No one expected that the thief who sneaked in was finally captured by an outer disciple.

Moreover, the secret passage is in the kitchen.

"Okay, I was saying that the clan leader could never be caught when he sneaked out before. It turns out there are still some people who slipped through the secret passage!" Qing Teng couldn't help but speak his mind and complained first, but then he realized that everyone was looking over and quickly shut up.

"..." Luo Heshan's face was full of black material, and he recalled the dark history of arresting the clan leader in the mountain.

All the clan leaders of the Xuanzong family grew up accompanied by the elders, who supervised them in all aspects from study to life. This made each generation of clan leaders use secret passages to go out for fresh air.

The elders sealed every secret passage they found, but there are always more solutions than problems. Now there is another secret passage that has not been discovered.

Everyone glanced at him vaguely, but Ye Lan remained motionless. However, he secretly sighed that he had missed another passage.

She didn't tell this matter immediately before, firstly because she hadn't caught the person yet and had no evidence to support her statement, and secondly, she wanted to catch the person secretly to reduce the possibility of exposing the secret passage.

But the incident happened too suddenly and was related to the Guta Rebellion, so it is impossible to conduct a separate trial.

So after Wu Heng threw the man to the ground, Nan Xu threw out a thunder curse.

"ah!"

A tiny electric current ran through the body, instantly waking the person up.

The man was about forty years old, with muscles showing the signs of regular exercise. He was a martial artist, but his eyes were dark, his beard was untidy, and his clothes gave off a foul odor that was unbearable to look at.

"You smell like a corpse."

Ye Lan stood at the front and said calmly.

The man who was still lying on the ground and trying to pretend to be a homeless person froze, his cloudy eyes slowly moved, and finally his gaze fell on her.

"You were the one who found the spirit of the silkworm beast." Ye Lan threw the second bomb.

At this time, the others were reminded to sniff each other carefully, and they indeed smelled the lingering scent from the ancient pagoda through the layers of stench.

"He actually used the smell of a trash can to hide. He must have come prepared." Qing Teng pinched his nose and casually threw out a mantra talisman.

No one in the entire ancient martial arts world can match his mantra talisman. After sticking it on, what the other party says can be guaranteed to be true and effective.

This talisman has also become a bestseller in the criminal investigation field in various countries.

So after the talisman was put on, they entered the interrogation phase with peace of mind.

"Who are you?"

"I drive a taxi in the suburbs of the imperial capital."

"Then how did you get in?"

"I don't know. I was driving by one day and stumbled in. Later I found that there were many mountains and villas here, so I wanted to steal something here."

"Then who told you the secret passage in the kitchen?"

"No one told me, I discovered it myself."

…

Normally, once the truth talisman was released, even the most stubborn person could pry out information, but the man in front of him, who seemed to have average willpower, couldn't get a single word out of him.

They always feel something is weird.

At this moment, Ye Lan, who was standing beside him, spoke in a calm voice, "The Mantra Talisman is useless to him."

What? !

Everyone was shocked, and Qing Teng was immediately furious, "Impossible, my mantra has never failed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered the brocade bag he had handed to the girl in the awning in front of the ancient tower, and was choked for a moment.

"Any talisman, as long as it appears in the world in large quantities, will be broken sooner or later." Seeing that he realized the problem, Ye Lan simply stopped criticizing him. He walked over and peeled off the yellow talisman paper behind the man, made some changes to it, and then pasted it back.

This time, the man's eyes became noticeably dull. Although he shook his head vigorously to stay awake, his reaction gradually became slow.

Ye Lan stood in front of him with his hands behind his back.

"What's your name and identity?"

The man opened his mouth when he heard this, his expression twisted for a moment before he finally spoke: "They all call me Lao Ba. I'm Xuanzong's liaison to the outside world."

This time's answer made everyone present change their expressions slightly.

The fifth elder in charge of external affairs immediately stepped aside and dialed the phone to confirm. Although the liaison between Xuanzong and the outside world seemed insignificant, it was a crucial link, so the selection mechanism was also very strict.

This was the first time there was a rebellion.

Ye Lan on the other side continued to ask.

"How did you get in?"

Lao Ba's mind had already been opened, his psychological defenses collapsed, and his answers became smoother.

"I was in charge of the Imperial Capital for ten years, transporting many Xuanzong disciples. I had connections with some of them, and I got information from them through casual conversation. I bought a lot of talismans on the black market in the Hunter District and made my way here. Later, I was summoned by the ancient tower and gained the power of the evil demons within, which allowed me to move freely."

Hearing about the black market in the Hunter District, Ye Lan's eyes darkened, "Where is the black market?"

Lao Ba shook his head. "The black market doesn't have a fixed location. It's only open to those in need. I'm just lucky enough to be one of them."

"What do you mean by need?" Ye Lan caught the key words.

Lao Ba paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then continued, "There are enemies to kill, illnesses to cure, and wishes to fulfill."

Ye Lan: "Which type are you?"

Lao Ba: "I was diagnosed with advanced cancer last month. Ordinary medicine can't cure me. Only the longevity methods of the ancient martial arts world can help. But it's too late for me to apply for ancient martial arts training. I heard that Xuanzong has a secret technique that can bring the dead back to life."

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