Before setting out to record the last program, Jiang Chunian received a call from Taoist Master Qinghui.

"The Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner was stolen."

Jiang Chunian stood up suddenly and rushed to the ninth department immediately. Wubai was waiting for her at the door. When he saw her, he led her to the weapon storage room.

"What's going on?" Jiang Chunian asked Wu Bai with a serious expression.

Wu Bai's face turned grim. "There's a traitor in the Ninth Division. They teamed up with outsiders and took advantage of our unpreparedness to sneak into the weapon storage room and steal the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner."

"Besides the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner, were there any other magical weapons stolen?" Jiang Chunian asked.

Wu Bai said solemnly: "In addition to the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner, the other two magical instruments on the second floor were also stolen."

It can be said that the ninth part suffered heavy losses this time.

Fortunately, he had received a large reward for his previous work on the ghost prostitute case, and he had accumulated enough merit to exchange for the Demon-Subduing Pestle, otherwise the loss would have been even greater.

"Have you found out who did it?" Jiang Chunian asked.

Wu Bai shook his head: "We found the traitor, but we haven't found out who the outsider he's collaborating with is."

"The surveillance camera didn't leave any footage?" Jiang Chunian asked.

"All surveillance cameras were turned off, leaving no images." This is the most troublesome part.

"Where are the nearby surveillance cameras?" Jiang Chunian asked, "If someone comes to the Ninth Department, the nearby surveillance cameras should be able to record it."

Wu Bai: "I thought so too. I've already sent people to check the surveillance footage to see if there's anyone they can identify. But without a specific target right now, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. You can imagine how huge the project is, and the results aren't guaranteed to be optimistic. But this is all we can do now."

Jiang Chunian nodded: "We must find a needle in a haystack."

"Yeah." Wubai nodded.

The two of them quickly arrived at the weapon storage room, which was already cordoned off.

Wu Bai took Jiang Chunian through the cordon and came to the third floor.

Taoist Qinghui was on the third floor. He turned around and looked at Jiang Chunian when he heard the footsteps. "Junior Master, this person was able to break the seal you set and even take away the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner. I really can't figure out who this person is."

Taoist Qinghui is not being modest. In today's Xuanmen, no one can defeat him except Jiang Chunian, so he is second.

He himself did not have the confidence to subdue the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner at first, but this person not only broke Jiang Chunian's seal, but also took away the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner, which shows that his strength is not inferior to Jiang Chunian.

Jiang Chunian walked over and picked up the sealing talismans scattered on the ground. There was still a trace of breath on them. She closed her eyes to feel it.

After a long while, she finally opened her eyes. Taoist Qinghui asked, "Did you find anything?"

Jiang Chunian exhaled, "It's Zhao Tong."

"Zhao Tong?" Taoist Qinghui thought for a moment. "I've never heard of Zhao Tong—no, Zhao Tong, isn't that the Grandmaster of the Taiyi Sect eighty years ago, the one who perished alongside you in the Ancestral Dragon Land? Has he also been reborn?"

Rebirth?

Wu Bai looked back at Jiang Chunian in surprise. The mystery that had been bothering him for a long time finally had an answer.

However, when Jiang Chunian appeared, he had already thought about it for a long time, so he quickly accepted this fact.

Jiang Chunian nodded, "He's back."

"Then when did he come back? Why is there no movement at all?" Taoist Qinghui frowned tightly.

Jiang Chunian had an idea: "Maybe it came back a year ago."

Taoist Master Qinghui asked, "What do you know?"

"I went to the Ancestral Dragon Land once last year to retrieve my magic weapon. At that time, I happened to encounter Master Chen Delong and his apprentice from the Taiyi Sect who had entered the dragon veins, attempting to learn from Zhao Tong and use them to cast a spell for immortality. I killed them, and I threw their body into the lava, burning it to ashes. However, Chen Delong's body was too far away, so I assumed he was dead, so I didn't destroy it. Perhaps it was at that time that Zhao Tong's soul traveled through eighty years of time and space, reborn in Chen Delong's body, and returned to this world."

Jiang Chunian circled the platform where the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner was originally placed. "Eighty years ago, Zhao Tong wanted to use the dragon veins to cast a spell to achieve immortality, but I stopped him. However, I was too late. His formation was already complete. Although I defeated him in the end, the powerful energy flow during our fight also caused the formation to become unstable, which caused an explosion. He and I were shattered together. Last year, I was reborn into Jiang Chunian, and he was not surprised. He must have been reborn in Chen Delong's body. Chen Delong was seriously injured at the time, so he spent more than a year recuperating. He also happened to have a thorough understanding of this place. He took advantage of the fact that our attention was focused on Tai Chi and we were not prepared for this place and took away the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner."

"With the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner in his hands, he will definitely pose a threat to the human world. We must find him as soon as possible." Jiang Chunian turned to Taoist Qinghui and said, "Issue an emergency order and search for Chen Delong with all your strength."

Taoist Qinghui nodded: "Okay."

Taoist Qinghui asked Wubai to make the arrangements.

Taoist Qinghui said to Jiang Chunian, "The loss of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner is a serious matter. This matter must be reported to the senior leadership."

Jiang Chunian nodded: "I'll go with you."

The two of them met with the top leader together and reported the matter.

The leader frowned and asked, "Why didn't you just destroy such an evil object as the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner?"

Taoist Qinghui was about to speak when Jiang Chunian spoke first, "This time, it's my responsibility. The Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner contains the souls of those who died unjustly. If it were destroyed directly, these souls would be reduced to ashes and unable to continue reincarnation. I originally thought of finding time to liberate the souls inside and then destroy it, but I forgot about this and that led to today's disaster."

Taoist Qinghui said hurriedly, "In fact, the seal of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner had already shown signs of loosening before Junior Master arrived. I had always worried that the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner would break the seal and escape. I wanted to destroy it, but I was worried that I would not be strong enough and would end up making things worse. Fortunately, Junior Master arrived in time and reinforced the seal, thus protecting the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner. With the strength of the current Xuanmen people, it is impossible for Junior Master to break the seal, so we are all very relieved. However, no one expected that the demon who brought disaster to the people eighty years ago would be reborn and return, which led to such a disaster."

The big boss also knew that Jiang Chunian was not to blame. Moreover, Jiang Chunian had made great contributions in the Taiji incident before. He said: "No matter what, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner has fallen into the hands of the criminals. We must find the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner and the person who stole it as soon as possible. We must not let him use the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner to harm the people."

"Don't worry, Boss. We will do our utmost to retrieve and destroy the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner."

After Taoist Qinghui and Jiang Chunian came out, they discussed and made a decision: Taoist Qinghui would take charge, and the Ninth Department would make every effort to find the whereabouts of Chen Delong and the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner.

Jiang Chunian did not change her schedule and continued to participate in variety show recordings to increase her exposure and see if she could use her fame to gain more useful information.