"Is this the person you're looking for?" As the group walked along the road, Old Master Sheng's gaze shifted to Quan Cang. "Not bad, a handsome young man."
Quan Cang looked a little embarrassed and gave a junior's bow, saying, "Junior Quan Cang greets Elder Sheng."
Old Master Sheng waved his hand, "Hey, don't be so formal."
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"It's been three days already, and there's still no news of Yueya?" Zisang paced back and forth in the room, trying to hide his anxiety. Two people stood obediently beside him, their faces showing some embarrassment when he asked them questions.
"Not yet... The information we received is that Senior Sister disappeared after entering the no-man's land," the two said, trembling with fear.
Everyone knows how much Zisangyi cares about Xu Yuehuai. Now that she knows she's missing, she's going crazy!
The elder sat to the side, sipping his tea, and said unhurriedly, "Alright, don't make things difficult for them. The person who has the ability to take Yue away is definitely not an ordinary person. It's really not easy to find out anything about them. Besides, with Yue's strength, if there is any real danger, the other party may not be her match. So she went with them voluntarily, so let's not worry about it."
The elder was broad-minded and gave the two people standing there a wink, signaling them to go out first.
After they slipped out, only a few elders remained in the room. Zi Sangyi watched this scene, unsure whether to speak or remain silent. She looked at the calm Third Elder and asked, "Third Elder, you are good at divination. Can you calculate where Yue'er is right now?"
The Third Elder is Shangguan Xi's master. He can tell fortunes, but he doesn't talk much and is particularly aloof.
The Third Elder opened his eyes and looked at Zi Sangyi as if she were a fool. "Let nature take its course."
"How can we just let things take their course? She's been missing for so many days, and I haven't even seen her yet. You're not worried or anxious just because she's not your disciple, are you?" Zisangyi said aggrievedly.
"Elder! Sect Master! There's news about Yi Zhuo!" A disciple hurriedly pushed open the door to the room, looking anxiously at everyone present.
The people in the room exchanged glances, each sensing a different emotion in the other's eyes. "Where?"
"According to the disciple's report, they saw someone who looks very similar to her in a village nearby. It's almost certain that the person is Izhuo, but we're worried about alerting her, so we haven't made a move and are waiting for instructions. What should we do next?" The disciple looked at the elders.
The Fourth Elder was also among them. Upon hearing this, he stood up and said righteously, "I will take men to arrest her right now! Let me see just how tough this girl is to dare offend the Song family!"
As he spoke, the Fourth Elder walked out of the room, leaving the remaining people looking at each other in bewilderment.
The Fourth Elder, dressed in a long white robe, arrived at the scene with an imposing aura. The place was in complete disarray; the village was littered with corpses, and the houses showed signs of damage. The Fourth Elder looked at his two disciples standing to the side with a hint of confusion on his face, and asked, "What happened here?"
“We don’t know either. This is how it was when we arrived, but we’ve set up some things around here so that we would know immediately if someone passed by. The fact that no one has left this village yet proves that Izhuo is still inside,” one of the disciples hurriedly added.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Elder's expression softened slightly, but his face remained grim. He led his men into the village.
The village was dilapidated and old, and it looked like no one had lived there for many years. The dead people on the ground had just died, and everything about it was eerie.
Finding Yi Zhuo was effortless; it could be said that Yi Zhuo had no intention of hiding at all. When she saw the Fourth Elder, she appeared openly in front of him. When the two looked at each other, the Fourth Elder clearly felt the provocation from Yi Zhuo.
"Do you know what you've done?" Seeing that she had no intention of running away, the Fourth Elder was not in a hurry. He walked towards her, approaching her step by step. When there was not much distance between them, the Fourth Elder stopped.
Yi Zhuo smiled innocently, somewhat surprised to see the Fourth Elder. With her big eyes looking at him, she asked, "Fourth Elder, what brings you here?"
"Don't you know why I'm here? It's come to this point, what's the point of you pretending with me?" The Fourth Elder sneered, his eyes icy and piercing.
For a moment, the atmosphere between the two sides became extremely tense.
Yi Zhuo bent down slightly and chuckled, "Oh dear, Fourth Elder is such a busy man, with such a deep mind, how could I possibly know about these things!"
The Fourth Elder looked at her with a mocking gaze, as if she were a dead person. After Yi Zhuo finished speaking, he attacked without hesitation, sending a burst of spiritual energy towards her. The speed was so fast that even the two people standing next to the Fourth Elder couldn't see how the move was made.
It was precisely this powerful and rapid attack that was nothing more than a child's game to Izhuo. She easily took it down without breaking a sweat.
Seeing this, the Fourth Elder narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in them. "I didn't expect you to have some skill. It seems I underestimated you."
"However, all your struggles now are futile. If you ask me, you should just obediently submit to the law. That would be the best thing for you." The Fourth Elder's brows were sinister, and his eyes were like those of a venomous snake. His gaze was so intense that it made anyone feel extremely uncomfortable.
Upon hearing this, Yi Zhuo showed no discomfort whatsoever. Instead, she chuckled and said, "Fourth Elder, you're not young anymore. These are things that young people should do and say. We should leave them to us. As for you, you should rest in peace as soon as possible..."
As he spoke, a burst of spiritual energy shot towards them. The disciples standing beside the Fourth Elder quickly channeled their spiritual energy to defend themselves. The Fourth Elder scoffed disdainfully, his face showing no fear. "A mere trick, yet you dare to act presumptuously before me. It seems you still think you've lived too long..."
As he spoke, a sword appeared out of thin air in the Fourth Elder's hand. The sword was quite unique. As the spiritual energy rushed towards him, he raised the sword to defend himself while also launching a counterattack. In an instant, a huge amount of spiritual energy exploded in the air, and sparks scattered all over the ground. It was a spectacular sight.
The disciples standing nearby stared in disbelief at the scene, having never witnessed anything like it before. But they also realized how dangerous it was and quickly dodged behind a haystack to hide themselves.
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