One Person: Revitalize the Sword Sect, Start with the Sword Challenge of the Ten Lords

Star hotel.

Xu San took a deep breath of cigarette and exhaled circles of smoke, as if to create an atmosphere for what he was about to say. He looked around at the people sitting together, his tone a little solemn.

"Looks like we'll have to go to Biyou Village tomorrow. Maybe we can find more clues."

The atmosphere at this moment became particularly serious, and everyone's eyes became more vigilant.

Suddenly, Zhang Chulan seemed to realize something. He turned his gaze away from Xu San, scanned the crowd, and asked, "Did you notice that Ye Lin seems to be missing?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the tense and dull atmosphere was immediately broken.

This sentence brought everyone's attention back to reality, and everyone began to look around for the person. "Yes, he is indeed missing," Feng Baobao agreed.

Seeing everyone's reaction was so consistent, Xu Si looked unconcerned and said lazily, "What's so surprising about this? Ye Lin didn't get on the car with us. I didn't even see him."

"yes,"

Xu San continued, his tone still calm, "Ye Lin wasn't sent by the company to begin with. He has a lot of freedom of movement, so we don't need to worry too much. Everyone is exhausted tonight, so let's go to bed early and discuss other matters tomorrow."

After saying this, the room fell into silence again, and everyone seemed to be thinking about their own thoughts.

But just as the silence was slowly being swallowed up, Xu San suddenly clapped his hands. The sound was not loud, but it was enough to attract everyone's attention. "Oh, right, there's one more thing. Before entering Biyou Village tomorrow, everyone must prepare a means of self-protection. Although it seems relatively quiet and peaceful there, who knows if there might be any hidden dangers."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chulan was the first to nod in agreement, adding, "I do have some gadgets here that can be used in an emergency. I just hope everyone won't act rashly, especially when we're facing an unknown opponent. We need to be even more cautious."

As the night deepened and everyone got up and returned to their rooms to rest. Only the dim light at the end of the corridor was still silently witnessing everything.

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Inside Biyou Village.

Ma Xianhong walked along the bluestone path under the moonlight, step by step towards the depths of the village.

His shadow stretched long across the ground, creating an eerie and mysterious atmosphere along with the occasional chirping of insects in the night. When he finally reached the iron gate, he gently pushed the heavy door open.

It was pitch black inside, with only a few thin beams of moonlight shining through the cracks, outlining some vague outlines in the darkness.

"Are you done?" His voice was neither too loud nor too low, just loud enough for the people in the room to hear, but not enough to disturb the quiet night around them.

After a moment of silence, a faint but vigilant reply came from a corner of the room:

"Who? Oh...it's you. Don't come over here! I'm at a critical moment now."

Although the answerer's voice sounded a little weak and nervous, it was still clearly a woman's voice.

Faced with such a reaction, Village Chief Ma was slightly stunned and then asked, "Do you need help?"

"No, no need. Just stand at the door." The woman in the house responded hastily, "Let me finish this first."

Hearing this, Ma Xianhong frowned slightly, his heart filled with confusion - what on earth could have caused her to avoid him? But since she had clearly expressed her wish to keep her distance, as an elder and village chief, she should naturally respect this wish.

So, after a few seconds of silence, he agreed and said, "Okay, then you can continue with your work. If you really encounter any difficult problems, please let me know."

As he finished his last sentence, he stood quietly outside the door waiting. Although he couldn't see the situation inside, he could feel the subtle changes in the air, and there seemed to be some strange energy fluctuations that were slowly gathering and forming in the distance.

This made Ma Xianhong even more curious about what the girl was doing.

Time seemed to slow down abnormally until the sound of soft but firm footsteps broke the silence.

"Thank you for your patience. It's over now." The girl's voice was still gentle and clear.

At this moment, the stone in Ma Xianhong's heart finally fell.

"I'm glad you're okay. Safety is the most important thing." He said gently.

"Our Biyou Village has a long tradition of safeguarding peace and stability. If you are willing to share some of your past experiences, I would be happy to listen and do my best to provide the necessary help and support."

There was a hesitant voice from inside the door.

"Actually..." Just as Ma Xianhong thought she was about to speak, the entire chamber was suddenly enveloped by an inexplicable force. The air stagnated, the temperature plummeted, and even tiny green poisonous particles could be seen rapidly coating the surrounding walls.

Realizing the critical situation, Ma Xianhong immediately became alert.

"What's wrong? What happened?" However, the only response he got was stronger energy fluctuations and painful gasps coming from deep within the room.

Just when everyone thought the situation was going to get worse, the tightly closed iron door slowly opened, and a sickly but still beautiful girl walked out.

She was holding a crystal clear and seemingly ordinary jade pendant fragment in her hand, and her whole body exuded an elegant and holy aura.

Facing the village chief Ma who was clearly confused and worried, the girl smiled softly.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, it's just a little experiment."

Looking at the scene in front of him and the extremely precious treasure in his hand, even though he still had some questions in his heart, out of respect for his personal privacy and choice, Ma Xianhong finally chose not to ask too many details.

"So what are you going to do with it next? Do you need my help?"

"I don't know yet... Perhaps I'll give it to someone trustworthy to protect it. At the very least, I can't let this secret be known to evil forces that shouldn't know of its existence." The girl's eyes flashed with an unprecedented determination. "But before that, I want to have a good rest."

"Well, you're right." Ma Xianhong nodded in agreement. "We still have a lot of things to deal with tomorrow. Go to bed early."

The conversation between the two became relaxed and pleasant, and their relationship deepened a lot inadvertently.

"Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow." With this simple blessing, they each walked in their own direction, exchanging a smile before their backs gradually merged into the night...

"I hope everything can be resolved smoothly." After watching the girl disappear from his sight, Ma Xianhong muttered to himself and turned to leave.

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