control, the ink moved toward the Xuan paper map floating in mid-air.
Wild history is different from official history; wild history possesses extremely strong personal subjectivity, speaking good words for whomever one likes.
If one does not like someone, then they directly belittle that person as if revoking their human status.
Therefore, the truly useful information is the commonality of these wild histories, and by contrasting them with official history, one can still pinpoint some key intelligence.
A map of the Xuanwu State appeared on the Xuan paper. Li Yingling first marked Zhao Taizu's retreat timeline and retreat route.
The time and frequency of Xuanwu's appearance, as well as its different states upon appearing.
Then, the connection between Cangzhou and Chizhou became clear.
Zhao Taizu was defeated and retreated to Cangzhou, guarding it for two months before Xuanwu appeared to help. At that moment, many wild histories called the assisting Xuanwu a phantom shadow.
After the Xuanwu phantom shadow appeared, Zhao Taizu was still mostly guarding Cangzhou, until Zhao Gaozu was born, and then the full-scale counterattack began.
And at this moment, Xuanwu also began to change from a phantom shadow when taking the field. Some wild histories would specifically mention that Xuanwu descended in some sort of physical entity form.
However, perhaps it was because Zhao Taizu was getting beaten almost all year round.
It made people extremely easily overlook one fact—Zhao Taizu actually attacked Chizhou as well, and briefly captured Chizhou, which was not far away and adjacent.
Although he was beaten back quickly, having it is having it.
Most wild histories that belittled Zhao Taizu did not record this period of history; even official history directly erased this only glorious deed of that period.
Obviously, Zhao Taizu seemed to be intentionally hiding this period of history.
Only Zhao Taizu's diehard praisers almost all recorded this matter, and some wild histories even wrote about it in great detail.
After all, this was the only achievement obtained during the period of playing the grandson.
If they didn't blow this, there really was nothing left to blow.
If one doesn't use those messy wild histories to make wild guesses, but places Zhao Taizu's ability to counterattack here in Chizhou.
Then many things can be explained.
This bold speculation is based on result orientation, that is, what is the connection between Chizhou and Cangzhou, and why did the thief have to make a move in Chizhou.
As long as this point is set as the final goal, then everything is traceable.
A moment later, Li Yingling looked at the drawing in front of her which was already finished, and nodded in satisfaction.
Although there were mostly conjectures, Master had said to make bold conjectures and carefully verify them.
In this way, the task assigned by Master was basically completed.
If her own inference was true, then Zhao Taizu probably didn't expect that the matter he intentionally hid would actually be exposed by his own praisers, right?
Luckily, she had made detailed records of those praising wild histories back then.
Li Yingling sat on the chair and poured herself a cup of tea.
Just after drinking two cups of tea, the room door was pushed open.
She saw her own Master smiling and hugging Li Xingtian's shoulder, walking in with a smile that... didn't look quite right:
"It has to be you, experienced as you are. I, your Master, like your design very much."
Li Yingling stood up and coughed softly twice. Her gaze gently turned to the route map she had drawn at her side.
Chu Xingchen naturally also saw the huge drawing suspended in mid-air. His gaze swept over it, and he very tactfully spoke to cheer:
"It seems your Big Senior Sister has also had a big harvest. You are all the hope of the Sect."
Li Yingling was naturally satisfied upon hearing this, but her tone was calm, as if she hadn't been praised. She opened her mouth and said:
"It can be considered some results! Come, I will tell you about my harvest and inferences!"
Two quarters of an hour later.
Using her map and her own retelling, Li Yingling successfully finished explaining all her inferences.
Then she picked up the teacup to the side, took another sip, and then looked at her Master.
Chu Xingchen looked at Li Yingling's gaze, thinking that his eldest apprentice wanted him to praise her again, so he continued to nod and cheer:
"Not bad! The reasoning is bold and careful, very logical."
However, this wasn't really forced praise; Li Yingling indeed spoke a lot of sense.
Chu Xingchen was certain that the speculation the thief must take the Xuanwu State water veins was based on the system.
If the thief didn't have to take the Xuanwu State water veins, and was just setting up a cover, it might not trigger this quest.
Secondly, if the field of vision was expanded to other places.
Chu Xingchen was afraid he would also be somewhat unable to do what he wanted, and he hadn't even confirmed the cultivation level of this Fortune Stealer.
However, since they can steal fortune, their cultivation level certainly wouldn't be too low.
Nascent Soul... or perhaps Soul Formation?
Therefore, placing the target on Xuanwu State and making preparations was the most proper thought.
This time, Li Yingling didn't actually want her Master to continue praising her; that gaze was actually asking what to do next.
She asked aloud: "Then Master, what do you plan to do next?"
Chu Xingchen thought for a moment, looked at Li Yingling, and said: "If it were you, what would you want to do?"
Years of exam experience told Chu Xingchen.
When answering multiple-choice questions, encountering a question one half-understands, sometimes calculating is actually not as good as guessing.
Guessing blindly oneself is not as good as finding someone with good luck to guess.
Li Yingling was somewhat surprised to look at her Master when she heard this. In the past, when going out with Master, it was mostly Master coming up with ideas, then she followed orders, and finally it was completed smoothly.
Looking at Master's trusting gaze, Li Yingling's gaze looked at the drawing she had carefully painted again.
This was not made to cope with Master's task, but was painstakingly investigated, summarized, and concluded by herself.
Li Yingling naturally understood that Master was cultivating her ability to handle affairs.
She thought for a moment, firmed up the thought in her heart, and said:
"Master, I think we should go to Cangzhou to take a look, to explore whether the water veins there are connected to Chizhou."
Chu Xingchen looked at Li Xingtian to his side and asked:
"Xingtian, do you have any objection to Big Senior Sister's proposal?"
"...No."
"Then let's set off!"
Cangzhou.
Qinghe's right eye was already completely black and blue. He turned around with a pitiful look, looking at Xie Lingyu who was following behind him.
Besides giving it a punch, Xie Lingyu also declared that this time she would stay in Cangzhou to find opportunities together with Qinghe, to prove her innocence.
But if Qinghe dared to slack off, Xie Lingyu would unhesitatingly report it to Master.
Directly cut off its horn! And by the way, make it sleep at the foot of the mountain!
Damn it!
If I had known, I wouldn't have run my mouth!
Sure enough, once one has a lover, one forgets the happy times with oneself.
Facing Qinghe's pitiful look, Xie Lingyu showed no mercy, her tone calm:
"Don't look at me with those eyes. If you were willing, the black and blue on your face would have healed long ago. There's no need to act pitiful now."
Qinghe silently turned his head back.
Damn it!
Xie Lingyu, who is angry, is not as easy to fool as before!
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