Each disciple is not simple

Xuanji winked at Mingjia, asking her to calm down a bit, after all, Mo Yan and Danqing were standing right beside them.

Mingjia pretended not to see it. She didn't want to become a mother hen and take her chicks to do sect missions.

Yes, as a large sect, Tai Shang Zong also has the mission of protecting the safety of the main cities at the foot of the mountain.

The Tai Shang Sect encourages disciples below the Jin Dan level to take the initiative to complete sect missions, and requires disciples above the Jin Dan level to complete sect missions once a year.

Jun Moyao has reached the Jindan stage and must complete the sect’s mission.

Mo Yan, who was standing aside, tried hard to put on a serious expression, but the excited look on his baby face betrayed him. He didn't care about Ming Jia's rejection at all and he was still looking forward to going on a mission with Ming Jia.

Dan Qing was still gloomy, as if the high-spirited, calm and self-possessed disciple of Wen Yao Peak no longer existed. He was completely depressed and dejected.

In fact, Xuanji also noticed that Danqing’s condition was very wrong.

It had been a while since the competition with Jun Moyao. Xuanji heard that after Dan Qing returned to Wenyao Peak that day, he locked himself up and never came out. Because he usually managed Wenyao Peak in an orderly manner, although the disciples of Wenyao Peak were panicked, they were not unable to function.

"Mingjia, as the leader of a peak, you should take care of the disciples of the sect." Xuanji said, "Mo Yan and Dan Qing are both quite strong and will not hold you back."

Mingjia was about to retort when Xuanji continued.

"The matter of Jiuli City is very difficult. I sent Tan Sheng to investigate before, but he disappeared. Within the sect, you are the only one with the strength that allows me to entrust this matter to you."

After these words of coaxing and flattering, Mingjia's face looked better and his expression became serious.

"What happened? Tan Sheng is missing?"

Xuanji sighed.

Tan Sheng is Xuan Ji's direct disciple and Ming Jia's nephew. He just broke through the Jindan stage last year and is one of the top talents in the Taishang Sect.

Before Mingjia accepted him as a disciple, Tan Sheng had gone out on a sect mission. Unexpectedly, after so long, not only was the problem not solved, but he also went missing.

"According to the latest news, he seems to have encountered a high-level vicious beast." Xuanji's expression was also a little solemn, "Also, there have been traces of evil cultivators' activities in Jiuli City recently. So this time you must not only be careful of the vicious beast, but also beware of the evil cultivators."

"A high-level beast?" Mingjia frowned. "With Tan Sheng's strength, he shouldn't be completely defenseless. Is he seriously injured?"

"This is also what I am worried about." Xuanji said, "So you must be careful on this trip. If you find any trace of Tan Sheng, notify me immediately."

"Yes, uncle-master." Mingjia replied with a bow.

"Then get ready to go." Xuanji looked at the four people with a hint of worry in her eyes, hoping that they could return safely.

It was not the first time for Mingjia and the other three to travel far away, but it was the first time for the four of them to go on a mission together.

Mo Yan and Ming Jia were very familiar with each other and there was no barrier between them. Only Dan Qing was always immersed in her own world and ignored everyone.

The current situation in Jiuli City is unclear. The four did not choose to fly directly into the city on their swords, but chose to find out the situation outside the city first.

In order to conceal their identities, the four of them also disguised themselves. Danqing pretended to be a rich young man, and Mingjia, Jun Moyao and Mo Yan were his guards.

"...Old man, we are here from other places to do business. Could you please ask if there are any rare things in Jiuli City?" Mingjia showed a mercenary smile and asked the owner of the tea stall.

Seeing the four of them coming to rest and spending generously, the old man looked nervous and panicked as he advised them, "There's nothing good in Jiuli City. I advise you to leave quickly. If you leave too late, you might even lose your life!"

The four of them looked at each other, Mingjia pretended to be confused, "Why do you say that? We are so far away, and we all know that Jiuli City is one of the largest towns nearby, how can our lives be in danger?"

The old man looked around and lowered his voice and said, "You don't know, Jiuli City has been in turmoil recently. People often go missing, and many people have seen monsters. I heard that there is a demon causing trouble."

Mingjia continued calmly, "Then the city lord doesn't care?"

"Who cares?" The old man shook his head. "The City Lord's Mansion has long posted a notice saying that these are all rumors and asking people not to believe them. But as more and more people go missing, who dares not to believe them?"

Mentioning the city lord, the old man seemed even more angry, but he seemed to be hesitant about something. He looked at Dan Qing's cold and detached face and said, "Young Master, you'd better go back home. The daughter of our city lord's mansion likes men the most. You look like you are not going to be better off alive than alive, even if you don't die."

As soon as these words were spoken, Danqing's face changed.

The old man thought he was afraid, but only Mingjia and the other two knew that he was just angry.

"The daughter of the City Lord's Mansion is so dissolute and immoral, and the City Lord doesn't control her?" Jun Moyao asked with a frown.

The old man sneered, "If the city manager had control, the disappearance cases these days would have been solved long ago."

"If the city lord doesn't care, shouldn't there still be immortals in the city? I remember that Jiuli City is under the protection of the Supreme Sect." Mingjia asked again.

"I don't understand the affairs of immortals." When it comes to immortals, the old man is very secretive and obviously has no intention of chatting with them anymore. "It's getting late, and I have to close my stall."

After that, no matter who asked him anything, the old man remained silent.

Seeing this, the four of them had no choice but to leave the tea shed first.

"Something is fishy."

Dan Qing glanced at Ming Jia more, as if he didn't expect that she was so serious and reliable when she was on a mission, and she didn't look lazy at all like she was in Tai Shang Sect.

"The abnormality in Jiuli City was reported by the sect's steward stationed in the city. Tan Sheng came to investigate and even fought with the ferocious beast. The owner of the teahouse should not have been unaware of such a big commotion."

"Is there a problem with the old man in the tea stall?" Danqing subconsciously took over the conversation.

Mo Yan and Jun Moyao looked at each other, obviously not expecting Dan Qing to take the initiative to talk.

Dan Qing also felt that he was too positive, and immediately lowered his eyelids, as if it was just an illusion.

Mingjia confessed, "I felt the aura of a corpse on him."

After these words were spoken, Jun Moyao and the other two felt a chill down their spines.

Corpse qi will not be contaminated and will only appear on dead people.

The old man just now looked so lifelike that no one would think he was dead.

On the other side, in the City Lord's Mansion, a thin male cultivator cautiously jumped out of the window and walked around the corridor with an unfamiliar look, hunched over.

Perhaps because the City Lord's Mansion was too huge, the male cultivator took many detours and finally found his way to the study.

The door of the study was ajar. The male cultivator struggled for a while, but finally walked under the corridor pillar and listened attentively to the noise inside.

“…How are the preparations going?” The person inside had a hoarse voice. Just listening to the voice made people feel creepy and their backs chilled.