Chapter 720: The Ghost Vanished Without a Trace
"Senior Brother Yuan Ye?"
Looking again, Lu Zheng realized that the figure beside Yuan Jing was none other than Yuan Ye, the fellow disciple he had once met on White Cloud Mountain.
Though this man was not as extraordinarily gifted as disciples like Yuan Lin, he was still one of the more outstanding experts among his generation, long since no weaker than many senior cultivators.
"I was returning after performing a rite outside Dingshan Town when I happened to encounter Senior Brother Yuan Ye being pursued by this ghost. So we came back together," Yuan Jing said.
Yuan Ye's face was pale, and he looked extremely weak. Yet he still forced himself to stand straight and bowed with clasped hands. "Greetings, Martial Uncle Mingzhang. Greetings, Junior Brother Yuan Zheng."
Daoist Priest Mingzhang caught Yuan Ye by the arm, and a stream of innate White Cloud True Qi flowed into him. "No need for formalities. Come back to the temple with me first."
Daoist Priest Yuting arrived at this time as well. Seeing the injured Yuan Ye and sensing the scattered Yin Qi, he gave a thumbs-up. "Impressive. Hurry back to White Cloud Temple."
Thus, with a sweep of Daoist Priest Mingzhang's hand, white clouds rose up and carried everyone toward White Cloud Temple.
After settling Yuan Ye in a side room and giving him a healing pill, they waited for him to circulate his cultivation for a while. His complexion gradually improved.
Only then did Daoist Priest Mingzhang ask, "What was going on with that ghost? Why would it rather sacrifice a soul-splitting incarnation than kill you?"
Clearly, Yuan Jing had encountered Yuan Ye and the ghost midway and did not know the details.
However...
Yuan Ye smiled bitterly. "I don't know