Duan Qingge is missing!

  Mo Qingchen took another look at the signature, and indeed it was Duan Haitao. She remembered that year when Duan Qingge wanted to venture into the secret realm alone, she had entrusted her with bringing some things to her father, whose name was Duan Haitao.

  According to the message, Duan Qingge was told by his daughter that she would be late for their annual meeting, but after two days passed, there was still no sign of her return. He couldn't enter the Yao Guang Sect, so he thought of his daughter's good friend Mo Qingchen and had no choice but to bother her, asking her to please inform him if she knew anything about his daughter's situation.

  If others saw this transmission symbol, they would definitely laugh it off. A cultivator being delayed for a few days due to various reasons was nothing out of the ordinary. Getting anxious like this was making a big fuss over nothing. However, Mo Qingchen furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, but his expression became increasingly solemn.

  She had known Duan Qingge for many years and was well aware that Duan Qingge was cautious and trustworthy. Moreover, she had mentioned it to her from time to time, and she knew that her relationship with her father was very deep. No matter how busy she was in her cultivation, she would always return once a year.

  Mo Qingchen remembered it so clearly because Duan Qingge would return every year on the Zhongyuan Festival, and she even joked that she had a special fondness for the Ghost Festival.

  Thinking of this, Duan Qingge's habit of returning to Ping'an Town and reuniting with his father every year on the Zhongyuan Festival has been going on for many years.

  Wasn't it that apart from being unable to cut off her familial ties, there was another reason?

  Mo Qingchen suddenly felt that this good friend was full of mysteries, but the most important thing at the moment was to go and ask about Duan Qingge's whereabouts.

  Mo Qingchen sent a message to Duan Qingge's father, comforting him not to worry too much, and she went to find Duan Qingge, as soon as there was news of her, he would immediately tell him.

  After finishing all this, Mo Qingchen set off for the Executive Hall of Houdede Peak, because formal disciples had to receive their tasks there and couldn't do so in their own small executive halls like miscellaneous laboring disciples.

  Mo Qingchen spent the past three years cultivating in seclusion. Although the rumors of that year were still circulating among many people, not many had seen her. Even those who had seen her didn't remember what she looked like due to her ordinary attire. They only knew that a few years ago, there was an unremarkable little girl who caught the eye of the renowned Ye Shifu, making him fall deeply in love at first sight. As Mo Qingchen walked along the road, not many cultivators gave her more than a glance. Before long, she arrived at Houdede Peak.

  Mo Qingchen looked up at the signboard of the Execution Grounds and walked in.

  A young monk was holding a book and reading it carefully. When he heard the sound, he raised his head, his eyes were warm, and there was a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  Mo Qingchen was taken aback and hastily paid his respects, saying: "Uncle Wu."

  It wasn't clear if it was an illusion, but Mo Qing felt that Wu Shifu's gaze swept across her body before he smiled faintly and said, "Oh, so it's you. What's going on? Are you here to receive a mission?"

  It turns out that this Shifu is also a relatively familiar cultivator in the Yao Guang Sect, so Mo Qingchen was slightly less restrained and replied politely: "In response to Shifu's words, I'm not here to accept a task, but rather to ask about something."

  "Oh, what's the matter?" Wu Xiu put down the book in his hand and straightened up.

  Mo Qingchen smiled and said, "I have a friend named Duan Qingge who had an appointment with me to discuss something. She took on a task a few days ago and went out, so I've been waiting for her to come back. But she still hasn't returned, and I'm getting anxious. So, I was wondering if Uncle Master could help me check if the task she took on has been completed?"

  "Is that so." The Wu surname cultivator seemed to have a very good temper, stood up and pulled out a jade slip from the shelf behind him, scanned it and said: "Her task has been handed over."

  "Did you hand it over? When did you hand it over?" Mo Qingchen hastily asked.

  Wu Xiu Shi glanced at the jade slip again and said: "It was just two days ago."

  "Two days ago?" Mo Qingchen muttered to himself, and when he saw Wu Xing Shi approaching, he hastily bowed and said: "Thank you, Master Wu, for your concern. I won't disturb you any further."

  "It doesn't matter." said Wu Xiu Shi with a gentle attitude.

  Mo Qingchen bowed again and quickly walked away.

  Duan Shi Jie handed in her task two days ago and then sent a message to her father saying she would be late returning home, two days ago... was July 16th!

  So, Duan Shijie should be on her way back after completing the task during the Zhongyuan Festival and only then sent a message to her father, saying that she would return home one day late.

  She handed over the task on July 16th, logically speaking, she should have gone directly to Ping'an Town, but Uncle Duan said she hadn't returned yet. This means that Duan Qingge must have left after returning to Yao Guang Sect these two days.

  Was she in a situation where she was out of the door or on her way to Ping'an Town?

  Got it, teammate!

  The ones who can accurately know when Duan Qingge will return to the sect are, apart from the Executive Hall, also her teammates who execute tasks with her!

  Mo Qingchen thought of this and suddenly turned around, but saw a slightly chubby person flash to one side.

  "Master Uncle, I was rude, please forgive me." Mo Qingchen saw that the man was about thirty years old, slightly chubby, and surprisingly a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He vaguely remembered that he was also one of the cultivators who had escorted him as a junior disciple back then, and hastily paid his respects.

  As mentioned earlier, this monk surnamed Sun was originally a cowherd boy. When he almost bumped into a female disciple, although he apologized, he bluntly said: "You're so reckless, young lady! As monks, we value cultivating our minds. Why are you walking in such a hurry? It's a waste of the elders' teachings!"

  With a somewhat complacent look on his face, he secretly thought to himself, "Hmph, no wonder the elder likes to scold people so much. It turns out that scolding people feels this good!"

  Mo Qingdun naturally didn't know what this Foundation Establishment cultivator was thinking, but he forced himself not to curl his lip. As an outer sect disciple in the Qi Refining stage, he had no seniority to lecture him, so he humbly said: "Elder's teachings are correct, junior will never make this mistake again."

  Sun surname repairman nodded with satisfaction, teaching: "It's good to remember, nowadays the little girls are all so flustered and anxious. You bumped into me and were lucky. Two days ago, a little girl similar to you almost bumped into Han Zhang elder and was nearly caught by him!"

  Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Mo Qingchen suddenly jumped forward and asked: "Master Uncle, who is the little girl you were talking about?"

  Sun's face turned dark: "I wasn't talking about you, huh? Just now you said we can't panic in the future, look at you now... even if you couldn't bear it, should've waited till I left!"

  Mo Qingchen didn't expect that among the high-and-mighty Foundation Establishment cultivators in their eyes, there would be such a freak. He forced a smile and asked: "Elder Master taught you well, Elder Master indeed taught you well——who is that little girl you mentioned earlier who's about my age? What does she look like?"

  "How do I know who she is? She looks like... wearing clothes like yours, no bangs, a small white lotus on the right side of her temple. Anyway, you female cultivators all look similar, not ugly." said the Sun surname cultivator.

  Mo Qingchen's heart was filled with joy as he listened to his description, and he was certain that the woman was Duan Qingge!

  Not ugly... With a clean and elegant appearance, she was just not ugly in his eyes, okay? She once again confirmed that this person was an extreme product.

  "Master Shu, you said she was almost caught by Master Han Zhang, what happened afterwards? And who is Master Han Zhang?" Mo Qingchen asked in a string of questions.

  Later, other elders came over and Elder Hanzhang didn't bother with that little girl anymore. Elder Hanzhang was - " Sun surname cultivator said up to here, eyes widening, "Huh, why am I talking so much with a little girl like you, humph!"

  He finished speaking and turned around to leave, thinking to himself that he had been asked too many questions by the elder and couldn't help but answer them involuntarily.

  Mo Qingchen stared at the figure's receding back for a moment before smiling wryly, after all, he had gained something.

  But then, who is Elder Hanzhang anyway?

  Mo Qingchen was annoyed with himself for being too neglectful of these things in the past, furrowed his brow and pondered, suddenly a bright idea struck him, that Miss Mo must know about these.

  As soon as she thought of this, she immediately sent out a symbol, and after a while, another transmission symbol appeared out of thin air and fell into her hand.

  "Qing Chen Shifu's junior sister, Huan Zhang Zhenren is a senior of Duan Jin Peak. His secular surname is Chen. Among the dozens of Jiedan Zhenren in our sect, his strength is not considered high. He has been stuck at the initial stage of Jiedan for over a hundred years. I don't know why Shifu's junior sister asked about this person. Huan Zhang Zhenren has a somewhat irritable temperament, so please try to avoid offending him. - Mo Liuluo"

  Upon seeing Mo Lian's message, Mo Qing smiled faintly. It was said that more than a year ago, she had successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, becoming one of the talented cultivators who achieved this before the age of thirty. Now, they still addressed each other as "junior sister", and could be considered old friends.

  In the Yao Guang Sect, as soon as a cultivator enters the Jie Dan stage, they automatically become an elder of the sect and enjoy many benefits. They only need to exert themselves when the sect needs it. A Jie Dan cultivator's status is extremely high, even in such a sect, and is an existence that cannot be looked up to by Qi refining stage disciples.

  Although some suspected that Duan Qingge's disappearance was related to Han Zhang Zhenren, Mo Qingchen did not dare to jump to conclusions. Instead, he inquired about the people who had done tasks with Duan Qingge and bribed a disciple of the Yao Guang Sect who was in charge of information about the mountain retreats with a bottle of Jiling Pills. He discovered that among the many cultivators who had left the mountain two days ago, Han Zhang Zhenren was indeed among them!

  Is Zhang Zhenren?

  Mo Qingchen muttered to himself, relying on his intuition, that Duan Qingge's disappearance must have something to do with him. But he was a dignified Dan-forming cultivator, so why would he go out of his way to chase after Duan Qingge just because of her little mishap?

  This is utterly unreasonable!

  Mo Qingchen shook her head, and the gentle smile of Duan Qingge flashed in her mind. Suddenly, she was taken aback - Duan Shijie had always been cautious, much more so than herself, so even if she had been in a hurry to get home at the time, it wouldn't have been to the point where she almost collided with someone.

  Unless... her panic was because of Han Zhang Zhenren!

  The more Mo Qingchen inferred, the more frightened he became. What was the reason why Duan Qingge saw Hanzhang Zhenren and panicked like that? Every year during the Zhongyuan Festival, she would return to Ping'an Town, what special reason did she have?

  Isn't all of this related to some secret she herself is hiding?

  If it were someone else, Mo Qingchen would never have bothered with this, and the mysterious and confusing things would be even farther away to avoid trouble.

  But over the years, she and Duan Qingge's relationship has become no different from that of close sisters.

  Mo Qingchen quietly left the mountain gate and arrived at Ping'an Town in less than a day, finding an ordinary residence according to the address given by Duan Qingge.

  After knocking on the door, a middle-aged man with a worried face opened it and was taken aback when he saw Mo Qingchen.

  Time was of the essence, and after confirming her identity, Mo Qingchen spoke her conjecture in a serious tone: "Uncle Duan, I'd like to ask boldly, what exactly does Eldest Martial Sister Duan have that makes the Cult Master of the Consecrated Altar covet?"

  Duan Haitao's face was as pale as water, his body trembling uncontrollably.

  "Uncle, if it's really inconvenient to say, then forget it. I'll go ask around for other news." Mo Qingchen said with his eyes downcast, and turned to leave.

  "Wait." A voice came from behind him.

  Mo Qing stopped in his tracks, and the atmosphere became heavy again. After a while, Duan Haitao let out a long sigh and said: "Lass, Qing Ge... she... she is a pure yin body!"

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