Hearing what Old Master Gu had said, Ye Chen’s expression progressively darkened. “Fu Wanlong?”
“That’s right, it’s him.”
Old Master Gu nodded and said, “But I haven’t discovered his identity. It seems as though he came out of nowhere, and…”
He paused before resuming his thought process, “Moreover, this person is very powerful. Neither Dragon Soul nor Heavenly Palace could apprehend him. Ever since he’s been hiding in Tiannan, two noble families have been destroyed overnight.”
“Which of the two noble families have been destroyed?”
A stern stare occupied Ye Chen’s eyes.
He was now the master of Tiannan, and all the noble families in Tiannan had long yielded to him. As the saying goes, one has to respect the master before punishing their dog. Fu Wanlong’s actions clearly displayed his outright disrespect towards him.
“One is the Wu family of Qiannan, and the other is the Feng family of Xiangnan.”
Old Master Gu said in a grave voice, “After these two families were destroyed, all the noble families in Tiannan lived in fear, afraid of what would become of them if they were to be the next targets of destruction.”
“I got it.”
Ye Chen nodded, then turned to Qi Qingfeng and Yinshi behind him and said, “Our first priority for now is to find Qian Qian. The two of you, please help me find her.”
Noticing everyone’s doubt, Ye Chen introduced the two.
Qi Qingfeng smiled as he spoke, “Master Ye, this old man still has some deductive skills in him. Do you have any of Qian Qian’s personal belongings? It’s best if it’s hair.”
Without waiting for a response from Ye Che, Su Yuhan took the initiative to contribute to the discussion, “Qian Qian has only been at my house for more than a day. I didn’t have much time to buy a lot of things for her. As for her hair, I don’t think I would have any.”
“Then, do you have any of the clothes that she changed out of?”
“Yes!”
The memory quickly hit Su Yuhan. She immediately walked into the bathroom and pulled out a dirty raggedy shirt covered in patches. “Qian Qian changed out of it yesterday, but I wasn’t able to wash it for her because I didn’t have the time. Master Qi, will this do?”
“It’s perfect.”
Qi Qingfeng smiled faintly and took the shirt. He didn’t mind the smell. He asked Su Yuhan for a pair of scissors and cut a palm-sized piece out of the raggedy shirt.
Then, he pulled out an alms bowl from his canvas pocket. There were two copper coins in the alms bowl.
“Are these the Five-Emperor Coins?” Master Gu was slightly surprised.
The Five-Emperor Coins referred to the five types of copper coins originating from the Qing Dynasty. They were Shunzhi Tongbao, Kangxi Tongbao, Yongzheng Tongbao, Ganlong Tongbao, and Jiaqing Tongbao.
They were passed down from generation to generation. Through the hands of tens of thousands of people, they had gathered the psyche power and popularity of countless people in the world. They were usually used to make spiritual artifacts.
“That’s right.”
Qi Qingfeng nodded slightly and threw the piece of clothing he had cut into the alms bowl. Then, he stomped his foot onto the ground and concentrated the energy in his Dantian. He formed a seal with his hands and shouted towards the inside of the alms bowl.
“For things lost on the first day, go searching in the East;
For things lost on the second day, go searching in the South, where the whispers lie;
As for things lost on the third and eighth day, go searching in the Southwest, where the earth trigram lies;
If one loses something on the fourth day, go searching in the Northwest, where the heaven trigram lies;
If you lose something on the fifth day, go searching in the North;
If you lose something on the sixth day, go searching in the Southeast, where the wind trigram lies;
If you lose something on the seventh day, go searching in the West, where the valley trigram lies;
If you lose something on the ninth and tenth day, go searching in the Northeast, where the mountain trigram lies;
Find the owner of this item.”
As he finished his chant, the piece of cloth in the alms bowl had caught on fire…
They began to burn out of nowhere.
Old Master Gu, Su Yuhan, and the others had their mouths agape when they watched the scene unfold.
Qi Qingfeng ignored the flames in the alms bowl as he quickly reached in to retrieve the two Five-Emperor Coins. Then, he glanced out of the corner of his eyes.
The next moment, his eyes ruptured into two balls of green Qi. “Open my heavenly eye, look to the sky as a light, look to the ground as a guide, the stars as a beacon, and the clouds as a road, reveal the path before me… as urgent as the law, I proclaim!”
Everyone held their breaths and did not dare to make any noise.
They were afraid of disturbing his spell.
However, Qi Qingfeng let out a blood-curdling scream, shielding his eyes as he stumbled a few steps back. Upon closer expectation, you would be able to observe the green smoke pouring out the cracks of his hands.
Yinshi hurriedly held him up.
This unexpected occurrence caught everyone off guard.
“What’s going on?” Ye Chen could not help but ask.
“Fire!”
Qi Qingfeng slowly separated his fingers from his face. His eyes were bloodshot, as though they had been severely burnt. Tears streamed down his cheeks. “I saw fire. Endless fire. What a large fire it was. It almost blinded me! ”
He could not help but look at Ye Chen, agony painted on his features. “Master Ye, there’s something wrong with the girl you’re looking for. Her fate is very strange. I couldn’t even get a clear look before I experienced an adverse reaction.”
“You should rest first!”
Ye Chen flicked his finger and a pill fell into his hand.
…
That afternoon, Ye Chen went straight to the Dragon Soul headquarters. From afar, he caught sight of Niu Qingshan, the leader of Dragon Soul sect, pulling an ox to plow the fields as usual.
When he plowed over to where he was, Niu Qingshan stopped to ask, “Why are you here? ”
“I want Dragon Soul to mobilize all their resources to launch a search party! ” Ye Che was direct as he described his efforts to find Qian Qian.
Qi Qingfeng was right.
Qian Qian’s fate was problematic. He wasn’t the only one who had suffered from adverse reactions, even Ye Chen and Elder Netherworld had the same experience when dealing with her.
“Alright, I’ll order someone to make arrangements right away. I’ll give you a reply in three days.”
Niu Qingshan agreed without hesitation.
After their discussion, he threw the plow to where the side bank was and sat down under an old crooked tree. He took out his pipe and started to smoke. As he exhaled, he said, “Oh right, I have something to tell you.”
Without waiting for Ye Chen to ask, he blew out a smoke ring and said slowly, “People from Shang Santian have come to see this world!”
“Because of me?” Ye Chen was not surprised at all.
“No!”
Niu Qingshan shook his head slightly as he spoke, “It’s not because of you. In reality, it’s not because of anyone. They came because of the ghost ship.”
“Ghost ship?”
Ye Chen was initially taken aback, but felt as though the two words sounded somewhat familiar. He recalled the time when Yuan Qitai from Banshan told him about the ghost ship.
“It is said that the ghost ship appears once every twenty years, appearing on the Wu River.”
Niu Qingshan did not notice his strange behavior, instead saying to himself. “This is a very bizarre and anomalous ship. No one knows where it came from, and no one knows where it will disappear to.”
“Why are there people from Shang Santian searching for the ghost ship? Is there something on the ghost ship that interests them?” Ye Chen frowned slightly.
“You made a pretty good guess.”
Niu Qingshan gazed at him in admiration, before continuing to speak, “It is rumored that there is a Red Spider Lily on the ghost ship, and the Red Spider Lily is no different from a panacea to cultivators, especially to those who have reached a profound level. It is said that when those of a profound level consume the Red Spider Lily, they will be able to attain Origin Energy.”
“In other words, these people are solely here for the Red Spider Lily.”
Ye Chen immediately understood.
“More or less!” Niu Qingshan shook his head. “Of course, this is simply a rumor. There are other rumors, such as the ghost ship being the bridge between the living world and the Netherworld. The living can travel to the Netherworld through the ghost ship, and the dead can also return to the living world through the ghost ship.”
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