"Extreme Yin, you've been to Cangwu Province? How did you return to Southern Nether Province from there? Did you take the teleportation array from Yujiang Province to Scarlet Firmament Province?" Bai Wei asked after hearing Song Wen's account.
"Yes," Song Wen replied, puzzled as to why Bai Wei would ask.
"Then did you see my disciple, Qiao Mengyu? You treated an injury to her soul back then," Bai Wei said.
"No... I didn't."
Song Wen denied it almost instinctively, but then felt that his denial had been too firm. He changed the subject and asked,
"What happened to your disciple?"
"Ah!"
Bai Wei let out a deep sigh before continuing.
"Over eight years ago, she and my other disciple, Che Jing, were ordered by the sect to visit the Lin Clan in the Northern Region of Yujiang Province to purchase and trade for some spiritual items. But for some unknown reason, Che Jing's soul lamp suddenly went out. Meng Yu's soul lamp remained lit, but she vanished without a trace, and even her soul lamp couldn't locate her."
"Later, the sect sent people to investigate the Lin Clan in Yujiang Province, but they found only the traces left by Che Jing's death. Even her body had been reduced to dust."
"It wasn't until about three years ago that Meng Yu's soul lamp finally responded, but somehow, she had appeared in Scarlet Firmament Province..."
Bai Wei's voice abruptly trailed off, and her expression grew sorrowful.
Song Wen's heart tightened, but he wore a solemn expression.
"Fellow Daoist Bai Wei, please accept my condolences. Though young Che Jing met an untimely end, Heaven watches over the fortunate. Young Qiao Mengyu will surely return safely."
Bai Wei said, "Meng Yu is no longer in any serious danger. She already made her own way