"Xu Han".
"Your subordinate is here."
At this moment, in a part of the Crimson Crystal Forest, five or six elderly men dressed in standard robes stood on both sides, surrounding a middle-aged man with a gloomy face.
His beard and hair were all white, but there were no wrinkles on his face. His eyes were bright and piercing as he stared intently at the old man opposite him.
Xu Han felt immense pressure being watched by him.
"I understand the situation. Elder Xu Hong was loyal to the sect, so he died a worthy death."
"Black Moon Sect Master Xu Chuang said calmly."
Sensing the implication in his words, Xu Han quickly lowered his head and knelt down on one knee in front of him.
"Your subordinate deserves to die; I failed to save Elder Xu Hong."
"Hmm, this is it?"
Xu Chuang's eyes flashed, and an incomparably powerful aura suddenly descended, almost pressing Xu Han directly to the ground.
"No, no, I shouldn't have let that thief escape. I failed to save the young sect leader; I deserve to die!"
With a thud, Xu Han's head slammed heavily onto the ground.
"Please, Sect Master, grant me a chance to atone for my crimes. I will surely tear that villain to pieces. Please return to Young Sect Master!"
After he finished speaking, Xu Chuang did not respond, while Xu Han remained kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all.
After a long silence, Xu Chuang slowly spoke.
“Xu Han, you are already a senior member of the sect.”
"You should know how important Lan'er is to the Black Moon Sect, and you should also know how difficult it would be to find those thieves again in the Crimson Crystal Forest if we let them go now."
Xu Chuang slowly walked up and stood in front of Xu Han.
"I originally thought that even if you couldn't capture the other party, you could at least delay them until we arrived, but I didn't expect you to be unable to even do that."
"Xu Han, you've really disappointed me."
"Your subordinate deserves to die!"
Xu Han simply knelt there, offering no explanation. He knew that the sect leader was furious, and any explanation might bring him unnecessary trouble.
"Sect Master, shall we search along the original route?"
At this moment, a tall, thin old man walked over.
"No."
He shook his head.
"We've come this far, I don't want to drag this out any longer."
"If Lan'er cannot be found within the next two days, he may very well meet with misfortune."
As he spoke, he raised one hand and took out a silver needle from his storage bag.
"Sect Master, what are you doing...?"
"Since we've found traces of those thieves here, it means their hideout isn't too far away."
"In that case, I'd rather suffer some losses to capture them."
As he spoke, a purple crystal lamp slowly floated out of his storage bag.
This lamp has a simple and elegant design, and its body is carved from a huge piece of purple crystal.
At the wick, a pale blue flame flickered gently, as if waiting to be awakened from its slumber.
Xu Chuang took a deep breath and then gently inserted the silver needle into her finger.
In an instant, a bright red line of blood gushed out, like a nimble red snake, winding its way into the amethyst lamp.
The moment the essence blood entered the lamp, the amethyst lamp burst forth with a dazzling purple light.
The pale blue flames instantly became hot and bright, burning fiercely and crackling loudly.
Mysterious runes appeared on the lamp body, flashing with strange light, as if conveying some kind of information.
"Sect Master, how is it?"
"Found it."
Xu Chuang narrowed his eyes slightly. The loss of a drop of essence blood made his face a little pale, but he quickly recovered.
"Sect Master, you've located the Young Sect Master!"
Upon hearing this, the elders of the Black Moon Sect nearby became excited.
"Um."
Xu Chuang nodded, and his figure slowly rose into the air.
"This time I'll personally take action, and none of those guys who kidnapped Lan'er will survive!"
After saying that, he flew off in one direction at lightning speed.
"Boom!"
One muffled thud after another echoed through the forest as thunderbolts struck down one after another.
However, Xu Chuang's figure was like a ghost, easily dodging the lightning strikes without any impact on his speed.
Behind him, the elders of the Black Moon Sect also flew up and followed.
After everyone had left, Xu Han finally dared to stand up and fly after them.
His fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
Because he let the other party escape, the sect leader had to consume an extra drop of essence blood.
He knew he had to make a good impression this time, or he would definitely be punished afterwards.
…… ……
"Hey, where did Siyun go?"
In the slowly advancing line, Dai Yun suddenly paused, startled.
She looked around but couldn't find any trace of Yun Si Ning.
"She's gone, and her sister's gone too!"
Dai Yun was shocked.
She had been chatting with the Yun sisters almost the entire way, and now that they had only parted ways a short while ago, they had simply disappeared right under her nose.
"They really disappeared!"
Dai Ting also said with a fearful expression.
"What's going on?!"
The commotion alerted Lei Huan ahead.
"Sir, our companions have disappeared!"
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