Li Yan was originally just doubtful, not sure.
But when Lu Chengye ran, his secret was immediately revealed.
"Where to go?!"
Sha LiFei and the others also happened to arrive. When they saw this, they sneered, reached forward and twisted their hands, used Red Fist's "Golden Thread Entangling Arm", and turned their arms to push him to the ground.
Everyone in the world has talents, but their energy is limited.
Although Lu Chengye is a master carpenter, his combat ability is really average.
After being pinned down by Sha Li, he sweated on his forehead and struggled violently, but he came to his senses and cursed loudly, "You idiot, let me go quickly, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the toilet!"
The shouts of Lu Chengye echoed in the workshop, immediately attracting the attention of many craftsmen around, and they gathered around.
Their nerves were already tense due to the tight construction deadline, but when they saw the highly respected Master Lu being pinned to the ground, the crowd became furious.
"What are you doing!" A shirtless man stared angrily, picked up a hammer and rushed over, "Let go of Master Lu!"
There were also people holding red-hot iron pliers and blocking the door.
"That's right, who's responsible for delaying the progress!" Other craftsmen also gathered around, blaming each other.
Of course they know the identities of Li Yan and others.
Not only is he Twelve Yuan Chen, who is well-known in the Xuanmen world, but he also has a close relationship with the upper echelons of the academy, and is Attendant, who is specially hired by the academy.
But Qiankun Academy is different.
This is an academy that respects craftsmen. In the future, they will even be able to take part in the imperial examinations and become officials in the court, so they gathered from all over the country.
If they are still bullied at will, even by masters, then they might as well stay where they are, earn more money, and be respected by others.
The Mohist master Tao Fengchun walked over with a gloomy expression.
He was covered in soot, his eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted sternly, "Nonsense! The waist buckle of the statue still needs the last step. Master Lu If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?"
Sha LiFei was intimidated by the crowd's momentum and couldn't help but relax a little.
Lu Chengye took the opportunity to break free, staggered and hid behind Tao Fengchun, covering his arms with aggrieved expression on his face. "Master Tao, I just came to check the mortise and tenon joints, and I was in a hurry to go to the toilet. They did it without saying a word, and I don't know what happened..."
Li Yan frowned, and just as he was about to explain, Tao Fengchun had already scolded him, "Young Hero Li, the imperial court sent you to protect the statue, not to cause trouble! Now the Daoist factions are eyeing each other, and every moment of delay brings more risks!"
He pointed to the pile of components in the distance, his voice hoarse like rust. "Three hundred and sixty joints, mortises and tenons, all controlled by Master Lu."
"If you miss the auspicious time tomorrow, will you go and explain to Eunuch Zhao?"
The old man was in a very bad mood at the moment.
He had worked hard to help Li Yan and the others refine their weapons a while ago, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he would be in trouble at a critical moment.
The craftsmen were even more furious when they heard this, and some even picked up their tools and gathered around.
Wang Dao Xuan saw this and quickly smoothed things over. "Master Tao, calm down, we also noticed something unusual..."
"Abnormal?" Tao Fengchun interrupted with a sneer, with sawdust still stained on his beard, "Master Lu has been in the workshop for more than thirty years and has handled tens of thousands of magic weapons! If you are really serious about protecting them, you should keep an eye on those Xuanmen people!"
After that, he grabbed Lu Chengye's wrist and said, "Let's go! The brackets on the north side are still waiting for you, old correctional officer!"
It is clear that Lu Chengye must be protected.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and pressed the handle of Severing Dust Blade tightly with his hand.
Tao Fengchun He didn't pay attention to this angry attitude with a gun and a stick.
The time was tight and the task was heavy, so the old man was almost overwhelmed with work.
But it was Lu Chengye's evasive eyes and forced composure that made him trust his own judgment even more, strode forward and stopped the two of them.
"Master Tao, calm down." Li Yan stretched out his hand to block the two of them.
The sound was not loud, but it clearly covered the noise in the workshop.
"It is my duty to do so, please forgive me for not obeying it. There is indeed something fishy about Master Lu's behavior just now. The safety of the statue is related to the fate of the country. Please allow me to carefully inspect the things handled by the workshop and Master Lu before I can rest assured."
"You!"
Tao Fengchun was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and his gray beard stood up.
"Young Hero Li! Can't you trust me? Or can't you trust us craftsmen recruited by the imperial court?!"
"Master Lu is of high moral character and has served the country for decades. How can I allow you to be so unreasonably suspicious and humiliating?"
The old man was a little dazed at the moment.
For him, this matter has risen to the reputation of a craftsman. If he does not support Lu Chengye, the surrounding craftsmen will inevitably be disappointed.
Especially at this critical moment, the statue may not be completed as scheduled.
"It's not that I can't trust Master Tao, it's even more that I can't trust all the craftsmen." Li Yan naturally understands the reason for his Central Plains, and his eyes are still like lightning, firmly locking Lu Chengye behind Tao Fengchun.
"The devil is cunning and unpredictable. It is better to have no results than to cause a catastrophe due to negligence. If Li made any mistakes today, he should apologize to Master Lu." His voice was firm and decisive, without taking a step back.
Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan stood behind Li Yan. After hearing the news, Wu Ba, Lu San and Long Yan'er also looked solemn and alert.
Of course they trust Li Yan's intuition.
After all, no one knows the horror of Jianmu Demon Man better than them. When necessary, even if you choose to take action and offend these craftsmen, you must not be careless.
Just when the atmosphere was tense and the craftsmen's clamor became louder and louder, a deep and calm voice suddenly sounded at the door of the workshop.
"What's the dispute about?"
The voice carried an invisible pressure and instantly suppressed all the noise.
Everyone heard the sound and went away, only to see Master Huo Yin standing with his hands behind his hands. He didn't know when he had quietly stood at the door.
The coarse linen clothes on his body were stained with fine night dew and dust. There was no trace of exhaustion after the war on his face. Only his eyes were as deep as an abyss, scanning the whole place calmly.
Zhang Tianshi had just been forced back, but his power had not yet dissipated. Just standing there made the entire workshop instantly audible.
When Tao Fengchun saw Huo Yin, he seemed to have found his backbone. He immediately stepped forward, pointed at Li Yan and said in a deep voice, "Master Huo! You came just in time! Young Hero Li... He has no reason to suspect that Master Lu Chengye is a demon spy and wants to raid the workshop!"
"Master Lu is just an honest craftsman, and he has never left the academy. The construction schedule is already tight, what if the progress is delayed?"
Huo Yin's eyes stayed on Li Yan and Lu Chengye for a moment respectively without any emotion.
He turned to Li Yan: "Li Yan, what credentials do you have?"
Li Yan met Huo Yin's gaze calmly. "Senior Mingjian, just now a fierce battle was going on at the foot of the mountain, and everyone's hearts were floating. I noticed that there seemed to be a brief and weak evil disturbance here, and then I found that Master Lu looked panicked, behaved abnormally, and tried to leave the core area in a hurry."
"I feel intuitively that I would rather investigate the excess than leave hidden dangers unchecked."
"Intuition?" Tao Fengchun laughed angrily. He slapped the wooden frame beside him, causing the wet components on it to shake slightly. "Okay! What an intuition! Young Hero Li Since he is so confident in his intuition and has invited Grandmaster Huo to testify, I will make a bet with you today!"
He looked around, with a loud voice like a bell, and said to the craftsmen in the workshop and some of the Commandery Commandant Office guards who came over, "Grandmaster Huo is here! Everyone listen! I, Tao Fengchun, would like to vouch for it with the dignity of Grandmaster Mo Sect!"
"Young Hero Li can search inside and outside this workshop, especially all areas and all components that Master Lu handles! If he can find even the slightest bit of evidence to support his so-called 'suspicious' things, I kowtow to him and Twelve Yuan Chen in public to apologize, resign from Attendant's position in the academy, and quit Mo Sect from now on! If you wait and search without results..."
He stared at Li Yan and said word by word, "Then please Young Hero Li take your people and leave Qiankun Academy immediately!"
"I, Mo Sect, and the imperial army are more than capable of guarding the statue, so Twelve Yuan Chen won't have to worry about it!"
Obviously, he was getting angry, and Tao Fengchun was ready to fall out.
This bet is not a serious one, especially for a Mo sect master like Tao Fengchun who values reputation more than life.
The surrounding craftsmen were in an uproar, and looked at Li Yan with even more angry eyes.
Li Yan took a deep breath, Tao Fengchun was far more staunch than he expected, but he had no choice and did not back down. "Master Tao's words are serious. Li Yan The search is not for anger, but just for peace of mind and safety. If the search is fruitless, I will ask several masters to apologize."
"But before that, the search must proceed!"
Huo Yin's eyes narrowed slightly, passing over Li Yan's firm eyes and Tao Fengchun's angry face. He finally glanced at Lu Chengye, who had his head lowered and his body was trembling slightly, and finally said slowly, "It's both a duty and a battle for personal reputation. That's right."
"Twelve Yuan Chen followed me into the workshop to check. The others should step back and do not interfere. Master Tao, Master Lu, please also wait for the results."
Huo Yin has the final say.
Under the gaze of a grandmaster who had just defeated Zhang Tianshi, no one dared to make any more noise. Even though Tao Fengchun was so angry that his beard was trembling, he could only suppress his anger and retreat to the side with a cold snort.
Lu Chengye was "invited" to sit aside by two people from Commandery Commandant Office who seemed to be polite but in fact were strict.
Li Yan and others took action immediately.
Time is running out, and they know that Tao Fengchun's bet means that if nothing is found, they may no longer be able to stay in the academy.
Li Yan confessed in a low voice on the way, and everyone's goals became clear.
The key areas of the search were the corner where Lu Chengye had just stayed, near his workbench, and the pile of components that had been inspected, especially the shelves where key components such as waist buckles were stored.
Everyone moved quickly and carefully, using their respective strengths.
Li Yan holds the gou ultimatum and mobilizes Living Underworld Messenger's keen perception to not let go of any trace of evil atmosphere.
Wang Dao Xuan uses Xuanmen secrets, using both talismans and formulas to detect changes in spiritual power or hidden restrictions; Sha LiFei relies on his rich experience in the world to carefully inspect the texture, holes, and mortise and tenon joints of each piece of suspicious wood with his naked eyes and hands...
They looked through the tools used by Lu Chengye, inspected every piece of wood he touched, and even saw the sawdust on the ground.
During this process, Li Yan also watched the status of Lu Chengye in the distance from time to time to see if he was secretly activating the secret technique or causing abnormal fluctuations.
The atmosphere in the workshop was Solemn and Killing Intent, with only the faint sounds of people searching and occasional whispered exchanges, and countless eyes focused on Twelve Yuan Chen.
However, nothing suspicious was ever found.
This is also expected. Tao Fengchun is the experienced Grandmaster Mo Sect. Coupled with the various restrictions in the academy, if there are any obvious abnormalities, they have already been discovered.
But as time passed by, the expressions of everyone at Twelve Yuan Chen became more and more solemn.
Sha LiFei touched the piece of Taotie Auspicious Clouds Waist Buckle carved by Lu Chengye, looked at it repeatedly under the light, and scraped the wooden texture with his nails. He even got closer and smelled the wood paint. "The texture is natural, the paint surface is smooth, Spiritual Energy is restrained, and there is no evil spirit attached to it."
"Yan XiaoGe, you are not mistaken, are you?"
"There must be something wrong..."
Li Yan is also full of doubts, but still trusts his intuition.
His fingertips brushed over pieces of cold wood, and Spiritual Sense spread out like a tide. He concentrated his energy and used various methods at the same time.
However, no matter how he probed, on those components that Lu Chengye had come into contact with, the flash of cold air before seemed to have never appeared.
In front of you are only the natural texture of the artifacts carved by the master, and the weak natural spirit flowing on it.
His brows became tighter and tighter, and his expression darkened.
Nothing unusual...
Is there really no abnormality?
Could it be... that I was really too nervous and made a wrong judgment?
"Hmph!"
Tao Fengchun looked at the hourglass in the distance, his eyes full of anxiety, and he became more and more dissatisfied and said, "Forget it, I am too lazy to argue with you, the construction period is too tight, leave the workshop quickly, don't waste time here!"
"Wait!"
Li Yan was still unwilling to give in, and waved his hand casually, then took out yellow paper incense candles and other objects from the basket behind Wu Ba, and began to arrange a simple altar.
"What are you doing?!"
Tao Fengchun looked at it and became even more annoyed.
"Master Potter, don't be anxious."
Grandmaster Huo Yin said calmly, "Anyway, the matter is over, and it's up to him. If nothing is found, I will uphold justice for you."
The reason why he supported it was because he had knowledge of the Li Yan information.
The matter between Zhao Changsheng and Jianmu was almost discovered by Twelve Yuan Chen on his own. This can no longer be explained by simple luck.
While he was talking, Li Yan had lit the candle, sprayed Spraying Water from his mouth, stepped on his feet, pinched Jade Purity Seal with his left hand, and the electric light sizzled on his fingertips.
It's like holding a thunder talisman to command ghosts and gods.
At the same time, holding a cinnabar pen in his right hand, he drew talismans and recited. "Dry jade wards off poisons and invigorates Luo Ling. The eight immortals hold the yue to the king's spirit... I wear the thunder seal to serve all spirits, and I am as urgent as the law!"
This technique is exactly <North Emperor God Control Method>.
It is a type of thunder method. It uses the power of thunder method and Northern Yin Fengdu to control ghosts and gods.
He once used this method to communicate with Han River Goddess, and also used this method to attract many secular gods in Beimang Mountain and break the evil method of Ghost Emperor Wang Xuanmo.
When it comes to the perception of ghosts and gods, this method ranks first.
It's just that it's difficult to control after casting the spell, so he rarely uses it on weekdays.
But right now, this is the only way left.
As the spell was cast, Li Yan once again entered the groggy, dreamlike feeling, with light steps and everything around him hazy.
He looked around and saw that the workshop was empty and old and dilapidated.
But those Spiritual Material are still intact, and there are colorful mists escaping outwards, which look very gorgeous.
There is also a vortex in the Steam Engine core fixed by the iron frame, wrapped in the incense air and the black and white air.
As expected, it is Human Path, the magical weapon of change, far more mysterious than other spiritual objects.
At this moment, Li Yan finally discovered something strange.
There are many Spiritual Material components, and under the overflowing Spiritual Energy, you can still vaguely see a piece of faint black gas as big as a baby's palm.
After closer inspection, the black gas vaguely resembled coins.
Sure enough there is a problem!
Li Yan looked at the center of several components with black spots.
There, the waist buckle made of spirit wood also had Spiritual Energy escaping from the outside. There was no difference on the inside, but it was particularly obvious in a faulty component.
What's more important is that this object is finally revealed in its entirety in the God Control Technique.
The color of the spirit wood turned into a blackened blood-like color, with many potholes on it and scorch from the thunder and fire.
This thing is very familiar to Li Yan.
It's the weird peach tree I saw at Nine Gates Yin Ruins!