"Junior sister, come here."
A sweet-looking female disciple in yellow stood up and motioned for Zhao Yue'er to come over.
The little girl looked around slightly nervously and felt relieved when she saw that the four monks around her looked unfamiliar and were all dressed in sect robes.
"Has a sect disciple named Yan Hongzhu teleported out?" She asked immediately.
The female disciple in yellow showed an embarrassed expression: "I just changed my shift, so I'm not sure."
"Check it quickly!"
The female disciple was slightly unhappy and looked at the senior sister next to her.
This senior sister was a woman with a gentle manner, so she didn't mind at all. She immediately picked up the booklet left by her predecessor, glanced at it, and replied, "No."
"No?" The little girl frowned slightly. He delayed coming out for half an hour. With this time, why didn't Yan Hongzhu teleport back quickly?
Do we have to wait until the secret realm is closed and a dragnet is laid here before we act?
She was full of doubts, but what was more important at this time was to find her and tell her about the situation in the secret area, so she stopped talking.
She entered the secret realm as a family member, so the inspection on her was faster. The main purpose was to see if there were a few spiritual plants designated by the sect. Other harvests did not need to be registered.
The process was completed quickly.
Before leaving, he asked the senior sister in white to be careful if Yan Hongzhu came out. Under the confused eyes of the other party, he said goodbye and left.
…
Langshan, the temporary residence of the Zhao family
Mammy looked at Zhao Yue'er in surprise, Caiyun stood at one side.
"Yue'er, why are you back, but what happened?"
She was meditating in her room when she heard some noise and came out to investigate, and saw the anxious little girl.
"Where is my grandpa?" the little girl asked first.
"Their masters left as early as the day the secret realm was opened. Those who stay here now are all foundation-building monks like you."
Zhang Hejing heard the meaning of the little girl's words and explained quickly.
"Hurry up and inform grandpa -" Zhao Yue'er shouted, and immediately threw herself into grandma's arms, crying:
"Mommy, hurry up, hurry up and save Little Shitou!"
Grandma's heart skipped a beat and she quickly asked, "What happened?"
Caiyun next to him was even more shocked and his face turned pale.
Zhao Yue'er twitched and told what happened.
"You mean, a spy from the Qin State sneaked into the disciples of the sect, and this spy also stole the Wood Spirit Pearl from the secret realm?" When Grandma heard the news, her expression changed drastically.
Zhao Yue'er nodded and continued:
"The demon monkey originally wanted to keep me as a hostage and wanted Xiao Shitou to report back. If he said he couldn't find the Wood Spirit Pearl, he wouldn't let me go back!"
"Later, Xiao Shitou said that his teleportation token was broken, and after some hard work, Yao Monkey agreed to let me come back in exchange for Xiao Shitou staying there."
"This little stone," Mammy said with emotion, "I have taken great pains to prevent you from being in danger!"
"No!" the little girl corrected: "His token is bad!"
Then, she told Yang Zhen about the previous transmission failure and his suspicions.
"Zhao Lian!" Mammy's face turned pale: "Okay, there is such a villain in the Zhao family."
However, Zhao Lian is still in the secret realm, so his matters can be put aside for the time being. The most urgent task is to inform all the masters and the remaining members of the sect.
Thinking of this, grandma no longer hesitated, hugged Zhao Yue'er with one arm, and walked out of the yard like the wind.
…
The person in charge of the sect's stay in Langshan was surnamed Kuang and given the name Quanfeng. He was a chief of staff under Yunqing Palace. He was shocked when he heard the news sent by the nanny.
He moved very quickly. First he took out a paper crane and sent the message to Hechuan Shangren.
Then a summoning order was issued to gather several foundation-building monks from the sect and the four families of Prince Dai and Zhao Mo, and went to the teleportation array to wait and see. Once Yan Hongzhu appears, there is no need to ask for instructions, just capture him first.
After being so busy for more than half an hour, all five masters returned to the canyon.
In the past few days, they had been invited by Master Wu Ye to visit the Mo family's residence, where they traveled around, talked about scriptures, and lived a very relaxed and comfortable life.
After receiving the news at this moment, everyone knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it. They got on the sect's flying boat and hurried back.
Hechuanshang ordered people to summon Zhao Yue'er and asked her again about her experience in the secret realm.
"Tian-level Wood Spirit Bead?" He looked around at the four masters who were listening together: "Have all fellow Taoists heard of this matter?"
"Never heard of it." All four shook their heads.
Master Chengji of the Dai family said: "The sect must know about this matter. I think this matter must be reported to Tianyou Peak as soon as possible."
Master Guantao of the Wang family nodded in agreement: "The Zhenguo Palace is in charge of the prefectures and counties in the world. This matter should really be reported to Master Lu Xiang."
The real person Lu Xiang he mentioned was Yin Luxiang, the master of the Zhenguo Hall. The place where his main hall is located is named Tianyou Peak.
Hechuanshangren is a subordinate of Yin Luxiang, and he nodded slightly when he heard this.
Zhao Beiqing put forward a different opinion:
"If this matter only involves the secret realm, it is indeed under the jurisdiction of Tianyou Peak. But since there are heaven-level treasures, there must be records of this matter in Baoyuan Palace. I think Master Shuihong will also have to report it."
Hechuan, Chengji and Guantao looked at each other and remained silent. However, Master Zhexi’s words are reasonable and cannot be refuted.
Finally, he waved his hand to Kawakami: "Then there is Brother Lao Zhexi."
"It's a matter of responsibility." Zhao Beiqing quickly agreed.
The next thing was still presided over by Hechuan. He was obviously more experienced than Taoist Quanfeng and immediately issued two orders.
First, all the people who were sent after today's Shen Shi, regardless of gender or family, were summoned.
Second, search Yan Hongzhu’s bedroom and check all items carefully.
The order was quickly conveyed, and half an hour later, seven disciples came to wait outside the door as requested.
"Are everyone here?" Oikawa turned to ask a female cultivator in white, who was Senior Sister Zhang who was on duty at the teleportation array before.
Senior Sister Zhang looked around and immediately realized something was wrong: "One person is missing."
"who?"
"Lan Caifang. An outer disciple of the sect, at the ninth level of Qi training. She was transmitted around Youshi today." Senior Sister Zhang replied.
"Go and ask the concierge if this person is still in the courtyard!"
After a while, news came from the guard that Lan Caifang did not appear at the sect's residence.
"Keep looking!" Hekawakami raised his eyebrows.
After pacing back and forth for a few steps, he then asked Senior Sister Zhang: "Did you find anything strange when you checked this person's belongings?"
"Well," Senior Sister Zhang pondered for a moment before replying, "She collected very few spiritual plants."
"Well, is there anything else?"
"She has a treasure, like, a third-level magic weapon."
"Oh?" Master Oikawa became interested: "What treasure?"
"It looks like a washbasin..." Senior Sister Zhang began to describe it with gestures.
"That's Yan Hongzhu's magical weapon!" Before she could finish the gesture, Zhao Yue'er shouted from the side: "A magical weapon that can block sonic attacks. Yan Hongzhu used it to block the attack of the third-level demon monkey!"
"Good guy!" Daochang Hechuan waved his hand: "No need to look for it, this person must be Yan Hongzhu!"
At this moment, there were continuous footsteps outside the door, and a disciple in white hurriedly opened the door and came in.
"Master Qi, Yan Hongzhu has been found!"
