When he heard his senior sister's voice, Ouyang Linghu immediately endured the severe pain of the wound, struggled to stand up, and quickly applied a thick layer of powder on his face to prevent his senior sister from seeing that his face was ugly. normal.
Lin Bing, on the other hand, quickly packed up the elixirs and spiritual energy bottles, hid them in his storage bag, then took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and prepared to deal with this sudden change.
However, before going out to face his senior sister, Ouyang Linghu specially arranged Lin Bing into a secret passage.
Many years ago, Ouyang Linghu had anticipated that he might be in danger, so he dug a secret tunnel in advance to prepare for emergencies. Now he could hide Lin Bing in it.
The reason why she wanted to hide Lin Bing was because she didn't want Lin Bing to be exposed in front of her senior sister, lest others doubt his identity. This was a kind of protection for Lin Bing, and Lin Bing was naturally very willing to do so. cooperative.
"For the time being, I will force you to enter the secret passage to escape." Ouyang Linghu said a little apologetically.
Lin Bing shook his head and said.
"It's safe for me to enter the secret passage. There is no grievance at all. But if you are in any danger outside, why don't you hide it too!"
Ouyang Linghu saw Lin Bing's worry and said with a smile.
"Although my senior sister is a little impulsive, she may just be here to ask questions, or she may have other matters. Anyway, they don't dare to do anything to me."
Lin Bing hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to believe Ouyang Linghu and hid quietly in the secret passage.
At this time, footsteps could be heard outside the cave. Lin Bing hid in the secret passage and held her breath, silently praying for Ouyang Linghu.
He knew that Ouyang Linghu was facing a huge test at this moment, and all Lin Bing could do was hide and avoid being discovered by her senior sister, otherwise the situation would probably get worse.
Ouyang Linghu frowned slightly, and after hiding Lin Bing, he boldly opened the door of the cave, then looked at the sisters in front of him indifferently, and asked in a bad tone.
"It's so late, what can you do?"
There were more than a dozen young women standing outside the cave. They were all wearing uniform white dresses. They were of different ages, but they were all beautiful. They were Ouyang Linghu's senior sisters and inner disciples of the Blood Moon Sect.
The leader was an older woman, Ouyang's senior sister Li Xiaoqing. She looked anxious and stepped forward.
"Junior Sister Ouyang, don't get me wrong. We came here late at night not to cause trouble, but to look for Master."
"Master has not returned for a few days. We are worried that something might happen to her, so we wanted to ask our senior sister if Master has been here before." Another junior sister added.
When Ouyang Linghu heard this, he pretended to be very surprised and asked quickly: "Master, what happened to her? Why are you so panicked?"
Li Xiaoqing looked at Ouyang Linghu's anxious expression and knew that she had a deep relationship with the master, so he informed her of the master's situation.
"Junior sister doesn't know something. Master's health has been very poor recently. She is very old and is on the verge of death. She has been in seclusion these days to recuperate, but her situation is getting worse and worse."
After Li Xiaoqing finished speaking, his eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs.
Ouyang Linghu said with a very regretful expression when he heard this.
"I'm sorry, senior sister. In recent times, master has not been to my place at all. I don't even know where she went."
The reason why Ouyang Linghu specifically asked about his master's current situation was to create the illusion that he did not know where his master had gone.
But after listening to Ouyang Linghu's words, Li Xiaoqing and the others seemed not to believe her words at all. After all, no one was a fool, and they could not believe others' words so easily.
Now that everyone is here, this group of fellow apprentices will not be dismissed so easily.
"Junior sister Ouyang, we have never set foot in your cave, but today we are here. Why don't we let us go in and visit."
After Li Xiaoqing finished speaking, regardless of whether Ouyang Linghu agreed or not, he took the lead and walked directly into the cave, followed closely by the other sisters.
Ouyang Linghu frowned and thought something bad in her heart. She naturally understood why these disciples and sisters acted like this. They obviously didn't believe what she said and planned to check the traces of their master in person.
Although Ouyang Linghu was extremely angry in her heart, given her current physical condition and the wounds that had not fully healed, there was no way she could stop her fellow apprentices.
Fortunately, Lin Bing had just cleaned the battlefield for her, and there were no traces of fighting in the alchemy room. In order to clear away her suspicions, it might not be a bad idea to let them take a look in person.
Then Ouyang Linghu ignored him and just followed behind with his hands folded, watching coldly as the group of junior sisters searched around the cave.
Li Xiaoqing took the lead and carefully checked every corner, even the corners. The other junior sisters worked separately and did not miss any place where someone might be hiding.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the cave. Li Xiaoqing looked seriously and looked around. Then she walked to the alchemy room, looked at the neatly arranged pill bottles, and frowned slightly.
She squatted down and carefully checked the label of each pill, as if looking for some flaw.
Other fellow apprentices and sisters also looked around. They opened every drawer and looked through every item. However, everything in the cave was as usual, with nothing unusual.
The spiritual energy fluctuations in the corner are also very stable, without any abnormal aura.
At this time, Lin Bing was huddled in the secret passage, his heart beating rapidly. He could clearly hear the footsteps above, and each footstep hit his heart like a hammer.
Lin Bing could only close his eyes tightly, not daring to breathe out, for fear that his breathing would be discovered by his sisters. At the same time, he used the Yuyang Immortal Body to cover up his breath.
Li Xiaoqing and others then searched the cave for nearly half an hour, but still could not find any trace of their master. They looked at each other helplessly and finally chose to leave.
When Ouyang Linghu saw them coming out, she did not yell angrily. She just stood silently at the door of the cave, her shoulders shaking slightly, as if she was trying to hold back tears. She looked up at the sky, with a sad smile on her lips.
Li Xiaoqing looked at Ouyang Linghu's aggrieved expression and couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She took a deep breath, stepped forward and spoke softly.
"Junior sister Ouyang, we have no choice but to find the master. I hope you can understand."
When Ouyang Linghu heard this, her tears finally couldn't help but fall down, and she choked with sobs.
"I know you are also doing it for Master's good, but it really chills me that you doubt me indiscriminately."
