Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 83 Investigation (810)

Chen Ye felt a "boom" in his mind.

During the day, Qingjun watched him leave with longing eyes.

I keep muttering that I want to eat all kinds of pastries.

How could they suddenly disappear?
"Qingjun, where is she?"

Zhiwei's face turned deathly pale. She nodded forcefully, tears welling in her eyes, her voice thick with emotion.
"Hmm... It was so noisy outside just now. Granny Li told us to stay inside and not go out, but... when I turned around, Qingjun was gone!"

The eldest disciple tried his best to control his emotions and calmly explained the whole story clearly.

Chen Ye forced himself to calm down.

As the head of the household, if he showed signs of panic, Zhiwei would be extremely worried.

"When did you disappear?"

Zhiwei sniffed and tried hard to recall: "At that time, Master had already returned, and there were still sounds of magic outside."

Chen Ye's heart sank.

This means that Qingjun disappeared during the chaotic period when he fought the Ice Armored Wolves and Pingzhuo was killed!

"Could it be... that she was kidnapped by the murderer who killed Pingzhuo?"

A terrible thought popped into Chen Ye's mind.

He looked around; the breach in the courtyard wall was shocking, but it looked like it was caused by a monster.

According to the wandering monks on Bishui Street,

There was also a wolf king in the late stage of Qi Refining, which was killed by Ping Zhuo.

Perhaps... Pingzhuo was seriously injured after killing the wolf king and was ambushed.

He suddenly reached out and took Zhiwei's small hand in his.

Zhiwei sniffled and silently followed beside him.

Chen Ye walked to Ping Zhuo's courtyard next door.

Pingzhuo's body was still lying in the snow, the bloodstains mostly covered by the fresh snow.

Chen Ye squatted down to examine it carefully.

"No heart?"

He picked up the ice crystals, which were not caused by magic, but by the freezing of water due to the severe cold.

Zhiwei also squatted down next to Chen Ye, her long black hair falling to the ground.

She ignored it, her dark eyes fixed on the bloody hole in Ping Zhuo's chest.

Unlike ordinary girls.

Zhiwei remained unmoved by the bloody scene.

She suddenly said, "Master... this aura is like those sickly people from before."

Chen Ye carefully observed, but he gained nothing.

They were completely unaware that this aura was any different from the sickly one they knew before.

However, he trusted Zhiwei's judgment.

"It's a demon cultivator!"

Chen Ye's mind flashed rapidly through the spiritual herbs he had previously processed that had been tainted by demonic and evil energy.

Ping Zhuo's chest cavity was empty, his heart had vanished, and his death was bizarre, coupled with the "sickly" aura that Zhiwei had mentioned...

It could only be a demonic cultivator wanted by the Lingyin Sect!
As for why Chen Ye couldn't sense the sickly man's presence...

The reason is simple: demonic cultivators are not fools.

At this time, the Lingyin Sect was issuing a warrant for their arrest, so they would definitely be concealing their cultivation techniques.

It is known that Wei's immaculate glass body has begun to awaken, and her ability to perceive aura far surpasses that of ordinary people; she can detect subtle differences.

“But not long ago, the inner disciples of the Lingyin Sect were undergoing trials in Yunxifang. How dare they stay in Yunxifang? Logically speaking, they should have hidden deep in the Three Thousand Mountains long ago.”

Chen Ye hesitated again.

After finding no valuable clues, Chen Ye stepped out of the courtyard again. The streets remained chaotic.

The corpse of the Ice Armor Wolf still lay there, surrounded by many rogue cultivators who were trying to cut it up for materials, and some even argued about it.

The old man was unaware of what had happened.

Zheng waved to Chen Ye: "Brother Chen, I'll save the best materials from these three ice-armored wolves for you, and I'll send them over to you later!"

The other rogue cultivators following behind Li Dagen also chimed in:
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Chen, we owe you a great debt of gratitude for killing the demon wolf. Otherwise, our Water-Avoiding Street would have suffered even greater losses!"

"Fellow Daoist Chen is incredibly strong. Those few Ice Armor Wolves were no match for you. You are truly formidable!"

Everyone showered him with compliments, but Chen Ye had no interest in responding to them.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd and said in a deep voice:

"Fellow Daoists, now is not the time for reminiscing. My disciple, Qingjun... disappeared in the chaos just now. I hope that if any of you have any clues, you can let me know."

The independent cultivators discussed amongst themselves, some expressing sympathy, while others looked troubled.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, the scene was chaotic just now, with demonic beasts running rampant. Who would have the mind to pay attention to a little girl?"

"Yes, everyone was fighting hard against the monsters at the time and couldn't take care of themselves."

"Could it be... that it was carried away by a monster?" someone cautiously speculated, but was immediately glared at by others, signaling him to shut up.

Li Dagen was sweating profusely with anxiety. He quickly walked to Chen Ye's side: "Where did she go... It's my fault, I didn't keep a close eye on her for Brother Chen! Brother Chen! Don't panic! Qingjun is a very clever girl, she might have hidden somewhere! Let's split up and look for her!"

Chen Ye sighed.

This is not the fault of Li Dagen's family.

From Zhiwei's tone, we can tell that Qingjun disappeared silently in front of Zhiwei, without alerting anyone.

Such unpredictable and elusive methods are beyond the capabilities of ordinary rogue cultivators.

Don't underestimate Zhiwei just because she's only at the first level of Qi Refining. Even if Chen Ye had perfected his Qi Concealing Technique, he still couldn't possibly abduct Qingjun right in front of her.

Soon, the Lingyin Sect's guards came to conduct a perfunctory inspection of the scene and hastily questioned a few neighbors.

After the questioning was finished, I was about to leave.

Suppressing his anxiety and unease, Chen Yeqiang quickly stepped forward and stopped Li Qiuyun, whom he barely knew.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please wait!"

Interrupted, Li Qiuyun frowned slightly, her face clearly showing impatience. She glanced coldly at Chen Ye: "What is it?"

Chen Ye tried his best to keep his voice steady: "Fellow Daoist Li, I just reported that my disciple Xu Qingjun went missing in the chaos. I wonder... did you find any clues during your investigation?"

Upon hearing that it was about this matter again, Li Qiuyun patiently explained:
"The scene was chaotic just now, with many dead and injured. A mortal girl was probably carried away by a monster."

Remembering Zhiwei's reminder, Chen Ye suddenly asked:

"I wonder if this attack by the demonic beasts is related to the demonic cultivators?"

Upon hearing the words "demonic cultivator," Li Qiuyun's expression changed slightly, and her tone became ambiguous:

"The whereabouts of demonic cultivators are elusive, and we are also investigating them. The chaos in the market and the invasion of demonic beasts are still undetermined as to whether they are related to demonic cultivators. Instead of making wild guesses here, Fellow Daoist Chen should think more about where your disciple might have gone."

Chen Ye suppressed his anger and said, "So... there are still demonic cultivators roaming around Yunxi Fang? But not long ago, the inner disciples of Lingyin Sect were undergoing trials at Lingyin Sect, how come they couldn't do anything to two demonic cultivators?"

Li Qiuyun immediately realized that he had made a mistake.

Seeing Chen Ye's burning anxiety, and remembering the adorable face of the silver-haired little girl.

Suddenly, she sighed softly, "The secrets involved are beyond my ability to explain... but indeed, there is still a demonic cultivator who has escaped to the Three Thousand Mountains, and this incident with the demonic beasts is probably her doing!"

“This demonic cultivator comes from the Duqing Sect of Qi Kingdom… but she is a female cultivator, how could she have kidnapped your disciple? The other male cultivator has already died at the hands of our sect’s Protector Changyan.”

The Crossing Love Sect is the legendary Hehuan Demonic Sect.

This sect has a notorious reputation for its practice of absorbing yin and yang essences and crafting evil magical artifacts. They are known for their bizarre and vicious actions!

　That's all. I wrote 17,000 words today.

　　Author... could you please finish this tomorrow...?

　　orz……

　　
　
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