985 Xiuxian University

The bright sunshine at noon pours down the streets and alleys, and the camphor trees planted on both sides of the streets of Haicheng sway gently in the breeze, making people feel warm and comfortable all over their bodies, as if they are going to be slightly drunk in the spring breeze.

Lin Ze and Ji Chengfeng held hands without any shyness, walked through the bustling and fashionable commercial street, and walked for a while, turning around and turning to an antique alley.

"Eh? This place is quite unique. I'm still from Haicheng, so I didn't pay attention to this place before." Lin Ze looked at the ancient alley in front of him, with a hint of surprise on his face.

The ground is paved with clean and tidy bluestone slabs, and the long smoky gray exterior wall is somewhat mottled, with a layer of green moss clinging to it, interweaving into a network of traces of time. The cries of the Lord added a commercial and secular flavor to this ancient alley.

This is an antique street with a very contradictory temperament. There is a signboard at the entrance of the alley, which says Haidong Road Antique Market.

Seeing Lin Ze looking up at the signboard, Ji Chengfeng smiled: "You have no interest in collecting antiques, so naturally you don't know such a place."

Ji Chengfeng whispered to him about science: "Don't look at this antique street, which is narrow and only 60-[-] meters long, but it is quite famous in Haicheng, and some Hong Kong and Taiwan stars occasionally come here to shop. Of course , True or false depends on one's own eyesight."

Lin Ze said blankly: "The office of the management department of the cultivation world you mentioned is inside?"

"Yes." Ji Chengfeng took Lin Ze's hand and squeezed into the crowd. Since it was noon, the place was still very lively, and most of the nearby residents came out for a walk, basking in the sun and so on.

At the small stalls with all kinds of antiques, there were many people who came to watch, but there were no people who actually bought them.

In the warm atmosphere full of people, Lin Ze looked at the past curiously all the way. Although he didn't understand antiques, he still found it quite interesting.

"It's here!" Ji Chengfeng suddenly said.

Um?Lin Ze looked up, and saw a very imposing antique shop, with a blue plaque hanging on it saying - Li's Antiques, and two yellow palace lanterns hung beside the plaque, which was really beautiful.

"Li, Shi, Gu, Wan...?" Lin Ze looked puzzled, "Why Li, Shi?"

Ji Chengfeng explained: "The chief of the Cultivation World Management Department is surnamed Li. It is said that he is a descendant of the Tang Dynasty emperor, but it is hard to say whether it is true or not."

"Hey, what a background?" Lin Ze raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then asked strangely, "It's just, why is this shop closed in broad daylight?"

"Huh? Close the door?" Ji Chengfeng frowned slightly, but he couldn't explain the reason. Logically speaking, the Cultivation Realm Management Department is open all day.

He took a few steps forward and knocked on the door of the antique shop, "Knock knock——".

There was no sound at all inside, it was eerily quiet, and through the crack of the door, one could still feel the darkness inside, without a single ray of light.

This scene is so abnormal.

Ji Chengfeng's expression changed slightly. Seeing his expression, Lin Ze was too nervous to say anything more.

Could it be that the Cultivation Realm Management Department has closed down?Lin Ze thought silently in his heart.

Ji Chengfeng pursed his lips, raised his hand and slapped the door a few more times, this time the sound of his slamming on the door was louder, and it was still quiet inside.

"Forget it, why don't we go back..." Lin Ze said cautiously, "Probably this antique shop will be renovated today, and it will be the same if we come back another day."

"Wait, I'll go to the cultivator forum and ask."

Ji Chengfeng reached out his hand and took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket. However, at this moment, there were some rustling noises in the antique shop with its doors closed.

"Crack——" the wooden door opened a gap, and a hairy head poked out. It was a frail young clerk with a cautious look on his face: "Who are you? What are you here for? Looking for who?"

That tense and cautious look looked like a frightened bird.

Ji Chengfeng frowned impatiently, and said, "Where is your supervisor Pei?"

As soon as he asked this question, the young clerk's eyes turned red, and he sobbed uncontrollably, "Pei, Director Pei was taken away! Woooooooo..."

"What!?" Ji Chengfeng was astonished.

It seemed that the two people at the door did not look like bad guys. After sobbing for a while, the young clerk opened the door a little, leaving a gap for only one person to pass through.

Ji Chengfeng and Lin Ze looked at each other suspiciously, then squeezed in.

It was really dark inside the antique shop, but through the light leaking through the crack in the door, Ji Chengfeng and Lin Ze could still see the mess inside.

Antique jade wares were smashed to pieces, wooden tables, chairs, and cabinets were lying on the ground missing arms and legs, and porcelain fragments were even more visible everywhere.

"Have you been robbed?" Lin Ze couldn't help calling out.

The corners of Ji Chengfeng's eyes twitched, thinking that this is the management department of the cultivation world, what little thief with no eyesight can come here to rob, would it be a long life?The formation here is not vegetarian... Wait, where did the defensive formation go?

Ji Chengfeng turned his head around, and finally saw a few pieces of jade turned into powder in the corner of the wall—oh, the defensive formation has been breached.

Following Ji Chengfeng's gaze, the young clerk couldn't help feeling sad when he saw the wreckage of the jade, and choked up, "Yes... I was robbed..."

Ji Chengfeng couldn't help but wondered: "Your management department of the cultivation world has always been known as a cloud of masters, and you are also famous in the cultivation world. Who dares to come to the door after eating the bear's heart and leopard?"

The staff of the management department, dressed as shop assistants, clenched their fists and said with righteous indignation: "Who else is that Xieyuzong! Taking advantage of the people from our management department going to the East China Sea to subdue the dragon last night, they sent a lot of People came to attack our branch, all kinds of vandalism! Our treasury will be emptied, but fortunately, at the critical moment, the director appeared in time, even so, we still suffered heavy losses, Director Pei... Director Pei It was also captured by the monster!"

Both Ji Chengfeng and Lin Ze showed shock on their faces.

"This happened in your branch?" Ji Chengfeng frowned and asked.

The staff of the management department shook their heads: "I thought it was our branch's bad luck at first, but later I heard that it was not. Changsha Tianxin Pavilion, Hong Kong Hollywood, Nanjing Chaotian Palace, Xi'an Ghost City... all the branches have accidents. Yes, and at that time, the management departments of various places sent out their staff for various reasons, resulting in a emptiness inside, and suffered a big loss."

Lin Ze's complexion changed, and he immediately said: "I heard about Changsha...Changsha rainstorm! I heard that because of this incident, a singer surnamed Xiao was on Weibo's hot search, and everyone is talking about it..."

Lin Ze immediately took out his mobile phone and checked the news. Sure enough, some emergencies occurred in these places.

"How come there is a typhoon warning in Hong Kong?" Lin Ze knew the reason after a little thought. It is estimated that when the little Qinglong transferred to Japan, he hadn't forgotten to harass Hong Kong.

"This is definitely premeditated!" Lin Ze said decisively, "This is their tactic!"

"Hey, who's to say it's not..." The staff of the management department sighed, "Last night, all the branches of the management department suffered, only the headquarters in Beijing was safe."

Ji Chengfeng nodded: "Panjiayuan in Beijing has a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, not to mention you, Director Li, who are in the headquarters, so no one would dare to make trouble."

Hearing this, the face of the staff of the Management Department improved a lot. He nodded firmly and said: "Our director will avenge us! Sooner or later, we will take down that evil feather sect!"

"Oh, by the way, what are you two doing here?" The staff of the management department asked about their reason for coming, and he vaccinated the two of them in advance: "You have also seen that our branch is now in a mess. Borrowing materials, distributing spirit stones, paying fines... many things will be delayed for a while."

Ji Chengfeng shook his head: "We didn't come here for these trivial matters. When we were subduing the dragon in the East China Sea, we found a strange yellow feather. I think its origin is unknown and very suspicious. I hope that the professionals in your management department can help you investigate it. , What kind of feather is this?"

Lin Ze immediately added: "Yes, that day over the East China Sea, I heard that little Qinglong say that he came to Haicheng for his birthday, and he had an appointment with Xiao Huang. I suspect that Xiao Huang's motives are suspicious!"

Hearing the two people's words, the staff of the management department was taken aback for a moment. He didn't dare to slack off any clues about Xiexiu's obstruction, so he immediately said: "I can't control this matter, but we have leaders sent by the headquarters. You come in and follow up." He said it."

Then, the clerk of the management department turned around, walked quickly to the wooden table, put his hands on an inkstone, and poured a steady stream of spiritual power into it.

"Ka Ka Ka Ka -" a sound from the machine was heard.

Lin Ze raised his head strangely, and in his unbelievable eyes, the picture of rich and noble peonies hanging on the middle wall of the antique shop began to change, like a drop of ink thrown into the water, the picture scroll rippled like water, and the ink lines The distorted changes began, and the peonies that were originally budding in the painting gradually bloomed.

Isn't he dazzled?

Lin Ze rubbed his eyes in disbelief, only feeling a trance illusion, he even walked quickly to the picture scroll, stretched out his hand to caress the picture scroll, but didn't expect his hands to penetrate the picture scroll as if there was nothing!

"!" He was startled, and quickly retracted his hand.

A chuckle came from behind, and the young staff member of the management department joked, "It seems that this is the first time for fellow daoists to come to our management department, right? It's okay, I'll show you the way."

"Follow me." While speaking, he took the lead in walking towards the painting, and he entered it without any hindrance.

Lin Ze was amazed, he and Ji Chengfeng looked at each other, and followed closely into the painting.

Suddenly, the scenery in front of him changed, and what appeared in front of him was the wide office hall, with the words "serve the people" hanging on the wall in the middle, sonorous and powerful.

However, the office hall is also a mess, the marble floor has been smashed, the ornamental bonsai has fallen to the ground, and several girls at the front desk are bending over to clean it up.