I'm badly injured, but I'm number one

Outside the Tianyang Palace, two figures flew over together.

One had a frown on his face, the other had a cold and hard expression.

It was Fu Tiancheng and Liu Qingpeng.

Fu Tiancheng followed behind Liu Qingpeng, "Liu Qingpeng, why is there a God Locking Formation outside Taohuaju?"

He discovered it when he went to Taohuaju in the morning, but the formation was closed, so he didn't ask any more questions.

When she went to find Liu Qingpeng, she found that he had been avoiding her.

Liu Qingpeng's face was cold and hard. "You know how dangerous he is. That was used to prevent him from losing control. The sect leader saw him once and locked him up."

Fu Tiancheng didn't give up, "Then why are you hiding from me?"

Liu Qingpeng ignored him and fell to the ground.

He straightened his clothes and walked inside.

Fu Tiancheng followed closely behind.

The sect leader stood at the innermost part, looking down at a sand table in front of him.

The two of them saluted together.

"metropolitan."

The leader waved his hand and said warmly, "How is the matter you two are investigating going?"

Fu Tiancheng spoke first, "I brought back things and books from Qingyuan City, and I have already taken inventory of them all."

“But there is no record of where those abducted people went.”

"There are no items related to demon cultivation."

If he had not actually seen Cheng Hao possessed by a demon that day, the things in the City Lord's Mansion alone would not be able to prove anything.

The sect leader looked at Liu Qingpeng with a smile, "What about you? Did that demon cultivator say anything?"

Liu Qingpeng's breath was cold, "He said that, but it's useless. He said he was just sent to monitor Cheng Hao."

"I don't even know who his superiors are or how to contact them."

"The only useful point is that he is from Fire Spirit City."

According to that demon cultivator, he was living in seclusion in Fire Spirit City, but someone found him a good job, so he came here.

Fu Tiancheng frowned, "Fire Spirit City? Can you trust what he said?"

Liu Qingpeng thought of the demon cultivator and sneered, "All the tortures that should be used have been used. This is the sentence he has said the most. I can only believe it."

Huoling City, like Qingyuan City, is one of the five major cities under the Tianyang Sect.

Due to its geographical location, Qingyuan City’s only resource is the strange snake that is available to mortals and low-level monks.

But Huo Ling City is different. As its name suggests, Huo Ling City is built against a volcano. The whole city is extremely hot, yet extremely majestic.

Its resources are richer than Qingyuan City, because outside Huoling City are endless bare mountains, and at the foot of the mountains are endless minerals.

The temperature there is scorching hot, and basically only monks can live there, and mining work can only be done by monks.

So it's very prosperous there.

The sect leader looked at the map on the sand table in front of him and fell into deep thought.

"The new year is coming. Have you arranged a place for the training of the Foundation Establishment disciples?"

Liu Qingpeng: "No, does the Sect Master have any ideas?"

The sect master pointed at the Fire Spirit City on the sand table and asked, "How many disciples are there in the Foundation Establishment Stage this year?"

"More than three hundred."

The clan leader raised an eyebrow, "It seems that the concentration of spiritual energy has really increased in recent years."

A dozen years ago, if one hundred disciples built their foundation every year, it would be a blessing worth celebrating.

The sect leader didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, so he collected his thoughts and started to make arrangements.

"Divide these disciples into ten teams and send them to various cities."

"Send one of the teams to Huoling City, and don't miss the remaining three big cities. Send a few elders to secretly accompany and investigate."

Fu Tiancheng frowned, "If there really are demon cultivators in Huoling City, wouldn't it be like sending these disciples to their deaths?"

Liu Qingpeng glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "I will go with you. Fire Spirit City is more important, and I can't trust others more than you."

The sect leader nodded.

After deciding on the next steps in a few words, Liu Qingpeng went back to make arrangements.

The sect leader looked at Fu Tiancheng who had not left yet and smiled.

"Tiancheng, is there anything else?"

Fu Tiancheng nodded, his face serious, "After I came back, I calculated the income of Qingyuan City, and I found that the amount he handed over to the sect every year was wrong."

"He obviously embezzled a large portion of it, but what he used over the years doesn't match what's left in his house at all."

"Besides, he is not strong enough. I'm afraid there was something wrong with his position as city lord."

The sect leader frowned. After Fu Tiancheng said that, he remembered something.

Before the former mayor of Qingyuan City stepped down, he recommended Cheng Hao. At that time, an elder who was usually neutral recommended Cheng Hao to him.

But if he remembered correctly, the elder seemed to have died not long after.

The clan leader fell silent, and a hint of anger suddenly rose in his eyes.

The Tianyang Sect is a good sect, but there are always people who want to play power games and take people's lives.

The clan leader's voice rarely became cold and deep.

"Got it. I'll take care of this matter."

……

Another night passed, and it was the next afternoon.

The disciple assessment office ended today. Wen Ye walked out of the examination room and looked around.

He asked Fu Tiancheng to find a senior brother to pick him up here after dark. It was still early now, and Wen Ye planned to take this opportunity to find someone to exchange the elixir given by Yan Ping for the spirit beads, and then change them into spirit wine to take back.

"Brother Wen, have you finished the exam?"

"Herbal medicine is so difficult today. How is it, Brother Wen?"

Many people coming out of the examination room greeted him.

Ever since Xu Ping was sent to the execution hall, these people dared to approach him, both to ease the relationship and also because they did not want to offend him.

"Senior Brother Wen!"

A strange girl suddenly jumped out with an excited look on her face and tried to grab Wen Ye's hand.

Wen Ye subconsciously dodged his hand and took a step back, looking at her coldly, "Who are you?"

The girl is very pretty, cute and adorable.

Hearing him say this, there was a hint of shock and grievance in his eyes, and he said it solemnly.

"Brother Wen, don't you remember me? We met in Qingyuan City!"

Wen Ye: "..."

There are so many disciples of the Tianyang Sect in Qingyuan City, and he has never met them all, but he has certainly never spoken to this girl.

The people who had exchanged things with Wen Ye all had a teasing look on their faces.

"Brother Wen, you are so lucky."

"My sister came to you on her own initiative, so don't let her down."

"That's right, such a beautiful junior sister, my heart is broken when I see her~"

The girl seemed a little shy and stomped her feet. She wanted to catch Wen Ye but then she remembered that she had failed just now.

Just start acting coquettishly.

"Brother Wen, I have something to tell you. Please come with me."

Wen Ye's eyes darkened. Although the girl looked normal and seemed to admire him, he felt something was wrong.

There were people nearby making a fuss.

"Brother Wen, please go quickly. Don't keep them waiting too long."

"Yes, yes. Even if you don't like it, you have to say it nicely."

"This junior sister is so cute."

Wen Ye looked at the girl in front of him whose eyes were full of him, and lowered his eyes, as if he was a little helpless.

"Okay, let's go over there and talk."