Shocked, everyone except Master has a vest

Deep in the sword tomb, an ominous sandstorm spread out. The fifth layer of red sword light and the light blue spiritual energy were fighting a desperate battle. For a moment, the solid sword tomb shook and sand flew everywhere.

Hua Chao held Liu Ruyan and landed at the exit of the sword tomb. He took out a talisman for help and injected spiritual power into it. The talisman paper instantly turned into a stream of light and flew towards the main peak of the sect.

Liu Ruyan finally came back to her senses from the state of comprehending the sword intent. Her eyes widened and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother, how did we get out?"

"Things are a little complicated..." Hua Chao recounted how she was attacked by an ancient magic sword during her sword enlightenment, and then an unnamed fellow disciple appeared and saved them.

The simple-minded Liu Ruyan had been taught etiquette, benevolence, wisdom and faith by Jun Yuzheng. She immediately wanted to rush into the sword tomb anxiously, but was immediately stopped by the barrier.

"Brother, I beg you, please save that disciple in the Nascent Soul stage?" Liu Ruyan was really panicked.

Hua Chao was very calm.

"Don't worry, junior sister. It's not that easy to die in the Nascent Soul stage. The token that the sect master gave us to enter the Sword Tomb is a one-time use, unless the sect master helps us to remove the restriction." Hua Chao was also helpless. The token also had the function of teleporting people out of the Sword Tomb. That fellow disciple did not come out immediately, which was suspicious in every way.

Not long after, several sword lights fell from the main mountain peak towards the sword tomb like meteors.

The sect leader and several white-haired old men appeared at the entrance of the sword tomb with a gleam of light in their eyes. "The seal of the ancient magic sword has been triggered. This is a serious matter. We will go to the sword tomb, and you youngsters will go back to your respective peaks first."

"Dear elders, a disciple in the Nascent Soul stage has been entangled by the ancient magic sword on the fifth floor! Ruyan wants to see that senior come out safely." Liu Ruyan's eyes were red, and she stood firmly near the entrance.

"Retreat one hundred meters away. This is an order."

Sect leader Xie Yuchen's eyes moved slightly, and he exchanged a cold look with the elders.

Hua Chao couldn't help but worry about his fellow disciple. It was obvious that the sect master and the elders had expressed their suspicions in the telepathic communication.

Several elders nodded, and they each used their body skills to transform into streams of light and rushed towards the sword tomb. Their speed was extremely fast.

When the sect's leaders arrived at the sword tomb, they saw that the ancient magic sword was emitting monstrous demonic energy and a figure in disciple clothes was pierced through the abdomen with his hand still holding the hilt of the sword.

At first glance, the sect leader and the elders thought that the man was about to be controlled by the magic sword and become a demon. After taking another look, they looked at each other and saw the burning anger in each other's eyes.

A puppet of the Daqi Sect?

The elders acted quickly. They each occupied the center of the formation, with spells flying in their hands. Rays of spiritual light intertwined together to form a huge spiritual power shield, which firmly trapped the ancient magic sword.

The ancient magic sword trembled and slowly left the man's abdomen.

Qin Muyue's consciousness was attached to the puppet and she was still secretly rejoicing: Fortunately, I was smart and knew to spend money to avoid disaster, otherwise it would be me, the unfortunate one, who would be stabbed by the ancient magic sword today.

A pair of white boots embroidered with silver appeared beside her. Qin Muyue's puppet body stiffened. She watched the man half-kneel down, pinching her chin and asking in a sharp voice.

"Who are you? Tell me the truth and I will punish you severely."

Qin Muyue: ...Don't dare to move, don't dare to move, this is the master. She immediately cut off the connection between her consciousness and the puppet.

Xie Yuchen stood up and looked down at the puppet whose eyes had lost their luster. There were only the remains of spiritual treasures and a broken mid-grade spiritual sword on the puppet. His phoenix eyes were cold and he tapped his palm with a silver flute.

"Go to the inner and outer gates and find out who used the puppet to break into the sword tomb."

"Yes, Sect Master." An elder turned and left.

Hua Chao and Liu Ruyan waited for half an hour, and then they saw the sect leader and the elders walk out of the sword tomb with dark faces and throw a person on the ground.

"Senior... why does he look like a puppet?" Liu Ruyan rushed over, then took a step back, looking confused. She had learned some basics at the sect's Confucian Academy, and this person was clearly a puppet.

Hua Chao stared at the puppet with its limbs twisted at strange angles, surprise flashing in his eyes. The situation was critical at the time and he didn't have time to take a closer look at who it was. He didn't expect it to be a puppet with a beautiful face with a teardrop mole.

Hua Chao's gossipy heart was burning. He was even more curious about who the puppet's master was. Why did he save him? Why did he enter the sword tomb? These two questions circled in his mind.

Qin Muyue from Red Maple Pavilion was so scared that she pulled up the quilt and took a nap. She was heartbroken and silently shed tears.

[Host, good news, you got 300 points, a total of 400 points, 20 draws, host, do you want to draw? ]

[No, my heart aches. I haven’t even played with the puppet I just got yet, and it was destroyed by the Ancient Demon Sword just for this crappy mission. I want to be alone.]

[OK host]

Qin Muyue turned over and fell asleep humming.

On the other side, half an hour later, the sect's Law Enforcement Hall quickly found Fu Shuci, the young master of the Daqi Sect, with a puppet.

Fu Shuci saw that the puppet he had given away yesterday had a hole in its belly overnight. He would be lying if he didn't feel heartbroken. It was said that the Daqi Sect was wealthy and powerful, but no one knew that he was carrying the burden for the sect.

Fu Shuci's gentle face remained calm as he sat on the armchair and sipped his tea leisurely. His starry eyes glanced at his trusted disciple, who stepped forward and confessed to the Law Enforcement Hall.

"I know this. Yesterday afternoon, a girl came to the young master to buy a puppet. This is what she bought."

The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall had already questioned the disciples of Mojia Peak. Combining the testimonies, all clues pointed to Qin Muyue, the direct disciple of Tianjian Peak.

When Xie Yuchen heard the news, he put down the jade slip and shook his head with a smile. This girl has loved to cause trouble to Tianjian Peak since she was a child. She either split earthworms in half vertically or took bird eggs all over the mountain and scattered the roe. She even slapped the dog of the third senior brother. She also caught spiritual chickens and spiritual cranes all over the mountain, plucked their feathers and roasted them, causing the disciples of the neighboring peaks to often see the forest of Tianjian Peak on fire and emitting black smoke.

It is a blessing for Senior Brother Jun to have such a disciple. Xie Yuchen left a jade note to Jun Yuzheng, and after thinking about it, he contacted Yu Fengxue who was still on the way to the entrance of the Demon Realm.

Yu Fengxue replied: Let Qin Muyue reflect on his mistakes facing the wall.

An hour later, Qin Muyue was awakened by a sound transmission talisman. When she heard the sect master's voice as clear as mountain stream.

"Fu Shuci? Is this the attitude when asking someone to do something for you?"

[Host, the puppets all have the seal of the weapon refiner. We traded them in front of the Xuanji Hall. If you ask anyone in the Law Enforcement Hall about Mo Family Peak, the result will be the same.]

[I have sacrificed too much for the heroine. If she dares to turn evil, it will provoke Qin Muyue's murderous intent... Ugh, murderous intent!]

Qin Muyue wanted to cry but had no tears. She got up obediently and went to the inner room to face the wall.

A red barrier descended outside the Red Maple Pavilion, representing the sect’s punishment.

Hua Chao rushed back with Liu Ruyan, and before he dismounted his flying sword, he saw this scene.