Chapter 331 - Involvement Of The Tri Cauldon Peony Sect?
Lin Mu had just finished his dinner and was lounging in his room. The door of the bedroom was wide open and the garden could be seen in front. The sky above was clear and a full moon was visible.
"I got to say, this place is quite good." Lin Mu said feeling satisfied.
He had eaten dinner even if he didn't need to eat food anymore for a long time as it had become a habit which he didn't want to leave unless it was necessary. The ability to stave off the hunger of the nameless technique of the lost immortal was intended for emergencies, so Lin Mu would not want to use up the reserves in just general times.
Spring time was perhaps the best to spend in the Wu Lim city, and a lot of travelers came here during this time period as well. Though this was also the time period when the city made the least amount of money. Their main source of money was none other than the spirit apples which grew in autumn the most.
In the spring time, all the city depended on was the produce from the satellite towns mostly and the things that were sold in the city. But this demographic had been changed quite a bit this year due to the arrival of the Teng Battalion in the southern town.
A lot of people from the other three towns had moved there to take up the jobs till the Teng battalion was here. Even in the city, Lin Mu could see that certain preparations were being done for the marriage of lieutenant Wu Teng.
A lot of the trees in the city were being pruned and the flowering plants were being planted to enhance the beauty of the city. The roads were being repaired, even if they didn't really need it. Most of the roads were quite well maintained if not for the random cobble stone missing in the ground.
Lin Mu was thinking of what to do next now that he had learned of the mayor's involvement in the Blood sacrifice. He wasn't sure of telling the lord Wu Hei and even telling anyone other than that was quite risky.
"Wait, aren't the Tri cauldron peony sect and the Mayor close? Could they be involved in this?" Lin Mu wondered.
"Hmm, the mayor is in some kind of a debt with them from what we know, so it is possible," Xukong spoke,
"But they're an orthodox sect, aren't they? Will they really do something like a blood sacrifice?" Lin Mu questioned with apprehension.
"It won't be the first time that this would happen. After all, in the cultivation world benefits come first, everything else is later. Even righteous sects would do some unsavory thing in the Shadow." Xukong answered.
"But a blood sacrifice and murdering cultivators is a big thing? Will a sect really take a risk like this?" Lin Mu questioned further.
"Well, the more likely thing is that it's not the entire sect that's involved, but rather one of the influential people from it. Maybe an elder is involved in this and is doing this separated from the sect." Xukong replied.
Lin Mu thought over Senior Xukong's words and found them to be quite possible. If it was an elder forcing the mayor to do this, then it would make sense. And then an idea struck Lin Mu which rocked him.
"THE WEDDING!" Lin Mu exclaimed.
"What?" Xukong asked with a bit of confusion.
"What if the wedding is the climax of their plan? It makes sense right since they couldn't just keep on taking mercenaries. With the wedding, a lot of cultivators will be coming to the city, both the ones that the mayor is friendly with and the ones he's not.
If they set it up in a way where they get involved, then they will obtain a lot of blood essence. That too of stronger cultivates that will be in the core condensation realm, or perhaps even above that." Lin Mu explained.
The more Xukong thought over it, the more he found it to make sense.
"While this could work, but it would also bring them very big problems. They will have to reveal their true identities to the whole world and the murder of so many influential people would make them the number one enemy. They simply wouldn't take a risk like this.
I can tell that the people in this region are not that strong. If an incident like this happens which harms both the mortals and the cultivators, no righteous sect will take this silently. Forget them, the king of this kingdom and perhaps even the emperor will get involved.
If they don't, then their reputations will be muddied for years to come and the people will lose their faith in them." Xukong explained his perspective.
Lin Mu fell silent after this and thought even more on this.
"Hmm, Senior there is still a small chance, right? What if they have a way to divert the attention from them, like a scapegoat?" Lin Mu asked.
"Yeah that could work… but the preparation would take a long time," Xukong replied.
"Still, we can't let go of this. We need to investigate." Lin Mu said and stood.
"So where are you intending to go?" Xukong questioned.
Xukong would not stop Lin Mu from something like this. He needed to let him learn and experience things on his own. Especially schemes such as these were important to be known, he would have to see a lot of them in his life; The Jianghu is unforgiving.
"Well, since we doubt the Tri cauldron peony sect, then we should go check out them. If they truly are involved, then the disciples posted here should know something or there should be clues." Lin Mu answered.
"Alright, but you'll need to be cautious," Xukong advised.
"Of course," Lin Mu stated before he started getting ready for the excursion. He changed his clothes to a set of black hooded robes that covered up to his forehead. Then he took out one of the face covers that the culprits had used.
Wearing them all, he was ready to leave.