"Daoist Yuan, have you seen Jiang Ming?"
"Eh? I really haven't seen that girl today!"
"Senior Sister Lin, did Jiang Ming come to play with you today?"
"Th-This... I've been cultivating all day and haven't gone out..."
"..."
After asking several places Jiang Ming often visited and the people she usually played with, Jiang Fan's heart gradually sank...
He stood where he was and thought for a moment before flashing toward the sect gate.
A patrolling Zixiao Sect disciple immediately bowed upon seeing Jiang Fan.
"My lord!"
Jiang Fan asked directly.
"Have you been patrolling here all day?"
The disciple answered respectfully.
"Reporting to my lord, this disciple has been on duty since morning until now!"
Jiang Fan nodded.
"Did you see Jiang Ming appear here?"
The disciple froze for a moment, then immediately said, "About an hour ago, this disciple saw Miss Jiang Ming leave the sect gate with Deputy Sect Master Yuan!"
Jiang Fan frowned.
"Deputy Sect Master Yuan?"
"Outside the sect gate?"
He had just confirmed with Yuan Pu that he had not seen her, yet the patrolling disciple was saying that Yuan Pu had gone beyond the sect gate with Jiang Ming.
Could Yuan Pu have...
The thought flashed through Jiang Fan's mind, but he immediately shook his head.
Now that his cultivation had reached the Emperor Realm, even without deliberately investigating, he could tell whether someone was being sincere.
Yuan Pu's words had been natural just now, without the slightest concealment. He had clearly been telling the truth.
"Then..."
"Someone else must have taken Jiang Ming away!"
Jiang Fan drew a deep breath.
"Which direction did they go?"
The gatekeeping disciple pointed southeast.
"That way!"
"It seemed to be toward Sunset Valley!"
Jiang Fan hesitated no longer. With a flash, he turned into a streak