Even hybrid monsters have their day

If Zhang Tianshi is a criminal, then he is definitely a highly intelligent criminal.

Putting aside how the celestial treasure ended up in his hands, his carefully planned entrance alone was utterly baffling. She asked the two people present, "Why did he do this?"

Peng Yuxian and Jin Mo both had the same question in their eyes. Finally, the group discussed it and decided to return to Shangxing Town first.

The Rain Festival in Yonghe Town has now ended, and although Zhang Tianshi and his group have not yet clashed with them directly, they are aware of their existence and will likely not appear in the town again.

Because of what's happening here, it's uncertain whether the Rain Festival ceremony in Shangxing Town will proceed as scheduled. But if Zhang Tianshi truly has some ulterior motive, then he will definitely appear there.

However, this is just their guess; they will only know the specifics after arriving in Shangxing Town.

After instructing Geng Miaowan on some matters, Jin Mo left. Before leaving, he winked at Peng Yuxian. Once only she, Peng Yuxian, and Xiaobai remained in the room, Geng Miaowan poured him a cup of tea.

"I wonder what Brother Peng's plans are next?"

Peng Yuxian just stared at the teacup, seemingly not hearing her question at all. Seeing that he didn't speak, Geng Miaowan was too embarrassed to say anything more, and the room fell into silence.

Just when Geng Miaowan thought he wouldn't speak again, he said calmly, "I need to confirm one more thing."

"What is it?" she asked.

He looked up at her; her pale purple eyes were like a beautiful sea of ​​purple flowers, making one want to be captivated by them.

Early the next morning, Peng Yuxian left Yonghe Town with Geng Miaowan and Jin Mo, heading towards Shangxing Town.

The two towns are not far apart, only half a day's journey. Since all three are cultivators, their walking speed is faster than that of ordinary people. Before noon, their figures appeared in the vicinity of Shangxing Town.

When Geng Miaowan stepped back into the inn where she used to stay, the waiter saw her and stared wide-eyed as if he had seen a ghost, unable to recover for a long time.

He said tremblingly, "The young lady suddenly disappeared two days ago, and I thought..."

Geng Miaowan smiled sweetly, "Thank you for your concern, young man. I just went to a neighboring county to see some friends these past two days." After saying that, she even booked a room for Peng Yuxian and Jin Mo respectively.

When she returned to her room, she called the waiter into the room and asked him if anything had happened in town in the past two days. The waiter replied, "Nothing has happened in town, but a big thing has happened in Yonghe Town nearby."

So he recounted to her what had happened at the Yonghe Town Rain Festival. Since he had only heard about it secondhand, his knowledge wasn't comprehensive, but it was roughly accurate.

I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

Finally, he added that Lu, a member of the Yan family in the east, was saying everywhere that officials from Yonghe County wanted to find their daughter, and that she had probably gone mad.

Geng Miaowan then remembered the words she had casually made up that day, and thought she should talk to Madam Lu and tell her to give up hope. However, she felt that it would be too cruel to directly crush her hopes, and pondered how to bring it up appropriately.

She then asked, "Will the town's rain festival still be held as scheduled?"

"Of course! The Rain Festival Ceremony is a major event in our town. Although there were some problems with the Rain Festival Ceremony in Yonghe Town, the people from Yuntian Pavilion instructed the government to send more people to the site early this morning to prevent anyone from causing trouble. Our Rain Festival Ceremony in Shangxing Town will definitely be a complete success." The waiter said with a hopeful expression, "The selection of the Rain Festival Fairy will be held tomorrow, and the Rain Festival Ceremony will take place the night after tomorrow."

"Why at night?" Geng Miaowan asked, puzzled. Normally, the Rain Ceremony was held in the afternoon, so why was it chosen for the evening? And two days later was the fifteenth, again at night. Was Zhang Tianshi's arrangement merely a coincidence? She felt uneasy.

The waiter shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

She then asked a few more questions, which the waiter answered one by one. After the waiter left, she took out a silver pill from her sleeve and stared at it blankly.

At night, a few stars were scattered sparsely across the sky, and with the faint moonlight, one could barely make out the road ahead. Although it was nearly the fifteenth of the lunar month, the moon looked as if it were veiled by something, gloomy and unclear.

Geng Miaowan walked alone on the road, her slender shadow stretched long by the moonlight, following closely behind her. Although they hadn't officially entered the manor yet, there wasn't a soul on the road. The innkeeper had once said that around the time of the Rain Festival, as soon as it got dark, every household would close their doors and windows tightly, and no one would linger outside; it seemed that what he said was true.

Suddenly, she sensed a sound behind her. She whirled around and saw nothing but a pale moonlight on the ground. She turned back, quickened her pace, and continued walking.

After turning a corner, she heard another sound behind her, though very faint, but this time she heard it clearly. However, when she turned around, she still saw nothing.

Geng Miaowan looked flustered and immediately took off running.

In the darkness, a black figure caught up with her at lightning speed. With a swift chop to the back, she collapsed limply to the ground. The figure scooped her up, turned, and vanished into the night.

Once the figure of the man in black was no longer visible, a young figure broke free from the corner and looked at Peng Yuxian with dissatisfaction, loudly questioning, "Why did you pull me back from saving her?"

He had just witnessed the man in black attacking Geng Miaowan and rushed out to save her without thinking, only to be stopped by Peng Yuxian. He didn't know what kind of magic Peng Yuxian used, but he couldn't move an inch, or even make a sound.

Peng Yuxian didn't speak, glanced at him coldly and indifferently, then turned to leave.

"Don't go! Explain yourself!" But Peng Yuxian remained defiant and left on his own. It seemed that only in front of Geng Miaowan would he be willing to say anything more.

Seeing his arrogant and unreasonable attitude, not only refusing to answer her questions but also unwilling to even look at her, Jin Mo's anger, already fueled by Geng Miaowan's arrest, flared even more fiercely. With a "whoosh," he moved behind Peng Yuxian and launched a strike, sending a spell straight towards Peng Yuxian's back.