"Xi Xi, what did you say?" Sect Master Wen asked Wen Jianxi with a look of surprise and uncertainty.
"Father, I just found a treasure-hunting rat here, but it escaped. You must help me find it; I want to form a contract with it."
Hearing the doubt in her father's tone, Wen Jianxi repeated without much thought that she must get the treasure-hunting rat; it was her destiny.
"Xi Xi, are you sure it really is a treasure-hunting rat?" This time, Sect Master Wen heard it clearly, but he still couldn't believe it. A treasure-hunting rat? Isn't that a legendary divine beast?
He had lived for so many years and had only ever heard of it in legends; he had never actually seen anyone in the Rainy Continent encounter it.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but ask aloud: Could his daughter have mistaken him for someone else?
“Father, I’m absolutely certain I didn’t see it wrong. This is what my master told me, it’s absolutely true.”
Seeing that Sect Leader Wen didn't believe her, Wen Jianxi became a little anxious and brought out her trump card to prove that she was not lying.
She didn't think the spatial artifact spirit would make a mistake. Her artifact spirit had lived for countless years, a remnant from ancient times. How could a mere treasure-hunting rat possibly be mistaken?
"Your master told you that?" Upon hearing Wen Jianxi mention her master, Sect Leader Wen immediately believed most of it.
Not long after Wen Jianxi began to cultivate her inner energy, she told him that she had taken on a very powerful and mysterious master.
At first, he was very worried that his daughter might have encountered someone with ulterior motives, and he kept a close watch on her.
It was only after Wen Jianxi saw how worried he was that she let him meet the other party and have a detailed talk with her that he felt relieved.
Now, so many years have passed, and the other party has never done anything to harm his daughter or their sect.
His daughter was also growing up rapidly, surpassing all the other children in the sect at the same age. He knew that his daughter had encountered an extraordinary opportunity.
Thinking back to when he met the other party before, and how unfathomable the other party's abilities were, he always felt that the other party must be some reclusive master who only took him as a disciple because he saw his daughter's talent. Since the other party said it, it must be true.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but take it seriously and began to ask Wen Jianxi, "Do you know which way that treasure-hunting rat escaped to? What do you need Daddy to do?"
Now that it's confirmed to be a treasure-hunting mouse, we definitely can't miss it; it's a real treasure.
As for why Wen Jianxi's master, knowing full well that it was a treasure-hunting rat, didn't help catch it, he didn't think much of it. Experts always have some reservations, and perhaps the other party was worried about something.
"The treasure-hunting mouse disappeared after it went into the rabbit hole from the thorn bushes, and I searched for a long time but couldn't find it."
Seeing that her father was finally taking things seriously, Wen Jianxi breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately explained the situation and even pulled Sect Leader Wen to the entrance of the rabbit hole to show him.
She had just found all the entrances to the rabbit hole, but unfortunately the entrances were too small for her to enter by herself.
She tried to use her divine sense to investigate, but it seemed that something inside was blocking her divine sense, and she couldn't get past it no matter what she tried.
With no other option, she blocked all the exits of the rabbit hole and set up several traps, but she wasn't sure if the treasure-hunting rat was still inside.
"Alright, let me take a look." Upon hearing this, Sect Master Wen understood the general situation and immediately asked his daughter to wait aside while he went forward to investigate.
He first set up a barrier to prevent the treasure-hunting rat from escaping, and then used his divine sense to look inside the cave.
Not long after his divine sense entered, he encountered a barrier. After examining it carefully, he discovered that it was a low-level third-order isolation array, which explained why Wen Jianxi's divine sense could not enter.
Wen Jianxi currently only has the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage. A third-tier array plate has the strength of a Golden Core stage cultivator, which is naturally beyond her capabilities as a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, just because Wen Jianxi couldn't get in doesn't mean he couldn't either. He was, after all, the sect leader of the number one sect on the Yulin Continent, and a mere third-tier low-level array was no challenge for him.
Without a second thought, he raised his hand and destroyed the array plate, instantly removing the obstruction. His divine sense then encompassed the entire rabbit hole.
Inside were a maze of passageways, but strangely, he found no scents or aromas, nor any signs of life.
The only thing there was was a broken branch left behind during their fight at the entrance.
Sect Leader Wen was puzzled and immediately began to examine the area carefully, leaving no clue unchecked. Unfortunately, he still found nothing.
He didn't believe the treasure-hunting rat could disappear into thin air. He thought there might be an unknown space or secret realm, or a teleportation array, so he checked more carefully and meticulously, not letting go of the slightest abnormality.
Finally, not far from the center of the cave, he discovered traces left by fluctuations in spiritual energy.
He quickly enveloped the area with his divine sense, and after some verification, he finally confirmed that it was a trace left after the array plate had been used.
However, after searching the surrounding area, no remnants of the array plate were found, and it was even more impossible to determine where the other side of the array plate led.
This result immediately shocked him. When did such a powerful array master appear on the Rainy Continent? After the array plate was used, there was no remnant of the array. This can only be described as the most powerful array master.
Thinking of this, he knew that the treasure-hunting rat had probably been intercepted, and he also included all the array masters on the Rainy Continent in his list of suspects.
He needs to go back and check which of those array masters have recently visited the Frostfire Mountains. This treasure-hunting rat was discovered by his daughter, so it can only belong to her.
Thinking this, he quickly returned to his body and told Wen Jianxi about his discovery before hurriedly taking her away from there.
As for the disciples, he ordered them to stay in the Frostfire Mountains to continue searching for the Treasure-Seeking Rat and the Array Master.
Although rationally you think the other person may have already left, what if they have? Don't forget that the most dangerous place is also the safest place.
With this in mind, after returning to his sect, Sect Leader Wen specially arranged for some nominal disciples to come here for training, while also conducting a search.
Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that it wasn't the formation master who actually took Shushu away, and Shushu and the others had already traveled hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Frost Ash Mountains.
Just as Sect Master Wen was anxiously investigating the whereabouts of those array masters, Shushu was already approaching Liuyue Sect by flying boat.
Liu Yu had already informed his sect about taking on another disciple.
Everyone in the sect was incredibly curious about this. Even those who were out training asked someone to bring back a gift for their junior sister. Everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of this junior sister.
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