Chapter 47: Missing
In Mingzhou City.
When the east was already bright, the vast group of monsters failed to completely slaughter the city. They were like some kind of light-fearing creatures. When they saw the sky getting brighter, they began to evacuate Mingzhou City.
The human side won a tragic victory. Although many people died in this sudden attack, there were still more people who were grateful for having survived.
Lu Fei reunited with Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan. After looking around for a long time, he asked with a slightly disappointed look, "Why isn't Master here?"
Fan Qingyue shook his head, unable to answer. However, he noticed the change in Lu Fei's aura. He was a little surprised and asked, "Junior brother, you have reached the Golden Core stage so quickly?"
Jiang Tan also looked sideways when she heard this. She also noticed the change in Lu Fei's aura.
But how long had it been since Lu Fei joined the Qingyun Sect? Not even a year had passed, and Lu Fei had already reached the Golden Core Stage.
This speed can't even be described as terrifying. Jiang Tan almost suspected that Lu Fei was not human.
Lu Fei smiled shyly and said, "I just figured out some things."
Jiang Tan understood. It was probably the state of "sudden enlightenment" that she had seen in ancient books. However, it was an extremely rare state that could only be encountered by chance. What kind of opportunity did her junior brother encounter and what did he suddenly realize?
Jiang Tan asked the question directly, but saw Lu Fei's cheeks flushed slightly. For some reason, she changed the subject and asked again, "Didn't you see Master?"
Su Mei, who had been observing them from the side, also came forward, shook her head and said, "I didn't see her either. I want to find her too."
Lu Fei frowned immediately. Although he knew rationally that Su Mei was just an ordinary girl, he felt a subtle discomfort whenever she appeared.
Su Mei did not notice this slight change in her mood. She lowered her head a little embarrassedly and told the truth that she had not found the person her father asked her to find, and had also lost her father.
"I think since Elder Jian knows my father, he can probably find where my father is, right?" Su Mei scratched her head and said embarrassedly.
"But she doesn't look like she's here. Didn't she come here with you?"
"No," Lu Fei denied Su Mei's statement, frowning even more tightly, and then said: "She might have been tripped up by something."
"I'll go find her."
Lu Fei talked to himself and left on his own.
Su Mei reacted quickly, caught up with Lu Fei and said, "Wait for me, I want to find her too."
Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan looked at each other. Although they didn't understand what Lu Feihulu was selling, they also left in another direction to look for Jian An Ning.
Lu Fei's side.
He felt an indescribable anxiety in his heart. Jian An Ning should be a knowledgeable and experienced Nascent Soul cultivator, but he always felt worried that Jian An Ning was being deceived by someone.
Lu Fei sometimes thought that his thoughts were ridiculous, but Jian An Ning's disappearance made him even more nervous.
Su Mei panted and followed behind him, shouting at the top of her voice: "Master, slow down, I want to go with you too, wait for me!"
Su Mei's voice was so hoarse that Lu Fei had to slow down and turn around to look at her.
The petite girl was breathing heavily, her face and body covered with sweat from the intense exercise.
"I haven't run like this for a long time. How come you run faster than a rabbit?" Su Mei was really confused.
It’s not like she hasn’t been chased before, so why is Lu Fei so energetic?
Lu Fei didn't know what expression to put on her, so she turned away and said coldly, "I'm very anxious. If you can't keep up, you don't have to come."
Su Mei tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "But I think the only way to find her is by following you."
Lu Fei was stunned for a moment, then heard Su Mei continue, "But why are you so anxious? Elder Jian should be very powerful, right?"
"I'm just worried..."
Su Mei interrupted him directly, her big round eyes were extremely clear, and she said: "But the other two Taoist priests are also disciples of Elder Jian. Their concerns seem to be different from yours."
Lu Fei opened her mouth and was about to explain when she saw Su Mei smile mysteriously and said, "Do you like her?"
Lu Fei was startled, and said solemnly and seriously: "Yes, I have been fond of her for a long time."
He had asked his heart countless times, and when he said this, he could feel the joy in his heart.
It would be nice if I could get her recognition, Lu Fei thought to himself.
It would be great if Jane An Ning could like him too, he silently hoped in his heart.
However, reality sometimes gives people a heavy blow, pulling them away from the beautiful fantasy and making them face the bleakness of life.
The gossipy look on Su Mei's face froze. She scratched her chin awkwardly and said, "Ah, well, she seemed to have told me that she already has someone in her heart."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue to Lu Fei, pouring a bucket of cold water on his hot and boiling heart.
Just like the newly grown seedlings in early spring being attacked by a cold wave, or the eggplants being hit by frost, Lu Fei's condition became visibly depressed.
But he could still hold on.
Lu Fei raised the corner of his mouth towards her with difficulty and said, "Maybe that person is me?"
Su Mei blinked and thought, it makes sense.
After that, she stopped worrying about it and focused on finding Jian An Ning's whereabouts with Lu Fei.
And Jane An Ning didn't let them look for her for long.
As the sun set, Jian An Ning strolled outside Mingzhou City in the afterglow of the setting sun, and seemed to meet Lu Fei and Su Mei by chance.
"Hey, why are you here?" Jane Anning said very casually, as if she had always been here and never left.
But this shouldn't be the case. If Jian An Ning had been in Mingzhou City or nearby, she should have known about the tragic attack of the monster last night and would never have stood idly by. Lu Fei was a little confused.
"We are here to find you." Lu Fei said truthfully without having time to ask any questions.
Because when Jian An Ning heard his words, she immediately said: "I'm not being lazy. I was here yesterday and was looking for Ye Qingzhou's whereabouts."
Lu Fei pursed her lips and said, "Were you there last night too?"
"Of course!" Jane Anning said as a matter of course, and added: "It was a really nice night."
After Jian An Ning said this, both Lu Fei and Su Mei's expressions became extremely strange.
She thought to herself, it’s over, I just slipped away for a while, something big must have happened in Mingzhou City.
Jian Anning instantly became dejected and said in a low voice: "Okay, okay, I just sneaked away for a while and got some wine."
"So what happened last night?"
"A demon is attacking here." Su Mei said with a lingering fear.
Jane Anning widened her eyes, and soon she saw the ruins in Mingzhou City after a night of hard fighting.
She scratched her head in distress as she walked with Lu Fei through the messy streets. Finally, she turned to Su Mei and said, "Are you talking about the monster that attacked Mingzhou City last night? It didn't listen to you and had deep red eyes?"
Su Mei nodded vigorously, then sniffed, tears about to burst out of her eyes. She said, "Daddy said that if their eyes turn completely red, there will be no turning back. They will be our enemies forever."
"is that so?"
Su Mei looked at her expectantly, hoping to get a negative answer.
However, Jian Anning nodded, confirming her statement, and said with a heavy face: "Yes, from now on, they are part of the demon."
"But the question is, how can a demon beast be possessed by a demon?"
Jian Anning said solemnly, "There are roughly two ways that demons invade. The first is to seduce and lure people into their dark desires. The second is for demonic cultivators to use evil methods to forcibly pollute human intelligence."
Su Mei was a little puzzled and said, "Aren't these two types? Why do we have to add approximately?"
Jian Anning was silent for a moment, then said, "Because there is a third type that is quite rare."
She didn't elaborate on the third method of demonic possession, but instead said, "But there's a problem with this. No matter which method you use, it's impossible to demonize all the demonic beasts en masse. Even if the third method is considered, there's a prerequisite: they must possess intelligence similar to humans."
"Because only humans have greed, anger, and ignorance, so they will be tempted by the demons."
"Unless," Jian An Ning paused, looking hesitantly at Su Mei, who had inexplicably appeared in Mingzhou City, and then said, "Those monsters also have the same intelligence as humans."
Lu Fei pondered for a while, then said, "Perhaps these monsters are gifted and have cultivated intelligence similar to that of humans?"
"No," Jian Anning said decisively, her expression solemn, "That's not possible. Because demonic beasts cannot possess intelligence, it's a punishment, and this punishment hasn't disappeared yet."
Su Mei shuddered inexplicably. She felt that there was something else behind Jian An Ning's words, and some of the chilling tone in those words was even directed directly at her.
Doesn't this person know her father? He shouldn't be a bad person, right?
Jian An Ning, not noticing Su Mei's thoughts, turned to Lu Fei and said, "Why are you looking for me so urgently? Is there something urgent?"
Lu Fei stopped immediately.
At first, he was filled with passion and wanted to express his passionate feelings to Jian An Ning, but Su Mei poured a basin of cold water on him. Then he discovered that Jian An Ning was trying to hide something from him.
Lu Fei felt a little unwilling in his heart. He didn't want to be concealed or deceived, but he knew that he was just Jian An Ning's apprentice. If he wanted her to explain everything, wouldn't that be too strange?
Jian An Ning saw Lu Fei's face getting redder and redder, and she was really worried that something bad would happen to him.
She thought for a moment and said, "Last night, monsters invaded and many people in Mingzhou City died. The whole city is in mourning. Why don't you join me in offering some wine to those innocent people who lost their lives?"
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