Xiao Chen was now truly thankful to Ye Wen. If it were not for Ye Wen, he would have been one of the cultivators who met the corpse king. Who knows, he might have already become a corpse.
Nothing much changed in the following days. Xiao Chen continued to patrol during the day and practice his saber at night. However, now that the two of them had become three, the days were not as boring as usual, and the three of them talked a lot more.
Mu Xinya still went out for a long period of time every day. Every now and then, she would meet with Supervisor Li. However, Xiao Chen still could not understand what the two of them were saying. He could only keep his guard up; there was nothing he could do.
Shua!
In a dead passage, Xiao Chen was in the air. Before he drew his saber, a cool breeze blew in the air. After the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, a faint saber light flashed in the cool breeze.
After Xiao Chen landed on the ground, a happy expression appeared on his face. He had finally mastered the second stage of the Clear Wind Chop.
The Clear Wind Chop had a total of three stages. The first stage was to hide one's Killing Qi, eliminating one's Killing Intent so that others would not be able to quickly sense the timing of the move.
Clear Wind Chop, Clear Wind Chop, which came first, the clear wind or the chop? If the clear wind came first and the saber came after, then it should definitely be the clear wind before the chop. However, if Xiao Chen did not draw his saber and create the air currents, how could there be a cool breeze?
Therefore, the second stage of the Clear Wind Chop was to practice until there was a clear wind before there was a chop. After working hard for more than half a month, Xiao Chen finally completed the second stage.
Xiao Chen was about to break through to the third stage of the Clear Wind Chop, which was the breakthrough to the Great Success Realm. Only the Clear Wind could be seen, but not the saber.
If Xiao Chen could practice it to the point where he could completely hide the saber in the cool wind, preventing the enemy from discovering the direction of the saber, then he would have reached Great Perfection in the Clear Wind Chop.
"I have finally mastered it. It seems my talent is quite good. In just half a month's time, I was able to master the Clear Wind Chop to the middle stage. Who knows, I might be able to master it before the end of the month," Xiao Chen said happily.
He continued to practice for a while. As usual, Xiao Chen practiced until his Primordial Qi was exhausted. Only then did he start to walk towards the stone room.
"Young Lord Ye!" A faintly discernible voice sounded.
This voice was very familiar to Xiao Chen. Usually, when the miners and supervisors saw Xiao Chen, they would greet him like this. He turned around and saw that it was indeed one of the supervisors he had seen before.
After standing guard in the pitch-black tunnel for a long time, Xiao Chen stopped and asked, "Supervisor Zhao, how did you find me?"
Supervisor Zhao said weakly, "I have been wanting to look for Little Sir for some time now. My miners heard that Little Sir often goes out to practice his saber at night, so I waited here."
Xiao Chen nodded. It was no secret that he came out to practice at night. "Why are you looking for me? Did you run into a mummy?"
Supervisor Zhao's face had not seen the sun for a long time. After he washed it, it was very pale. Coupled with his numb eyes, he looked very miserable. "No, recently, there have been brothers disappearing mysteriously. At first, I did not pay much attention to it. This is because it is normal for people to disappear from time to time in the mine.
"However, after I asked the other supervisors, I discovered that there were people disappearing from their places as well. They really disappeared. In the past, even if they disappeared, we could still find their corpses. However, this time, we could not even find their corpses."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. From Supervisor Zhao's words, it was clear that the disappearances were premeditated. Someone was behind all this. Every supervisor had one or two people disappearing.
The number did not seem large. However, when added together, it was quite horrifying. There were a total of twenty supervisors in the mine. Each supervisor led more than a hundred miners.
Every now and then, one or two would disappear. In total, there were probably more than a hundred people. Who was it that made these miners disappear without a trace?
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said to Supervisor Zhao, "I understand the situation now. I will speak to Elder Ye tomorrow."
Supervisor Zhao hesitated for a while. His expression seemed like he was struggling with something. Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Little Lord Ye, we have a few brothers who will be reaching the end of their five-year term at the end of this month. Now that something like this happened, they are all anxious. If they want to leave early, they can take less money."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he revealed a difficult expression. He said, "There has never been such a precedent before. Furthermore, this matter is not under my jurisdiction. My words do not have any effect."
Supervisor Zhao said anxiously, "Little Lord Ye, you are a good person. We all know that. In the past, the caretakers did not treat us miners as humans. Not only did they mock us coldly, sometimes, they even moved us. You have been here for so long, but you have never given us a meaningful glance. Everyone knows this."
Xiao Chen had heard Ma Chen mention this before. In the past, when the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples took on this mission, many of them could not stand the boring life in the mine. They would vent their anger on the miners. This was a very common thing.
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile. If he did not do anything, he would be considered a good person. However, the good people in this world were too cheap.
"Little Lord Ye, I kneel before you. You have to help me with this. Those people will be reaching the end of their five-year term at the end of this month. If anything happens to them, it would not be worth it!"
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Supervisor Zhao immediately knelt before Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was startled and quickly helped Supervisor Zhao up. He said, "I can speak on behalf of Martial Uncle Ye. However, I cannot guarantee that it will work."
Supervisor Zhao said gratefully, "It is good that you can speak. I thank Little Lord Ye in advance. I will take my leave first."
As Xiao Chen watched Supervisor Zhao leave, he sank into deep thought. He had been watching Mu Xinya's matter coldly from the sidelines. However, from the looks of it now, things seemed to be getting worse.
The next day, Xiao Chen started to secretly visit the other supervisors, asking them about the situation. He had always been cautious when he did things. The matter that Supervisor Zhao spoke of was rather serious.
Regardless of whether he was lying or not, he would never be able to understand the truth with just a one-sided story.
Within a day, Xiao Chen finished asking all the twenty-odd supervisors. It was as Supervisor Zhao said; all the supervisors had miners who mysteriously disappeared.
There were at most five or six, and at least one or two. After Xiao Chen thought for a long time, he went behind Mu Xinya and Ma Chen's back to find Supervisor Li and his group of miners.
"Hey, Little Lord Ye, why are you alone? Where are the other two Little Lords?" As usual, when Supervisor Li saw Xiao Chen, he greeted him warmly.
Xiao Chen nodded his head in acknowledgment. He said, "Supervisor Li, did any of the miners under you mysteriously disappear recently?"
Supervisor Li thought for a while before replying, "I have not heard of it. None of my people are missing. What's wrong? Did something happen to Little Lord?"
The instant Supervisor Li spoke, Xiao Chen carefully observed his expression. However, he did not discover anything. Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Nothing much, I was just casually asking. I'll take my leave first."
Xiao Chen walked to a corner and stopped. He turned his Spiritual Sense into a thin thread and continued to observe. I don't believe that you can hide it so well.
"Supervisor, what did the caretaker ask earlier?" a few miners ran over and asked.
Supervisor Li waved his hand and said, "Just do your work. Don't ask too much."
After observing for a long time, Supervisor Li was still the same as before. He led the group of miners to mine seriously. His expression did not change at all. He did not show any strange expression because of Xiao Chen's question.
Could it be that the person who met up with Mu Xinya was not Supervisor Li? Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and thought suspiciously. How could a normal person hide so deeply?
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and shook his head. He could not figure out what was going on.
After Xiao Chen left, Supervisor Li tossed away the ore in his hand. His gaze seemed to penetrate the wall as he watched Xiao Chen leave. A murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the headquarters of this layer, he coincidentally met Ye Wen. Xiao Chen quickly went forward and told Ye Wen everything that he found out today. After that, he also mentioned Supervisor Zhao's request.
After Ye Wen heard it, he said indifferently, "En, I got it. You can go back first."
When Xiao Chen saw that Ye Wen did not seem to mind, he said worriedly, "Martial Uncle Ye, those people's five-year term is almost up anyway. Reducing their pay and letting those miners go should not be a problem."
Ye Wen seemed to be very busy and was already preparing to leave. When he heard what Xiao Chen said, he stopped and said, "You are only looking at the problem from your point of view. There is nothing wrong with fifty miners leaving. After all, their term is almost up."
"However, have you thought about it? There are more than two thousand miners in the tunnels. At this moment, they are already starting to feel uneasy. If a large number of miners were to leave at this moment, have you thought about what would happen?"
If a large number of miners were to leave at this moment, it would definitely incite the other miners to panic. When that happened, it would be impossible to resolve the situation.
Xiao Chen instantly thought of what would happen. Although this was logical, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong.
"You can go. I know what you are talking about. I will deal with it in two days," Ye Wen consoled Xiao Chen when he saw him remain silent.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, "Martial Uncle Ye, don't go yet. I still have something to report."
After thinking for a long time, although there was no evidence, Xiao Chen still decided to tell Ye Wen about Mu Xinya and Supervisor Li's strange behavior.
After Ye Wen heard it, his expression did not change. He said, "We are all from the same sect. If you do not have any evidence, don't make a report."
Xiao Chen was unconvinced, "Martial Uncle Ye, I …"
Ye Wen interrupted him, "There is no need for you to say anything else. Go back quickly. If you do not have any evidence and make such a report again, I will not be polite."
That night, in a dead tunnel on the eighth layer of the tunnels:
Supervisor Li said to Mu Xinya, "The fellow who came down with you seems to have sensed something. He came to test me again today."
Mu Xinya was not surprised, "It's fine, he will not be able to find any evidence. Furthermore, he is not a busybody."
Supervisor Li was still a little worried, "Should we silence him? I am not ready yet. If this fellow spoils our plans, it will be troublesome."
Mu Xinya shook her head, "There is no need. We can make a move tomorrow."
When Supervisor Li heard this, his expression changed. He said in astonishment, "Make a move tomorrow? That is too rushed. The longer I refine that thing, the stronger it will be. It should be safer at the end of the month. "
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