"It's almost past the hour...why hasn't Cen Ji arrived yet?"
Yan Ying waited in the Sutra Library until late at night, but did not see Cen Ji's shadow.
According to the original book, Cen Ji was captured and tortured late at night. How come he hasn't come to get the spiritual herbs yet?
[System: Host, don't worry. If Cen Ji doesn't come to get the spiritual herbs before midnight, your mission will be completed.]
How could she not be anxious? She could only stay in the Sutra Library and had no idea what was going on outside.
A moment later, Yan Ying was pacing back and forth in the Sutra Library when she heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
Here it comes.
Yan Ying hurried to the stairs, wanting to see if the person coming was quiet.
But the footsteps became louder, and it sounded like there was more than one person.
Yan Ying was confused and quickly hid behind the bookshelf.
What's going on? Why are there so many people here? Why isn't it quiet?
"Can you see who took the spiritual herb? Has anyone come to the Sutra Library?" Ning Hai's voice rang out.
Yan Ying frowned. Spiritual herb?
She has been guarding here the whole time, and no one has come to take the spiritual herbs...
"Master, Yan Ying came here in the evening." The gatekeeper of the Sutra Library hurriedly followed Ning Hai.
"Ying'er?" Ning Hai asked in disbelief.
How could Ying'er take the spiritual herbs? She has always been at odds with Cang Jinglan's disciple. How could she take the spiritual herbs to save her?
"Yes, I came to the third floor in the afternoon. No one touched the spiritual herbs at that time." The gatekeeper said helplessly.
He didn't know what to do. Yan Ying was the sect leader's disciple and could not be wrongly accused, but it was indeed only Yan Ying who had come.
"Are you sure you remembered it correctly?" Ning Hai asked in a deep voice.
"With so many disciples coming and going in the Sutra Library every day, I can remember which peak they are from and I won't make a mistake." The gatekeeper said worriedly.
"So when did she leave?"
"This... I've never seen her leave."
Ning Hai frowned, took a deep breath, and looked towards the bookshelf.
Before Yan Ying could figure out what was happening, she felt Ning Hai's gaze.
There were gaps on the bookshelf, and Yan Ying was wearing a red gauze dress, so she was easily discovered.
Yan Ying had no choice but to walk out from behind the bookshelf.
"Master..." Yan Ying walked to Ning Hai uncomfortably.
"Ying'er, have you been here all the time?" Ning Hai asked seriously.
"Yes, I came here in the evening and have been here... reading." Yan Ying replied.
"Have you seen anyone else come to the third floor?"
Yan Ying shook her head. She had been waiting here for Cen Ji and hadn't seen anyone else coming.
Ning Hai sighed deeply and walked towards the wooden cabinet in the middle of the bookshelf.
"This spiritual herb was left by the old sect leader. He once ordered that no one except the owner of this wooden box can use it."
"If you move, it will be disrespectful to the old sect leader."
Ning Hai took the rectangular wooden box from the top of the cabinet and wiped the dust off it with his sleeve.
"Has this spiritual herb been taken away by someone?" Yan Ying asked in a low voice.
She had clearly been guarding here the entire time, so how could the spiritual herbs be taken away by someone?
"Someone gave the spiritual herb to Mu Siyue. Mu Siyue has woken up and knows that the spiritual herb is the sect's secret treasure, so she returned it." Ning Hai put the spiritual herb back into the box and sealed it on the side of the cabinet.
"Ying'er, you have never touched this magical herb, right?" Ning Hai looked at Yan Ying and asked in a low voice.
They were not the only two in the Sutra Library, and he couldn't protect Yan Ying in front of so many people.
But he didn't believe that Yan Ying had taken the spiritual herb. Not to mention that her relationship with Mu Siyue was not to the point where she would break the sect rules to save her, if it was really Yan Ying who took the spiritual herb, why would she be so foolish as to stay in the Sutra Library waiting for them?
"Master...I..." Yan Ying lowered her head.
Who took the spiritual herb? If it was really Cen Ji, she couldn't let Cen Ji be punished. Her mission was to change this outcome...
"Let's go, follow me to the main hall." Ning Hai looked at Yan Ying and turned around helplessly.
He had no way to prove her innocence in front of everyone. If he protected her, he, as the sect leader, would no longer be fair in the eyes of his disciples.
Yan Ying frowned and followed Ning Hai.
"Cen Ji, did you take the spiritual herbs?"
Yan Ying used her spiritual power to silently transmit the words into the sound stone.
She was clearly guarding here, so why was the spiritual herb still taken away?
Silence... Is it really silence...
......
Demon Realm, Holy City.
Cen Ji ordered the disposal of many of Gui Ren's men and locked them all up in the Valley of Rebirth.
"Cen Ji, did you take the spiritual herbs?"
Cen Ji lowered his head and frowned at the sound transmission ring on his hand. What did she mean by that? What spiritual herb?
Yan Ying spoke in a low voice, like a whisper. Cen Ji realized that she might be worried about being heard by someone, so she lowered her voice.
Is something wrong with the little ghost?
"My lord, General Ming..." Feng Xu spoke as he looked at Cen Ji's furrowed brows.
"You handle it. If his soldiers resist, kill them." Cen Ji said coldly, his long eyelashes drooping to hide the worry in his eyes.
"Qi Jiang, you stay in the Demon Realm. Once you've finished your business, go back to Guiyun Sect."
"yes."
Before he finished speaking, Cen Ji disappeared.
Feng Xu shook his head and sighed. The young master really didn't understand the truth about beauty misleading people...
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