After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 102 Crime
"How is it?" the sect leader asked.

"...It wasn't her." Qin Kun frowned, somewhat surprised. "She really did go out for that magical artifact."

"How...how could this happen?"

The remaining people were not expected to have this outcome and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Sect Leader Liu looked down at Zhao Ning, who had already slumped down there.

Her expression was blank; her eyes were open but lifeless, as if she were just an empty shell.

The person is still alive, but their consciousness is damaged, and they will only be able to live like a fool from now on.

"Well, although the matter of Quanling has nothing to do with her, she still broke the taboo by using evil magic to forge weapons without permission. This is the fate she deserves, and it's not unfair to her," Sect Leader Liu sighed.

"Yes, the Blood Refining Technique is a forbidden art, and she deserved what she got."

"Hey, Qin Kun, it was you who did it. Go and send him to the sect." someone said.

Qin Kun nodded, "Okay, I'll handle it, but should we...?"

"No need. She's already a fool. She won't have a chance to talk nonsense. Let's spare her life." Sect Leader Liu shook his head in the end.

The previous soul-searching was out of necessity, but now that she knows it has nothing to do with her, there's no need to silence her.

Qin Kun responded and led his men away.

There are many mountain villages in the mountains near Qingyue Gate, inhabited by poor people who depend on Qingyue Gate for their livelihood. They have low cultivation levels and are often forced into hard labor.

These people have no interest in meddling in other people's business, and besides, Zhao Ning is no longer able to speak up, so there's no need to worry about it involving Qingyue Sect.

If we just dump Zhao Ning there, someone will surely provide her with food and drink, but as for anything else...

It all depends on her own fate.

In the following days, all the disciples of Qingyue Sect felt the restless atmosphere within the sect.

After the search yielded no results that day, the higher-ups did not give up. They searched again every day, leaving the ground in a terrible state.

But it seemed there had been no progress, so everyone from the sect leader to the deputy head of the garden was tense, looking like they were barely suppressing their anger.

All the disciples were afraid of getting into trouble, so they all shrank back and worked cautiously, but they were all curious about what had happened and would secretly discuss it in private.

"I heard that a disciple stole the sect's treasure and ran away with it!"

"What I heard is that the treasure came from the Nine Nether Spring, but someone got it, which is why the spiritual energy of the Nine Nether Spring has diminished like this."

"What? Who did this? How dare they steal such a precious item!"

"Could it have been stolen by those outsiders who were sent to study in the same school?"

"No, they don't have the ability to enter the Nine Nether Spring. Even if they did, given their cultivation level, they wouldn't have a chance to obtain the treasure."

"I heard it was Zhao Ning. She disappeared that day."

"Tsk, I really couldn't tell."

When Chen Lan and Liu Feng heard a disciple say this while they were walking, they looked at each other, both of them looking preoccupied.

The two places that have been investigated the most in the past few days are Jiuyouquan and Lunxuetang.

The Nine Nether Spring is named so because the spirit of the spring was born there, and it may be hiding somewhere, not yet having left.

As for the Lun Academy, it's probably because Qingyue Sect felt that outsiders were more likely to be involved.

However, no matter where they searched, they found nothing, as evidenced by the increasingly serious atmosphere inside the door.

Logically speaking, it should be a good thing that Qingyue Sect didn't suspect them and gained nothing.

However, Chen Lan and Liu Feng were not happy at all. After returning to the courtyard, closing the door, and placing a protective barrier, they began to speak—

"Did something really happen to Zhao Ning?" Chen Lan asked.

“I’m afraid so. On the surface, she’s the most suspicious, and Qingyue Sect will definitely investigate her thoroughly.” Liu Feng nodded. “But after investigating for so long, they should know that she is innocent.”

Zhao Ning was also unlucky. She happened to leave the sect at that time, and it just so happened that she came out of the Nine Nether Spring... The time and place all matched up. It was a coincidence that couldn't be more perfect.

Let alone Qingyue Sect, even Chen Lan and the others would find it too suspicious if they didn't know the inside story.

But as suspicious as it may be, surely the entire sect could find out the whereabouts of a mere disciple?

It should have ended much earlier to clear her name.

However, a few days later, they heard from the disciples of the Moon Gate that Zhao Ning had not returned since she left that day.

Moreover, when people who know her send her messages, there is absolutely no response.

This has led many people to believe that Zhao Ning is the culprit, and they speak of her with anger and disgust.

"Won't she get into trouble because of us?" Chen Lan said worriedly. "That would be a terrible tragedy."

They did take Quanling away, and they didn't think they were wrong.

But if innocent people are harmed because of this, then it's hard not to feel guilty.

"It would be great if we could ask Jiuwei," Liu Feng said, frowning.

"We still need to be careful and not enter the Immortal Abode again," Chen Lan shook her head.

Meanwhile, construction was underway inside the immortal abode.

"Phew... It's finally done."

Seeing the newly fallen rune on the immortal abode glow, proving that the inscription was successful, Hu Jiu finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He wiped his sweat.

After several days of hard work, I finally finished drawing this "window opening talisman"!
[Great, the windows are finally all open!]

Mo Jiuwei ate the spiritual fruit, swinging her legs, and couldn't be happier.

She's been staying in the immortal abode for the past few days and is getting restless.

Others could cultivate, but she couldn't, so she got bored after a few days and always wanted to go out.

But I also know that now is not the right time, so I can only hold back.

Until that day, she suddenly thought of inscribing a rune in the immortal abode, namely the window-opening rune.

As the name suggests, with this talisman, even those in the immortal abode can see and hear what is happening outside, just as if they were standing next to Chen Lan.

What Chen Lan can see and hear, they can also see and hear, and they can see it from all directions!

The sound they heard was only slightly quieter than what Chen Lan heard.

However, the reverse is not true; that is, people outside cannot know what is happening inside the immortal abode.

It's not that it's impossible, but it would require another, more complex rune, so it's not possible right now.

As luck would have it, just as Mo Jiuwei realized that opening a window with a talisman would be feasible, Hu Jiu had the same idea and immediately picked up a talisman brush to start sketching the talisman design.

This kind of rune doesn't exist in the present world and needs to be created. Mo Jiuwei originally thought that Hu Jiu probably couldn't create it with his current strength, and she was extremely anxious for him.

But unexpectedly, after stumbling and falling for two or three days, it actually worked!
After the runes were finalized, Hu Jiu practiced them today to make sure there were no problems, and then sent a telepathic message to Chen Lan to tell her about this important matter.

(End of this chapter)