Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

270. Chapter 270 Soul Search Test!

Chapter 270: Soul Searching Test!

"I was just looking for you on the first floor of the library, but I didn't expect you to be on the third floor!"

"Congratulations! You have finally gained the recognition of the senior librarian and can freely access all the floors of the library!"

Tang Ziyin smiled gracefully, radiating brilliance throughout the room.

Her sweet smile and clear voice caught the attention of all the true disciples on the third floor of the library.

They never expected that Tang Ziyin, as the chief true disciple of the Qingyun Peak, would be so polite to a lowly servant disciple.

Even though this servant disciple was an exclusive servant of the library and had the Library Gold Token, he was still just a servant disciple.

A mere mortal with no cultivation talent, how could he receive such favor from Chief Tang?

Feeling the doubtful, jealous, and resentful gazes from the true disciples around him, Liu Zimo shook his head speechlessly.

What is Tang Ziyin up to?

Does she want to put him in a difficult position?

Or has she already sensed that he is hiding his cultivation and is deliberately testing him?

Also, this is the library. Why hasn't the librarian come out to stop the blatant disturbance and disruption of the library's order?

Isn't it said that absolute silence must be maintained in the library?

Why is the chief true disciple of Qingyun Peak breaking the rules without anyone stopping her?

Helplessly, Liu Zimo slowly stood up, following the rules, he bowed to Tang Ziyin and said softly,

"Thank you, Senior Sister Tang. May I ask what instructions you have for me today?"

Seeing Liu Zimo's calm and composed demeanor, not behaving like other disciples who were either overly obedient or acting like fools in front of her, Tang Ziyin nodded in satisfaction.

Indeed, he is the exclusive servant valued by the senior librarian. Just this calm attitude alone surpasses the majority of the disciples in the sect.

But it's a pity.

Such a person with excellent character, who remains unperturbed by favor or humiliation, is ultimately a mere mortal with no possibility of cultivation.

Even if he is favored by the senior librarian now, he can only live to be a hundred at most.

Tang Ziyin's gaze once again swept over Liu Zimo, but she didn't find anything unusual. He was still just a mortal with no cultivation. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Without entering the path of immortality, one is nothing but an ant. This person is destined to be different from her.

"I wouldn't call it an instruction. I just wanted to ask Liu Junior Brother if Wu Kai caused you any trouble last night?"

Tang Ziyin asked directly.

Liu Zimo decisively shook his head and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. But Senior Brother Wu did not come to the servant hall, nor did he cause me any trouble."

"It was Senior Sister Ji from the inner sect who went to look for Senior Brother Wu at night. She seemed quite anxious."

"But after I returned to the dormitory from the inner sect, I didn't see Senior Brother Wu separately, so I couldn't be of any help."

Liu Zimo completely distanced himself from the matter.

Regardless of where Wu Kai went, I didn't see him anyway.

"Is that so?"

Tang Ziyin looked at Liu Zimo suspiciously.

Based on her investigation and understanding of Wu Kai in recent days, that kid is definitely not someone who would swallow his anger and suffer in silence.

Tomorrow at noon, he was humiliated and publicly slapped three times.

In the evening, when Ji Changming summoned Liu Zimo, Wu Kai was once again greatly stimulated and received a severe reprimand from Ji Changming.

Under normal circumstances, with Wu Kai's vengeful personality, since he managed to leave Autumn Maple Residence, there is no reason for him to let Liu Zimo, a lowly servant, off the hook!

So, Tang Ziyin couldn't understand how Liu Zimo managed to avoid Wu Kai's furious attack and remain unharmed until now.

Don't tell her that Wu Kai is afraid of the Book Pavilion's Golden Order.

According to the information she received, yesterday evening at Autumn Maple Residence, if it weren't for Ji Changming's intervention, Wu Kai would have already made a move to kill Liu Zimo.

A person whose mind is clouded by hatred would not care about much else.

Of course, what others don't know is that when Tang Ziyin slapped Wu Kai three times, she secretly used a special soul technique to maximize the stimulation of his emotions.

The purpose was to provoke Wu Kai to leave Autumn Maple Residence on his own initiative and preferably come directly to Azure Cloud Peak to seek revenge from her.

Otherwise, given that Wu Kai, who knew he would be killed if he left, how could he be foolish enough to voluntarily leave Autumn Maple Residence?

Under the stimulation of Tang Ziyin's soul technique, Wu Kai, who had suffered too much humiliation and provocation during the day, had long lost his sanity.

In this situation, Tang Ziyin wouldn't find it strange no matter what excessive or inappropriate actions he took.

However, what surprised Tang Ziyin was that she waited for Wu Kai on Azure Cloud Peak all night, but he never showed up!

Now almost everyone on Emerald Bamboo Peak believes that Tang Ziyin is behind Wu Kai's disappearance.

They even suspect that Wu Kai is most likely dead, having fallen victim to foul play.

But Tang Ziyin herself is very clear that she really didn't see Wu Kai last night!

Even though she was prepared to kill Wu Kai, she had a way to clear her suspicion and deal with Ji Changming and others' questioning.

But now that Wu Kai hasn't actually died at her hands, why should she bear this blame?

Therefore, in order to investigate Wu Kai's specific whereabouts and the true reason for his disappearance, Tang Ziyin turned her attention to Liu Zimo.

Last night, after Wu Kai left the mountain, the most likely place he went to was the servant hall behind the mountain!

For him, Liu Zimo was the culprit who slapped him during the day.

Killing Liu Zimo, a lowly servant, would be convenient and a way to vent his anger. Furious Wu Kai would definitely not miss this opportunity!

"Of course it's true! I dare not deceive Senior Sister Tang!" Faced with Tang Ziyin's questioning, Liu Zimo said seriously.

"Moreover, I'm not very familiar with Senior Brother Wu. We haven't even met before. Why would he come looking for me?"

"Also, Senior Brother Wu is an inner disciple with profound cultivation. If he really came to the servant hall to find me, could I hide him?"

"Sister, you saw it yourself. I'm just a servant disciple with no cultivation. It's only because the Keeper of the Books valued me that I can barely stand in the Immortal Sect. How could I dare to offend an inner disciple like Senior Brother Wu?"

Upon hearing this, a twitch appeared at the corner of Tang Ziyin's mouth.

You dare not offend Wu Kai?

Do you really think I don't know who kept throwing dirt on Wu Kai yesterday, even deliberately provoking him at Autumn Maple Residence?

It can be said without reservation that Wu Kai's furious departure from Autumn Maple Residence last night, his current unknown fate and whereabouts, you, Liu Zimo, are at least half responsible!

However, on second thought...

With Liu Zimo's current mortal physique, if Wu Kai really came looking for him, there would be no possibility of him surviving.

You should know that Wu Kai's hatred for Liu Zimo can be described as deep-rooted, to the point where it is not an exaggeration to say that he wants to eat his flesh and soak his bones.

But given the opportunity, Wu Kai will never let Liu Zimo go.

Therefore, Liu Zimo cannot be the one who killed or imprisoned Wu Kai.

But besides Liu Zimo, who else would Wu Kai go after?

Tang Ziyin once again fell into confusion and bewilderment.

Wu Kai is also at the Core Formation stage, a living person in good health. How could he completely disappear shortly after leaving Qiufeng Residence?

Could it be that someone didn't like him and casually killed him?

Tang Ziyin couldn't help but think of the Guardian.

Liu Zimo is currently protected by the Guardian. If Wu Kai, who is blind to the situation, insists on causing trouble for Liu Zimo, is it possible that the Guardian would intervene and take care of him?

"No, it couldn't be the Guardian!"

As soon as this thought arose, Tang Ziyin shook her head and rejected it herself.

"The Guardian is highly respected within the Qingyun Sect. Even the Sect Master shows him great respect. If he didn't like Wu Kai, he wouldn't need to act so covertly."

"With his status and strength, even if he directly killed Wu Kai in front of Ji Changming, neither Ji Changming nor the Peak Master would dare to say a word."

But if it's not the Guardian, then who could it be?

"Tang Senior Sister, do you think it could be the assassin who attacked Yue Zhixin Junior Brother a few days ago?"

Someone couldn't help but speak up from the side, with a look of eagerness.

"I remember on the day when Junior Brother Yue had an accident, he also disappeared without a trace just like this."

"If it weren't for the soul imprint left by Junior Brother Yue in the main hall of the main peak, no one would have thought that Junior Brother Yue had already perished!"

"Old Tian, an elder from the main peak, has been tracking and investigating that mysterious assassin for the past few days, but he hasn't found any leads."

In my opinion, Wu Kai's disappearance might very well be the work of that mysterious assassin!"

Tang Ziyin's eyes brightened and she nodded slightly.

This is indeed a good line of thought.

Actually, she doesn't care whether Wu Kai is dead or alive, she just doesn't want to be blamed for it.

And she also wants to investigate from Wu Kai's mouth whether he really killed her second uncle.

But now, Wu Kai has disappeared without a trace, cutting off all leads. How can she continue her investigation?

Beside her, Liu Zimo also looked at the person who spoke up with some surprise. He didn't expect this guy to hit the nail on the head and actually say it.

But this has nothing to do with him. He is just a bookkeeper in the library with no cultivation at all.

Seeing that Tang Ziyin's mind has been led astray, Liu Zimo timely spoke up:

"Tang Senior Sister, if there's nothing else, then I..."

Liu Zimo pointed to the books he had just placed on the table, implying his intention.

"Thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother Liu, please go ahead!"

Tang Ziyin waved her hand at Liu Zimo and didn't stay in the library any longer. She directly teleported away.

Once the goddess left, the library returned to its previous tranquility.

The many gazes that were focused on Liu Zimo just now completely dissipated.

After all, they are true disciples and they haven't lost their minds to the point of thinking that Tang Ziyin is really interested in a mortal bookkeeper.

Once Tang Ziyin, the main character, left, they immediately regained their clarity and no longer paid much attention to Liu Zimo, giving him a disdainful glance before moving on.

Seeing this situation, Liu Zimo couldn't help but relax, sitting down and continuing to carefully read the books in his hands.

He was the exclusive servant of the book pavilion, protected by a Nascent Soul expert like the book guardian. At least in this book pavilion, he didn't have to worry about his safety.

Swish!

Just as Tang Ziyun had left for less than a moment, several figures appeared in the third floor of the book pavilion.

Liu Zimo sensed it and looked up, just in time to see Ji Changming, Ji Yufeng, and two completely unfamiliar inner sect elders walking towards him.

"Trouble again!" Liu Zimo sighed lightly in his heart, slowly standing up.

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Silently, Liu Zimo bound the two inner sect elders at the Gold Core realm as his "good brothers," and respectfully greeted Ji Changming and the others, saying, "Disciple Liu Zimo, I greet the elders!"

Approaching, Ji Changming looked down at Liu Zimo, his eyes like lightning, fixedly staring at Liu Zimo's eyes, and asked firmly, "Liu Zimo, tell me honestly, did Wu Kai really come to the servant hall to find you last night?"

Sure enough, it was this question again.

Why were these people so certain that Wu Kai would definitely go to the servant hall to find him?

Could it be because he was a useless servant and easier to bully?

Hmm, it seemed to be the case.

Compared to Tang Ziyun, the chief true disciple of the main peak, Liu Zimo was indeed the softer target.

So, now that they saw this soft target, who should have already been squeezed to death, still alive, while Wu Kai's whereabouts were unknown and his life or death uncertain, naturally they all suspected him.

Tang Ziyun did so before, and now Ji Changming was the same!

Liu Zimo answered softly, "Elder Ji, this question was already asked by Senior Sister Ji last night."

"That Senior Brother Wu really didn't come to the servant hall to find me. I dare to stake my life on this!"

Wu Kai died outside the servant hall, he never had a chance to enter the servant hall, okay?

Seeing Liu Zimo speak so confidently, without any signs of lying, Ji Changming couldn't help but be stunned.

Instinctively, he felt that this was impossible.

Could he not understand his own disciple?

The first thing Wu Kai would do after leaving Qiufeng Residence would definitely be to cause trouble for Liu Zimo, this was beyond doubt.

But now, Liu Zimo said that he didn't see Wu Kai go to the servant hall.

Did Liu Zimo lie?

Or did Wu Kai encounter an accident on his way to the servant hall?

"Good, to prove that you're not lying, this old man will now conduct a simple soul search on you!"

"Don't worry, it's just a surface-level soul search, it won't harm your fundamental soul."

"Next, don't resist, otherwise if your soul is harmed, you can't blame this old man!"

As he spoke, regardless of whether Liu Zimo agreed or not, Ji Changming directly released his immortal power, imprisoning Liu Zimo on the spot.

At the same time, his spiritual consciousness spread out, and his domineering consciousness directly attacked Liu Zimo's soul sea!

(End of this chapter)