The black-clothed youth stood guard outside the house, helping Lord Ye keep a lookout.
He had calculated the time. The next time the patrolling guards passed by here, it would be at least half an hour later.
He believed that Lord Ye would definitely be able to complete the mission within this half an hour.
Sure enough, after a short 15 minutes, Lord Ye left and returned.
On the surface, Lord Ye did not seem to have changed.
In fact, in this 15 minutes, there was no sound coming from the house.
Even the lights in the house were not extinguished.
As long as one did not enter the house to check, one would not be able to see anything strange.
However, in Lord Ye's right hand, there was an additional palm-sized black pouch.
At first glance, that pouch looked like an ordinary perfume pouch.
However, there were no flower patterns embroidered on it, making it look rather mysterious.
In fact, there was a rather large space in the pouch, and there were more than 20 young martial artists lying in a disorderly manner.
These young martial artists were all wearing standard white robes with the same emblem and pattern embroidered on their chests.
Everyone was unconscious or in a deep sleep, completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world.
The black-clothed youth glanced at the pouch and immediately revealed a look of admiration. He transmitted his voice to Lord Ye, "Lord Ye, have you succeeded?"
Lord Ye nodded slightly and sneered in a mocking tone, "I personally took action to deal with these small fries. How could I fail?
Don't waste time, quickly bring me away! "
The black-clothed youth did not waste any more words and hurriedly brought Lord Ye through the night sky, rushing down the mountain.
…
On the evening of the second day, the sun was about to set.
Ji Tianxing was cultivating in the secret chamber. His entire body flickered with a faint golden light, emitting a majestic magic power fluctuation.
Suddenly, Huanglong Daoist's voice sounded from outside the secret chamber. His tone was somewhat anxious.
"Master! Master, something happened, quickly come and take a look! "
The sudden shout startled Ji Tianxing who was cultivating.
He slowly ended his cultivation, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and opened his eyes.
He frowned slightly and looked calmly at the entrance of the secret room. Through the stone door, he asked, "Huang Long, why are you so panicked that you have to knock on my door and wake me up?"
Huanglong Daoist did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly reported, "Master, last night, 26 Inner Sanctum disciples went missing. There has been no news of them since!"
"What?!" Ji Tianxing's face suddenly changed, his eyebrows furrowed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He waved his hand and released a dazzling light, opening the stone door of the secret room.
Huanglong Daoist hurriedly entered the secret chamber and bowed respectfully.
Ji Tianxing looked at him with burning eyes and said in a dignified tone, "What's going on? Tell me everything from beginning to end! "
Huanglong Daoist organized his thoughts and explained, "Master, the missing 26 inner disciples are all from the Western Inner Courtyard. They have great talent and potential.
Last night, when the lamps were lit, the 26 disciples were still in the Western Courtyard. They were either resting or cultivating. There was nothing unusual.
The servants in the Western Courtyard can attest to this.
However, when it was time to practice swordsmanship this morning, the disciples of the Western Courtyard did not appear.
Deacon Wu went to the Western Courtyard to look for them, only to find that the 26 inner disciples were all missing. Only the servants were left.
After the incident, Deacon Wu hurriedly reported to the Elders.
A few elders personally led the guards to search the Pillar of Heavens Mountains several times, but they still couldn't find those disciples.
The Elders then reported this to me and asked me to think of a way to find them.
However, I spent six hours and searched 20,000 miles around the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, but I did not find any clues.
I really have no idea what to do, so I can only come to you for help. "
After Huanglong Daoist finished speaking, Ji Tianxing frowned and thought for a while. He asked in a low voice, "Have you investigated the Western Courtyard? Are there any traces of fighting in the disciples' residences?
Also, have you interrogated the servants and odd-job workers?
Why would the 26 inner disciples disappear for no reason?
Don't tell me there's no movement at all? "
Huanglong Daoist shook his head and said with a grave expression, "Master, I have personally investigated the situation in the Western Courtyard. There are no traces of fighting in the disciples' residences.
Even those hundred over servants, I have personally interrogated them, but they are completely clueless.
Those twenty over disciples seemed to have evaporated into thin air, without leaving any trace!
I have no other choice, so I had to disturb your closed door cultivation. Please make a decision. "
Ji Tianxing nodded and said with a grave expression, "It's impossible for the 26 living disciples to disappear into thin air.
This must be some conspiracy, deliberately targeting our Pillar of Heavens Mountains.
As long as it's done by humans, there will definitely be traces and clues left behind. It's just that we haven't found them yet. "
He paused for a moment and suddenly thought of a problem. He asked Huang Long, "That's right, did the patrolling guards on duty last night interrogate them? Did they find anything? "
Huang Long nodded and then shook his head, "I have also interrogated them, but they didn't find anything."
Ji Tianxing nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "If that's the case, the person who did this is a strong person. He didn't alert anyone and didn't leave any clues.
Of course, there's another possibility, which is that when the other party took action, they avoided the patrolling guards! "
Huang Long suddenly came to a realization and asked, "Master, you mean … … it's very likely that someone from our sect is involved in this matter, acting as a spy for the other party?"
"Yes!" Ji Tianxing nodded and said, "There's another possibility, which is that it's the doing of a strong person from our sect!"
Huang Long frowned and said with a heart full of doubts, "But I have already counted the number of disciples in the sect. All the deacons and elders are present, there's no one missing."
Ji Tianxing looked at him with a sharp gaze and asked, "Then how many disciples are there? Are there any missing people? "
Huang Long thought for a while and quickly answered, "There are three disciples in the inner sect who are not present. Two of them are out on missions.
There's only one disciple called Xu Qing. I don't know why, but he's also missing. "
Ji Tianxing's eyes immediately brightened and said in a dignified tone, "Immediately investigate this Xu Qing's background. When did he enter our sect?"
Huang Long quickly answered, "There's no need to investigate. I still remember this person's identity and information.
Xu Qing entered our sect two years ago. He has outstanding talent, a bright mind, and is very good at talking and doing things.
Moreover, his parents are dead and his family is destroyed. He has no relatives … … "
Ji Tianxing's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look and said in a low voice, "At present, it seems that this person is the most suspicious. Immediately send someone … …"
"No, I will personally investigate this matter!
I want to see who has the guts to make a move on the Pillar of Heavens Mountains. "
Huang Long quickly cupped his hands and bowed, saying respectfully, "Master will investigate this matter personally. I'm sure you'll find the truth.
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