"Come to think of it, Xuan Ting Xianmen didn't perform well in the last sect competition. Not many disciples participated. This year... this competition should be very exciting." Wu Lin thought, holding his chin.

Five years ago, during the sect competition, for some reason, only a few disciples from Xuanting Immortal Sect showed up to participate. Even his eldest sister was not present. No one knew what Liao Yunting was trying to do.

"Master still won't tell me what happened five years ago that prevented me from going down the mountain." Yan Ying sighed.

Five years ago, she was ready to participate in the competition, but on the day before the sect competition, Ning Hai suddenly asked her to stay in the sect and not leave Yuankun Peak.

Although she was puzzled, she had no choice but to stay in the sect obediently, which is why she missed the sect competition five years ago.

"Master... maybe he has something to hide. I saw Master go to the front hall this morning. I wonder what happened." Wu Lin remembered that he passed by the front hall this morning and saw Cang Jinglan in a hurry.

In the past few years, there have been many big and small things happening in the sect. I don’t know what’s going on. Master has grown a lot of white hair in recent years, which is really worrying.

Yan Ying raised her eyebrows slightly. There weren't many things that could make her master anxious. "It can't be that something else has happened and I'm not allowed to participate in the competition again, right?"

"That's hard to say." Wu Lin said helplessly. The master has been watching his junior sister too closely in the past few years. She is safe now, but she has lost her freedom. This is not a solution.

Yan Ying looked towards the main hall and thought for a moment before swinging her skirt and taking a step forward. "Second Brother, you keep an eye on the arena. I'll go find Master."

"Hey, junior sister, you..." Wu Lin called out as he looked at Yan Ying's back. He just came to the square to watch the fun, so why did he find work to do?

Front hall.

As soon as Yan Ying walked to the door of the hall, she saw Cang Jinglan and Ning Hai in the hall.

"Master." Yan Ying saluted at the entrance of the hall.

"Come in." Ning Hai heard the voice and turned to look at Yan Ying.

Cang Jinglan turned around and watched Yan Ying walk into the hall. After she reached the Nascent Soul stage, he no longer allowed her to practice at Sunset Peak. This was the first time he had seen her in a long time.

Although Yan Ying could not be considered his disciple, he had personally taught her magic for several years, so there was still some friendship between them.

"Master." Yan Ying bowed respectfully to Cang Jinglan.

"Yeah." Cang Jinglan nodded lightly.

"Ying'er, what's the matter?" Ning Hai asked.

"Master, the sect competition is just around the corner. This time...can I participate?"

Yan Ying always felt that something big must have happened five years ago, and that it must have been related to her.

Her master didn't allow her to go down the mountain, it couldn't be just because he was afraid of the Xuanting Immortal Sect.

She still doesn't know what happened after she fell into a coma at Xuanting Immortal Sect.

"Okay." Ning Hai nodded. He knew in his heart that his little disciple was not here for the sect competition.

"Master, there is one thing I don't understand."

"You want to ask why I didn't let you participate in the sect competition five years ago?"

Ning Hai sighed softly. Ying'er had asked him this question many times, but he had no way to answer her.

Five years ago, people from Xuanting Immortal Sect secretly wanted to attack Ying'er, but he didn't notice it. It was the people from Demon Realm who informed him of this.

If he had not ordered Ying'er to stay in Guiyun Mountain in advance, she would have fallen into the trap of Xuanting Immortal Sect five years ago.

The Lord of the Demon Realm seemed to really want to protect Ying'er. Later, he heard that the Xuanting Immortal Sect was severely damaged by the Demon Realm's army and its strength was now much weaker than before.

But the Lord of the Demon Realm... Ying'er was only thirteen years old back then, and he could do such beastly things!

He was unable to keep an eye on Ying'er and felt really guilty about it. He would not mention this to Ying'er.

"It's because the people from Xuanting Immortal Sect tried to cheat you behind the scenes. Master was worried that you would fall into their trap, so he asked you to stay in the sect." Ning Hai replied.

Yan Ying pursed her lips. Her master still used this explanation to perfunctorily answer her.

For seven years, she encountered killers almost every time she went down the mountain, but she was able to escape danger every time.

She didn't know whether she was just too lucky or someone was secretly protecting him.

If there really is such a person, who would he be?

Could it be the silence that had disappeared for seven years?

"By the way, your eldest brother and I will be away from the sect for a while. Please keep an eye on the sect and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Master is going down the mountain? Is there something going on down the mountain?" Yan Ying asked in confusion.

Master used to come back in just half a day after going down the mountain, but why did it take him several days this time? Could it be that something difficult had happened?

"Someone found traces of monsters at the foot of the mountain, right in Qichuan, and they look very similar to the monsters that disappeared in Fuzhou that year." Ning Hai said in a deep voice.

Guiyun Sect is in Qichuan, which is not far from the imperial city and is considered wealthy. In addition to Guiyun Sect, there are some small sects in Qichuan, and it has always been peaceful.

Recently, some people at the foot of the mountain claimed to have seen monsters, and many people were missing. So when he got the news, he ordered people to investigate, but found that the monsters seen by the people of Qichuan were very similar to those who disappeared in Fuzhou seven years ago.

"The missing monsters in Fuzhou... weren't they all captured by people from the Demon Realm?" Yan Ying still remembered that their trip to Fuzhou was in vain, as they didn't catch a single monster.

Ning Hai shook his head. "I'm not sure yet. I need to go down the mountain and check it out."

"These monsters clearly escaped from the Demon Locking Tower, so why are they showing off again?" Cang Jinglan said lightly.

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