The door opened, and a woman dressed in yellow, with a graceful figure and a very beautiful appearance, walked into the courtyard step by step with the support of two female disciples of the sect.
"Yan Hongzhu!" Zhao Yue'er exclaimed and was about to step forward to question, but suddenly felt something strange.
The appearance and figure are the same, but the temperament and expression are completely different.
"You are not Yan Hongzhu, not her!" she shouted.
"She is Yan Hongzhu, the real Yan Hongzhu," Taoist priest Quan Feng on the side sighed, asked the woman to sit down on a soft couch, and said softly: "Junior Sister Yan, tell everyone what you have experienced. Tell me."
"Yes." The woman responded softly. This voice is very similar to that of Yan Hongzhu.
…
"About half a year ago, I went back to my hometown in Shaozhou to visit relatives." The woman whispered slowly: "In a market in the county, I met a casual cultivator who said he had several rare thunder talismans for sale, but in In the yard she rented.”
"I thought that in three months, I was about to go on an adventure to Jiuqing Mountain with some of my brothers and sisters from the same school. These thunder talismans should become the treasures in my box. I also thought that this county is the place where I grew up. , there seemed to be no danger, so I followed her to her residence..."
When everyone heard this, they all sighed in their hearts. This woman was too simple-minded to just follow a stranger casually!
Sure enough, I heard her continue:
"As soon as I entered her yard, the woman suddenly took action. I had no time to react, so she restrained me and then I fainted..."
"I don't know how long it took, but after I woke up, I found..." The woman said this with a look of horror in her eyes: "A woman who looked exactly like me was sitting next to me, taking out a very delicate machine box and letting me Hit the seal there..."
"When I resisted, the woman took out a dagger and threatened to disfigure me. Then she actually slashed my face several times and took out a mirror for me to look at. I was terrified..."
"After she healed my facial injury, I was afraid that she would do it again, so I had no choice but to agree and enter my own seal..."
"The next two times I woke up, this woman ordered me like this. I guess she must be pretending to be me, but she didn't dare to disobey. She even drew blood and essence from me several times."
"I'm usually in a daze and don't know where I am. It wasn't until I was rescued by Senior Brother Kuang today that I realized that I had been locked up in a spirit beast bag by her for the past six months..."
When the woman said this, she couldn't help but burst into tears. That weak look was really pitiful, but it was completely different from the smart and capable woman in Zhao Yue'er's memory.
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Taoist Master Hechuan listened to Yan Hongzhu's story with a cold face and did not say anything. Instead, he turned his head to Kuang Quanfeng.
Taoist Master Quan Feng saluted and replied: "Palace Master Qi, this spirit beast bag was found during a search at Yan Hongzhu's residence, and she hid it in a secret place."
Taoist Master Hechuan said "Hmm" and asked Senior Sister Zhang:
"When Lan Caifang came out today, did she have a spirit animal bag with her?"
"I haven't seen it." Senior Sister Zhang replied respectfully.
Dao Hechuan sighed: "If my guess is correct, the real Lan Caifang must have fallen into the secret realm."
Everyone was silent. The one with a clear mind had already figured out what was going on.
This Qin State spy probably kidnapped Lan Caifang in the secret realm and hid her in the spirit beast bag. Then he used the same method to rub Lan Caifang's seal, and with the help of her teleportation token, he left the secret realm.
After Lan Caifang was used by her, ten percent of her body had been disposed of, and it was even possible that it was placed in a spirit beast bag and buried somewhere.
As for the Yan Hongzhu in front of her, why she kept it and was not silenced. Wawa Kawakami also gave the answer:
"This spy is called Qin Zhu, right?" He glanced at Zhao Yue'er and then said: "She may have thought that this plan was perfect and there was little chance of her being exposed. Therefore, she kept Master Yan alive. In order to continue pretending.”
"Well," Master Chengji nodded with a worried look on his face: "I don't know what kind of instrument this woman used to steal the seal. In this way, anyone can pretend to be a disciple. Our sect Isn't the door equivalent to a door wide open? I think this matter deserves more attention than the loss of the wooden spirit bead, and it needs to be reported to the sect."
"It is not difficult to deal with this matter," Zhao Beiqing interjected: "The sect only needs to stipulate that when it comes to verifying identity, the seal must be printed on the spot and no preparation is allowed in advance."
This is a major flaw in the sect during this trip to Langshan, or in other words, the same is true for other affairs of the sect. During the routine review of the qualifications of his own disciples, he would often send some handyman disciples to check things out hastily. There is so much room for manipulation.
On the other hand, the casual cultivators checked them one by one on site. This may be the reason why Qin Zhu did not choose to pretend to be a casual cultivator.
"That makes sense." Chengji, Guantao and others all nodded.
Master Wuye of the Mo family, who has the lowest cultivation and status, basically remained silent on this occasion.
"Junior brother, what are your next plans?" Master Chengji then asked.
Hechuan Shangren obviously had a plan in mind and immediately issued an order:
"First, immediately seal off the entire Langshan Mountain. Anyone entering or exiting must be strictly inspected and required to print a seal on the spot for verification."
Langshan is a thousand miles in circumference, and Qin Zhu can only build a foundation. Even if he controls a flying boat, he will never be able to escape in just over an hour.
Of course, there is also the teleportation array. Then I heard Oikawa say:
"Second, the teleportation arrays in the three counties around Langshan are temporarily closed to investigate the identities of all those who took them from Youshi to Xushi."
"These are the only two things that I can think of right now. Do you fellow Taoists have any other suggestions?"
"I have a question here..." Master Chengji was the oldest among the five. He looked at Senior Sister Zhang and asked: "When you looked at Lan Caifang's storage bag today, did you notice the strong... Wood spiritual energy?"
"No." Senior Sister Zhang recalled for a moment and shook her head affirmatively.
"This doesn't make sense. It's impossible for such a treasure not to reveal the aura of the wood spirit, unless there is something that can mask the aura." Master Chengji said in a deep voice:
"Then have you noticed any large magical artifacts that can at least hold an orb the size of a pigeon egg?"
"The size of a pigeon egg? Orb!" Senior Sister Zhang's eyes lit up and she said loudly: "There is no large magic weapon, but I did find that she has a bead, which is the size of a pigeon egg."
After saying that, Senior Sister Zhang described the beads on the scabbard.
"Uncle Chengji," it was Zhao Yuer who interrupted this time: "When I first saw the fake Yan Hongzhu, she was wearing this sword with this bead on it."
"Beads?" The five masters looked at each other, and Master Chengji asked: "Junior brothers, have you ever heard of any beads that cover your breath?"
Several junior brothers shook their heads.
Wawakami replied: "If it is really the bead, it is not easy to search. The monk's storage bag involves adultery. If it is searched by force, it may cause fierce resistance and cause trouble in his life."
Everyone was silent, and Master Chengji sighed: "We can only wait for the real person to come and take charge of this matter."
