Seeing that the blue-robed disciple did not run towards the purple-robed old man who was drinking tea inside the city gate in the distance, but went directly towards the center of the core area, Xu Feng's heart sank suddenly. Was he preparing to go find Brother Xu's master Xiao Jing?

After a while, a tall old man with a thin figure and slightly sunken cheeks quickly followed the previous disciple to the city gate.

Xiao Jing's eyes were shining like an eagle's. Just staring at Xu Feng made Xu Feng's skin feel a slight pain like a needle prick.

"Follow me!" Xiao Jing took the elite disciple identity token and examined it carefully over and over again.

The disciples at the city gate could only check the authenticity of the elite disciple token, but Xiao Jing wanted to check whether this token was the one that belonged to Brother Xu.

After the inspection, Xiao Jing's hand holding the token trembled slightly, he let out a long breath, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.

There had been no news before, and Xiao Jing knew that the situation must be bad and the probability of death was extremely high, but there was always a glimmer of hope in his heart. Now that he saw his token, Xiao Jing no longer had that glimmer of hope in his heart.

Holding the token tightly, Xiao Jing looked at Xu Feng with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Xu Feng's heart tightened. You know, if one could complete the serial hidden tasks step by step to the end, the rewards would often be extremely astonishing and could bring about earth-shaking changes in a person.

Almost all secret realm apostles hope to trigger a series of hidden tasks when exploring the secret realm. Unfortunately, such tasks are hard to come by and most of them are unique. As long as you choose to accept it, even if you don't complete it halfway, this task cannot be triggered by a second person.

[You have completed the first stage of the hidden mission, report! Mission reward, 200 points of Xuantian Sect reputation. Your current Xuantian Sect reputation is neutral 202/500. The second stage of the hidden mission is triggered! ]

[You have obtained the second ring of the hidden mission, Explanation. Mission requirements: Explain to Xiao Jing the cause of Brother Xu's death. Mission completion criteria are subject to Xiao Jing's judgment! Mission reward: 300 points of Xuantian Sect reputation.]

The second ring was another one with no task penalty, and the completion standard was actually based on Xiao Jing's judgment, which was a bit of a joke. Xu Feng knew that if there was even a little problem with his explanation, Xiao Jing would probably kill him directly. The penalty for failing the second ring was self-evident, and it was no different from being killed.

Since the hidden mission has been triggered, Xu Feng can only go ahead with it. Moreover, he will stay by Xiao Jing's side while completing the mission. Xu Feng doesn't believe that there is any apostle who dares to attack him in front of Xiao Jing, the outer sect elder of Xuantian Sect.

Xiao Jing seemed unwilling to ask at the city gate. There were so many people there, and Xiao Jing didn't want to be shown around like a monkey.

After leading Xu Feng away, another purple-robed outer sect elder who had been guarding the city gate and drinking tea turned his head to look at Xiao Jing's back, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Jing led Xu Feng to a small courtyard, which seemed to be Xiao Jing's residence in the bastion. The courtyard did not look big, but compared with the stone houses in the ordinary civilian area, it was like a villa.

"Is my predecessor still alive?" Xiao Jing asked in a trembling voice.

"Sorry!" Xu Feng was silent for a moment, his figure swayed slightly, and disappeared on the spot. Just when Xiao Jing stood up in surprise and wanted to go forward to investigate, Xu Feng reappeared on the spot holding the corpse.

The secret realm was filled with extremely yin energy. The corpse had been kept in the charity cemetery for several days, but there was no sign of decay. Instead, the skin turned ashen, showing a tendency to transform into a zombie.

"The day before yesterday!" Seeing the corpse, Xiao Jing couldn't hold back any longer. A look of grief appeared on his face. Tears streamed down his face, and he started crying while holding the corpse.

"Tell me, what happened? How did my son die?" Xiao Jing's voice was as cold as the wind, and his eyes shot towards Xu Feng like knives.

"The first time I met Brother Xu was at the defense entrance outside the slums of Badu City. At that time..."

Xu Feng started from the first time he met Brother Xu, and described it in detail while recalling it.

"... Later, because I was short of money, I went to the task collection point in the slums to find some tasks to do. At this time, Brother Xu happened to be leading a team out to perform a task. After seeing me, he invited me to join the team. Just like that, I went to the wild with the team led by Brother Xu..."

"...At that time, I discovered that the demon race's convoy had six more vehicles..."

"...There were more than twenty demons chasing us. Brother Xu and I were outnumbered and began to flee deep into the wilderness..."

"Why don't you escape to Badu City!" Xiao Jing suddenly interrupted and asked coldly.

Xu Feng showed a bitter look on his face and explained: "Brother Xu judged that this was clearly an ambush set by the demon tribe against him. Obviously, someone in Xuantian Sect colluded with the demon tribe and leaked this mission. The purpose is self-evident. How dare we flee in the direction of Badu City?"

"Senior, if you want to investigate this matter, you might as well check whether there are any disciples who went out that day and returned the next day or the third day..." Xu Feng suggested cautiously.

Xiao Jing's face was as gloomy as water. After a long while, he slowly said, "Continue!"

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Xu Feng continued talking, saying that the two of them fled to Zuo City. In order to divert the pursuers, Xu Feng offered to cover their retreat. Xiao Jing's eyes moved slightly. Then, Xu Feng described how he rescued a half-demon, and with her help, he sneaked into Zuo City. After that, he searched for Brother Xu's trace in the city and finally found his body.

"Senior, I swear that every word and every sentence I say can be guaranteed to be without a trace of falsehood. If you break this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!" Xu Feng said sincerely.

"You said that my disciple was killed by that group of bird monsters?" Xiao Jing asked with a cold face.

"At that time, Brother Xu's body was hanging in the territory of the bird demons, and that night, we fled to this area..." Xu Feng said: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes that it was the bird demons who killed Brother Xu, but based on common sense, it should be the bird demons who did it!"

Xiao Jing nodded slightly, walked forward and carefully examined the body, gently touching every scar with his fingers, and finally took a deep breath and sat back down.

"It was indeed the bird monster's sharp claws that injured me, Vulture Shali, I swear to kill you!" Xiao Jing said gritting his teeth.

“That…” Xu Feng hesitated for a moment, took out a demon pill from his arms, and stepped forward and said, “I have avenged Brother Xu. This demon pill is from the vulture sand. Please check it, senior!”

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(End of this chapter)