I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

"The Tong Family has what reason to seal the Transmission Array at the county government?"

Tian Lin's face looked very unpleasant. He could do without being a Shuiyun Sect's Inner Sect Disciple, but he must not be denied use of the Transmission Array.

Hadn't he worked hard all this time just to be able to use the Transmission Array?

"Daoist, if you really need to use the Transmission Array, I'm afraid you'll need the approval of Young Master Thirteen."

Tian Lin didn't say anything. It probably wouldn't be easy for him to meet Tong Shisan at this time.

He pondered for a while, and his brows furrowed again.

Yu'er followed Tian Lin's gaze towards the outside of the house and saw the figures of Gao He and his wife appear.

Gao He walked quickly into the house, gave Tian Lin a bow, and said:

"My younger brother's earlier words were right; we are the Tributes of the Tong Family. How could we plot against the Tong Family in their time of need?"

Tian Lin was surprised and looked at Gao He with some confusion, not understanding what Gao He was bringing up at this time.

At this moment, Cui'er ran in from outside, her tone excited as she said: "Daoist, the news has come. Our ancestor seems to have not died yet."

As for Tian Lin's identity now, he could barely be considered a Tribute of the Tong Family.

The so-called 'our' ancestor was out of the question.

But he was indeed a bit pleasantly surprised and got up to say: "Is Elder Tong Yao really not dead?"

What he thought was that if Tong Yao was not dead, the situation in Pingyang City could surely stabilize.

Not to mention that the citizens of the entire city could be saved, even the Transmission Array in the county government would surely not be prohibited from use.

"Some people saw the figure of Tong Family's ancestor appear in the mountains above Kun Lake. However, that Immortal Master Zhou who was with her was killed by the Nine-Life True Man."

Tian Lin frowned and said: "What do you mean, seeing Elder Tong Yao's figure appear in the mountains? Does it mean that Elder Tong has not returned to the old house yet?"

Cui'er shook her head.

But then Gao He said: "For a Golden Core great being like this, as long as they're not dead for the moment, even severe injuries can be healed.

Moreover, she is at the prime of her life. The Tong Family hasn't become a Nascent Soul Family under her leadership yet; how could she let go of the Tong Family?"

Tian Lin glanced at Gao He from the corner of his eye, not bothering to listen to his flattery at the moment.

On the contrary to Gao He, Tian Lin felt that the situation of the Tong Family was actually not optimistic.

"What about the Nine-Life True Man?"

Tian Lin looked towards Cui'er, only to hear Cui'er say:

"Some people are saying that the Nine-Life True Man has gone to the Shuiyun Sect, and the order to seal Pingyang City came from the Nine-Life True Man."

Gao He frowned, not understanding the purpose behind the Nine-Life True Man ordering the sealing of the Tong Family's city.

Tian Lin sighed and said: "This hurdle for the Tong Family, I fear, won't be easy to overcome. Hopefully, we don't get implicated."

Gao He found it somewhat incomprehensible: "What does the Tong Family's ancestor's adventure to the great tomb under Kun Lake have to do with the Nine-Life True Man ordering the sealing of the city?

Now that the great tomb under Kun Lake has been opened and closed again, with the Nine-Life True Man there, what kind of danger could possibly reach Pingyang City?"

They still didn't know that the great tomb under the lake at Kun Lake was the Nine-Life True Man's tomb.

However, speaking of which, people from a thousand years ago, other than the Zhou Family, did not know that there was a great tomb under Kun Lake, let alone who the owner of the tomb was.

Now, a thousand years later, the only people in Cangzhou from the Zhou Family are Zhou Shoufan and the Immortal Master Zhou, and other than the Nine-Life True Man and themselves, probably only Zhou Shoufan and the Immortal Master Zhou knew the secret of the great tomb.

Immortal Master Zhou is now dead. What about Zhou Shoufan?

This Nine-Life True Man is such a petty person; if he's making the Tong Family seal the city, could it be that he wants the lives of everyone in the city?

"I think, after the Nine-Life True Man goes to the Shuiyun Sect, he will hurry back here soon."

After Tian Lin finished speaking, he said to Yu'er and Cui'er: "You two go find out when Young Master Thirteen will return, or find out some news about Immortal Mei."

It didn't matter if the Transmission Array was temporarily unavailable; instead, he could plan for the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique.

He sent Gao He and his wife away and went alone to Immortal Sinking Pond.

Now, Immortal Sinking Pond seemed to be peaceful and uneventful, and the fog at sea had noticeably dissipated quite a bit.

But if the Nine-Life True Man was indeed guarding the sea area to prevent Evil Spirits from invading...

If she were to return to Cangzhou, then those Evil Spirits at the sea to the south, wouldn't they take the opportunity to attack again while she was unprepared?

Originally, the petty Nine-Life True Man, just because she caught me giving her an extra glance in the 'crowd,' crossed the sea to Yulong Continent.

Although it only delayed her for less than an hour, she let in countless Evil Spirits causing innumerable Sea Demons to die, as well as the great battle in Pingyang City over the past half-month—

In less than an hour, so many Evil Spirits surged in.

Then what about one day? Two days?

Before they knew it, three days quietly passed, still no news of the Nine-Life True Man's return.

The concern of the Tong Family's people is that the Tong Family's ancestor has also not been seen these three days, as if she had disappeared.

Gradually, the people of Pingyang City couldn't help but speculate that Tong Yao might already be dead.

And what's more, the incident of Tong Yao appearing in the great mountains of Kun Lake was speculated to be false news released by the Tong Family.

Early in the morning, Gao He and his wife came together once again.

He excitedly said to Tian Lin, "Second brother, Elder Tong is most likely dead, so you can rest easy now."

Tian Lin furrowed his brows and said, "What should I be relieved about? If you persuade me to oppose the Tong Family again, don't blame your younger brother for turning his back on you."

Gao He's face also turned unsightly as he stood up and said,

"It's not that I want to oppose the Tong Family now, but the Shuiyun Sect has already given orders. Second brother, you surely can't oppose the Shuiyun Sect just for the sake of the Tong Family, right?"

Tian Lin looked towards the Yu'er sisters, but they were obviously not aware of any rumors.

Gao He said, "There's news that Elder Tong committed reckless transgressions, even daring to rob the tomb of the Nine-Life True Man.

Now that Elder Tong has died, the Nine-Life True Man has shown great mercy, but the Tong Family cannot go unpunished.

From the Family Head of the Tong Family down, all members of the Tong family will henceforth be demoted to low status, stripped of their property and all official positions within the family."

Gao He chuckled sinisterly, "The Shuiyun Sect already has elders on their way to Pingyang City. I don't think it will be long before the Shuiyun Sect elders will find a use for us, the tribute of the Tong Family."

Tian Lin did not speak. Yu'er and Cui'er's faces turned pale, and Cui'er couldn't help saying, "What about us sword holders born into the Tong Family?"

Tian Lin glanced at Cui'er and said, "You two are now my sword holders and have nothing to do with the Tong Family."

He didn't have the courage to speak up for Tong Shisan, perhaps because of his solitary and selfish nature; he also didn't feel that he had a life-and-death friendship with Tong Shisan.

The fall of the Tong Family did not sadden Tian Lin.

Only Cui'er, still somewhat in disbelief, could not help but question,

"The Nine-Life True Man is alive and well, so how could her tomb be in Kun Lake? Is it possible that someone wants the fields of the Tong family and is causing trouble by spreading rumors?"

Gao He was also puzzled because, for the life of him, he couldn't figure out why the Nine-Life True Man would want to construct a large tomb to curse herself.

"Someone of the Nine-Life True Man's caliber having a few large tombs is just to display her status. It's not something we mortals can understand, so it's not surprising."

Gao He offered a forced explanation and then turned his gaze to Tian Lin.

Tian Lin asked him, "So, according to the Shuiyun Sect, the Nine-Life True Man has left the sect, and Elder Tong has truly taken her journey to the west?"

"The Nine-Life True Man sought justice in the Shuiyun Sect, naturally she has left. As for Elder Tong—

If Nine-Life True Man wanted her to die, how could she be alive? It's just pitiful for that Huahua Lang called Zhou Jiu, who barely managed to reach Golden Core Cultivation after going through untold hardships—

In the end, he died alongside Elder Tong."

Hearing this, Tian Lin sighed and said, "If you want to seize the Tong Family's assets, then do it yourself, I have no interest in the Tong Family's assets."

Seeing Tian Lin's stubbornness, Gao He was both angry and anxious. But he feared Tian Lin's cultivation and ultimately could only leave, swallowing his anger.

At this moment, Yu'er opened her mouth and finally expressed her concerns,

"These Huahua Lang members targeting the Tong Family are probably coveting the Tong Family's Cultivation Techniques, as well as trying to show their allegiance to the Shuiyun Sect."

Tian Lin was noncommittal.

He was of course interested in the Tong Family's treasures, but he was a person aiming to join the Wendaos Sect. Such a reputation for 'betraying his master' was better left untarnished.

After all, he too was half a tribute of the Tong Family, who had treated him well.

He had also called Tong Shisan brother, though mostly as a formality. But to turn around and steal from a brother, what would others think of him?

"In fact, if the Shuiyun Sect really wanted to deal with the Tong Family with all its might, a Golden Core cultivator should have arrived long ago, it makes no sense that the cultivator would arrive slower than the leaked news."

Tian Lin speculated as such but did not voice his thoughts.

In the subsequent days, he still insisted on finding Tong Shisan.

But whether Tong Shisan, grieving for his ancestors' demise, didn't want to entertain guests,

Or he didn't want to involve his friends, so he declined to meet Tian Lin.

In any case, during these few days, Pingyang City remained in lockdown, and Tian Lin did not get to see Tong Shisan.

Just as the Huahua Lang of Pingyang City awaited the arrival of the Shuiyun Sect elder, eager to take the opportunity to act against the Tong Family, a great fog arose over the Immortal Sinking Pond once again.

And this time, the fog directly invaded the shores of the Immortal Sinking Pond.

Overnight, fishermen and hawkers along the coast were all tragically killed, turning into resentful souls.

At this point, the tribute of the Tong Family as well as other Huahua Lang, who cared for the so-called property of the Tong Family?

Some said they should flee for their lives, while others rushed to the county government, directly intending to use the Transmission Array to escape.

The only ones who couldn't escape were the countless civilians inside Pingyang City.

When Tian Lin saw Tong Shisan again, he only saw him kneeling with his sword holders in front of an elder from the Goddess Sect, saying, "Please, senior, lend a hand to save the civilians of Pingyang City."

The Goddess Sect elder sneered at Tong Shisan, "Do you really think of yourself as a son-in-law of our Goddess Sect? Let me tell you, this is Mei'er's opportunity; don't stick your nose into it unnecessarily."

Tong Shisan turned his head, only to see Mei Immortal standing in front of a tree above the county government.

Countless residual souls of the dead civilians were continuously flying into a potted sapling in front of her.

The plum blossoms, petal by petal, bloomed on the branches, radiating a precious glow.

"With so many roaming souls over the Immortal Sinking Pond, isn't it enough for you to absorb?"

Tong Shisan asked with a grim look on his face.

Elder Qiu of the Goddess Sect said, "It's not enough, even if we sucked the lives out of everyone in this city, it would still be far from enough."