The First Academy in the Cultivation World

Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu asked a lot of people, and they were both stunned when they came to this conclusion.

Ling Yan'er sat on the steps of a shop on the corner of the street, propped up her head and asked, "Why is it like this? Some people know about this, but some don't."

Dongfang Zichu felt a little strange when he landed on Ling Yan'er's shoulder. After a while, he said, "Have you found a problem?"

"what?"

"Most of the people who know that someone is missing are passers-by or street vendors you ask, and most of those who say no one is missing are the owners or waiters of larger stores," said Dongfang Zichu.

"You're saying that the bigger stores don't know about this disappearance?" Ling Yan'er frowned in confusion. "It can't be that the powerful don't know about this, but ordinary people do, right? What's the point?"

"Who are the missing people?" Dongfang Zichu asked.

"I don't know. So far, we know there's the third young lady from the Jin family." Ling Yan'er propped up her head. "Could it be that someone has tampered with the minds of these wealthy people and made them unaware of the disappearance of girls? Could it be that all the missing girls are from wealthy families?"

"Let's ask around a little more." Dongfang Zichu said.

Ling Yan'er changed two streets and asked again.

This time was similar to the last time. It was the vendors and passers-by outside who knew that someone was missing, but everyone knew something different. Some said a few, some said a dozen, and the most said more than thirty.

But when asked who was missing, everyone gave a different answer. Ling Yan'er asked thirty or forty people, and the number of missing people, excluding duplicates, was at least fifty. And the third daughter of the Jin family was not among these people.

In other words, it is very likely that there are more than fifty missing people.

Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu were both shocked. The disappearance of so many people was not a trivial matter at all, but those who were powerful and capable of searching for them thought that it was not true. Instead, only some people at the bottom had heard about it. And those who heard about it had no family members missing. They thought that the lack of a search meant that their family members were cold-hearted and would not look for them.

After finding out all this, Ling Yan'er found a street corner and sat under someone's eaves.

"I think we should stop asking about this." Ling Yan'er said dejectedly, "If your cultivation level was higher, I wouldn't be afraid, but with your current level, and with someone like me who has no cultivation level, I'm afraid the two of us wouldn't be enough to defeat a single finger."

After all, Furong City is about the same size as Lingyun City, and the city lord's cultivation should at least be at the Nascent Soul stage, similar to Song Mingcheng.

But there has been no news from the city lord for two years. Either this means that no one knows about this matter, or this matter is indeed strange.

Moreover, everyone only heard that the daughters of certain families had disappeared, but no one had heard of any family sending anyone to look for them. This matter itself revealed some weirdness. It would be fine if only one family did not look for them, but none of the more than 50 families that were inquired about did anything, which was unlikely.

How could one not be anxious and not look for his own daughter when she is missing? What's even more strange is that, just as the Jin family had inquired, they had heard that the third daughter of the Jin family was missing, but they also heard from other people that the Jin family didn't have any daughters.

Moreover, she and Dongfang Zichu both heard the discussion between the three people during breakfast, but the waiter said that he had never seen those three people.

So is it the same for all those whose daughters are missing? The daughters are clearly missing, but there has never been any trace of their existence in the family, so naturally no one will participate in the search.

Just like the Jin family today, many people say that there is no third young lady in his family, only five young masters. The Jin family does not remember that there was a third young lady, so naturally they will not send anyone to look for her.

No one is looking for their own family, and the ordinary people at the bottom have little to do with your family. If you are not anxious, others will definitely not be anxious for you.

Each of these things is somewhat unusual.

Just when Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu were discussing giving up, two young men wearing similar clothes embroidered with cranes and auspicious clouds stood in front of Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu.

A young man who looked older spoke first: "I heard you were looking for the missing girl in the city?"

Ling Yan'er looked up at the two young men in front of her, hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's me, what's wrong?"

You can't cause trouble for her just because she found out some information, right?

"Our senior sister is missing. Is anyone around you missing too?" asked the younger young man.

Ling Yan'er shook her head. "No, I just heard someone talking about it during breakfast, so I asked about it out of curiosity."

"Just out of curiosity?" The other party said in disbelief, "You asked around at least two streets, just to satisfy your curiosity?"

Are you really not asking because someone around you is missing?

"Um...Isn't it possible?" Ling Yan'er silently moved back. "I just had some free time and thought this was a bit outrageous, so I asked around a bit."

Ling Yan'er told him what happened that morning, then asked, "What's going on with your senior sister?"

"Let's find a restaurant to talk." The older young man said, "It's not very convenient here with so many people coming and going."

Ling Yan'er followed them to the restaurant. On the way to the private dining room, Dongfang Zichu whispered, "I think I know how those girls disappeared. They were just like you. They ran off with someone after just a few words."

Ling Yan'er covered Dongfang Zichu's head with her hands. "Don't talk nonsense. We are innocent. Besides, I'm not stupid. How could I be fooled that easily? And as long as you follow me, nothing will happen!"

She had deliberately taken out her phone and logged into the app to confirm that both of them had green names before she dared to follow them. Moreover, they were going to a restaurant, not some small alley, so she dared to follow them!

It's as if she was some kind of child who could be easily kidnapped by bad guys!

"I am Sheng Ze, the third disciple of Master Gu of Lianyun Sect. I am now in the late Jindan stage." After entering the private room, ordering a few dishes and sending the waiter away, the older Sheng Ze introduced himself first.

"I am Sun Youlin, the fourth disciple of Lianyun Sect's Gu Zhenren, and I am in the early stage of Golden Elixir." Sun Youlin also introduced himself.

"Caledonia Principal Ling Yan'er, currently has no cultivation level." Ling Yan'er introduced: "This is our school's teacher, Dongfang Zichu, who has reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment."

"Ka, ka..." Sun Youlin was obviously stumped by the difficult-to-pronounce name Caledonia.

"Caledonia," Ling Yan'er said, "Don't worry too much about the name. We're just an academy, similar to Qingshan Academy, just not as large."

"You don't have any cultivation skills, so why do you want to open a school for cultivating immortals?" Sheng Ze asked curiously.

"Well, it's good that the teachers at the academy have some skills." Ling Yan'er said, "They teach the teachers the skills, and I'm just a nominal principal."

Of course, Ling Yan'er wouldn't tell everyone she met that she could teach others. Although she was a little naive, she was not without any vigilance.

This does not apply to students who are to be admitted; after all, you will know once you arrive at the school.

"I admire you." Sun Youlin clasped his fists towards Ling Yan'er.

I really admire her. She has no cultivation level, but Dongfang Zichu beside her is indeed in the Foundation Establishment Stage. I wonder what the cultivation levels of other teachers in her academy are.

It is really amazing that she can open a school without any cultivation and still have teachers following her. Sun Youlin really admires her.

"Okay, let's get back to the point." Sheng Ze said, "Our senior sister has been missing for ten days. We came here half a month ago to deliver an invitation to City Lord Zuo."

"What invitation?" Ling Yan'er asked hurriedly.

"Uh...it's the sect competition in two years." Sheng Ze said.

"You're sending out invitations now for the sect competition two years from now?" Ling Yan'er was shocked.

"Don't change the subject." Dongfang Zichu patted Ling Yan'er.

"The location of this sect competition is Lingshan. It will take two or three months to get there quickly. If you want to prepare in advance, you need to send out invitations in advance." Sheng Ze continued after explaining.

"After delivering the invitation to City Lord Zuo, the next one we had to deliver was Lingyun City. I wanted to rest for a few days, so I didn't leave in time."

"On the fifth day, the senior sister suddenly took out a peach blossom and asked us who put it in her room. We didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but unexpectedly, the senior sister disappeared the next day."

"Was there anything strange about your senior sister before she disappeared?" Ling Yan'er thought of the peach blossom beside her pillow and her strange dream.

Sheng Ze shook his head: "No, except for the fact that the senior sister said there was an extra peach blossom in the room on the fifth day, everything was the same as usual."

"What is the cultivation level of your senior sister?" Ling Yan'er asked.

"Middle stage of Nascent Soul." Sheng Ze replied.

"Have you found anything in the past ten days?" Dongfang Zichu asked.

Sheng Ze lowered his eyes: "It may be similar to what you have heard. Some people say that many girls have disappeared, while others say that this has never happened."

"You have delivered the invitation to the City Lord's Mansion, but have you ever thought about asking for help from the City Lord's Mansion?" Dongfang Zichu flew to the table and sat down and asked.

Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin exchanged a glance before Sheng Ze replied, "Actually, we went to ask about it on the first day our senior sister disappeared, and we were unable to enter the City Lord's Mansion."

Ling Yan'er was surprised: "How could it be?"

Sheng Ze gave a bitter smile. "We were politely invited into the City Lord's Mansion before, but when we went back, the guards blocked us out as if they didn't recognize us. They even refused to pass on our behalf."

Ling Yan'er knocked on the table and asked, "Have you ever encountered another strange thing?"

"What?" Sun Youlin asked.

"We clearly saw the person, but others said they had never seen him." Ling Yan'er said.

Sun Youlin and Sheng Ze both shook their heads and said, "Never."

Sheng Ze said: "It is also possible that we did not pay attention."

They had not thought about this problem. These days they had been inquiring about information in the city and using magic to find people. They really had not thought about asking the people around them if they had seen other people they had seen.

I generally wouldn’t have that idea.

"This morning while we were having breakfast, we heard someone say that Miss Jin had gone missing. They also said that twenty-eight people had gone missing in the city," Ling Yan'er said. "Then when I was checking out, I asked the waiter, and he said he hadn't seen those people and denied that any girl was missing."

If the waiter had not said that he had not seen those three people, but had also gossiped about the fact that many people had gone missing, even if he said that he did not know the exact number, Ling Yan'er would not have wanted to inquire about it.

She really wanted to find out about this bizarre thing and what it was all about.

"This..." Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin didn't know what to say.

"Your eldest sister in the Nascent Soul stage can disappear quietly, and you haven't disappeared after asking for her for so long. You are really lucky." Dongfang Zichu suddenly said, "Ling Yan'er, why don't you stay out of this matter? Otherwise, I'm afraid you will disappear too."

"I don't think I can hide." Ling Yan'er sighed and said, "Didn't you hear it? Miss Jin and their eldest sister had one thing in common before they disappeared: peach blossoms appeared in their rooms. Did you forget? When I woke up this morning, there was also a peach blossom next to my pillow."

Ling Yan'er glanced at Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin. "I don't know if a peach blossom appeared by your senior sister's pillow before she disappeared, or if she ignored it, but I guess peach blossoms might be a criterion for selecting people."

"Of course, there could be another one."

"Little Zichu, remember when I woke up in the middle of the night and said I had a nightmare?" Ling Yan'er poked Dongfang Zichu and said, "I don't know if they had this dream before they disappeared, but I dreamed that I couldn't control my body. I was covered with a red veil and married with someone in the hall. I woke up in the middle of the couple's greetings."

I was almost married in my dream, and she was still underage! I emphasize this again!

"In the dream, I married someone." Sheng Ze frowned: "Eldest Sister didn't say anything, and we don't know if she had this dream."

"Have you always been wearing a veil?" Sun Youlin asked.

Ling Yan'er nodded and said, "Yes, the dream started with me covered with a veil, and a voice called out, 'Bow to Heaven and Earth.'"

"I had the dream in the middle of the night. If I hadn't woken up and said a few words to Dongfang Zichu, I might not be able to recall what I dreamed about now."

She often dreams. If she talks about her dream with others when she wakes up, she will remember what she dreamed about. If she wakes up and doesn't say anything, she will forget what she dreamed about after a while.

"This can be considered a clue." Sheng Ze said after a moment of hesitation.

But I still don’t know how to look for it next.

At this time, the waiter knocked on the door and delivered the dishes. Sheng Ze ordered a few dishes at random, and when they were delivered, Ling Yaner was overjoyed to see that they were all her favorites!

Ling Yan'er instantly forgot about looking for someone, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Dongfang Zichu quietly turned his back and pretended not to know Ling Yan'er.

Sheng Ze and Sun Youlin were speechless for a moment, then remembered that Ling Yan'er was still a mortal and needed to eat, so they fell silent.

After Ling Yan'er finished her meal, Sheng Ze asked, "Where are you staying?"