City Lord's Mansion.
Yuan Lianyao stood in the spacious hall, her beautiful face full of seriousness.
A majestic young man in silver armor stood tall and straight like a pine tree. His calm aura carried a faint smell of blood. It was obvious that he had been naturally nurtured by years of fighting.
"In the past ten days, nearly a hundred hunters and strong men have disappeared for no reason in the villages and towns around Dark Moon City." Li Feng, who was in charge of patrolling outside the city, was a capable general of the Yuan Family. He was at the middle stage of the Golden Hall Realm. He said in a hoarse voice, "I've been investigating until now, but I still haven't found any clues."
Yuan Lianyao pondered and said, "Have there been any unusual strangers in and out of the city recently? Also, did anything special happen? "
"There are no unusual strangers." Li Feng shook his head and thought for a moment. "In the past half month, there have been several collapses in the Golden Coral Mountain controlled by the Huang Family. There are many miners buried in the Golden Coral Mountain and their corpses have not been taken out yet. "
"Golden Coral Mountain?" Yuan Lianyao frowned.
"The Golden Coral Stone hidden in that mountain has been mined for many years. I think it's gradually drying up." Li Feng explained, "The difficulty of mining will become greater and greater. It's too easy for something to happen to mortals who don't know how to cultivate to dig in the depths. And the value of the Golden Coral Stone is just that. It's not worth inviting cultivators to take action. "
"I understand. In the eyes of the Huang Family, the lives of mortal miners are not as valuable as the Golden Coral Stone. "Yuan Lianyao nodded and said," Continue to track down the whereabouts of those missing people. "
"As you command."
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"Father."
In the secret underground room, Yuan Lianyao stared at Yuan Qiufang, who was bound by ice chains, and her heart was filled with guilt. "I've already handed those things to Yu Yuan. He also promised me that when the competition between the three realms ends, he would deal with the fire poison that tormented your earth soul. Oh, right, Lin Hanyu looked for Huang Chen. "
Yuan Qiufang spat out a mouthful of fiery turbid Qi that constantly splashed sparks. "Why did Lin Hanyu look for Huang Chen?"
"After being warned by me, he didn't dare to openly make a move against Yu Yuan, so he could only ask Huang Chen for help." Yuan Lianyao said with a sneer, "I really didn't expect that Lin Laoer would fall into the hands of that boy Yu Yuan. If it wasn't for me, I think the Yu Family might have lost a few more people. Lin Laoer and his daughter might have been poisoned to death by Yu Yuan. "
"Remember, you can't treat Yu Yuan like an ordinary person!" Yuan Qiufang's expression was solemn. "Also, you have to ensure his safety!"
"This is Anyue City. Since I already know the situation, I'm afraid the Huang Clan won't be able to kill him." Yuan Lianyao hesitated for a moment before saying, "In the past ten days, nearly a hundred hunters have gone missing outside the city. Is this matter … related to Lord Father?"
She knew that after obtaining the secret method from Yu Yuan, Qiufang Yuan had the ability to enter and leave Dark Moon City for a short period of time.
Yuan Qiufang, who cultivated the "Crimson Refining Devil Art," went through a bloody massacre when he lost control of his mind. This helped him alleviate the terrifying pressure brought by the fire poison.
Because of this, when she learned that a hundred hunters had gone missing outside the city, she couldn't help but suspect that it was Yuan Qiufang's doing.
"It wasn't me."
"If it wasn't you, then who could it be?"
… …
Outside the city, Yu Family Town.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Ning Ji casually waved his hand. Clusters of spirit energy condensed into balls of air that charged towards Yu Yuan.
Under the moonlight, Yu Yuan moved freely within the clusters of air. Occasionally, he would be hit by the air balls, as if he was hit by a galloping chariot. Often, he would let out a muffled groan and stagger back ten or so steps.
Many of the bluestone slabs of the Yu Family's old residence had already been trampled to pieces by him.
"Boom!"
Another cluster of spirit energy crashed into Yu Yuan's chest. His figure flew backwards and landed with a bang.
"Alright, alright. Let's end it here for today."
Ning Ji withdrew his hand and looked at Yu Yuan, who was lying on his back under the night sky. He said, "Young Master Yu, why did you place so much importance on that Meridian Opening Realm battle?"
Since noon, he had been dragged here by Yu Yuan and forced to fight under Yu Yuan's request.
Or rather, he was beaten.
Yu Yuan, who had a low cultivation and no battle experience, was clearly looking for a beating when facing him.
This continued for several hours. It was almost midnight, but Yu Yuan still wasn't willing to stop.
He could see that Yu Yuan's body was extraordinary, but he really hadn't experienced any battle before. His footwork, techniques, and breathing rate were all very crude. This made him very worried about the Meridian Opening Realm battle later.
However, he was still filled with curiosity about Yu Yuan.
After all, Yu Yuan had cured his old friend's poison. He had also heard about the chaos that had occurred in the Yu Family's hall.
Due to his curiosity, he continued to stay at the Yu Family's residence at Yu Can's request.
Furthermore, after Yu Yuan asked, he accompanied him to the Yu Clan's town outside the city to help him hone his fighting skills.
"Young Master Yu, how much longer are you going to lie there for?" Ning Ji was a little worried when he saw that Yu Yuan hadn't spoken for a long time. He couldn't help but walk up to him and ask with concern, "What's wrong? Are you tired? Can't take it anymore? If you're too tired, you should rest early and come back tomorrow. "
"Something's wrong with the night sky tonight."
Yu Yuan, who was lying on her back, stared at the crescent moon with a confused expression on her face. "Grandpa Ning, take a look at the halo of the moon tonight. Doesn't it have a faint crimson color?"
Ning Ji raised his head and took a closer look. Just as Yu Yuan had said, the moonlight released by the crescent moon had a faint crimson hue to it. "Isn't it normal for the moonlight to change slightly as the seasons change?"
"No, it's not normal." Yu Yuan shook his head and slowly rose to his feet. "I don't know why, but I feel a little suffocated."
Ning Ji fell silent.
He had long since known that Yu Yuan, who had come back from the dead, had many secrets.
Of course, he had his own reasons for staying at the Yu Clan.
Now, the strange behavior that Yu Yuan was showing made him ponder deeply.
"I have a feeling that something might happen tonight." Yu Yuan observed the moonlight for a while, his expression growing increasingly grim. "Grandpa Ning, you have to stay by my side tonight."
"Alright!" Ning Ji said.
Time passed by, second by second.
Yu Yuan and Ning Ji stayed in the courtyard where Ning Ji had set up the Soul-summoning Spell Formation for him.
Ning Ji had a bellyful of questions, but he chose to stay silent and wait with Yu Yuan.
Later in the night, ear-piercing screams suddenly echoed out from the villages surrounding the Yu Clan's town.
"Grandpa Ning, come with me and take a look!" Yu Yuan suddenly sprang to his feet.
Ning Ji's expression flickered slightly, as if a shadow had been cast over his heart. He suddenly grew worried. "Could it be the Frigid Yin Sect's scheme?"
The Frigid Yin Sect had ordered the Lin Clan's evil slave, Yin Jue, to kill Yu Yuan twice, but had failed. Now that Lin Hanyu and his daughter had been injured again, it was very likely that they would try to kill him regardless of the consequences.
This place was outside Dark Moon City, and Yuan Lianyao couldn't care less. Ning Ji had to consider Yu Yuan's safety.
"Even if there's something fishy, it can't be the Frigid Yin Sect." Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes and took another deep look at the moonlight. With a heavy tone, he said, "The crimson hue has become a bit thicker."
…
Li Feng, dressed in a suit of shining silver armor and holding a short spear of the same color, stood in the middle of the village and looked around.
More than a dozen Dark Moon City guards were going in and out of the villages, each and every one of them with grim faces. No one spoke.
The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
"My lord, we've checked everything. There's no one here."
A guard finally stood in front of Li Feng with an ugly expression. "I came to this village in the morning. There are more than ten families and dozens of people. The people living in this village, who are also hunters, are one of the targets I determined. When I heard the screams, I immediately sent a signal to report, and we immediately rushed over. "
"But …"
The corner of his mouth twitched. He suppressed the grief and panic in his heart and said, "When we rushed over, there was no one here. The children I saw in the morning, as well as the sisters-in-law I told them to be careful, are all gone. In such a short time, there are also strong adult men. How can they all disappear just like that? "
As he spoke, his eyes were wet.
A portion of the guards of Dark Moon City came from the four great families, but there were also many who were selected from the villages and towns outside the city.
As long as one had the talent for cultivation and received a strict selection, one could become a guard of Dark Moon City and be taught low-level cultivation spirit techniques, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.
However, most of these city guards were at the Meridian Opening, Spirit Nurturing, and Golden Hall realms their entire lives. It was almost impossible for them to have any hope of entering the Breaking Profound Realm.
The guard who reported to Li Feng came from a nearby village. Although it was not the one in front of him, he also had relatives living here.
The thought of the village that was still full of life during the day being empty at night made him panic.
It was hard for him to think positively.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The sound of something tearing through the air suddenly whistled over.
"Who is it?" Li Feng shouted.
The guards in the village instantly circulated their spirit energy and circulated it in their bodies, preparing for battle.
Green, bright yellow, azure, and all kinds of different colored hazy halos were released from the bodies of the guards and the artifacts in their hands, causing the small village to be filled with unusually chaotic spirit energy fluctuations.
"I'm Yu Yuan. I'm from Yu Town."
In order to avoid misunderstandings, Yu Yuan reported his name from dozens of meters away.
"Yu Yuan!"
Li Feng and the nervous guards were stunned.
Recently, this name was like thunder in their ears.
"It's fine." Li Feng waved his hand, indicating for everyone not to be too nervous. When Yu Yuan and Ning Ji entered the village, he sized up Yu Yuan carefully and said, "Young Master Yu, why are you here in the middle of the night?"
"I heard a strange sound and came." Yu Yuan looked around in the village and said, "Did everyone go missing?"
Li Feng's expression changed slightly. "How did you know?"
Yu Yuan's face darkened. "Other than this village, are there any other missing cases recently?"
Li Feng took a deep breath, his eyes as cold as a cold knife. "There have been several similar missing cases. More than a hundred hunters have gone missing. But today, this is the first time that the entire village has disappeared in a short period of time. "
Ning Ji, who had accompanied Yu Yuan, could tell that Li Feng's attitude was not good and was probably suspicious.
"I am Ning Ji. I was invited by the Yu family's patriarch to disturb the Yu family recently." Ning Ji took the initiative to clear his name for Yu Yuan. "During this period of time, Young Master Yu has been living in seclusion in the Yu family. He came to Yu Town this afternoon."
"Then what do you know?" Li Feng said in a low voice.
Yu Yuan looked at the crimson moon in the sky with a solemn expression and said in a low voice, "Dark Moon City is in trouble."
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