Nangong Ling'er watched her departing figure, a smile playing on her lips. She then picked up a wooden comb and absentmindedly began to comb her hair, murmuring softly, "Such a strong scent of Xuan You Grass..."
As soon as Nanmen Ruoxuan left, she instructed her trusted confidants, "Send people to keep an eye on them and don't let them wander around the sect. If they see anything they shouldn't, you will all die!"
Upon hearing this, the elder immediately agreed.
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At this moment, Xiao Yuhan, after finishing his meal, wandered around and came to an old courtyard. It wasn't intentional, but he seemed to vaguely hear a woman crying. Although he thought that this was someone else's sect and he couldn't interfere even if something happened, he suddenly saw a woman's figure in the shadows of the corner just as he was about to leave.
The woman was squatting in the corner, facing the wall, with her hair disheveled and dressed in white.
Xiao Yuhan noticed that she was trembling, so he walked over to check on her out of curiosity. But as soon as he got close, the woman stopped crying.
Xiao Yuhan tried asking, "Miss, what's wrong?"
The woman didn't answer. In the dark alley corner, so quiet that you could hear the dripping water from the eaves of the walls on both sides, Xiao Yuhan felt something was strange. He walked forward step by step, but the woman suddenly turned her head away.
She was very beautiful, but her eyes had been gouged out, leaving only empty, dark spaces where her pupils should have been. Xiao Yuhan was startled; his hair stood on end. With his strength, he shouldn't have been afraid, but this woman was incredibly unsettling.
She tried to open her mouth wide, but Xiao Yuhan noticed that she was only making sounds with her throat. Upon closer inspection, she realized that even her tongue had been pulled out. Xiao Yuhan continued to step forward, "Miss, what happened to you?"
But after taking only a couple of steps, they discovered that the girl's ears had also been plugged up by something, which looked like some kind of metal.
Xiao Yuhan wanted to continue examining the scene, but the woman suddenly vanished into thin air.
“A spirit? That’s not right… Most of the souls that don’t dissipate are vengeful spirits. How could the Snow Cold Blade Sect have vengeful spirits?” Xiao Yuhan muttered to himself.
But at this moment, he suddenly became interested in the courtyard in front of him. He took a few steps, found the main gate, and discovered that there were guards there.
Who are you?
"I am Xiao Yuhan from the Heavenly Sword Sect. I have come to your sect as a guest at the invitation of Sect Master Nanmen. I am just taking a stroll around since I have nothing else to do."
The guard bowed to Xiao Yuhan, "So you are Immortal Master Xiao. This place has been sealed off for many years, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. So please forgive us, Immortal Master, and please visit another place!"
Xiao Yuhan seemed to be deep in thought, then apologized and left. He turned and walked to a secluded spot, then jumped over into the courtyard, thinking that since he had nothing else to do, he should go and see what was interesting.
As soon as he jumped down, Xiao Yuhan stepped on something soft. Looking down, he saw it was the carcass of an animal that had recently died. A stench wafted over him, and he frowned. Looking around, there seemed to be nothing special: a dry well, a broken stone table, a lush yin-yang apricot tree, and weeds scattered all over the ground, unattended.
Xiao Yuhan used her spiritual power to scan her surroundings but found nothing unusual. However, she felt a slight unease in her heart.
Suddenly, as if realizing something, he turned to look at a small tree in the corner of the courtyard wall that was dying but not quite. A talisman was hanging on the tree. Judging from the talisman, it was a talisman technique of the Snow Cold Blade Sect. It seemed to be somewhat inferior to Taoist talismans, but the talisman had a strong murderous aura, so it must be an object used to suppress evil.
After walking around the courtyard wall, Xiao Yuhan noticed that there were talismans everywhere. So she decided to go into the house in the courtyard to take a look. However, just as she was about to push the door open, she heard a sound coming from outside the courtyard. She immediately jumped onto the wall and found a place to hide.
It was Nanmen Ruoxuan's voice coming from outside the door.
Has anyone been here today?
"Yes! It was a man surnamed Xiao. He said he was an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect. We told him that we couldn't come in or out of this place, so he left."
Nanmen Ruoxuan frowned, pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard. After looking around to make sure no one was there, she used her spiritual power to investigate again. Xiao Yuhan tried his best to suppress his aura, but fortunately, Nanmen Ruoxuan's cultivation was not as high as his, so he was not exposed.
After confirming that no one was around, Nanmen Ruoxuan left, not forgetting to instruct the guards: "Have more people guarding this place during this period, and don't let anyone into this courtyard!"
At this moment, Xiao Yuhan, who was on the roof, frowned. He wondered if Nanmen Ruoxuan was so wary of this place because there was something shady going on here. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to continue investigating. Instead, he left the courtyard and returned to the courtyard where the Heavenly Sword Sect was resting.
As soon as he got back, he climbed through the window into Nangong Ling'er's room. But as soon as he got in, he turned around and saw that everyone was in Nangong Ling'er's room, seemingly discussing something.
Everyone was puzzled by Xiao Yuhan's furtive behavior.
Bai Yao asked directly, "Master... why did you go through the window? Wasn't the door open?"
At this moment, Nangong Ling'er snorted, "Senior brother! When did you develop the habit of climbing through people's windows?"
Xiao Yuhan felt a little embarrassed. He had just been exploring the Snow Cold Blade Sect and hadn't relaxed yet, so he subconsciously climbed in through the window. He looked at the door and said awkwardly, "Ahem... I didn't do a very good job of fixing this window. I'm just trying to see if it can prevent theft."
Nangong Ling'er rolled her eyes at him, "Senior Brother Xiao, if you climb through the window again next time, I'll think you're a thief!"
Xiao Yuhan gave an awkward smile, then walked to the table and said, "You guys go back and rest first. I have some things to discuss with your junior uncle."
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