Wei Qinghe was seriously practicing swordsmanship with Chu Ling'er when she saw Chu Ling'er suddenly being pulled away, and for a moment she really didn't understand what was going on.
What happened?
Fuyue Daozun smiled calmly. Although two lamp-lighting incidents had ruined his plans during this period, he had cleared a significant amount of the poison from the Albizia flower from his body.
It only flares up on a fixed day each month, and it's not as painful when it does. It should be completely gone after a while.
"Senior Brother Sect Leader is taking Junior Sister Ling'er on another training trip. Junior Sister Ling'er is going to suffer again."
Wei Qinghe felt that he was being sarcastic. "Jingyao Tianzun often takes Ling'er out to train. She has been in the Ling Sect for so long and showed no intention of leaving this morning. But now she suddenly takes Ling'er away. You must have done something, right?"
In front of Wei Qinghe, Daoist Fuyue had no intention of hiding anything.
"It's nothing much, just that Venerable Shichen's message was sent directly to the Lingzong council hall."
Wei Qinghe seemed to have thought of something, and she rolled her eyes at Fuyue Daozun helplessly.
Many things don't need to be explained clearly; two people can understand each other with just a glance.
"Is there anything urgent, Venerable Shichen?"
Daoist Fuyue nodded slightly. "I received a message from the flying sword before, and City Lord Zhu also mentioned it. Recently, some alchemists have been going missing one after another."
Fuyue Daozun took Wei Qinghe's hand and handed her a bowl of spiritual tea.
"The alchemist is missing? It seems that my fifth senior brother has also been away for a long time." Wei Qinghe paused in her tea-drinking motion and stood up uneasily.
Just then, the paper crane of Daoist Jing'an passed through the array outside the courtyard and arrived in front of Wei Qinghe.
"Qinghe, come to the council hall immediately."
As the son-in-law of the Ling Sect, Daoist Fuyue naturally had to go along.
Inside the council chamber, several elders looked worried.
The Fourth Elder, Hongqi Daozun, was a disheveled old man with gray hair and beard.
But at this moment, the old man was lying on the floor in the center of the council hall, rolling around in a completely unseemly manner.
"I don't care. My disciple disappeared while gathering herbs. Now so many alchemists have gone missing. The Spirit Sect can't just sit here and wait to die. Come with me to find them."
"If anything happens to my apprentice, I won't live either..."
"Fourth Elder?" Wei Qinghe had always known that the Fourth Elder was a playful old man, so he wasn't surprised at all by his current actions.
Upon hearing Wei Qinghe's voice, Daoist Hongqi stopped and looked at Wei Qinghe with teary eyes.
"Qinghe, you've finally emerged from seclusion! I went to look for you as soon as I heard the alchemist was missing, but these guys said you were in seclusion..."
Wei Qinghe looked at Daoist Jing'an, who sighed deeply.
"The message came from the Pill Guild. We contacted you and were just about to discuss it when he started throwing a tantrum here."
"Qinghe girl, your fifth senior brother is so good to you, you can't just abandon him." Daoist Hongqi didn't care about anything else, he just wanted to rescue his disciple.
"Fourth Elder, how long has Fifth Senior Brother been gone?" It's still uncertain whether Fifth Senior Brother is missing.
The Fourth Elder plopped down on the ground. "Qi Cheng has been gone for half a month, and hasn't contacted me for three days."
Unable to contact them for three days, the Fourth Elder became uneasy upon learning that an alchemist had gone missing.
Wei Qinghe was silent for a moment, then said to Daoist Jing'an, "We have received this news from both the Pill Guild and Venerable Shichen. It seems that this matter is not simple."
The Fourth Elder stood up abruptly, his old face full of worry.
"Qinghe, you and our sect's son-in-law must find your fifth senior brother. He loves you the most..."
The title "son-in-law of our sect" is one that Daoist Fuyue likes very much.
"Let's meet up with Venerable Shichen first."
“I’ll go too.” The Fourth Elder shook off non-existent dust from his body.
Jing'an Daozun glanced at the Fourth Elder with disdain, "Hongqi, you'd better not go."
When an alchemist is in danger, the chances of him being killed are much higher.
With so many alchemists disappearing, the person behind this must be extraordinary. If Daoist Hongqi goes there, it will only cause trouble for Wei Qinghe and Daoist Fuyue, distracting them from taking care of her.
Hongqi Daozun immediately objected, "Why can't I go? It's not your disciple who's being disgraced, of course you're saying that..."
“Qinghe, you’ll understand me, right? You’ll take me there, won’t you? When you were little, I used to take you and your fifth senior brother there all the time…”
Wei Qinghe couldn't stand it any longer, so she quickly said, "Since Fourth Elder is going, let's go together."
Jing'an Daozun was not entirely at ease, but Hongqi Daozun was shameless, and the Seventh Elder, Vajra Barbie, took out some newly crafted magical artifacts for Wei Qinghe.
"Qinghe, look, you can take these little things and use them first. You can also try on this Taoist robe and see if there's anything wrong with it so I can correct it later."
"Thank you, Seventh Elder." Wei Qinghe put away the items, and then left on her sword with Daoist Fuyue and Daoist Hongqi.
Although Daoist Hongqi is an alchemist, he can still control a sword.
Nestled among mountains, the city that never sleeps gets its name from its unique geographical location, which provides long hours of sunshine each day. The city lord, who also loved light, ensured that even during the rare nights, the city was brightly lit.
"Amitabha! Venerable Fuyue, Fellow Daoist Wei."
Just as the three arrived outside the City That Never Sleeps, Venerable Shichen appeared with several alchemists from the Pill Guild.
"Venerable Shichen".
The two groups did not exchange pleasantries and went straight to explaining the situation.
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