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Chapter 262 I've found a suspicious point! (2 updates)
Next, Yunran's luck turned sour; she not only failed to find anyone, but also got lost.

In such an illusion, there was no way to determine direction, and she didn't have much supplies. If she continued to expend her energy, it would really be a bit troublesome.

What left Yunran speechless was that she had wandered into some strange place and even lost contact with the ginseng fruit.

"It seems that the hidden energy in this place can also attack the soul. Otherwise, the ginseng fruit, a system that is bound to my soul, would not have lost contact."

Yun Ran let out a soft breath. This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and to be honest, she felt a little flustered but also excited.

She is a lazy person, but also a very adventurous person. These contradictory traits are concentrated in one person.

Apart from Zhong Lisu, she felt no trace of life in this illusion; it was eerily silent.

It's like the things she did before angered the owner of this illusion, who then locked her in a dark room.

Yun Ran yawned, took out several specially made talismans from her bag, and threw them out. The talismans spontaneously combusted the moment they were thrown out.

The place, which had been a bit chilly just moments before, suddenly became much warmer. Yunran found a flat spot and closed her eyes to rest.

As for Zhong Lisu, he was knocked unconscious by Yun Ran and then thrown aside.

Instead of sending out the little paper doll to keep watch, she took out the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, which hovered above her and Zhongli Su.

When there is no danger, the Thunder Pearl simply floats, occasionally emitting sparks of electricity.

However, if any danger approaches, the lightning stored in the Heavenly Thunder Pearl will strike precisely.

While things were peaceful on Yunran's side, the others were in a terrible predicament.

The Taoist Qingmu collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds. The illusion he was in was an unknown dynasty, and he was the Imperial Preceptor.

Countless heavenly fires descended, demons invaded, and he could not ignore the cries of countless people; he could only fight back desperately.

Even though he knew the wailing was fake, he was still affected, and his Dao heart was even affected by his inability to save these people.

Wisps of black energy began to seep into the injured body of Daoist Qingmu...

The people trapped inside had no idea that they had been missing for more than three days.

When the Northwest Branch found the minibus where Yunran and the others disappeared, they felt as if the sky had fallen.

"It's over, it's really over now. It was just a case of tourists and herdsmen's cattle and sheep going missing, but now it's gotten this serious."

"We can't hold it in any longer; we must report this to the General Administration as soon as possible!"

"Not only are all the big shots in our Northwest Branch trapped, but even Master Qingmu and his group are trapped too. The people from the other branches will tear us to pieces!"

Each branch office cherishes its own top leader more than anything else; if they can't find him, the entire Northwest branch office will probably have to be replaced.

When Xie Xuzhi received the news, his eyes darkened.

Gu Yuan, however, was extremely impatient: "Boss, I'll personally lead a group to take a look!"

Just then, Xie Xuzhi's phone rang, and the person on the other end was actually from the Zhongli family.

"Director Xie, my daughter Xiao Su is also on the list of missing persons. I wonder if we could send someone to search for her ourselves?"

Members of Xuanmen families are not allowed to go out and use Xuanmen power without special permission from the Special Administration Bureau.

This was the mutual restraint agreement between the Xuanmen families and the Special Administration Bureau.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Xuzhi agreed: "I can grant you three special slots. We'll depart in an hour!" Hanging up the phone, Xie Xuzhi turned to Gu Yuan: "You don't need to come. Don't forget you have other responsibilities!"

Gu Yuan was genuinely worried about Yun Ran and still wanted to fight for something.

Then Xie Xuzhi continued, "I believe in Yunran. If even she can't get out, there's no point in you going."

Gu Yuan: ...

Good grief, when did our boss start talking so meanly? Isn't this a blatant way of saying he's no good?

Hmph, he's only slightly inferior to Yun Ran.

Seeing Gu Yuan's unconvinced expression, Xie Xuzhi didn't indulge him: "Have you found any clues about those evil cultivators who steal people's life records that I asked you to investigate before?"

Have you found any trace of Rong Gu in the cases of those wooden carvings used to spread evil magic and kill people? Have you found the killer of those people turned into puppets?...

Gu Yuan, who had thought he could squeeze in some time, suddenly felt a headache coming on when he heard about these unresolved cases with only partial clues.

"I'll do it right now!"

Gu Yuan turned and ran as fast as he could, as if someone was chasing him.

The office was empty, and Xie Xuzhi put down his pen. Although he appeared calm, his heart was slightly pounding.

Then he couldn't help but facepalm. He finally believed what Yun Ran had said: wherever she was, there would be no shortage of cases, and troublemakers would come out on their own.

Originally, I just wanted Yunran to lay low for a while, but I didn't expect that this girl would get involved in trouble again.

Previously, he only felt sorry for Yun Ran because her fate had been stolen, but now it seems that Yun Ran's fate is probably more than just a fate of being abandoned by heaven.

Xie Xuzhi picked up the phone and had people start investigating Yun Ran's parents and ancestors again. He didn't believe that it was all just a coincidence.

The Zhongli family members and the rescue team sent by the Special Administration Bureau arrived at the Northwest Branch very quickly.

The people from the Zhongli family were led by Zhongli Yuanjing.

He had known Qingmu Daoren and the others for decades, and he was very familiar with their abilities.

Even Yun Ran, he had some understanding of her. Yun Ran's abilities were above his own, and in his opinion, this was no longer a simple missing person case.

Rather, it was a planned and premeditated scheme.

"Bring all the documents here, and re-examine all the witnesses. Don't miss a single word!"

The other people from the Special Administration Bureau who came with them also looked very solemn.

All the bigwigs of the Northwest Branch have fallen, including Qingmu Daoren and Abbot Jiechen. No one dares to be careless anymore.

The conference room was filled with the sounds of documents being flipped through. Suddenly, a young voice rang out: "I've found something suspicious!"

All eyes turned to him, making the young man who had spoken suddenly feel nervous.

"Say!"

"The record states that Layman Lan from the Northwest Branch was the first to investigate the situation, and he did not return until three days later."

But when I compared it with Layman Lan's records, he wrote that he spent two days confirming that the area had natural miasma, and the timing doesn't match up!