Chapter 103 The Cat Feels Something is Wrong
Lin Feng said very straightforwardly: "Brother Bai, Brother Mo Li, Junior Brother Yan and I will take you back on flying swords. It will be quick."
He pointed at himself and then at his junior fellow apprentice Yan Shen who was standing straight beside him.
"I'll take care of you, and Junior Brother Yan will take care of Brother Mo Li. It's very safe."
Yan Shen also nodded silently, indicating that it was okay.
Bai Qingchen shook his head and declined politely: "No need to trouble you two junior brothers. The distance is not too long. It won't take us long to get back using the magic talisman."
He was not really used to being carried around on a flying sword, and he was also holding a little fox with a special identity in his arms, so flying on a sword would inevitably scare him.
Only then did Lin Feng notice that Bai Qingchen seemed to be holding something furry in his arms.
"Huh? Senior Brother Bai, is this your new spirit pet? Why does it look different from the kitten that always followed you around?"
He remembered that it was just a white cat with two tails before, but not the white fox now.
"Oh, this one."
Bai Qingchen touched Lan Yu's little head, and the little guy squinted his eyes comfortably.
"A friend entrusted him to my care temporarily." He explained vaguely, not wanting to talk more about Lan Yu's background.
Seeing that the two of them had made up their minds, Lin Feng stopped insisting.
"Alright then. Junior Brother Yan and I will go ahead and return to the City Lord's Mansion to check on the situation. Senior Brother Bai, please be careful on the road."
After saying this, he and Yan Shen exchanged a glance, and at the same time, they made sword gestures. The flying swords under their feet hummed, and transformed into two streams of light that flew towards Jinxi City and quickly disappeared in the distance.
Bai Qingchen looked in the direction where they disappeared, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
Flying on a sword is something every cultivator desires to do. He let out a light breath and suppressed his emotions.
It doesn't matter. As long as he finds the second half of the technique, combined with his current half-demon physique, his training speed will not be slow even if he has five spiritual roots. By then, flying a sword will naturally be a piece of cake.
He took out two magic talismans and handed one to Mo Li.
With his spiritual power stimulated, his body suddenly became light and agile, and he rushed towards Jinxi City.
When they arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, they found that Lin Feng and Yan Shen had already arrived, but did not go in. Instead, they stood outside the closed gate with serious expressions.
"Junior Brother Lin, what's wrong?" Bai Qingchen stepped forward and asked.
Lin Feng frowned and pointed at the door. "It's a bit strange. When we knocked on the door just now, the boy who opened the door looked at us as if he had seen a ghost. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he closed the door without saying a word."
He was quick and pushed the door against him, and the boy was so frightened that he trembled all over.
"When we came here before, the people in the mansion were quite polite and considerate. Why are they reacting like this now?"
Yan Shen shook his head in confusion. "We've been staying here for the past few days. Although they were respectful, they were also polite. They've never lost their composure like this before."
As he was speaking, Lin Feng stepped forward and knocked on the door again.
After a long while, the door creaked open a crack, and it was the same servant again, sticking half of his face out. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Ha...haha...it turns out the immortals are back...did they find any clues?"
Lin Feng said patiently, "We have something urgent to see the City Lord about."
The servant's eyes flickered as he said, "The... the city lord has gone to bed. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow... tomorrow morning." Then he was about to close the door again.
Now, even the most obtuse person could see that something was wrong.
The servant's attitude clearly showed that he was afraid they would come back and even wanted to keep them out.
Lin Feng and Bai Qingchen exchanged a glance, temporarily suppressing their doubts, and responded superficially: "In that case, we will come back to bother you tomorrow."
He released his grip on the door.
The servant slammed the door shut as if he had been pardoned, and one could even hear the sound of the door being bolted from inside.
The four of them did not leave, but tacitly went around to the side of the mansion, climbed over the wall silently, and landed in the garden inside the mansion.
It was late at night and the mansion was quiet, with only the occasional footsteps of the night watchman.
They hid their bodies and when they passed a corridor, they vaguely heard two servants on duty whispering to each other in a corner.
"Hey, do you think the immortal who came this time is also..." a voice was filled with fear.
"I guess it's hanging in the balance... This is the second batch, right? The city lord invites people here, and they either disappear or... Sigh, when will this end?"
"Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you, hurry up and go!"
The second batch? Missing?
Lin Feng's eyes became sharp and his body moved as fast as lightning. In an instant, he appeared behind the two servants who were about to slip away, grabbing their collars by the back of the neck with one hand each.
"Ah! Spare me! Immortal, spare me!"
The two servants were so frightened that their souls were scared out of their wits and their legs went weak.
"Tell me, what did you mean by that just now? What's the second batch? Who's missing?" Lin Feng lowered his voice, his tone carrying unquestionable majesty.
One of the servants was so frightened that he burst into tears and stammered out his confession.
"Immortal... Immortal Master, please spare me. It's... it's like this. Before you and the others came, about half a month ago, several immortal masters also came to the city. I heard they were... disciples of the Chaoxijian Hanhai Pavilion. They... they were also here to investigate the missing persons case..."
Another servant added, "In just two days, those immortals also... disappeared, just like the others who disappeared before them. No one found them alive, and no one found their bodies after they died. So... that's why the doorman was so scared when he saw you two come back just now... We all thought... we thought you two..."
Lin Feng let go of his hand, and the two servants rolled and crawled away, disappearing in an instant.
Yan Shen frowned, "Hanhai Pavilion? Why didn't the city lord mention anything about this when we came here?"
Bai Qingchen pondered and said, "It seems that this city lord has hidden a lot from you."
Things seem to be more complicated than imagined. Not only are there evil cultivators at work, but other disciples of the immortal sect may also be missing, and the city lord's attitude is ambiguous.
Lin Feng was impatient, and upon hearing this, he snorted coldly, "Why waste time talking to him? Just go and ask him directly!"
He always likes to be straightforward in doing things.
The few of them agreed and immediately sneaked towards the main courtyard where the city lord and his wife lived.
When I arrived outside the master bedroom, I saw bright candlelight shining through the window and a figure swaying inside. It was obvious that the person had not gone to bed as the servant said.
As I approached the window, I could hear suppressed conversations coming from inside.
A woman's voice, tinged with tears, was the City Lord's wife: "Master...we...we can't go on like this...we will be punished by God!"
Then came the city lord's tired and anxious voice: "What can we do? Those people said that if we don't do as they say, they will send Tao'er's head back!"
"Tao'er is our only child. If anything happens to him, I... what's the point of me still being alive!"
"But...but those immortals..."
"Stop talking, let's take it one step at a time!"
Lin Feng outside the door couldn't hold back any longer and kicked the door hard.
With a loud bang, the door opened.
The city lord and his wife in the house were frightened by this sudden change and screamed. When they saw that it was Lin Feng and others standing at the door, their faces turned pale as paper in an instant and they knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Immortal... Immortal, please spare me! Immortal, please spare me!" The city lord's voice trembled and he kowtowed repeatedly.
Lin Feng strode into the room, his eyes flashing like lightning: "Tell me, what exactly are you hiding? What happened to the disciples of Hanhai Pavilion? Where are those missing people?"
The city lord and his wife looked ashen, knowing they could no longer hide the truth.
The city lord collapsed on the ground with tears streaming down his face. He sighed deeply and finally told the whole truth.
It turned out that their only son Chen Tao disappeared mysteriously several months ago. The couple was extremely anxious and searched everywhere but found no clues.
Not long after, a man in black robe sneaked into the house late at night, bringing a letter for help written by their son and a lock of hair, and threatened them that if they wanted their son to live, they must follow his instructions.
The man in black robes asked them to send a letter for help to all the major immortal sects in the name of the city lord, so as to attract monks to investigate the missing case.
Then, taking advantage of the opportunity of a banquet or accommodation provided by the City Lord's Mansion, he secretly poisoned the monks who came to investigate with a colorless and odorless drug given by the black-robed man, and subdued them.
Finally, they will take away the monks who have lost the ability to resist.
As for what happened afterwards, they had no idea. The man in black robe promised that as long as they did as he said, their son would return safely.
For the sake of their son's life, the loving parents finally chose to give in and acted against their conscience to help the evildoer.
After listening to this, Bai Qingchen looked at the couple shivering on the ground, his tone calm but with a hint of coldness.
"You are willing to sacrifice the lives of others for your own son. Those missing people, do they have no parents or relatives? Have you ever considered that your son may no longer be alive?"
The city lord and his wife lowered their heads in shame, speechless.
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