Dual cultivation?
This concept appeared in Ye Lan's mind for the first time.
No, to be precise, it should appear in the relationship between Ye Lan and Xiao Yunting.
Xiao Yunting was already 25 years old, and her soul was a few years older than him. Practicing dual cultivation would be no problem...
"No!" Nan Xu, who was at the front, suddenly stood up and objected loudly.
Ye Lan's thoughts were interrupted, so he followed the others and looked over.
Nan Xu was stuck for a moment, feeling the embarrassment of a mother trying to instruct her daughter on sex in public. After a while, she blushed and said, "Your body is still young..."
Ye Lan thought about this reason and accepted it.
Anyway, with her and Xiao Yunting's talents, they can make rapid progress without dual cultivation, and ordinary ancient martial artists can only dream of them.
So the matter was put aside.
Seeing this, Nan Xu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and glared at Liancheng again, then sat back down with a puzzled look on his face, his heart heavy.
Although she had only met Xiao Yunting once, the man was so young yet he managed to keep his emotions under control. Moreover, under his leadership, the Xiao family's assets had multiplied several times in just ten years. He had also cut off the family ties and used drastic measures. Even though she didn't care about worldly affairs, she had heard of this man's name.
With such a person as an opponent, she would be extremely worried about the other party's unfathomable nature and conspiracy, not to mention that this person is now in a relationship with Ye Lan.
Ye Lan grew up under their eyes. He was gifted since childhood, and the brilliance on his body could not be concealed at all. It was impossible for Xiao Yunting not to notice it.
In this situation, the other party escorted Ye Lan back to the sect, and he might have guessed Ye Lan's identity in his heart. So how sincere was he in interacting with Ye Lan?
Nan Xu found it difficult to express all these thoughts on the spot. She was afraid that Ye Lan would be sad, and also afraid that Ye Lan would rebel. She could only suppress her thoughts for the time being, thinking of tying the man up for careful interrogation later.
Not long after, a disciple outside reported that the results of the disciple screening were out.
Lian Cheng went out for a while and came back a moment later, his face looking a little unhappy. "In the past few days, no disciples of our sect have entered or left the mountain gate."
When the others heard this, their hearts sank.
This result means that an outsider really sneaked into the sect and avoided all the formations and mechanisms without anyone noticing.
"Now we can only close the mountain and search, hoping to find some clues about that person." Nan Xu frowned, thinking of the faction's recent loss of many disciples in the battle of the ancient pagoda. If he closed the mountain again, it would probably cause panic among the people, and he couldn't help but feel a headache.
But now the situation is urgent.
Just as Liancheng was about to go down to pass on the order, he heard Ye Lan in the main seat slowly utter two words.
"No rush."
"Um?"
Everyone looked at her in confusion.
Ye Lan shook his head helplessly and said, "Someone has already sent it over."
Everyone pondered this sentence and suddenly understood.
It's only been a few months, how could they have forgotten the wisdom of their family leader?
About five minutes later, Ye Lan got up and walked into the living room, crossed the front yard and came to the yard. He heard the noise at the door from a distance.
"Who's making so much noise over there?" Lian Cheng and the others came out right after her. Knowing that she didn't want to reveal her identity, they specifically asked the disciple guarding the gate first.
The disciple turned around and saw the elders appear in unison. He quickly bowed and saluted, "Elder Lian, a disciple from the Punishment Hall and an outer sect disciple brought someone in. They said they wanted to see a disciple named Ye Lan."
Even the inner court disciples did not know Ye Lan's name, so they all sounded unfamiliar when they mentioned it.
At this time, Luo Heshan also rushed over after hearing the news.
"Wu Heng, what are you doing here? I told you the elders have something to ask Ye Lan, and they'll let her come back later. Bringing an outer disciple to the inner courtyard like this is against the sect's rules!"
As the elder of the Punishment Hall, Luo Heshan was the most disciplined. Now that his disciples were knowingly breaking the rules, he felt that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a teacher.
Wu Heng was a taciturn person, and at this moment he just stared at the door with a burning gaze, without saying a word.
On the other side, the young man wearing the outer disciple robe stammered and tried to explain, but his mouth was too dumb and he was stopped by Luo Heshan before he could say a few words.
"You two, come back with me immediately, or I'll drag you into the torture chamber."
Hearing this, the young man shuddered with fear.
The methods used by Xuanzong's Punishment Hall are famous for their cruelty in the ancient martial arts world.
Luohe Mountain is also for their own good.
Ever since the death of the clan leader, the inner courtyard has become a forbidden area. Except for the disciples who originally worked there, no outsiders are allowed to approach on weekdays. Even if a flower or a grass in front of the door withers and dies, the elders will be angry.
All the members of Xuanzong's elders are masters above level eight, who can cripple someone with just a flick of their finger, not to mention a second-level junior like Wu Heng.
Compared to those, it is better to go to the execution hall and receive punishment.
Just when he made up his mind to use brute force to drag the two away, he heard a familiar voice coming from inside the door.
"Ahem, let them all come in."
Luo Heshan: “???”
He turned his head to look over and found that the elders had gathered in the front yard at some point.
As soon as Nan Xu spoke, the disciples guarding the door took the initiative to let them in.
Wu Heng strode in first, carrying someone in his hand, while the young man who came with him seemed a little restrained. When he arrived, he immediately bowed and saluted.
"Outer disciple Xie Changhua greets all the elders. Elders, please do not blame Wu Heng, nor Ye Lan. Today, today I was reckless!"
Xie Changhua has always been a rule-abiding person, and this was the first time he had done something so outrageous. He felt guilty and was afraid of implicating others, so he gritted his teeth and took the blame.
The elders over there all looked subtle when they heard this.
Not to mention that they didn't dare to touch Ye Lan, even Wu Heng, the boy Ye Lan brought with him, didn't dare to hurt a hair on his head.
This person is the direct descendant of the Wu family who has done favors for Emperor Xuanzong!
So when Luo Heshan came in, he saw the strict Fourth Elder patting Xie Changhua on the shoulder, and a smile appeared stiffly on his serious face. "It's okay, don't be afraid. I won't punish you."
The other elders all had loving expressions on their faces, leaving him bewildered and confused.
"Let's get down to business."
Ye Lan, who was standing on the side, came out and gestured to Wu Hengdao.
Wu Heng picked up the unconscious man and explained briefly, "This is the man Xie Changhua captured. He's the one you wanted before. I knocked him unconscious and brought him here."
Xie Changhua, watching him go off the subject, fearing misunderstanding, hurriedly recounted his encounter with the girl at the mountain gate and all the anomalies he had discovered during that time. Finally, he scratched his head and said, "I heard the sect was investigating the disciples, so I guessed someone might have noticed someone entering the mountain. But the kitchen passage is hidden, and no one searched that way, so I had to guard it alone. I didn't expect to actually catch the person. Ye Lan had previously said that we should look for her as soon as we caught her, so I brought her here."
The reason they came here was because they couldn't find anyone in the Punishment Hall. Wu Heng also followed Ye Lan's orders, so the two of them brought people here.
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