The third volume is named Cangyu Chapter 285 The Terrified Innkeeper!
Tang Hui's arrival still did not attract the skinny young man's attention, and the big man Tian Yu did not say anything more, but his dissatisfaction became more intense. In his opinion, Li Xuanfeng and Tang Hui, two junior brothers and sisters with low cultivation, actually made them wait for a long time by the teleportation array!
Among the five people in the group, Li Xuanfeng's cultivation is the weakest, only in the early stage of the Spirit Infant Realm. Although he had heard that Li Xuanfeng was powerful, Tian Yu did not believe that he could defeat himself who was at the peak of the late Spirit Infant Realm!
Although Tian Yu has a rough build, his combat power is also not weak. He can already exert combat power that is close to the perfection of the Spirit Infant Realm. He had heard that Li Xuanfeng had displayed the combat power of the late Spirit Infant Realm in the trial secret realm, but he still dismissed it!
There is still a big gap between the late stage of the Spirit Infant Realm and the near-perfection of the Spirit Infant Realm . If it is a real life-and-death battle, the gap will continue to widen as one side gains while the other loses!
After the five of them introduced themselves to each other, Yang Ye said in a gentle voice, "Since everyone is here, let's set off for Tianze City immediately."
Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly. With the combat power of five people, completing the high-level task should be no problem. There seemed to be nothing wrong with this trip.
However, Li Xuanfeng did not relax at all. After entering the world of cultivation, he had long been accustomed to being cautious, which is a habit that can save lives at critical moments!
The others all nodded in agreement. The lonely Liu Ying also opened his eyes, which had been slightly closed, stood up and looked at Li Xuanfeng and the other three, waiting to set off for Tianze City.
Then the five of them entered the teleportation array together. When entering the teleportation array, Tang Hui followed closely beside Li Xuanfeng. If someone who didn't know the situation saw this scene, they might think she was Li Xuanfeng's wife.
Li Xuanfeng was very troubled by Tang Hui's following, but he couldn't leave directly at this time. He had already accepted the sect's mission and needed to go to Tianze City to complete it.
Although he could voluntarily give up the sect's mission, his mission was forced upon him. If he gave up, he would have to pay a price far exceeding the normal cost of taking on the mission!
"Junior Brother Li, you must protect me when I go to complete the sect's mission this time." Inside the teleportation array, Tang Hui smiled softly beside Li Xuanfeng.
"Senior Sister Tang, I am not strong enough to handle this task. You should ask Senior Brother Yang Ye for protection." Li Xuanfeng answered Tang Hui in a flat tone.
Hearing Li Xuanfeng's words, Tang Hui fell silent for a moment. The smile on her face disappeared and a strong sense of disappointment rose in her heart. She had never met someone as unromantic as Li Xuanfeng, who was so cold and indifferent to her and kept her at a distance.
But it was precisely because of this that Tang Hui's strong competitive spirit was aroused. She just didn't believe that she couldn't even deal with this young boy Li Xuanfeng.
After saying the words just now, Li Xuanfeng observed Tang Hui out of the corner of his eye and found that her eyes showed deep disappointment at first, but soon turned into determination, which made Li Xuanfeng helplessly know in his heart that this matter would not end so easily!
After Yang Ye explained the destination to the disciple guarding the teleportation array, the disciple immediately took out the token and activated the teleportation array. In the distorted force generated by the teleportation, Li Xuanfeng and the other four disappeared from that place in an instant!
Not many people knew about the departure of Li Xuanfeng and his four companions, and these people were all on-duty disciples of the Wendao Sect, so they would not disclose the matter, so that other disciples had no idea that Li Xuanfeng and his four companions had already been teleported away from the Wendao Sect!
Tens of thousands of miles away from the Wendao Sect, there is a huge city built with red stone. Although it is not as big as the Wendao City, it is half its size.
In the city, there are countless shops and attics. Countless mortals and a small number of monks walk on the streets of the city, as densely packed as a flowing river.
This city is the destination where Li Xuanfeng and his four companions were teleported, Tianze City!
Tianze City is a city ranked high in strength in Cangyu Continent. It is not under the jurisdiction of the Wendao Sect, but is within the sphere of influence of one of the other two major sects!
It is precisely because of this that the three disciples lost contact in this city, and the Wendao Sect needs to send disciples to investigate!
If it were within the jurisdiction of the Wendao Sect, there would be a large number of Wendao Sect members in every city, and there would be no need to go through so much trouble to investigate the matter.
At this moment, at the location of the teleportation array in Tianze City, a bright light suddenly burst out from one of the teleportation arrays, instantly attracting the attention of the guards who were sitting cross-legged nearby.
Although attracted by the teleportation light, the guards did not stand up and were not very vigilant. This place was already close to the center of Cangyu Continent, and no invaders dared to enter here, as that would be tantamount to seeking death!
As the bright light in the teleportation array dissipated, the figures of Li Xuanfeng and four others appeared in the eyes of these guards.
The guards didn't care about the other people, but their attention was all attracted by Yang Ye. They recognized the purple robe Yang Ye was wearing instantly.
When they saw the purple robe on Yang Ye, most of the guards' eyes fixed instantly, and they were extremely surprised that a purple-robed disciple from the Wendao Sect actually came to Tianze City.
There are not many purple-robed disciples in the Wendao Sect, and they are extremely rare to see. Most of these guards are seeing a real person for the first time.
However, when they thought about the mysterious disappearance of three disciples from the Wendao Sect in Tianze City five days ago, they realized that the five people led by the purple-clothed disciple should all be disciples of the Wendao Sect, and they were here to investigate the matter.
The guards of the teleportation array just stared at Li Xuanfeng and his four companions for a moment and ignored them. Li Xuanfeng and his four companions did not greet the guards, but immediately walked out of the teleportation array and went straight into the city.
Under the leadership of Yang Ye, Li Xuanfeng and his four companions quickly arrived at an inn.
"This is where the three missing sect disciples lived at the time. Their rooms have been sealed off, waiting for us to come and investigate the matter."
Apparently in order to keep it strictly confidential, all the detailed information of this mission was in the hands of the team leader Yang Ye, and Li Xuanfeng and others were not aware of it.
This made Li Xuanfeng feel a little absurd. It was as if they were here just to serve as Yang Ye's foil. They knew nothing about the mission and could only follow Yang Ye to complete it.
Afterwards, Yang Ye brought Li Xuanfeng and others into the inn and went straight to the counter. Yang Ye took out the sect token and slapped it on the counter.
The innkeeper was a middle-aged man. When he saw the token on the table, he looked up in great surprise. When he saw the purple clothes on Yang Ye, his pupils shrank slightly and he spoke with great respect:
"It turns out that five immortals from the Daoist sect have come to visit our shop, bringing glory to our humble shop."
This middle-aged shopkeeper was not a cultivator, but just an ordinary mortal. However, he was knowledgeable and recognized the purple robe on Yang Ye in an instant. He immediately felt a strong pressure in his heart!
Yang Ye did not speak, but his eyes were fixed on the shopkeeper, as if he wanted to see if there was anything wrong with him.
"My lord, you are here to investigate the disappearance of three disciples of your sect. I will take you to the room where they live now." The middle-aged shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke again.
Hearing his words, Yang Ye nodded slightly, and the middle-aged shopkeeper took Yang Ye and Li Xuanfeng to the second floor of the inn.
Soon, they arrived at the second floor of the inn near the end of the corridor. There were three guest rooms that were locked in a unique way, and there were even two seals on each door !
"This was sealed by the city guards. After learning that these three disciples were missing, your sect sent a message to seal their rooms and wait for you to come and investigate!"
"Open the door." Yang Ye nodded slightly and spoke lightly.
The middle-aged shopkeeper immediately took out the key to unlock the door, tore off the seal and opened the door, and welcomed Li Xuanfeng and others into the room.
The room was not very big, and there was not much furnishing inside. There was only a table, four chairs, a bed and a few potted plants, which looked rather simple.
This type of guest room is only for guests to stay overnight. It does not need to be very complete, as long as it has the necessary table and bed.
Under the guidance of the middle-aged shopkeeper, Li Xuanfeng and his four companions carefully checked the three guest rooms one by one.
Everyone found that there was nothing unusual about the two rooms on both sides, as if no one had ever lived there, and they were still clean and tidy.
Only in the middle guest room were there still uncleaned food and wine on the table, and a sour smell was already emanating from the dishes!
"My Lord, the three people from your clan rented the guest rooms for a month. We did not enter the rooms without their permission. Who would have thought that within two days, we would hear that the three people were missing. The three guest rooms were soon sealed off intact. These dishes were ordered by the three people from your clan at that time."
Seeing Li Xuanfeng and the other four looking intently at the food and wine on the table, the middle-aged shopkeeper immediately explained nervously.
He couldn't dare to imagine what terrible consequences would happen if the immortal sect determined that the three disciples disappeared in his inn!
After checking for a while, Tian Yu immediately analyzed to Yang Ye in a flattering tone: "Brother Yang, there is not much left on the table, and there is no sign of fighting in the three rooms. The three missing people must have left the inn after eating and drinking, and disappeared outside the inn!"
Hearing Tian Yu's words that seemed to be seeking credit, Li Xuanfeng's expression did not change at all, but a trace of sarcasm emerged in his heart. He said to Tian Yu in his heart: "Such a simple trace can be seen by anyone who is not stupid. Do I need you to remind me?"
According to Li Xuanfeng's observation, this matter turned out to be just as he expected. After hearing Tian Yu's words, Yang Ye did not say anything, while Liu Ying showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and Tang Hui even rolled her eyes, making Tian Yu's face instantly become quite embarrassed.
"Boss, I wonder when those three left the inn?" Yang Ye was silent for a moment and asked the middle-aged boss.
"According to our waiter, they ordered these dishes and drinks in the evening five days ago, left before dark, and never came back!" The shopkeeper replied immediately, as if he had already prepared himself to be questioned by the people from the Dao Sect.
"Boss, it seems that you have already prepared the answers you need to give when we investigate you?" At this moment, Yang Ye suddenly asked with a smile!
"Plop!" Yang Ye's words frightened the middle-aged shopkeeper so much that his legs went weak and he fell to his knees. He explained in a trembling voice:
"After this incident happened, I have been worried that you, the Immortals, would come to investigate. I was afraid that I would not be able to bear the blame, so I have been preparing to answer your questions. I hope you will not blame me!"
Seeing the middle-aged shopkeeper so frightened, Yang Ye's expression was still half-smile, looking down and staring at him, as if he didn't believe his words!
"My Lord, you must believe what I say." Seeing Yang Ye's expression, the middle-aged shopkeeper did not dare to stand up and begged for mercy again.
Although cultivators and mortals coexist peacefully in Tianze City, the status of mortals is much lower than that of cultivators. At this time, three disciples disappeared in his inn. Yang Ye is a purple-robed disciple of the Wendao Sect with high status. If he is beheaded, no one will stand up for him, not even anyone will !
Seeing Yang Ye's questioning of the middle-aged shopkeeper, Li Xuanfeng and the other three just watched quietly without saying anything. However, Li Xuanfeng's eyes flashed slightly and he looked at Yang Ye twice more. He seemed to realize in his heart that this man was not as gentle as he seemed!
Then Li Xuanfeng shook his head and temporarily suppressed this thought. Perhaps he was only so strong towards those who doubted him and his enemies. That was normal. Who would be gentle to their enemies?
