Who Was the Real Culprit?

Chen Wang returned to the room and released the female ghost again.

The female ghost seemed to be recovering well inside the Jade Cicada. In just a short while, her soul became more condensed, and she was no longer the flickering candle that was about to be shattered.

The young woman had a beautiful face and an innate charm that made her incredibly alluring.

At this moment, he was curled up on the ground, hugging his legs, revealing two sections of his fair calves, looking like an injured fawn.

But Chen Wang knew that this was a formidable woman; he had almost been bewitched by her before.

"What's your name?" Chen Wang asked.

"My name is Nie Xiaoqian," the young woman said.

"Nie Xiaoqian?" Chen Wang couldn't help but be taken aback.

"That's right, Nie Xiaoqian." The woman looked up and was also stunned for a moment, wondering why this Great Master was so surprised.

Chen Wang's lips twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "Why are you trying to absorb my life force? What is your relationship with the people outside? If you can't explain yourself, I'll make sure your soul is scattered!"

Chen Wang was quite surprised to learn that the young woman's name was Nie Xiaoqian.

The woman said, "In my previous life, I was also a cultivator. After my death, my Yin Spirit lingered and, having absorbed the Spiritual Qi of the mountains, I was cultivating in North Solid Mountain."

"North Solid Mountain?" Chen Wang frowned.

North Solid Mountain is several hundred miles away from here, and there are also some cultivation forces there.

"In North Solid Mountain, there are powerful ghost cultivators who are capturing and killing Yin Spirit. I escaped from there and eventually came to this place."

"Later, I cultivated in the mountains and lived peacefully. But recently, things have become more turbulent in the mountains. The tomb of that Green Crane True Immortal has become a place of trouble. An extremely powerful being has emerged. I have avoided its sharp edge and dare not go too deep into the mountains."

"Later, I began cultivating in this area, but I encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation. So I thought of absorbing the essence of some cultivators, but I have absolutely no intention of killing anyone!"

Chen Wang possessed her Soul Blood, and could discern the truth or falsehood in her words.

At this moment, Chen Wang couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"If you had no intention to kill, then what happened to the cultivators who died these past few days!"

Chen Wang shouted.

"I don't know either. I just bewitched their souls and absorbed some of their essence. Do you think I'm risking my life to kill people indiscriminately in this place?" the young woman hurriedly explained.

Originally, she discovered that Chen Wang Blood Qi and planned to absorb some of his essence. There shouldn't have been any problem, as he might not have even noticed her using her bewitching technique.

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be such a ruthless individual, and now he has lost his freedom.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Chen Wang realized that Nie Xiaoqian wasn't lying and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Strange... the few who died these past few days were all drained of their life essence."

"After you left, someone took the opportunity to kill them?"

Nie Xiaoqian shed two lines of tears. "I really don't know what happened. If I had known that so many people had died here and that it would attract attention, I would never have come!"

This place is teeming with cultivators, full of hidden talents, but she still chose to absorb some of their essence from those who didn't seem very strong.

"Someone has their eye on you, trying to frame you for murder and incite unrest!" Chen Wang said.

Nie Xiaoqian said, "I have already decided to follow you, sir. If I were the one who killed him, I would naturally admit it. But this matter is indeed unrelated to me."

Chen Wang snorted coldly, then suddenly had an idea and said, "Do you know the Black Mountain Old Demon and Ning Caichen?"

Nie Xiaoqian looked bewildered. "What Ning Caichen, the Black Mountain Old Demon?"

Chen Wang shook his head. "It's alright, just stay put."

He took this young female ghost, also named Nie Xiaoqian, into his Jade Cicada.

Then a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. "Such deliberate actions are intended to stir up trouble."

"If it was done by the Joyful Union Sect, it would be too obvious. They are draining people's life force. Some people suspect that it is a female ghost, while others suspect that it is a female disciple of the Joyful Union Sect."

Chen Wang muttered to himself.

"Someone is plotting something!"

Nie Xiaoqian spent some time in the mountains, and Chen Wang learned a lot from her.

What shocked Chen Wang the most was that a truly ominous creature had actually emerged from Green Crane True Immortal's tomb! This made Chen Wang somewhat worried about the recent situation.

Danger lurks within the Market, and it seems that some more people have been hiding there.

The next day, after daybreak, the Market was still buzzing with discussion about what had happened the night before.

Many Red Cloud Sect Disciple have settled here.

The buildings here are all wooden houses, extremely simple. Some of the unoccupied wooden houses have now been occupied by Red Cloud Sect Disciple, who have assigned some people to live here.

Not only that, but they also strictly checked the people in the Market.

Chen Wang also received a notification that he would be subject to questioning.

He walked out the door, looked up, and spotted a familiar figure.

She was a tall woman with a cold and aloof face, and a long sword hung at her waist.

When Chen Wang her, she was like a sword drawn from its sheath; now, seeing this woman, she was even more piercing.

It was Su Jie from the Red Cloud Sect.

This young female cultivator is now a Foundation Establishment Realm expert and has not entered the Purple Forest Secret Realm.

Besides her, there were two other Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators this time.

One was a middle-aged man with graying temples, possessing an extraordinary air.

The other was a bearded man, burly in build, who looked like a body cultivator.

They led a group of Red Cloud Sect Disciple to conduct an inspection here.

"It doesn't have to be this big of a show," Chen Wang thought to himself.

Every person and every house living here must be checked.

The two veteran Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators did not participate in the matter; they were merely chatting idly on the sidelines.

The person truly in charge of this matter was the young female cultivator, Su Jie.

Previously, when Su Jie was training here, she led some Red Cloud Sect Disciple to fight against those people.

Unexpectedly, even now that she has entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, she is still in charge of this matter.

Later, some independent practitioners settled here, and these people became the focus of investigation.

People like Chen Wang, who had lived here before, are less suspicious.

That young female cultivator is no longer the same as before; she stands there like a blue lotus.

Many independent cultivators felt uneasy upon seeing this display of power.

However, on the other hand, some were also amazed by the woman's beauty.

Mainly because of her unearthly aura, which is really heartwarming.

However, no one dared to speak about her at this moment.

This is not only because she is Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, but also because she is a young expert that the Red Cloud Sect is vigorously cultivating.

She simply stood there, exuding an immense sense of oppression; she was cold and her gaze was extremely sharp.

She wasn't the traditional ethereal Fairy who seemed untouched by worldly affairs; she appeared ready to draw her sword and kill at any moment! Many rogue cultivators dared not meet her gaze.

At that moment, when her gaze inadvertently swept over Chen Wang, it suddenly softened slightly.

He nodded slightly to Chen Wang.

But Chen Wang stood in the crowd, and many of the rogue cultivators didn't know who the woman was looking at, so they all lowered their heads.

"Was I just imagining things? Was that beautiful female cultivator nodding at me?"

This question arose in the minds of many monks.

Thank you to all the brothers who have supported me!