Mu Xue, Vina: I didn't expect it, Junior Brother, you're actually quite reliable...

At this moment...

Upon hearing the words of Liu Yuan...

Vina and Mu Xue shook their heads, their expressions filled with helplessness.

Vina was the first to step forward and speak:

"Nothing..."

"I asked around, but didn't get any useful information."

"Great Rock Town is simply too close to the Great Rock Forest; there are many travelers passing through, but very few local residents."

"So, after asking around, I didn't manage to find any truly useful intelligence."

Beside her, Mu Xue also spoke up:

"It's about the same for me."

"Although I did hear some rumors about Evil Soul Masters, the sources were all mercenaries..."

"I observed them, and I feel that they are doing this more to inflate their own value by spreading rumors about 'Evil Soul Masters' or 'powerful soul beasts' in the area, all to trick passing merchants into hiring them."

"So, I also feel that they aren't very credible."

After Mu Xue and Vina finished speaking, they both couldn't help but let out a sigh.

After all...

They had been busy for a long time trying to gather information.

But in the end, they discovered they still had nothing to show for it...

This kind of thing was truly discouraging.

However...

It was also at this moment that...

Both Mu Xue and Vina noticed something.

Even though they had said they gained nothing...

Ning Feng, on the other hand, showed no signs of disappointment after hearing what they had to say.

Instead, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Mu Xue and Vina couldn't help but be stunned.

Wait...

Looking at their junior brother's reaction...

Could it be?

The two of them couldn't help but ask Ning Feng: "Junior brother, what are you smiling about?"

Ning Feng said: "Guess?"

Vina feigned anger: "Tell us, tell us quickly, or your senior sister is going to get angry!"

Only then did Ning Feng laugh out loud. He said to Vina: "Actually... Senior Sister, I did gain some information."

Vina and Mu Xue immediately wore an "I knew it" expression.

Ning Feng continued: "I found out that there have indeed been four bizarre murder cases in the Great Rock Forest recently."

"And in these four cases, everyone died mysteriously, leaving no remains behind."

Mu Xue's eyes lit up: "Evil Soul Masters!"

Vina then asked Ning Feng: "Junior brother, besides this... is there any other important information?"

Ning Feng smiled and said: "Yes!"

"I also received information that the groups involved in these four cases were all quite large in size."

"So I suspect that these Evil Soul Masters are likely cultivating some kind of large-scale evil technique that requires a massive amount of sacrifices, which is why they specifically target such large groups."

Vina nodded in full agreement: "Hmm, that is a reasonable guess; otherwise, it couldn't be such a coincidence."

Mu Xue then asked Ning Feng again: "So, junior brother, you must have your own plan now, right?"

Ning Feng nodded: "Yes."

"Since the targets of the Evil Soul Masters are large groups..."

"We might as well continue to lie in wait here in Great Rock Town. There are many merchants coming and going nearby. Once we spot a large merchant caravan, we can find a way to blend in and wait for the Evil Soul Masters to come to us."

Vina and Mu Xue's eyes lit up: "Junior brother, that's a great idea! Let's do it!"

They immediately began to refine the details of the plan.

Afterward, they started heading back out to stake out the merchant caravans.

However...

While waiting for a caravan, Mu Xue finally found the time to ask the question that had been bothering her the most: "Junior brother... how exactly did you find this information?"

Vina was actually a bit puzzled; she had carefully asked around the small town earlier, so why hadn't she managed to find such important information?

Ning Feng smiled mysteriously.

"Two senior sisters, you wouldn't understand this, would you?"

Vina and Mu Xue's expressions grew increasingly confused.

Ning Feng continued, "In our Douluo Continent, especially in places close to wild forests, there is a type of person called a Corpse Collector."

"These people might not have great strength, they might not have a proper profession, and they might even be lazy, just drifting through life day by day."

"But it is precisely because of their profession and personality that they end up doing this kind of work, going to dangerous places to collect corpses."

"And this group of people, in a place like Great Rock Town, are the most well-informed."

"My information came from them."

Vina and Mu Xue suddenly realized the truth upon hearing this.

After all, they were both from the royal family and lived high above the rest; they usually sent servants to gather information, so how could they know about all these twists and turns?

So, upon hearing this explanation from Ning Feng, both Vina and Mu Xue felt a surge of admiration in their hearts.

Our junior brother is actually quite impressive...

Vina and Mu Xue truly felt that Ning Feng was impressive.

Not only was he gifted and outstanding in strength...

But he even understood more than they did when it came to these kinds of matters.

This inevitably made Vina and Mu Xue, who were out on a sect mission for the first time, feel a sense of relief.

Therefore, as they looked at Ning Feng, their gazes couldn't help but soften significantly.

They continued to wait where they were.

Finally, after waiting for a while...

They found a suitable target.

It was a large caravan.

Because there was a lot of cargo to transport, the number of people in the caravan was also quite large.

Ning Feng and his group quickly acted according to their plan.

Afterward, they seized an opportunity to blend into the caravan.

They followed the caravan into the Great Rock Forest, hiding their cultivation levels the entire time without revealing a single flaw.

Soon, another three days passed.

Ning Feng and the others had been traveling through the Great Rock Forest for three days, and they were getting closer and closer to the exit of the forest, yet they still hadn't found the Evil Soul Masters that were their target for this trip.

This inevitably made Ning Feng and the others start to have doubts.

Mu Xue: "Could it be... that Junior Brother's guess was wrong? These Evil Soul Masters' targets aren't these large caravans?"

Vina: "That shouldn't be right, should it?"

Ning Feng himself also felt a bit puzzled.

But it was at this moment that a pungent, bloody scent wafted through the air.

"Such a thick, fishy stench!"

Ning Feng couldn't help but frown.

But in the next moment, he quickly spotted seven or eight black shadows summoning various evil martial souls.

Then, they suddenly appeared from all directions, charging toward them with terrifying speed.

Ning Feng immediately let out a cold sneer.

"So you've finally appeared? Evil Soul Masters!"