Three Monks Conspire, Another Disappearance

These three cultivators were monks from the White Buddha Temple, who had come to the Communal Feast Convention to find the Holy Bone and the murderer of the Holy Bodhisattva.

Guangdu, Guangxian, and Guangzhi.

To avoid alerting Mother Diviner True Person, the trio ultimately decided to disguise themselves and use the names of other factions to successfully infiltrate the location.

At this moment, seeing Guangxian discover their target immediately drew the attention of the other two.

Although they didn't know who the murderer of the Holy Bodhisattvas was, nor did they have any clues.

However, the aura left behind by one of the targets was still present, belonging to the owner of the room where the Holy Bodhisattva's remains were found.

According to investigations in town, a young orphan named Yang An lived in that room.

It was precisely because of this that the three were able to follow him all the way here.

Strangely, upon first entering Tianjiang Dragon Manor, the aura of that young man named Yang An had inexplicably vanished.

This led the three to suspect that their target had already detected them and was intentionally leading them here to shake off pursuit.

Fortunately, after a period of waiting, just as all three thought their mission would fail and wondered how they would report to the Abbot.

That aura reappeared.

"Where is he?"

Guangdu, as the senior brother, immediately perked up and asked.

Guangxian, who had captured Yang An's aura, began to determine the target's location and exact position based on the faint traces.

His gaze continuously scanned the crowd, and after several breaths of discernment and judgment, he finally locked onto a slender figure dressed in coarse clothing.

"It's him! It's that kid named Yang An!"

Guangxian excitedly pointed at the figure.

"Senior Brother Guangdu, let's hurry and chase him!"

Guangzhi said impatiently.

As long as they could capture the target, they could force him to reveal the whereabouts of the Holy Bone and the murderer.

When they returned to the White Buddha Temple, the Abbot would surely reward them handsomely. Not only would they complete the mission, but they might also have the chance to receive the blessings of the Holy Bone.

Guangxian had the same intention, and both looked at Guangdu, their senior brother.

But unexpectedly, Guangdu shook his head and held them back.

"Junior Brothers, do not be rash! This is Mother Diviner True Person's dojo, and we entered using false identities. We absolutely cannot expose ourselves out of impatience."

"Senior Brother Guangdu, you mean...?"

The two seemed to realize their mistake; they had been too eager.

"We must capture him, but to be safe, we need to secure a retreat."

Guangdu cautiously scanned his surroundings, his gaze falling on the ubiquitous children without lingering.

"It is impossible to leave Tianjiang Dragon Manor once you enter. Everyone must wait until the Communal Feast Convention ends before they can leave. If we act now, we will inevitably attract the attention of others.

Furthermore, we are not sure if the murderer is by his side. If we alert them, and the mission fails, we will have accomplished nothing."

"Then, according to Senior Brother Guangdu, what should we do?"

Guangdu clearly had a plan and immediately said:

"This child is merely a mortal and not a threat; he can be captured at any time. But what we need is to use him to find the murderer and the Holy Bone.

Therefore, we should first monitor him. Anyone who has repeatedly interacted with this child, or is by his side, is very likely the true target of our mission!"

"As long as the Communal Feast Convention has not ended, this child cannot leave, just like us. He cannot escape. We can wait until the Communal Feast Convention is about to end before making our move!"

"At that time, once we capture him, we will immediately return to the temple. As long as we leave the territory of the Xi Yue River, even Mother Diviner True Person will not dare to do anything to us!"

His words convinced Guangxian and Guangzhi.

"Senior Brother Guangdu is absolutely right!"

"As expected of Senior Brother Guangdu. Your considerations are so thorough; I am far inferior!"

"Then we will listen to Senior Brother and monitor this person first, only making a move when the Communal Feast Convention is about to end."

The two greatly approved of Guangdu's plan and offered him some flattery.

However, due to the influence of the Illusionary Insect Corpse, they did not see the gloomy and greedy look in Guangdu's eyes as he regarded them.

Soon, the three left the area and merged into the crowd.

Yang An was completely unaware that someone had already set their sights on him. He was currently engrossed in his "happy zero-cost shopping," finding it incredibly thrilling.

It had only been half an hour since he emerged from underground, and he had already acquired seven items, including elixirs, magic artifacts, a boxing technique, and a movement technique.

However, the more he acquired, the more Yang An realized that it was still far from meeting his needs.

At the very least, he was still desperately lacking a suitable technique that could be used as a Fate Dao Technique.

Therefore, Yang An continued to move quickly between various stalls, hoping to find what he needed.

Just as he had just collected several elixirs at a stall and was preparing to head to the next location, he unexpectedly saw Pan Shi.

He seemed to be anxiously exchanging words with other cultivators passing by.

Yang An noticed that Pan Shi was not accompanied by Pan Yu, who had been walking with him.

With a hint of confusion, Yang An walked towards Pan Shi. Behind him, the Muckworm Child reappeared just in time, blocking a cultivator and skillfully cleaning up Yang An's mess.

"Fellow Daoist Pan! What happened?"

Yang An approached Pan Shi. It wasn't until Yang An spoke that Pan Shi finally reacted.

"Fellow Daoist Yang?!"

Due to the influence of the Illusionary Insect Corpse, Pan Shi couldn't be sure of Yang An's identity until Yang An responded.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, I thought something had happened to you too. It's great to see you're alright!"

"What do you mean something happened to me? Where's Fellow Daoist Pan Yu? I don't see her anywhere."

Yang An looked around, but indeed, Pan Yu was nowhere to be seen, only Pan Shi was there alone.

Upon hearing Yang An's question, Pan Shi's face immediately showed worry, and he then explained the whole story to Yang An.

It turned out that after Yang An was invited away by the Mother Diviner True Person's child, Pan Shi and his junior sister, seeing Yang An's sudden disappearance, began searching for him anxiously, thinking something had happened to him.

However, they couldn't find Yang An after searching for a while. Just as Pan Shi was about to take Pan Yu to search elsewhere, he turned around and Pan Yu had also disappeared!

This had happened several hours ago, and Pan Shi still hadn't found his junior sister.

Before Yang An arrived, he had been asking others about Pan Yu's clothing and features, trying to see if anyone had seen her, but he hadn't gotten any useful information.

After listening to Pan Shi's account, Yang An couldn't help but be taken aback.

The price of the Illusionary Insect Corpse couldn't affect him; these people were completely unmasked in front of him.

If Pan Yu were still at this Communal Feast Convention, he wouldn't have failed to notice either of the siblings as he walked along.

But he truly hadn't seen Pan Yu, which was very strange. Where could a living person go? How could she suddenly disappear?

A peculiar thought immediately arose in Yang An's mind.

Could she also have been invited away by the Mother Diviner True Person?