Chapter 58 Distress

A desolate, cold and dark world, empty of everything.

Only the back of the woman in the palace dress straddles the sky and the earth, filling the field of vision.

Tang Jieyao stood in a corner of the world, looking at the back as if obsessed.

The back gradually turned, like an open door, and a ray of light came out from the side with the turning, illuminating the space, but it was impossible to see the woman's profile clearly.

When the back turned about one-third of the way, he stopped moving, and no matter how hard he tried, there was no effect.

The next moment, the space shattered, and all images disappeared.

Tang Jie found that he was standing in Tao Ranju's hut again, and the picture of the Yao girl falling into a dream was hanging on the opposite wall.

Sighing lightly, Tang Jie knew that he had failed again this time.

After obtaining the picture of the Yao girl's dream, Tang Jie seemed to be trying to enter the mysterious and mysterious state like last time. Unfortunately, no matter how he comprehended and felt, he couldn't grasp that fleeting feeling.

But one thing is certain, that is, the picture of Yao girl's dream should be a picture of enlightenment.

As for concentrating the mind and seizing the soul, it is just a phenomenon caused by being deeply involved in enlightenment, the same as the soul refining pearl.

The Soul-Refining Orb's God-defeating Sha, originally existed for the purpose of seizing the body, but it was only later discovered that the success rate of this thing's seizing the body was too small. On the contrary, the effect of calming the mind during the seizing process was significant, so it gradually changed usage.

This picture of a Yao girl entering a dream is very similar in nature to Duo Shen Sha. It is a picture of enlightenment itself, but it is used as a battle magic weapon because of the calming effect produced during the enlightenment.

Since Tang Jie got this thing, he naturally wanted to comprehend it carefully, but unfortunately, no matter how he comprehended it, it was difficult to understand the inner spirit.

Mei Huaping should also be impenetrable, otherwise it would not be used in battle. Although his way of painting is good, it is still the law in its essence, and it does not follow the way.

It can be seen from this that it should not be an easy task to comprehend the picture of the Yao girl's dream, and Tang Jie felt that there was no need to be in a hurry.

After looking at the picture for a few more times, Fang turned and left.

Life went on simply and peacefully, time passed quickly, and two months passed in a blink of an eye.

Tang Jie's change of heart has already been accomplished,

The second turn of the brain is also practicing step by step, and the entry is relatively smooth. If there is no accident, it can be completed before graduation from the academy. Calculating the time, there is only more than a year left before graduation.

Today Tang Jie was still meditating in Tao Ran's residence, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, it was Shimeng.

Tang Jie asked in surprise, "Why are you back? Isn't the Wei family just in need of you?"

Shi Meng replied: "It's not me that the Wei family needs, it's you. Besides, I can't always do my best for his Wei family. After nine months of withering, I'm already worthy of them. Now that I'm graduating, I also need to do my best for myself. Think about it. If you can't make a breakthrough in the remaining time, I'm afraid you and I will never meet again from now on."

With the help of the hundreds of thousands of merits distributed by the Shimen Sect, Shi Meng had escaped from the mortal world in the Wei family a few days ago.

However, being able to escape from the mortal world does not mean that you can enter the Moon Cleansing Sect. The realm of Shimeng has caught up with the forward due to the accumulation of resources, but it is still worrying in terms of actual combat power.

If it was in the past, it would be fine if the difference was too much, but now that his realm has improved and his strength has increased, it would be too unwilling to lose by only one line, so Shi Meng decided to go all out to see if he has any hope of entering the sect . When he came to Tang Jie, he naturally hoped to seek his support.

Tang Jie said: "So that's the case, I was negligent, but you don't have to worry, I will take care of your entry into the sect, I can't guarantee the top ten, but if you are selected into the top 100 and become an outer disciple, I think I can still help you. to yours."

Shi Meng was overjoyed: "This is what you said."

Tang Jie smiled: "Brothers, do you still not trust me? By the way, how is the Wei family doing these days?"

Shi Meng's face darkened: "This is another reason why I am in a hurry to come back. The Wei family is in big trouble, and I'm afraid you will die if you don't take action this time."

"Oh? Really?" Tang Jie's expression remained unchanged, and he brought Shi Meng into the room: "What's the matter, sit down and talk slowly."

Following Shi Meng's words, Tang Jie's understanding of the Wei family during this period gradually became clear.

During this period of time, the situation of the Wei family has indeed gone from bad to worse, getting worse.

Originally, if Tang Jie quit, the Wei family would not be so bad. But as soon as they expanded too fast, they were extremely prone to rebound, and they were all supported by the faces of Tang Jie and Wei Tianchong. Now that one of the most important things is gone, the pressure to rebound has increased greatly, and it is inevitable to lose sight of the other. Secondly, Yuhua sent them to secretly support, instigate, and encourage all walks of life to make things difficult for the Wei family, which further increased the backlash. The last thing is that the attack is actually contagious. When someone benefits from the attack, there will be imitators. The latter may not be as strong as the former, but the number may be ten times or a hundred times larger, causing trouble and harm. Also bigger.

Tang Jie returned to the academy for nine months, but the Wei family seemed to have experienced nine years. All kinds of troubles came one after another, rushing to the Wei family, either because the rent in a certain place could not be collected this year, or in a certain shop. Was smashed by gangsters, or where servants made trouble, or even a certain family took the opportunity to sway.

Among them, the competitive pressure from peers is the greatest. In order to obtain profits, people always do everything they can and dare to be enemies with anyone.

Seven months ago, there were rumors that the pharmacy run by Wei's family in other places was selling fake medicines, and even a servant who was working personally testified against the steward of Wei's family, which greatly affected the reputation of Wei's family. Fortunately, the pharmacy is not the main business of the Wei family. Even though he knew that the steward was framed, Wei Danbai still had to reluctantly let go of the steward who had followed him for more than ten years. Later, this person was down and out on the street, and someone took the opportunity to provoke him, accusing the Wei family of being ruthless and treating the elders of the family poorly.

Five months ago, Wei's family was accused of underreporting the amount of land they purchased in other places, the excess was confiscated, and a fine of three thousand taels of silver was imposed. There is indeed a case of underreporting the acres of land, after all, it is directly related to taxation. However, this is something that every family does. Almost every big family does this. It is very conscientious to report an average of 100 mu of land to ten mu. The official yamen did not investigate anything else, but checked Wei's house, which made people suspect that there was something wrong. This is also the first time that the government has attacked the Wei family.

Three months ago, a shop of the Wei family in Canglong Mansion was seized. The reason is not important anymore. The important thing is that this is the first time that any property in Canglong Mansion has suffered. This means that the black hands are no longer only attacking the Wei family's outside industries, but directly extending to the ground of the Wei family's homeland - aggression is a kind of inertia, and it will not stop until it fails.

Two months ago, three shops in Wei's house caught fire on the same night. Two days later, a servant died inexplicably in the shop.

Things happened one after another, and Wei Danbai was very busy, but soon, the real fatal blow came.

A month ago, a caravan belonging to the Wei family was robbed.

"It's a caravan leading to Fangshi, Wangchuan Township." Shi Meng said.

"Wangchuan Town Fangshi?" Tang Jie was startled for a while, then he understood: "Could it be that there are still things from the Immortal family inside?"

It's fine if a caravan is robbed, the Wei family can still afford to pay, but if they still carry the items from the Xian family, the nature is different, the price may increase from tens of thousands of taels of silver to tens of millions.

But Tang Jie soon discovered that the matter was more serious than he thought.

Shi Meng smiled wryly and nodded: "During this period of time, there were many things and losses. The master was eager to make a big deal, so he went to find some fairy grass and wanted to sell it...he bought some purple berries."

"Bastard!" Tang Jie slapped his palm on the table: "How dare you sell contraband privately, is Wei Danbai crazy?"

The purple berry is a kind of spiritual fruit produced by Wenxin. In terms of actual value, it may not be very high. The problem is that it is only produced in the Zixing Lake area in the middle of the country, and it is an essential adjuvant for some medicines. Rare things are valuable, so the Moonwashing Sect would not allow it to flow out at will, but strictly controlled it. However, this kind of thing is easy to plant and easy to cultivate, so there is always a small amount of outflow every year.

But no matter what, it is always a forbidden item, and it is a forbidden item that cannot be sold privately without permission!

Wei Danbai dared to sell this thing. Tang Jie believed that it was not that he was out of his mind, but that he was driven crazy by money during this period.

Speaking of which, the biggest problem in all this lies with Wei Danbai himself.

It is precisely because he is unwilling to give up the eight years of hard work and expansion, and wants to maintain it, so he keeps encountering these troubles. If he can stop in time, give up those shops in other places, and consolidate the interests of Canglong Mansion and its surrounding areas, then even if outsiders want to break in, it will not be so easy. It was because he was reluctant to let go that caused many problems, and even encountered financial difficulties, so that he even came up with the idea of ​​contraband.

Now that the caravan has been robbed, the matter of the purple berry must be brought to light.

If this matter got to the ears of the Xiyue faction, it would be a serious crime that could be used to ransack the family and exterminate the family, even Wei Tianchong would not be able to protect him.

Sure enough, the biggest harm always comes from oneself!

If it weren't for Wei Danbai's stupidity, conceit and strong support, the Wei family wouldn't be in this situation, at least in Tang Jie's mind, he never thought of the Wei family.

Shi Meng said urgently: "Tang Jie, you have to help find a way to do this, no matter what, we can't let the Wei family end like this."

Tang Jie asked: "Do you know who did it?"

Shi Meng replied: "I don't know, it looks more like a casual cultivator in a certain place. We must find this person and kill him before he speaks out."

"How long has it been?" Tang Jie asked.

"It's been eleven days. The caravan was robbed, and the two spiritual masters in charge died. There were only a few trips left to come back and report to us. A lot of time was lost on the way."

"Eleven days... Do you think the news can be kept for such a long time?" Tang Jie sneered.

Shi Meng shook his head and sighed: "I also know that this matter is unlikely, but no matter what, I still want to make this trip for the Wei family. I can't solve this matter, I can only rely on you. Oh yes, The head of the family said that as long as you are willing to save the Wei family from the fire and water, he is willing to put down everything to plead guilty to you. You can choose to marry a woman from the Wei family, and her descendants will inherit the Wei family in the future. In the future, you will also be the head of the Wei family. .and if that doesn't work..."

Shi Meng hesitated for a moment, Tang Jie looked at his tone, if it was not enough, he would promise the Wei family to himself, and hurriedly said: "I am aiming at the great way, and I am not interested in the Wei family. But I once said, no I will sit back and watch the Wei family go into danger. Anyway, this matter has something to do with me, so I will naturally take action. The question now is, what should we do."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back.

In the yard, Tang Jie stood there thinking quietly, while Shi Meng looked at him expectantly.

After a while, Tang Jie said: "The Wei family's sale of forbidden goods has become a fact, and I'm afraid it cannot be changed. The matter has come to this point, and it is useless to just think about it. Only by changing the way of thinking can we solve the problem."

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