Chapter 99 A strange combination of circumstances

"Didn't you ask in advance and know that she had returned to the garden?" Xu Zheng, the owner of Chenxia Garden where Zhao Ning was, asked anxiously.

"She did go back to the garden, but when I went to look for her, I found out that she only stayed there for a quarter of an hour before leaving the mountain gate," said Manager Hu.

After knowing that two people had left Jiuyouquan early, Manager Hu immediately asked someone about their whereabouts. He was relieved to learn that they had all returned to the garden.

Immediately afterwards, the head of the sect ordered all disciples to return to the garden and strictly prohibited them from going out. As a result, everyone subconsciously believed that Zhao Ning must have been confined in Chenxia Garden as well.

As long as the person is under supervision, it doesn't matter if the trial is conducted early or late, but who knew that the person would actually get out!

The timing of her going out was very coincidental, just before the Sect Master gave the order, otherwise she would not have been able to leave the sect.

"In a hurry to leave Jiuyouquan, and in a hurry to leave the sect, is everything so coincidental?" Liu Wuhan narrowed his eyes, "This Zhao Ning is very suspicious."

"How could it be her..." Garden owner Xu Zheng had a complicated expression.

"Why can't it be her? I remember that Zhao Ning is usually eccentric and withdrawn, so it's not surprising that she has the courage to do this." Another garden owner who knew Zhao Ning snorted coldly.

Zhao Ning is not a gentle cultivator. On the contrary, she is the kind of person who will draw her sword and ask others to come to the ring to fight if she disagrees with them.

Many people in the sect had heard about her and knew that she was very brave and good at fighting, and that she had a bad temper and could explode at any time.

Liu Wuhan's face turned cold after hearing this——

He usually behaves so unruly, maybe he has been dissatisfied with Qingyue Sect for a long time, so he colluded with Jiuyou in private and wanted to let it go.

"In that case, send a few of you out and make sure to find her! Bring Quan Ling back as well!" There was a hint of murderous intent in Liu Wuhan's tone.

The several garden owners who were caught by his gaze answered yes and immediately turned around and left.

"Manager Hu, go and check Zhao Ning's behavior patterns over the past few days to see if anyone else has noticed her abnormality. It would be best to find out the exact time when she colluded with Quan Ling." Liu Wuhan said again.

"Yes." Manager Hu responded quickly, then left in a hurry.

Chen Lan stayed in the room, wondering in her heart——

Who are Lin Zhaofeng and Zhao Ning?

Nothing should be more important than the whereabouts of the spring spirit. Why is Sect Leader Liu still paying attention to other people's affairs at this critical moment?

She didn't know that the timing of the two disciples leaving Jiuyouquan was too coincidental, so they were misunderstood by Sect Leader Liu and others. Now they think that Zhao Ning, who left the sect to do business, is the culprit.

It was also because of this that when Sect Leader Liu came in again, his mind was not on them, but he asked a few more questions to the newly brought Lin Zhaofeng.

However, Lin Zhaofeng was obviously unaware of the situation. When asked, he answered confusedly and nervously, but without giving any useful clues.

At this time, Sect Leader Liu had already determined that it was Zhao Ning who did it, and all his attention was focused on worrying about whether he could find her and Quan Ling, so he didn't care so much about the disciples in this room, and his suspicion was greatly reduced.

So he didn't use the many interrogation methods he had prepared, and just ordered -

"Take the spirit-searching plate."

"yes."

A manager beside him responded and took out a black object from his Qiankun bag.

It is a very heavy wheel, larger and heavier than a millstone, and has many grids on it to display the concentration of spiritual energy.

When the steward saw that the master had agreed, he took the spirit plate and began to test the spiritual energy of everyone present one by one.

Everyone present today is a disciple. No matter how high their cultivation is, it is still limited. The spiritual energy displayed on the Spirit Exploration Plate is not even half of it.

Chen Lan watched the soul-detecting disk getting closer and closer to her, and she became more and more nervous.

This thing is very expensive. She has never used it, but she knows its use.

If it is really powerful and can even detect the situation in my own immortal palace, what should I do?

It shouldn't be... Jiuwei said that nothing can detect abnormalities.

Relax!

Chen Lan adjusted his breathing, looked at the others, and then imitated the disciple next to him and put on an expression of curiosity and awe.

Soon, the spirit-detecting disk arrived in front of Chen Lan.

This thing does not require the active cooperation of the cultivator. It only needs to stay in front of the body for a moment to detect the spiritual energy at the nearest distance.

When the manager saw the result, he didn't even raise his eyebrows and went to the next person.

Chen Lan let out a breath silently——

so far so good.

It seems that the Immortal Palace is indeed a heaven-defying existence. Not only can it house living people...living spirits, but it also does so without revealing a single breath.

"Master, nothing was found."

The manager took a round of tests and told Liu Wuhan the results.

"Well, in that case, you should all go back to your caves. You are not allowed to go in or out without notice." Sect Leader Liu waved his hand and said.

"yes."

All the disciples then smiled, saluted to the master and ran out quickly.

Chen Lan also followed the crowd out, but halfway through she heard the cold voice of Sect Leader Liu -

"Chen Lan, wait a minute."

Chen Lan suddenly stopped and turned around, "Master?"

"This matter is not aimed at your Xianlai Sect. Once the matter is settled, I will compensate you for the hours I owe you." Liu Wuhan said.

So that's what happened. It's really scary!

Chen Lan muttered in his heart, but a grateful smile appeared on his face, "Yes, disciple understands! Master Liu is indeed trustworthy, which is admirable!"

Liu Wuhan seemed to snort, and Chen Lan decided to stop and left in a hurry.

After leaving the side hall and walking into the gate, it was the first time that Chen Lan saw Qingyue Gate in such a "miserable" state.

In the past, there were always many disciples coming and going, but today, there were only thirty or so disciples walking on the road, and the others dispersed in different directions as soon as they left the temple gate, so there were only three people traveling with her.

There are only a few people in this huge mountain gate, which makes it look extremely desolate, and even the grandeur of the sect is lost a bit.

Chen Lan didn't want to stay outside, so she quickly returned to the courtyard where she lived, closed the door and then closed her eyes.

This day was so exciting.

Fortunately, everything turned out well.

Today, the leader has investigated everything he should have investigated and asked everything he should have asked. It seems that I am not the one he suspects the most.

On the contrary, he might not think that he could accomplish such a big thing at all. Let alone suspecting one person, even if he suspected ten people, he probably wouldn't suspect himself.

So much the better.

"It seems that being a small sect also has its advantages. It is the easiest to keep a low profile." Chen Lan said self-deprecatingly.

After saying that, she turned around and looked out through the crack in the door.

(End of this chapter)