"Then, the problem now is how to find the person who spread the rumors. Since he survived the Unlaughing Master incident, he must know more relevant information, "Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes.
"Regarding this, our Tea Sect can help," Dong Qi hurriedly stepped forward.
"That's right. Tea Sect has deep roots here. Their connections and intelligence network are definitely stronger than ours. With Sect Master Dong around, we should be able to find that person in no time," Li Qiong said confidently.
"Then I'll leave it to you. We'll rest for the night. Tomorrow, we'll go see what this so-called Unlaughing Master is all about," Lu Sheng said casually.
"Yes," everyone replied.
Under Tea Sect's arrangements, the group found their own resting places to rest. Dong Qi prepared a lavish banquet. All sorts of dishes, mainly tea, were served, giving the Crimson Whale Sect disciples a fresh taste.
Uninterested, Lu Sheng and little umbrella girl returned to their rooms to rest.
In an exquisite and luxurious bedroom, Lu Sheng reclined on the bed, fiddling with an irregular piece of metal the size of a fist in his hand. This piece of metal seemed to be a fragment that had fallen from something, with fragmented, fragmented patterns on it.
The small piece of metal spun continuously in Lu Sheng's hand, glowing faintly red.
'It's different from the metal fragment last time. This Scarlet Dragon Tribulation fragment doesn't have any Yin Qi …' Lu Sheng was puzzled.
Without Yin Qi, this fragment was of little value to him.
Fiddling with the fragment casually, he still remembered the terrifying power that Hongfang Bai had unleashed in the end.
Holding the fragment in his hand, he felt like he was holding a lump of meat. There was an inexplicable, sinister murmur coming from it.
The voice reverberated in his ears, and he had to strain to hear it. After fiddling with it for a while and finding nothing, Lu Sheng hung it on a string around his neck.
He had tried many ways to activate the Scarlet Dragon Tribulation fragment, but to no avail. Injecting inner Qi into it, or exposing it to extreme heat or cold, had no effect whatsoever.
This thing gave off the feeling of an ordinary stone, but it felt like metal to the touch.
The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, the Crimson Whale Sect disciples escorted Lu Sheng to the forest where Chen Zongtao and Elder Xu had been.
Along the way, the terrain was steep and uneven, so the carriage was replaced by walking and sedan chairs. Lu Sheng left umbrella girl at Tea Sect while he led Xu Chui and the others into the deep mountains with Chen Zongtao.
After leaving Tea Town, the group quickly found the place where Chen Zongtao and Xiao Luo had stayed in a barren mountain at the side.
The sunlight was white, and the shadows of the trees swayed.
The group from Crimson Whale Sect walked along the slope as though it were flat ground. In a few steps, they had reached a flat patch of grass.
"It's here!" One of Chen Zongtao's underlings panted and shouted. "We even left tree bark markings here to prevent getting lost at night!"
The man jogged over to a large tree and gently peeled off a piece of bark. Beneath the bark was a fish-shaped indentation. It was Crimson Whale Sect's secret signal.
Pa.
Suddenly, the sound of twigs being stepped on came from nearby.
"Someone's there!" a sect member suddenly shouted. "Who's there!?" the guard at the front yelled.
Xu Chui and Ning San stood guard on either side of the sedan chair. Hearing the shout, they simultaneously looked towards a certain direction in the forest.
The dozen or so sect members on the periphery spread out and patrolled the area.
"Pu!"
One of the sect members hacked open a bush with his saber. Instantly, a figure emerged.
"Don't! Don't be nervous! We're just passing by! Just passing by! "A bearded Taoist with good looks hurriedly jumped out from the bushes beside the slope.
Behind him, a man and a woman dressed in Taoist robes walked out slowly.
The man had a straight face and emanated an air of stubbornness and righteousness. It was Yan Kai, who had just arrived.
As for the woman, she was dainty and pretty. Naturally, she was Duan Rongrong.
Yan Kai glanced at the Crimson Whale Sect insignia that had been peeled off, as well as the group of sect members scattered around.
The aura of the two people guarding the sedan chair made even his hair stand on end. They were definitely not ordinary characters.
No wonder they were the Number One Sect in the Northern Lands. Just these two random characters were enough to make him feel apprehensive.
Gathering his thoughts, he stepped forward and cupped his fists.
"I am Yan Kai, an old acquaintance of Sect Master Lu's. I have an important matter that I wish to meet with Sect Master Lu. Please inform him of it."
The three of them stood where they were and waited. A few sect guards exchanged glances. Silently, they changed their pace and surrounded the three of them. Then, one of them separated and walked towards the sedan chair.
Yan Kai watched as the guard whispered a few words to the person beside the sedan chair. The person beside the sedan pondered for a moment before walking to the window of the sedan chair and whispering a few words into it.
Then, as if he had received instructions, he gave a few instructions to the sect members.
"Let's go," one of the sect members said in a low voice.
A passageway slowly opened up before Yan Kai and the other two.
The three of them scanned their surroundings and saw that the Crimson Whale Sect members all had solemn expressions on their faces. Their postures were tall and straight, and their spirits were high. They looked around. Any one of them could easily fend off more than ten ordinary sect members from the outside world.
As the three of them passed through the passageway, they could also feel the watchful and warning gazes sweeping over them like needles.
'Master of tigers and wolves!' Yan Kai evaluated in his heart, secretly alarmed. Very quickly, he walked slowly to the sedan chair and stood still.
The curtains of the sedan chair were pulled open slowly, revealing a familiar young figure that had not changed much. It was none other than the First Young Master of the Lu Family, Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng sat in the sedan chair like any other rich young master. His face was a little pale, as if he had been exposed to less sunlight. His body was shrouded in a loose black robe. A golden crane with its wings flapping was embroidered on his chest.
"So it's Mister Yan Kai," Lu Sheng smiled at the three of them. "I didn't expect to meet you here after we parted that day. What a coincidence."
Yan Kai narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lu Sheng, who looked like an ordinary person. The other party seemed to lack any martial prowess and was still that frail young master who was plagued by ghosts.
However, for some reason, the moment he saw Lu Sheng, his heart sank, and a bone-piercing chill crept up his back inexplicably.
He clearly could not feel anything, but facing Lu Sheng, Yan Kai still felt an extremely heavy pressure. The pressure was so heavy that he could not breathe. Even his body was beginning to feel numb.
He heard Duan Rongrong's heavy breathing beside him. Duan Rongrong's sense of danger was even stronger than his. The pressure she was feeling now was definitely much greater and deeper than his.
That intense, indescribable pressure rendered the three of them speechless for a moment. Just standing in front of Lu Sheng required a great deal of courage.
"What powerful senses." Just as Yan Kai and the other two's hearts began to race and their bodies began to sweat …
Lu Sheng let out a surprised sigh of admiration, finally dispelling that heavy pressure.
"Whoosh!!"
Duan Rongrong was the first to almost collapse to the ground. But Yan Kai immediately steadied her.
The three of them exchanged glances and felt a great sense of relief. They knew that they had made the right decision to come here!
Ever since he had learned that Senior Brother Wan Hezi had snatched the Dugu Family's bounty list, Yan Kai had been thinking about how to resolve this matter.
The Dugu Family was not a force to be trifled with. With the strength of their group of exorcists, the Dugu Family could easily exterminate tens or even hundreds of people of their level.
In other words, since Senior Brother Wan Hezi had accepted the bounty list, he had to thoroughly complete the investigation.
There was only one content on the bounty list, and that was to investigate Chao Long's objective, the deputy leader of Wandering Heart Society.
The Dugu Family and Wandering Heart Society were two great forces that were hostile to each other. It was only natural that they would have such a bounty list. Wan Hezi's original plan was to use his bloodline ability to secretly follow Chao Long and peek at him at the right time. Once he learned of the situation, he should be able to complete the task.
But Yan Kai rejected this idea. The bounty on the Dugu Family's head was naturally not so easy to complete.
He asked Wan Hezi to reveal the contents of the bounty list. Indeed, what they wanted was not just Chao Long's objective, but also the details of the men he had brought with him, his current state, as well as his objective and arrangements.
This made the difficulty of the task immensely high. If they tried to fool the bounty list, the only possible outcome would be Senior Brother Wan Hezi being thrown into the furnace as fuel.
After some thought and planning, Yan Kai racked his brains and finally came up with a solution. He could gather as much information as he could.
This idea was to borrow strength from others!
At present, the only force in Tea Town that could compare to Chao Long was Crimson Whale Sect.
Unlike Chao Long's covert infiltration, Crimson Whale Sect had entered with great fanfare. Along the way, Wan Hezi barely knew that Chao Long had come for the legend of the Unlaughing Master.
Moreover, Crimson Whale Sect also had experts who had gone missing because of this legend. Hence, there was a possibility that the two forces would meet. This also gave Yan Kai room to maneuver.
"I wonder what brings Mister Yan Kai to this barren mountain?" Lu Sheng sized up Yan Kai and Duan Rongrong.
Compared to when they were in Nine Links City, the two of them were obviously more mature, but not much different. As for the third person, he completely ignored him.
"We're actually the same as you, Young Master Sheng," Yan Kai said in a clear voice. "But we came here earlier than you, Young Master Sheng," he purposely addressed Lu Sheng as he had in the past, hoping to close the distance between them. After all, he had also helped Lu Sheng quite a bit in the past. If not for him, Yan Kai, Lu Sheng's sister Lu Qingqing might not have been found and rescued.
"Oh?" Lu Sheng was taken aback. "Could it be that Mister Yan Kai has some other leads? If you can tell me, be it money or anything else, please feel free to mention it."
Yan Kai shook his head and glanced at Duan Rongrong and Senior Brother Wan Hezi. Of the two, one was hiding behind him, not daring to make a single move because his senses were too strong. The other was shivering and shivering from head to toe. That was pure cowardice. He could no longer rely on the two of them. He had to do it himself.
He could tell that Lu Sheng still treated him warmly and still remembered their old friendship. In that case, there was still hope for a turn for the better.
"Actually, to tell you the truth, Young Master Sheng, we've come here following a dangerous character from outside," Yan Kai said solemnly. "My name is Senior Brother Wan Hezi. We've accepted a bounty to investigate this person and followed him all the way from the east. Little did we expect that they would also come to this small town for the Unlaughing Master."
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