Madam Missing Without a Trace; Wu Cuo's True Name Is Li Xian! A Target of Public Condemnation

Zhou Shijie split a stone with one sword strike and said disdainfully, "He's merely a Flower Thief. What's so formidable about him? Before me, can he block this strike of mine?"

Yang Wentian and Wang Dezhong had known Zhou Shijie since the temple fair. They drank together, made merry together, and feasted together. In those days, their spirits had soared high as they each displayed their brilliance. Above them, their sects had joined hands to forge an alliance; below them, their peers sparred, made friends, hunted, and galloped across the fields. How joyous it had been, how lively. Looking back on it one day, they would surely be filled with emotion. Yet in only a few days, everything had changed. Senior sisters, junior sisters, and female elders from their sects had all vanished. Their hearts were shrouded in ash, their anger tightly suppressed.

Yang Wentian came from the Thunder Sect. It was not a sword sect, nor had any of his relatives or friends gone missing, so he remained comparatively rational. After spending so long together, he knew Zhou Shijie was slightly inferior in martial ability. "Brother Zhou, don't be hasty. That thief comes from the Flower Cage Sect, but rumor has it that he truly possesses some remarkable skills! You must not underestimate him!"

Wang Dezhong said, "Rumor says this thief is handsome beyond description, and his strength naturally is not weak. He is skilled with the spear, clever and cautious, with poisonous schemes emerging one after another."

Li Xian cursed inwardly, That bastard is spouting nothing but nonsense. He's tossing this enormous black pot straight onto my head. When have I ever used poisonous schemes? Deeply indignant, he continued listening.

Yang Wentian said, "This thief is highly valued within his sect. Though young and about the same age