The woman speaking was Sister Su Lingyi, who had been traveling with He Tingshuang. She looked down on the dirty Wu Zhuo, who was sleeping quietly. She glanced at her lightly with a somewhat disdainful look in her eyes, as if she were looking at an insignificant wild grass by the side of the road.
He Tingshuang introduced, "Miss Wu Mian, this is my senior, Sister Su Lingyi..."
"Don't say these nonsense, He little brother." Su Lingyi interrupted him, with a severe face questioning: "We came down the mountain to do sect missions. It's important to prioritize the big picture. But you have been delaying time for these trivial matters along the way. What if Master Brother gets impatient?"
Wu Zhuo Mian remained expressionless, as if she had not noticed.
Some cultivators don't know the hardships of humans, treating ordinary people as grass, and boasting of being higher, which is not surprising to her.
He Tingshuang didn't notice anything, answering in a straightforward manner: "Senior Sister Su, the sect mission is indeed important, but the Master has said that one should not overlook the small good deeds. Miss Wu's injury is quite serious. Since we have met her and can help her, we should not just stand by and do nothing, as it is also a human life."
"And the disappearance of Ji Qing is related to the evil monster lurking in the city recently. Miss Wu has had contact with Ji Qing, and both emotionally and logically, we should find out her situation. I have not neglected the sect mission."
Evil monster?
Wu Zhuo Mian's eyes moved slightly. The original spirit had no memory of any evil monster appearing. It was something that appeared in the past three days.
Su Lingyi had almost worn out her ears listening to such talk. Annoyed, she waved her hand: "Alright, so what did you find out? Big Brother is waiting for us to return."
Wu Zhuo Mian showed a worried expression on her face before He Tingshuang had a chance to speak. She whispered, "He Xianzhang, what happened to Ji Sanyao? Is it... because of an evil monster?"
Hearing this, Su Lingyi snorted in derision: "Look at her. She doesn't even know that there is an evil monster lurking in the city. How can she be of any help?"
He Tingshuang was patient, even though he didn't get any new information, and he explained it to Wu Zhuo Mian carefully.
During the past three days, a total of nine people have disappeared in the Tonghuā County, including men and women of all ages. At first, there seemed to be no connection between them, so people didn't draw any conclusions. They just thought that these people might have wandered off or been kidnapped.
It was not until yesterday that the evil monster revealed its tracks at Ji family.
Families as wealthy as the Ji family usually employ cultivators to guard their homes. Unfortunately, the cultivator there was only of average ability. Although he discovered the lingering aura of the monster first, he couldn't save Ji Qing and even risked his own life in the process.
And Tonghuā County is located in the Western Ling State, while the Wuqi Sect is one of the six top martial arts families in this region. As it is the closest to Tonghuā County, it is impossible for them to just ignore it.
Therefore, after receiving the plea for help from Ji family patriarch, He Tingshuang and his companions came down the mountain.
Wu Zhuo Mian had it in mind that in the major sects of the cultivation world, there are generally task halls or merit halls, which are specifically used to assign various tasks to the disciples. After completing these tasks, they can earn reward points, which can be exchanged for techniques, spiritual herbs, medicines, treasures, and so on.
Large sects like Wuqi are responsible for distributing hundreds or even thousands of similar tasks every day.
Of course, this is one of the ways to test the disciples, because only through practical experience can one's strength and experience be improved more quickly.
"Eliminating the evil monster is a matter of course." He Tingshuang spoke with a solemn expression, "Miss Wu Mian, rest assured, as a disciple of Wuji Sect, we will definitely restore peace to Tonghua County!"
"Thank you, Senior." Wu Zhuo Mian was very polite, and showed a penguin clapping gesture, volunteering to say: "I met Ji Sanyao at the Moon God Temple that day. I'll lead you guys."
Again, the Moon God Temple?
He Tingshuang and Su Lingyi exchanged a glance. The family of the previous victim also mentioned this place, but since it was just a passing comment at the time, they hadn't given it much thought.
It seems that this might not be a coincidence after all.
After a brief pause, He Tingshuang nodded in agreement: "Thank you for the trouble."
Su Lingyi had no objections.
Wu Zhuo Mian wrapped the remaining half of the cold bread with oil paper and carefully put it into her bosom. As for the broken bowl, she left it here, as no one would take it.
She stood up, bounced around a few times to stretch her muscles, and smiled, saying: "Let's go."
The three of them walked towards the Moon God Temple.
Su Lingyi, following behind, walked briskly. She took out a communication stone from her pocket and cleared her throat before unconsciously displaying her young girl demeanor. She asked in a sweet voice, "Big Brother, Sister He and I are now on our way to the Moon God Temple. Have you... found anything about it with Sister Bai?"
"There are some discoveries," a low voice responded from the other end of the transmission stone. "Let's meet up at the Moon God Temple and talk about it."
Bai Li?
Hearing a familiar surname, Wu Zhuo Mian's heart skipped a beat.
She deliberately slowed down her pace, smiled at He Tingshuang with a giggle, and asked naively, "He Xianzhang, what does the evil monster look like? Is it strong? How many of you have come? Can you defeat it?"
"We have a total of four of us, including Master Brother and Sister Bai Li. Besides me and Senior Sister Su, we have Master Brother as well," He Tingshuang smiled and replied, "Although we don't know yet which evil monster is causing trouble, you don't need to worry. We will definitely solve it."
When it came to Master Brother, Su Lingyi couldn't stop talking. As she put away the communication stone, she proudly hummed lightly, "Master Brother is a perfect Yuanxin cultivator, incredibly powerful. He can easily handle an evil monster on his own."
"You're lucky, you'll be able to witness Master Brother's divine appearance this time. By the way, you must have heard of him. Everyone calls him Kuanyu Sword Lord..."
There are a total of nine levels in the cultivation realm, which are refined energy, solidified foundation, golden essence, yuanling, hua Shen, wuxiang, wendin, cheng sheng and du jie. Each level is further divided into early stage, middle stage, late stage and perfect refinement.
A yuanling in perfect refinement is indeed a strong cultivator with a name in the cultivation world.
However, Wu Zhuo Mian, who has been dead for a hundred years, lacks knowledge.
She touched her nose, looked adoringly, and exclaimed with emphasis: "Wow! It's the famous Kuanyu Sword Lord!"
Before Su Lingyi could continue her praise, Wu Zhuo Mian quickly changed the topic. She turned her head and asked with excitement, "He Xianzhang, I've been beggars in Tianshui City before and seen the Spring Water Sacrifice. The immortals from the Bai family all wore Jinhong masks and dressed in rainbow feather robes, looking so formidable!"
"Is your Senior Sister Bai also an immortal from the Bai family?"
Forced into silence, Su Lingyi: "..."
Seeing Wu Zhuo Mian's expression, He Tingshuang couldn't help but laugh as well: "Yes, her name is Bai Lu Yun, and she is indeed from the Bai family in Tianshui City."
Hearing this name, Wu Zhuo Mian's pupil slightly shrank, really little sister...
"Hmph, what's the big deal?" Su Lingyi was somewhat unhappy and pursed her lips, looking disdainful: "The eldest daughter of the Bai family, yet she is lazy and neglectful, relying on heavenly treasures to build her cultivation. That's all there is to it. She can't break through the Golden Essence realm even after a hundred years. If it were me, I would be ashamed to show my face!"
She clearly had a personal grudge against Bai Luyun, and as soon as she started talking, she couldn't stop: "She acts like she's pitiful and weak, pretending to be delicate, making it look like someone is bullying her. It's annoying to see! Master Brother is too kind, which is why he was deceived by her appearance!"
The two senior sisters were not on good terms, and He Tingshuang didn't know what to say, so she just pretended not to hear and moved her gaze to the sky awkwardly.
Wait a moment.
Wu Zhuo Mian was somewhat uncertain.
Lazy and neglected, pitiful and weak?
No, those words have absolutely no relation to her energetic, agile, and lively little junior sister!
Weak and delicate is even more impossible.
Little sister is body cultivation, looking small and fragile, but in reality, her muscle density is several tens of times that of a normal person, and she has an endless amount of strength.
When she started body cultivation, she shattered hundreds of plum blossom pillars, using everything from wood and stone to refined iron and divine iron, to purple bronze and glass stone. The materials got more expensive with each change, and Master Brother, who was in charge of the accounts, was so worried that his hair almost fell out.
In the end, it was Wu Zhuo Mian who went to the secret realm of Xuanhai and grabbed a precious material called Golden Flame Stone. She brought it back and had Fourth Brother make a new plum blossom pillar, which solved the problem.
Does little sister change her nature after a hundred years of not seeing each other?
