Chapter 2063, Tracking
After a long time, someone angrily shouted, βHe is too arrogant. How dare he come to my Jiang Family and act wantonly!?β The speaker was none other than Jiang Chu He, the leader of the new generation.
When he met Yang Kai at the Soaring Dragon Altar on the first floor of the Five Colored Treasure Pagoda in the past, both of them were cultivators who had come in for experience and toughening. He had never expected that, when they met again today, the opposite party would have turned into an Alchemy Grandmaster whom even Patriarch and Elders dared not neglect.
He couldnβt partake in the discussion just now. The difference in their status made him very uncomfortable!
Furthermore, when the opposite party came to the Jiang Family, he had not even spared a glance at him from the beginning to the end. Clearly, the opposite party was despising him!
βThatβs right! In the end, he even dared to threaten us. That was really hateful,β the Elder who had spoken earlier spoke with a gloomy look on his face.
Jiang Lin let out a cold snort and indifferently ordered, βThis is not the right place to talk. All of you, follow me.β
After saying this, he stood up and left right away.
Others also hurriedly followed after him.
After a while, everyone was gathered in a secret room of the Jiang Family. Jiang Lin glanced at everyone and asked, βElders, is the girl Alchemist Yang looking for is in that place?β
Hearing this, one of them sighed and said, βSince she is at the peak of Second-Order Saint King, she is most likely there. Patriarch, you should also know that the people we have been searching for recently are mainly at that level of cultivation. Alchemist Yangβs friend must have been taken there.β
Another Elder stood up and confirmed, cupping his fists, βI have some impressions of that little girlβ¦β
βHuh!?β Hearing this, Jiang Lin glanced at that Elder and asked, βSo she has really been sent there!?β
βYes,β That Elder gently nodded. βTwo of our disciples found that little girl all alone in the city. She had been standing somewhere for an entire month. So, it was concluded that she had no friends or relatives. After a little inquiry, we indeed confirmed that she had no background or backing in Maplewood City. She was then brought to the Jiang Family, and this old master sent her into the mine along with others.β
After a pause, the Elder continued, having a headache, βIt never occurred to this old master that the girl would be an acquaintance of Alchemist Yang. Now, it seems that the person she had been waiting for all the while should be Alchemist Yang. If I had known this, I would have never sent her to the mine.β
βSince she is indeed with us, what should we do now?β Some people were very dissatisfied.
βItβs impossible for us to hand her over. The ore produced by that mine is very rare and unique. That mine is the only hope of our Jiang Familyβs rise. Any word about the mine cannot be leaked. If you really brought her back, the news about the mine will no longer be hidden, and if the City Lordβs Mansion got the word of itβ¦ our Jiang Family will be in danger!β
βSince we canβt bring her back, we can onlyβ¦β another person suggested in a cold voice.
Everyone turned their gaze toward Jiang Lin!
Jiang Lin was also having a terrible headache. After all, Yang Kai had proclaimed that if the Jiang Family could send Zhang Ruo Xi back safely, he would refine pills for the Jiang Family for an entire month!
Now that he had to give up on such a good deal, Jiang Lin was also feeling extremely distressed.
βPatriarch, donβt hesitate. Yang Kai himself has stated that he had placed a restriction on the girl. As long as the girl is not too far away from him, he can sense it. If Yang Kai came to sense that girlβs location, the mineβs secret would be exposed. Compared to the mine, a High-Rank Origin King Grade Alchemist refining pills for one month is nothing. Not to mention, this matter is related to the interests of the City Lordβs Mansion. If the City Lordβs Mansion really came to know about it, our Jiang Family have no place to stand in Maplewood City!β
βThatβs right, Patriarch! You canβt hesitate anymore!β
Against everyoneβs persuasion, Jiang Lin could only sigh in resignation. Obviously, he had made his decision. He turned his gaze to another Elder and ordered, βFifth Elder, I will leave this matter to you. Finish it cleanly!β
Fifth Elder promptly cupped his fists and said, βWhen I do things, you donβt need to worry about anything!β
βAll of you can go now,β Jiang Lin waved his hand. βNo one can go anywhere near the mine for now, and tell everyone there to be careful too, lest they are noticed by Yang Kai!β
βYes!β Everyone promptly agreed.
After leaving the Jiang Family, Yang Kai had a deep and profound look on his face.
Mo Xiao Qi said, βI think that there was something wrong with the Jiang Family members. Sister Ruo Xi might really be with them.β
βYou might be right,β Yang Kai recalled the change in the expression of one of the Jiang Family Elders during the conversation. He had already come to a conclusion. βHowever, the problem is that she is not in the Jiang Family. Where is she? Why are the Jiang Family members hiding her?β
Yang Kai was really confused.
While he was thinking, Mo Xiao Qi suddenly clapped her hands as if she had thought of something. She suddenly asked, βBy the way, Big Brother Yang, do you have anything that has been used by Sister Ruo Xi?β
βSomething used by her?β Yang Kai furrowed his brow. βWhat do you want to do?β
βIf you have something used by her, I may have a way to track her whereabouts.β
βReally!?β Yang Kai looked overjoyed.
βYeah, but I need something with her aura. It would be best if itβs something used by her once, such as clothes or a piece of her hair.β Mo Xiao Qi tilted her head and said.
βI donβt have anything like that, butβ¦β
βBut what!?β
βI know a place which should have something,β Yang Kai raised the corner of his lips as beckoned to her. βCome with me!β
Just as he finished speaking, Source Qi wrapped around Mo Xiao Qi as they shot toward a certain direction as swiftly as wind.
Just as Yang Kai used his Source Qi to move, Mo Xiao Qi was immediately able to sense it a little. She looked at Yang Kai in shock and asked, βBig Brother Yang, have you advanced to the Dao Source Realm?β
She hadnβt paid attention to Yang Kaiβs change before. Besides, Yang Kai had deliberately hidden his aura, so Mo Xiao Qi didnβt realize that Yang Kai had advanced.
Yang Kai answered with a nod, βI encountered some opportunity when I went out a while ago and was lucky enough to break through.β
βBig Brother Yang, you are so damn cool!β Mo Xiao Qi exclaimed with sincere admiration.
Yang Kai shook his head and stated, βDao Source Realm is nothing. You will be able to break through soon.β
Mo Xiao Qi chuckled upon hearing this. She seemed pretty confident.
After a short while, Yang Kai brought Mo Xiao Qi to a manor three hundred kilometres away from Maplewood City.
Surprisingly, it was the Zhang Familyβs residence.
Yang Kai didnβt have anything used by Zhang Ruo Xi but the Zhang Family definitely had it.
He asked Mo Xiao Qi to wait outside as he sneaked into the Zhang Mansion alone.
He didnβt alarm the old woman and that beautiful woman of the Zhang Family. After all, it involved Zhang Ruo Xi. Yang Kai didnβt want them to worry.
He spread his Divine Sense and found that the Zhang Family was completely peaceful. Although there were many restrictions and Arrays laid in the manor, how could the means of a small family as the Zhang Family block Yang Kai? Besides, his Divine Sense was a lot stronger than before advancing to the Dao Source Realm.
He easily avoided many restrictions and arrived at Zhang Ruo Xiβs boudoir.
He looked around a bit and noticed that the boudoir was spotless. It was as clean as new. Obviously, it was because someone must have been cleaning it frequently.
And lying on the fragrant bed was a pile of neatly folded clothes.
[These should be worn by Zhang Ruo Xi before.]
Yang Kai didnβt take a closer look and just casually grabbed them and stuffed it into his Space Ring. Afterwards, he quickly left the Zhang Family residence.
After a short while, he went back outside, handed the clothes he had just taken to Mo Xiao Qi, and asked, βIs this okay?β
Mo Xiao Qi took them and picked up the one at the top, spreading it apart with a flick of her hand.
The next moment, Mo Xiao Qiβs pretty face couldnβt help but turn red all over as she glared at Yang Kai.
Yang Kai too had a dumbfounded look on his face. He immediately withdrew his gaze from that piece of cloth and explained himself, embarrassed, βI just took it without looking.β
Only now did he realize that it was a piece of tight-fitting corsage. It was pink, small, and exquisite. Looking at the other clothes in Mo Xiao Qiβs hands, they were all undergarments.
For a moment, Yang Kaiβs face too couldnβt help but turn red, feeling awkward.
Mo Xiao Qi shyly stomped her feet and put away the rest of the clothes. She then turned around, facing her back at Yang Kai, and patted a cloth bag on her waist.
The next moment, the Heaven Escaping Bat, Xiao Fu, that Yang Kai had seen before suddenly appeared followed by strange squeaks.
The small bat circled around Mo Xiao Qi before standing stably on Mo Xiao Qiβs shoulder.
Mo Xiao Qi, on the other hand, had a serious look on her face. She formed a few hand seals and mumbled something. Heaven knows what she was mumbling.
After a while, she bit the tip of her finger, drew a weird Spirit Array on Zhang Ruo Xiβs corsage before she put the blood-stained finger on Xiao Fuβs forehead.
*Chi Chi!*
Suddenly, the Spirit Array on the corsage streaked across the air, flying straight into the Heaven Escaping Batβs forehead, disappearing into nothing instantly.
The next moment, the Heaven Escaping Bat started sniffing. It then spread its wings and flew into the air, dexterously danced in the air before it flew straight toward a certain direction.
βFollow it!β Mo Xiao Qi tenderly shouted. She put away that little corsage and hurriedly chased after it.
Seeing this, Yang Kai hurriedly followed after them without a moment of hesitation.
There was a barren mountain about two thousand kilometres away from Maplewood City.
The barren mountain looked extremely desolate. Not even a single grass was growing on it. Furthermore, the World Energy here was extremely thin.
It wasnβt inhabited by any cultivator. There was only a small village here. All the people living in this small village were ordinary people who couldnβt cultivate.
However, because of the desolation of the barren mountain, there were no wild beasts or Monster Beasts here. Furthermore, it was close to Maplewood City. So, even ordinary people could live and work here.
In some hidden cave on the barren mountain, two First-Order King cultivators happened to be sitting in a meditative state.
Suddenly, one of the men in white robes appeared to have sensed something. He hurriedly opened his eyes as a communication artifact appeared in his palm with a flick of his hand. He promptly poured his Divine Sense into and couldnβt help but exclaim in surprise after reading the message.
βWhat are the orders from the family!?β the other person also opened his eyes and asked.
The man in the white robe answered as a weird look appeared on his face, βFifth Elder has sent a message. He wants us to deal with the little girl who was brought a month ago.β
βLittle girl!?β The other man frowned and doubtfully asked, βWhy did the family transmit this kind of order? Was there anything weird about that little girl?β
βI have no idea, and the Fifth Elder didnβt say anything.β The man in white shook his head.
βSince itβs Fifth Elderβs command, then you should go and finish it as soon as possible. I will keep watch here for the time being,β the other man exhorted.