Chapter 101 Soul Search

The way forward was suddenly blocked by these people. Zhao Ning was stunned, and then his face became strange.

What kind of bad luck is she having? How come she bumps into so many big brothers from different sects at once? ?

"Zhao Ning greets all the seniors."

She quickly saluted respectfully, then stepped aside to allow them to pass.

but--

She had been lowering her head for a while, but she found that the footsteps in front of her showed no sign of moving, and then she realized something was wrong.

"Zhao Ning, come with us."

She looked up in surprise.

After a while, Zhao Ning was taken to the nearest teahouse's elegant room.

The four garden masters were sitting at the table, and she was the only one standing. The pressure from the four people made her tremble with fear.

But Zhao Ning was not an ordinary person. Apart from being confused at first, he soon took the initiative to ask the reason.

"I wonder what the four garden masters want to talk to me about?"

"Zhao Ning, do you admit your guilt?"

With a bang, the owner of the garden slammed the table.

He didn't use any spiritual energy at all, but the table still couldn't bear it and cracks appeared.

"Master, what crime have I committed? Please explain clearly!"

Zhao Ning asked with his fists clasped, his back straight.

What happened to the Garden Master? She was very sure that she had not done anything wrong recently. Even if she had done something wrong, she had already been punished by her master. She would never attract these four great gods!

"Okay, you are still being stubborn! Why don't you hand over the Spring Spirit!"

Zhao Ning was stunned. "Quan Ling? What Quan Ling?"

"You are still pretending! If it wasn't for sending the spring spirit away, why would you suddenly leave Jiuyou Spring early!"

Zhao Ning cried out in injustice, "I came out early because someone came to see me, and I needed to give him something..."

"What is that? Is it a spring spirit?"

"No, it's not a spring spirit..." The word "spring spirit" was clear enough for Zhao Ning to slowly realize what it was, so her reaction was particularly intense. "How could I possibly have a spring spirit? I just want to send some materials to that person and ask him to make a magic weapon for me!"

That person was too arrogant and had a strange temper. She had been inviting him for a long time, but he was not available and only said that he would contact her when he was free.

When she was practicing today, the man suddenly sent her a message, saying that he had arrived and asked her to get out quickly.

She then hurriedly left Jiuyou Spring. Just as she was about to go out, she remembered that she had left something in the cave, so she went back and got the thing before going to see him.

And the Spring Spirit...

The Nine Nether Spring actually has a spirit!

Looking at what the Garden Master said now, the spirit of the spring is actually gone? !

No, she can't take the blame for such a big thing, she must explain it clearly.

"Who, what material, what magic weapon, who can prove it?" The owner of the garden asked several questions in succession.

Zhao Ning opened his mouth, but his face slowly turned pale.

"This is my personal matter, so I cannot tell you." Zhao Ning clenched his fists, "But I definitely don't have the courage, nor the ability to take Quan Ling away!"

The materials she took out and the things she wanted to make were all secrets and must not be disclosed to the outside world. Otherwise, not only would she be in danger, but her whole family would be in trouble!

It was precisely because of this that she dared to find only that person as the weapon refiner. Although he had a bad temper, at least he would strictly keep secrets and had principles.

"You still say you don't know. You clearly know the existence of Quan Ling. Otherwise, how could you say these two words so skillfully?"

Zhao Ning's eyes widened. "No, you guys kept talking about Quan Ling, so I just followed your lead..."

"Still trying to quibble!"

"Alright, stop talking nonsense with her. Two of you will go find the person she just met, and the other two will take her back to the sect to search her soul!"

…

Almost every place in the Qingyue Sect was searched, and several disciples who used treasures to conceal their own cultivation and pretended to be pigs to eat the tiger were found out.

However, none of the suspicious people who were hiding Quan Ling showed up.

These words alone were not enough to anger the top leaders of Qingyue Sect, because they felt that the most suspicious person was Zhao Ning, and she was also the person who most met the requirements at the moment.

But after Zhao Ning was brought back, she refused to plead guilty and claimed that she was innocent. Before that, she didn't even know that Quan had become a spirit.

Kind words of persuasion were useless, and the matter was of great importance. In order to pry open Zhao Ning's mouth and get the truth from her, the owner of Qin Kunyuan suggested that they finally decided to search her soul.

The soul-searching technique should not be used lightly, because those who have been searched are either dead or stupid. Unless the person is proven guilty, using this method is too against the will of heaven.

But in the eyes of the Qingyue Sect's top leaders, they had their reasons for doing this, because they had to do it in order to catch the traitors in the sect. Besides, Zhao Ning was the most suspicious, so who else could it be but her?

Zhao Ning never expected that the Qingyue Sect, as a famous and upright sect, would actually use the soul-searching technique on their own disciples. His heart sank at the moment, and he began to argue.

She was not a pushover and had always been a strong character in the sect. She was not good at arguing with others and preferred to fight with swords.

But the move of drawing the sword was completely useless against several seniors, so she could only explain and defend herself.

But no one believed her.

Seeing that she was about to be subjected to soul-searching, she could no longer care about anything else and quickly told the secrets of the materials and the magic weapon.

If she was about to face a soul search, then even if she didn't tell the secret, she would not be able to keep it, and she would be completely implicated.

It turned out that it was a weapon refining method passed down by her ancestors, but there was a very special material in it -

Thirty-seven drops of blood from different people with the same cultivation level are required!

Only in this way can the magic weapon refined become stronger.

"What? Using human blood to refine weapons?" Sure enough, after hearing this, the heads of the sects and garden owners all changed their expressions.

"I didn't kill anyone! I carefully took the blood from the sword when I was fighting with others." Zhao Ning explained hurriedly, "They are all still alive. I didn't kill anyone!"

But after hearing what she said, those people didn't seem to believe it.

"Who knows if you made up this excuse to evade us just to avoid soul searching?" Qin Kun sneered, "This is about the Spring Spirit, which is the foundation of our Qingyue Sect. We cannot afford to lose it. Naturally, we cannot just believe your one-sided story!"

"You are right. Whether it is true or not can be known by searching the soul." The head of the sect also nodded.

Compared with the Spring Spirit, what is a disciple's life? If she really helps them find the Spring Spirit, then it will be her blessing.

"I'll come in person." Qin Kun said, then stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

"No--"

Zhao Ning's heart was shaken and he wailed.

After a moment, Qin Kun withdrew his hand, but the expression on his face was not good at all.