Can the Sect Master Uncle agree?

Facing Third Senior Brother's surprised gaze at this moment, Zhou Qing could only say, "I forgot where I saw this thing. I was just asking casually."

Yan Xiaohu stood up and explained to Zhou Qing, "This thing is a bit obscure. It can be considered a rare tracking material. It's colorless and odorless. Even a Nascent Soul realm cultivator might not notice it if they accidentally get some on them. But there's a type of Black Spirit Hound with an extremely sharp nose."

"To get this stuff from the Spirit Turtle demon beast, you have to rely on these Black Spirit Hounds to find the Spirit Turtles' lairs..."

Listening to Third Senior Brother's words, Zhou Qing's heart tightened.

He looked carefully at the jade pendant again.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Zhou Qing's expression change, Yan Xiaohu also stopped explaining and leaned over curiously.

Zhou Qing said, "Third Senior Brother, my nose might be a bit more sensitive than ordinary people's. After you said that, combined with what I know, if I'm not mistaken, this jade pendant has Spirit Turtle Fluid smeared on it."

As soon as he said this, Yan Xiaohu looked at Zhou Qing in disbelief.

"Really?"

"Seriously?"

"But this Spirit Turtle Fluid is colorless and odorless. How did you smell it?"

"Didn't you just say that even Black Spirit Hounds can smell it? Why can't I smell it?"

"Right, right, right. If it's true, your nose is incredible, even better than a dog's. Let me see if the structure inside is different from mine. Why can't I smell it?"

"Third Senior Brother, take your fat hand away. The focus isn't that, it's the Spirit Turtle Fluid!"

"Right, right, right. I almost missed the main point. It seems this was a premeditated action. Could it be that Yin Xiao was the one who kidnapped Cui Yingying and the others?"

Heart Insight Points +7

The note above Yan Xiaohu's head instantly changed from [Little Junior Brother like a God] to [Little Junior Brother more amazing than a dog].

Zhou Qing's face couldn't help but twitch.

Is this a compliment or an insult?

Yan Xiaohu frowned, picked up the jade pendant, examined it against the sunlight, and then put it to his nose and sniffed hard.

Zhou Qing said, "At most, Yin Xiao's cultivation is comparable to Cui Yingying's. Even if he wanted to use force, it would be impossible for over two hundred people to disappear without a sound, and even cruelly kill half of them."

Then, the two looked at each other and said in unison, "It's the Azure Flame Dao Palace!"

Yan Xiaohu gasped, "Could it be that the Azure Flame Dao Palace Master, Si Kong Yan, has been pursuing Profound Abyss Immortal without success and is preparing to force her to comply?"

Zhou Qing shook his head, "If that were the case, Si Kong Yan could have kidnapped them without a sound. There would be no need for Yin Xiao to secretly use tracking methods like Spirit Turtle Fluid."

Yan Xiaohu pondered, "It really doesn't make sense. The people from the Azure Feather Immortal Sect left in batches. Cui Yingying and the others should have been the last batch. So what exactly does the Azure Flame Dao Palace want to do?"

"Can't figure it out, my head hurts. Fourth Child, lie on the ground and smell again, see if there are any other clues?"

Zhou Qing turned and left.

He really thinks I'm a dog now.

"It's all for solving the case. If I had your nose, I'd be crawling onto the rafters to smell right now," Yan Xiaohu's words were full of envy.

Soon after, the two carefully searched the rooms where other Core Disciples had lived, but unfortunately found nothing.

Now, the only suspicion points towards the Azure Feather Immortal Sect and Yin Xiao.

"I'll first pass the relevant clues to Master, so they can be mindful. After all, as we get further away from the Taiqing Sect, message transmission will have a certain delay, or might not even get through."

After Yan Xiaohu finished speaking, he took out his token and reported their findings to Mo Xingjian.

In a moment, he received a reply from his Master: "Understood. Be careful and remember to take good care of the Fourth Child."

That night, the two of them, along with several other True Disciples, stayed in a decent inn in Flame Dragon City.

Inside the room, after Zhou Qing fed the Old Hen two Spirit Stones, there was a knock on the door from outside.

As soon as he opened the door, Yan Xiaohu rushed in with paper and a pen.

"Quick, quick, Fourth Child, help me out. How do you write the two characters for the yuè zhuó Beast Bone Soup we ate on the east side of the street this afternoon?"

Yan Xiaohu spread out his manual and quickly handed over the pen.

Zhou Qing was puzzled. He then looked at the manual and was surprised to see that everything they had eaten and drunk since leaving Little Spirit Peak was meticulously recorded.

"Third Senior Brother, what is this?" Zhou Qing asked, confused.

Yan Xiaohu said, "Public expense, of course. Look, finding someone shouldn't be our job, but now we're sent out to search at risk. We can't possibly delay our cultivation and still have to pay out of our own pockets, right?"

"When the person is found, the Azure Feather Immortal Sect will be grateful to Sect Master Martial Uncle. If the person isn't found, no one will care about our expenses along the way. Wouldn't that be a loss? No one's money comes from nowhere, you agree, right?"

Listening to his Third Senior Brother, Zhou Qing felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Then who are you going to get reimbursed by? This time, people from all thirteen peaks were sent out. If you calculate it this way, the sect will have to spend a large sum, right?"

Zhou Qing casually wrote down the two characters "Yu Zhuo" and asked curiously.

After getting the two characters Yu Zhuo (yuè zhuó), Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but curse at the many strokes.

Then, he put away the booklet with satisfaction: "Of course I'll find Sect Master Martial Uncle. I can't possibly trick my own Master, can I? Besides, do you think Old Mo would give me money?"

"Sect Master Martial Uncle agreed?" Zhou Qing was a little surprised.

Yan Xiaohu's small eyes immediately narrowed into slits with a smile.

"How could he agree? But he couldn't stand my fussing. No, that's not right. I should say I reasoned with him righteously and sternly. In the end, he had no choice. From now on, as long as it's a public mission assigned by the sect, I'll be reimbursed."

Yan Xiaohu said this with a smug look on his face.

Zhou Qing applauded repeatedly in admiration.

"So, people from other peaks are also reimbursed?" Zhou Qing didn't expect Sect Master Martial Uncle to be so considerate of them.

Yan Xiaohu shook his head: "Those guys are thin-skinned and can't bring themselves to ask. They think what I'm doing is petty and embarrassing. So, only I get reimbursed every time. Because of this, Sect Master Martial Uncle not only dislikes me, but even Master wasn't well-regarded for a long time."

Zhou Qing: "..."

Yan Xiaohu chuckled: "This is called separating public and private matters. But I, Yan Xiaohu, have always been meticulous. You saw it just now, I didn't overreport a single bit."

"No, no, Third Senior Brother is meticulous in his work, Junior Brother is impressed!" Zhou Qing quickly said.

Yan Xiaohu was happy: "Of course. Alright, I won't disturb your rest. We have to leave early tomorrow, so go to bed early."

"You too, Senior Brother!"

After seeing Yan Xiaohu off, Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh again.

His Third Senior Brother, how should he put it, in his lively nature, there seemed to be an endless source of humor to be unearthed.

The next day, Zhou Qing pushed open his door with a yawn. As he came down the stairs, he couldn't help but freeze.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you're awake. Come eat breakfast together. I just ordered the tofu pudding, it's still hot."

Lu Yaoyao invited him with a beaming smile.

[Heart Insight Points +5]

Li Daoxuan, standing to the side, looked at Zhou Qing with a disgusted expression. The text above his head, which was originally [Pervert who can't stop eating shit], had changed back to [Leech-like pervert].

Seriously, was that meal at the Jade Cuisine Hall for nothing last time?

Who's the leech-like pervert? Don't you two have any idea?