After changing her master, she turned to the ruthless way, and the whole sect knelt down

Mao Jun and his companions had not left for long when they were called back by Xie Liuyin with a message.

Fortunately, they didn't find anything important after they went out. When they learned that Xie Liuyin had some new ideas, they immediately rushed back.

After everyone arrived, Xie Liuyin didn't hide anything and quickly shared his discovery: "I asked people who knew the missing miners again, and I found out that on the day they disappeared, they were all walking at the back of the group."

"This means that whoever kidnapped them didn't choose them specifically, but took a random miner!"

Shang Yunzhi was confused and asked curiously, "So what if they randomly selected the miner? What does this have to do with us finding the miner?"

Unexpectedly, Chang Yue's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood what Xie Liuyin meant: "Of course it's related! Because this means that the people who kidnapped them were after their identities as miners for no other reason than to be with them!"

"That's right! That's what I meant." Xie Liuyin nodded affirmatively.

She had just figured this out. At first, they were all wondering why those people were kidnapped.

"Our previous targets were all on the evil cultivators, and we thought that the miners disappeared because they were being taken away to practice some evil methods. But if we look at it from another angle, we can see that they disappeared just because they are miners." Xie Liuyin reorganized his thoughts.

After listening to their explanations, Shang Yunzhi finally understood a little: "But who would take the miners away? What do they need the miners for?"

"Of course it's mining! The miners hired by our Qingxiao Sect's mine are all good workers. Moreover, the sect does not deduct their wages and the food they provide is also good. These miners are in good health and have good skills. They can become team leaders if they go to other mines." Mao Jun knew more about this and quickly explained it to Shang Yunzhi.

Xie Liuyin nodded after hearing this. "I suspect someone discovered some hidden mineral veins near the outskirts of Yuecheng. I think that mineral vein is probably extremely valuable. They don't want to leak the news, nor do they want to pay to recruit miners, so they chose to come here to plunder."

"If I'm not mistaken, perhaps before our miners disappeared, mortals had already disappeared in Yuecheng. They probably realized that the other mortals weren't working efficiently, so they took the risk of taking our miners away to teach the others how to mine."

When they heard this, their eyes lit up again.

Although this was just Xie Liuyin's guess, if they could really find any cases of missing adult laborers in Yuecheng and nearby villages, then this matter could basically be confirmed.

However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, no one leaked the matter and just continued to pretend to be at a loss.

Xie Liuyin and Shang Yunzhi stayed in the mining area to watch over the remaining miners, asking them to stay together and not leave the house for the time being.

Chang Yue continued to go to the suburbs to inquire about the situation, both to see if any mortals had been abducted and to explore whether there were any abnormal spiritual fluctuations around.

Mao Jun secretly went to the City Lord's Mansion to find out if there were any missing mortals in the city.

After dark, the mining area was quiet as usual, and Xie Liuyin finally waited for Mao Jun and Chang Yue to return.

Chang Yue was the first to speak. She spoke briefly, "We haven't found any unusual mineral veins, but several villages nearby have reported that several adult men are missing."

Mao Jun learned even more: "I've already visited the city lord, and she told me that nearly a hundred mortals have disappeared in Yuecheng in recent months. However, she still hasn't figured out who's responsible, so she can only have the city guards patrol and investigate more closely."

"I also asked if there was any force in the city that was acting strangely, and she said there wasn't any. I don't know if she didn't find anything, or if she really didn't."