At the entrance of the prison far away, a few Fuyunji prison guards were watching from afar. Although there was a distance between them, one could still see the strange and complicated expressions on their faces. And most of their gazes were on White Lotus who was quietly standing under the big tree.
White Lotus seemed to be unaware of the gazes from the outside. She squinted her eyes and looked up for a while. Then she pulled out a silk handkerchief and started to wipe her hands.
The red blood stains dyed the white silk red, making the handkerchief dirty. But the blood stains on her palms only lightened in colour. She was unable to wipe them clean.
White Lotus wiped them hard, bit by bit, as if she was very patient.
Old Ma frowned, retracted his gaze and said to Lu Chen in a low voice, "What did you get from her?"
Lu Chen said, "There are three secret nests of the Evil Faction in Immortal City that we didn't know about before. And there are more than 20 spies lurking in Immortal City."
Old Ma said, "The previous incident was so big, these Evil Faction remnants that we didn't catch most likely all ran away?"
Lu Chen nodded. He had obviously thought of this as well. "That's true. We've been delayed here for a few days, so I'm guessing that a lot of them have escaped. However, some of them are single-person contacts, and they're well-hidden spies. If we don't contact them, they might not make a move.
Old Ma nodded and said, "This is a good harvest. Usually it's hard to get information out of them." As he spoke, he turned his head to look under the big tree. After a moment of hesitation, he asked Lu Chen in a low voice, "How did she ask? Is her method very powerful?"
On the word 'powerful', Old Ma intentionally or unintentionally emphasized it. Lu Chen also understood what he meant. He said in a deep voice, "Very powerful."
Old Ma sucked in a breath of cold air. He looked surprised and said, "She is such a delicate little girl and grew up in an aristocratic family. How could she know this kind of method?"
"Who knows?" Lu Chen shook his head and muttered. At the same time, the scene of him and Atsu meeting White Lotus for the first time on Kunlun Mountain suddenly appeared in his mind.
At that time, in the deep forest, the wild beasts were covered in wounds and blood. It was a terrible sight to behold. Even now, when he recalled that scene, Lu Chen seemed to be able to smell a strong stench of blood.
Old Ma saw that Lu Chen's expression was a little ugly, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Chen was silent for a moment, then he shook his head and said nonchalantly, "I'm fine."
Old Ma did not pursue the matter. He changed the topic and asked, "These are all trivial matters. What about Elder Gui? Did you find out the whereabouts of that person?"
"No." Lu Chen said, "I did ask but even in the Evil Faction, that old tortoise only contacted Chen He. All the other Evil Faction evil people have never seen this person."
Old Ma was taken aback. His face turned a little ugly and said, "This guy is very careful."
These few years, the Evil Cult had been on the decline and they were also being chased by the True Immortal Alliance and the Fuyun Agency, these huge organizations. Therefore, it was not surprising that the only remaining Elder Ghost was exceptionally careful. However, as the highest ranking elder in the entire Evil Cult, he was actually so cowardly that he only contacted one person. This still made one somewhat speechless.
"Then we can only interrogate Chen He?" Old Ma asked.
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Let's wait for him to wake up first." As he said this, he glanced at Old Ma and slightly raised his eyebrows. He said, "Didn't you say you were going to investigate that matter this morning? Did you find anything?"
After hearing his words, Old Ma suddenly had a strange expression on his face. He first looked left and right, then pulled Lu Chen two steps to the side and whispered, "That woman's name, did you remember wrongly?"
"Remember wrongly?" Lu Chen looked at him in astonishment. Then he frowned and thought carefully for a while. Finally, he firmly said to Old Ma, "Yes, it is the name 'Song Hui'."
Old Ma sighed and said, "There is no woman with this name in Zhenxianmeng's name list."
"No?" Lu Chen's expression changed.
Old Ma nodded and replied with certainty, "I've looked through all the people with the surname Song, and there is no such name."
Lu Chen fell silent for a while. It should be known that Zhenxianmeng could almost be regarded as the most prosperous and powerful cultivator organization in history. In addition to the many extremely powerful cultivators, it relied on all kinds of comprehensive rules. All the cultivators who had joined Zhenxianmeng would definitely be recorded in the name list.
Therefore, if there was no Song Hui on the name list, there were only two possibilities. One was that Lu Chen remembered the woman's name wrongly. The other was that he remembered the woman's identity wrongly. Perhaps she was not from Zhenxianmeng.
This was also the situation Old Ma was thinking about.
But after frowning and thinking for a long time, Lu Chen finally said to Old Ma with certainty, "If I remember correctly, that woman is indeed from Zhenxianmeng."
Old Ma spread out his hands helplessly. Lu Chen was silent for a moment and suddenly said to him, "There is another secret name list in Zhenxianmeng."
Old Ma was shocked and whispered, "Didn't you say she was not a shadow of Fuyunji?"
Lu Chen nodded and slightly frowned, "I remember she is not. But just in case, can you help me to check again?"
Old Ma showed an awkward expression and said, "That is a name list specially for you shadows. In the whole Sky Dragon Mountain, only Lord Immortal and Hall Master Xue Ying can read it. If I go there rashly … "
Lu Chen looked at him and then slowly said, "Forget it, I will ask Xue Ying for it."
After saying that, he turned around and left. But before he left, he looked back at White Lotus but saw that White Lotus did not look at them from beginning to end. She just stood there quietly and wiped her hands with a silk handkerchief.
And now, the square silk handkerchief had completely turned red.
…
Lu Chen came to the main hall of Fuyunji and asked someone to inform him that he wanted to see Xue Ying. But very soon, someone very politely came to tell him that Hall Master Xue Ying had gone down Sky Dragon Mountain early in the morning and had not returned yet.
Lu Chen asked where Xue Ying went, but the people of Fuyunji just shook their heads that they did not know. It was said that the whereabouts of that person had always been mysterious. No one knew. Of course, no one dared to ask where she went.
Lu Chen felt a little helpless, but he could only turn back. But when he passed by the courtyard of the Kunlun Party's experts, he stopped. After a slight hesitation, he walked in that direction.
One of the houses in the row was where Su Qingjun was living.
No matter what, Lu Chen still wanted to talk to this woman and at least explain what had happened that day. But just as he walked to the door of Su Qingjun's residence, he suddenly saw a slender figure walking towards him. She was charming and beautiful, and her eyes were like water. It was Song Wenji, whom he had not seen for a long time.
At the same time, Song Wenji also saw Lu Chen. A smile immediately appeared on her face. Like a lotus leaf blown by the wind, she walked over with snake-like steps and stood in front of Lu Chen. She smiled and said, "Where are you going, Junior Brother Lu?"
"You called me Junior Brother?" Lu Chen was a little surprised.
Song Wenji laughed and said, "Isn't that normal? Your master, True Lord Tian Lan, and my foster father, True Lord Tiehu, have been best friends for many years. I became his foster daughter much earlier than you, so it's not too much for me to call you Junior Brother, right? "
Lu Chen smiled bitterly. He cupped his hands in front of his chest and said, "Whatever."
Song Wenji's charming eyes moved. Suddenly, she smiled sweetly and said, "It's rare to meet you. My house is not far in front. Why don't you come to my house and have a cup of tea?"
Lu Chen shook his head and was about to refuse. He said, "I'm sorry, I'm …"
Song Wenji covered her mouth and interrupted his words. She seemed to be in high spirits and in a good mood. She smiled and said, "I'll let you witness my tea ceremony skills. Oh yes, my tea is also good. Speaking of which, we are fated. It's your Kunlun Mountain's famous tea, 'Little Crane'."
"Little Crane …" Lu Chen's expression suddenly changed. After a while, he let out a long breath and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Song Wenji giggled like a coquettish spring flower blooming. For a moment, her beauty was unparalleled. It was as if her whole person had brightened up. She pointed her fair finger forward and said, "It's just in front. Follow me."
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