Upon hearing this, Pang Jiaxiang glared angrily at Zeng Mo. This little minion, whose name he couldn't even remember, dared to look down on him!

The organization 【Newcomer】 is known for its array formations, and alchemists and weapon builders are extremely rare. This is why someone like Zeng Mo was able to establish himself there.

Shi Xuan twitched her lips. Did he really think that she had gone out to catch all these people? He even started to nitpick.

"Since alchemists are rare, you should do more of the work and hand over half more pills this month."

Zeng Mo's face immediately fell, secretly cursing himself for having to be so talkative and cause trouble for himself.

However, paying half more is not a problem at all. He still has a lot of inventory, so he doesn't need to do much work to pay several months' worth of extra inventory.

But you can't say this to Shi Xuan, or she might confiscate all your stock.

After giving his instructions, Shi Xuan left. He planned to talk to Leng Rufeng later about opening two more talisman shops in the affordable store, as there were quite a few people who wanted to draw talismans.

Not long after Shi Xuan emerged from the silver frost, Lu Shenzhi came looking for him.

"Junior Sister, something's happened in Cloud City. The sect needs to send someone to check it out. Shall we go together?"

"What happened?" Shi Xuan asked.

"City Lord Zhu Yi is dead, and now the entire Cloud City is in chaos. Many people are vying for the position of city lord, and they've already started fighting."

"Dead?" Shi Xuan was somewhat surprised. How could a city lord, a high-level cultivator, die so easily? In general, such a situation would be an unnatural death.

Sure enough, Lu Shenzhi explained, "It is said that he went into a state of demonic possession and died from his body exploding."

"Let's go take a look first."

As Shi Xuan spoke, he walked out with Lu Shenzhi. When they reached the middle of the courtyard, Lu Wenxing also walked in.

He scratched his head and said, "Are you going to Cloud City? I'd like to go with you."

“Then let’s go together,” Shi Xuan immediately agreed.

She always felt that Cloud City was closely related to the "New Life" and that Lu Wenxing, having regained his memories, was very familiar with the situation of the "New Life". Taking him along might be useful.

When the three arrived at Cloud City, it was already devastated and in a state of utter ruin.

Shi Xuan could no longer recognize the Cloud City, which was famous throughout the cultivation world for its suitability for travel.

The once picturesque scenery is now nothing but ruins.

Not to mention traveling cultivators, even ordinary residents rarely see them.

Shi Xuan took out Zhu Lingyun's communication jade, but the other party did not respond.

This is somewhat abnormal.

Zhu Lingyun didn't have many friends, and she rarely accepted communication jade. She would respond quickly to any movement.

Let's go inside the city lord's mansion and take a look.

Shi Xuan had lived in the City Lord's Mansion for a period of time and was very familiar with its structure.

But this time when I went there, it seemed like a completely different place, no longer resembling the place Shi Xuan remembered.

Shi Xuan first went to Zhu Lingyun's room, but it was empty. Shi Xuan used his divine sense to search, but still found nothing.

She pondered the layout of the entire city lord's mansion for a moment, then led Lu Shenzhi and Lu Wenxing toward the waterside pavilion in the center of the mansion.

If we were to say where in the entire city lord's mansion is most likely to be hidden, then the most suitable place would undoubtedly be that waterside pavilion.

Not far from the courtyard, a group of people quickly approached and stopped not far from Shi Xuan and the other two. After a distance, the leader cupped his hands and said, "We were unaware of the arrival of the immortals of Lianfeng Sword Sect. Please forgive us for not welcoming you properly."

Shi Xuan looked up at the man, who had thick eyebrows and a short beard and looked like a straightforward middle-aged man.

He met Shi Xuan's gaze and said, "Immortal Master, I am Rong Xu, the deputy city lord who is temporarily in charge of this place. It is truly inappropriate for me to have alarmed you, Immortal Master, in this chaotic place of Cloud City!"

"Where is Zhu Lingyun?" Shi Xuan's first question was actually about the youngest daughter of the deceased city lord.

Rong Xu replied, "This child has been missing since her father passed away, and we are searching for her everywhere."

He meant that Zhu Lingyun disappeared voluntarily, and they were completely unaware of it and had no clue whatsoever.

There's nothing wrong with saying that, but Rong Xu's eyes are lowered, and he doesn't look into Shi Xuan's eyes when he speaks. He seems honest, but I'm afraid the truth doesn't match his appearance.

"Go about your business," Shi Xuan said, walking past him and heading straight to the back of him. The destination remained the same: the lakeside pavilion.

Rong Xu followed closely behind Shi Xuan, saying as they walked, "Immortal, you have come from afar. Why don't we, the people of Yunzhong City, do you the honor of being your hosts? You must be tired from your journey. Please do us the honor of entertaining you."

Shi Xuan: "I won't do you the honor."

Rong Xu choked for a moment, and it took him a while to realize what she was saying.

He gritted his teeth inwardly, but did not stop, continuing to follow Shi Xuan forward.

Seeing Shi Xuan heading straight towards the waterside pavilion in the lake, she was anxious, but she still had to put on a calm and composed appearance.

"Immortal Master, the last place Zhu Lingyun was seen before she disappeared was her own residence. Would you like to go and investigate?"

Such clumsy acting was practically saying to Shi Xuan: "Don't go any further, don't go to the place ahead."

"Shut up." Shi Xuan didn't even glance at him out of the corner of his eye.

The more he doesn't want people to go to a place, the more likely there is something fishy going on.

Shi Xuan kept walking, while Rong Xu's face was covered in sweat.

He had already cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

He secretly comforted himself, thinking, "It's okay, she might not notice the problem."

Shi Xuan found him too noisy, so he used his spiritual power to leap forward and instantly arrived at the lakeside pavilion.

It looked cleaner than the other places. But the signs of a fight were still obvious; it had just been tidied up after being damaged.

This sorting is very unreasonable.

After all, there was such a chaotic scene everywhere, yet even the main hall of the city lord's mansion had not been tidied up, but this lakeside pavilion used for sightseeing had been cleaned up.

In this chaotic situation, who would be in the mood to enjoy the scenery at the waterside pavilion?

After Shi Xuan stepped into the waterside pavilion, Lu Shenzhi stood guard at the door, blocking Rong Xu, who wanted to follow him in.

Rong Xu didn't show it on his face, but he was actually extremely anxious and felt very guilty.

After Shi Xuan entered the room, he first used his divine sense to look around, but found nothing unusual.

However, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she might not find any clues under normal circumstances.

So after surveying the area, she placed her divine sense within the range of all living things and activated a detailed observation mode.

This approach proved to be very effective.

Shi Xuan quickly discovered that there was a hidden stone hidden in the waterside pavilion!