I heard you had a white moonlight who died young.

"No need for any special care, I'll follow them closely on my own." Fan Zhiyi's only request was that they not abandon him halfway or leave him with those ghosts.

Even from some distance, Lu Changfu and Xu Qing could see Bing Nandong and Fan Zhiyi from afar.

Xu Qing waved to Bing Nandong and ran over: "Why is Senior Brother here again?"

"Since it's still early, I came to check on things. When you go out this time, you should listen to your senior brother Lu's instructions," Bing Nandong gently instructed.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I'm all grown up now, Senior Brother. You don't need to worry about me like this anymore."

“In our eyes, you’ll always be a little girl who never grows up,” Lu Changfu replied, then turned to Bing Nandong, “I’ll keep an eye on things here, you should go back to your team, it won’t be good if you’re late.”

"Okay." Bing Nandong glanced at Fan Zhiyi one last time, still feeling uneasy. "Contact me with a talisman if anything happens."

"Well, be careful too."

Fan Zhiyi watched Bing Nandong leave. To be honest, he didn't know how long this training session would last, or when he would see Bing Nandong again. He was a little reluctant to part with him.

Fan Zhiyi sighed. In just a few days, he had become too dependent on Bing Nandong. This time, he had lost Bing Nandong's protection. He hoped that he could learn to be more independent and return safely without encountering any unexpected situations.

“Then let’s prepare to set off.” Lu Changfu called to the three disciples who were still standing there, then looked at Fan Zhiyi, “We are going to set off on our swords. You will come with me later.”

His face still wore a distant and unsharp smile, which reminded Fan Zhiyi of the mannequins he had seen in clothing stores in real life, all with the same smile, which was chilling.

It's alright, we'll just deal with it as it comes. His main goal is to get information from Xu Qing.

However, judging from the situation, it seems that he was the last to arrive. He and Bing Nandong had arrived much earlier than expected, and Fan Zhiyi felt a little embarrassed to have made so many people wait.

The journey went smoothly, though there were a few minor frights, they managed to get through them.

These teammates usually don't talk to Fan Zhiyi, which gives Fan Zhiyi some peace and quiet. However, what annoys Fan Zhiyi is that these people are always talking about him behind his back, saying that he was the one who made the senior brother get punished, and that it's really annoying that he was assigned to a group with Fan Zhiyi.

Fan Zhiyi pretended not to hear anything, putting on an extremely aloof and calm demeanor, hoping it would end soon.

However, Fan Zhiyi didn't find an opportunity to be alone with Xu Qing. And so, they completed two tasks and arrived at the location of the third.

It has been almost half a month since he set off. During this time, Fan Zhiyi really wanted to contact Bing Nandong, but considering that there were only a few communication talismans left, he decided to save them for a critical moment and keep them safe.

The third task is a bit more difficult. In the area where Fan Zhiyi and his group are located, there are often cases of women being inexplicably possessed by ghosts and then going to the Qian family mansion to go crazy and kill the current head of the Qian family.

Since that was the case, Fan Zhiyi and his group went to the Qian residence to inquire. After some negotiation, they found that the head of the Qian family, Qian Hu, was polite and elegant. Not only the servants of the Qian family, but also the people of the entire town had a very good impression of Qian Hu and called him a great philanthropist.

Qian Hu himself said that he had never had any grudges with anyone, so he didn't know who wanted to kill him. He also prepared rooms for Fan Zhiyi and the others to stay overnight.

This matter mainly started a month or so ago, so Lu Changfu decided to wait at the Qian family's mansion for the possessed people to come back, and then catch them all in one fell swoop.

After running around for so long and searching all day without getting much useful information, Fan Zhiyi couldn't sleep. He sat down on the outer corridor and happened to see a servant carrying a red silk ribbon passing by.

The more Fan Zhiyi stared at it, the more he felt that this thing resembled the colorful ribbons that were hung at weddings in TV dramas. So, out of curiosity, he went over to ask, "Hello, is someone in the manor getting married?"

The servant being questioned was startled, but upon recognizing one of the immortals who had come during the day, he breathed a sigh of relief: "This is our master."

Fan Zhiyi was puzzled, wondering what they needed these colorful silks for at night. Just as he was about to ask again, a voice came from behind him: "What is this immortal doing here?"

Fan Zhiyi looked over and saw that it was Qian Hu. The servant bowed and then hurriedly left.

Qian Hu stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of elegance: "Is the accommodation unsatisfactory, Immortal Master?"

"No, I just couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk." Fan Zhiyi seized the opportunity to ask, "Is there some good news coming soon, Patriarch Qian?"

Qian smiled and said, "Yes, but there's no rush."

After saying that, Qian Hu seemed unwilling to continue the topic, so he changed the subject and said, "Actually, there is no need to disturb the immortals of Tianyun Sect about the matter we discussed during the day. I can handle it myself."

"You...aren't you just an ordinary person who doesn't know magic?" Fan Zhiyi was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Please, this is a ghost coming to kill you, but why is Qian Hu so calm?

Generally speaking, given the status of the Tianyun Sect, wouldn't you be more than happy to hear that someone from the Tianyun Sect is coming to protect you and help you deal with this matter?

“Immortal Master, there’s no need to overthink it,” Qian Hu said. “There are many extraordinary individuals in this city. Tianyun Sect bears the heavy responsibility of the entire cultivation world. It would be a waste of our talents to trouble you all with such a trivial matter.”

These words sounded grand and dignified, but the more Fan Zhiyi listened, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"How could this only be your problem? So many innocent women were also caught up in it and possessed." Fan Zhiyi suddenly thought of a question, "What happened to those women who were possessed and tried to kill you?"

"They returned to normal after dawn and I sent them home. However, their bodies were extremely weak after being possessed, so I gave them some spirit stones to help them recuperate."

Fan Zhiyi nodded, becoming even more certain that Qian Hu was hiding something from them. It seemed that they wouldn't be able to find out what grudge he had with this ghost from Qian Hu.

If Bing Nandong were here now, Fan Zhiyi could share his deductions and the information he had obtained with him. But even if he did, Lu Changfu and the others wouldn't believe him.

He hadn't spoken freely in a long time. If he kept holding it in like this, he'd probably die of pent-up frustration. He wondered how things were going with Bing Nandong, and which mission they were on.