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Chapter 334 William is missing

Liu Qingyan frowned and said, "It's only a little past eight o'clock in the evening. How could there be ghostly soldiers passing through? I haven't sensed any ghostly aura in the manor either."

"I didn't sense any ghostly aura either."

The butler is also a cultivator.

He said with doubt, "But when I went to the scene to check, the servants working nearby all said that they saw ghost soldiers, and that some warriors had fought with them."

Liu Qingyan then asked, "Who has gone missing?"

"The young master of Devonshire".

After the butler finished answering, most of the people at the banquet stood up from their seats, their faces grim.

"Young Master William was just here, he hasn't been gone long, how could he have disappeared?"

"I don't know. Could it be that the ghost soldiers who were passing through the manor kidnapped him? There have been rumors in the manor that ghost soldiers would randomly kill any mortals they encountered when passing through the manor!"

"That's terrible! If young master William dies at Jade Manor, the Devonshire family will definitely fight to the death!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nanxi also got up from her seat and walked to Liu Qingyan's side.

"what's up?"

Jiang Nanxi looked at Liu Qingyan with suspicion.

Although rumors circulated that ghost soldiers were using the Purple Jade Manor as a means of passage and that these soldiers would randomly kill people, Jiang Nanxi knew that Liu Qingyan was the reincarnation of the Fengdu Emperor and would never allow ghost soldiers to cause trouble in the manor.

The fact that the ghostly soldiers were using his route to kill people could only be at his behest.

The rumors that circulated earlier were probably his way of getting rid of some people.

Liu Qingyan felt Jiang Nanxi's suspicious gaze and said helplessly, "Why are you looking at me like that? This has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Nanxi didn't suspect that he wanted to kill William, but she just felt that the matter was a bit strange.

Jiang Nanxi thought for a moment and asked him, "Are you sure there aren't any ghost soldiers passing by right now?"

"It's basically certain."

Liu Qingyan said.

"The location of Ziyu Manor is quite special. There is a path to the underworld in this mountain range. But in the past, we have only encountered ghost soldiers in the early morning when the yin energy is at its strongest. We have never encountered ghost soldiers passing by shortly after dark."

So every time I invite someone over, I remind them not to wander around in the early morning, and they're unlikely to get into trouble. The people who got into trouble before were those who ignored my advice and kept wandering around the resort in the early hours.

Of course, those who sneak out and wander around the resort in the early morning are basically up to no good.

After Liu Qingyan finished speaking, he glanced at the steward and said, "Sometimes what the eyes see is not necessarily the truth. If ghost soldiers appear in the manor in advance, I will be able to sense it immediately."

"That's true."

The butler thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that those who saw the ghostly soldiers nearby were all hallucinating?"

Liu Qingyan glanced at everyone in the banquet hall and chuckled, "So many people have come to the manor today, it seems someone wants to make Ziyu Manor take the blame."

However, I advise you all that this is Ziyu Manor, and none of you have the right to act so recklessly here.

Although he was smiling and speaking casually, his eyes were icy cold, devoid of any smile.

Everyone felt Liu Qingyan's gaze and their hearts skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong.

The next second, everyone heard Liu Qingyan say to the butler, "Seal off the manor and forbid anyone from entering or leaving until this matter is investigated and young master William is found."

Cheng Qiaozhi said with some dissatisfaction, "Liu Qingyan, what right do you have to restrict our freedom? William had an accident at your villa, it has nothing to do with us, and if anyone is responsible, it's you!"
The story of the ghostly soldiers borrowing the road first came from Ziyu Manor. Many of us are here for the first time and have never seen any ghostly soldiers before. How could they possibly do something like that?

Liu Qingyan said calmly, "If you have the ability to break free, you can leave now. But William just had an accident, and you're already in such a hurry to leave. This can't be related to you, can it?"

"The Cheng family has been on good terms with the Devonshire family for many years abroad. My father is even friends with the old Mr. Devonshire. How could I possibly harm William!"

"Can you stop talking nonsense? This is clearly a problem with your manor! If anything happens to William, I will immediately inform the Devonshire family, and then Jade Manor won't be any better off!"

Liu Qingyan didn't take his threat to heart at all. "It'd better not be you who did it, otherwise I won't let you off easy. Ziyu Manor has no interest in taking the blame for others."

After saying this, Liu Qingyan turned and left, instructing the butler to take him to the place where William had disappeared.

Jiang Nanxi followed along.

William came with Albertsy, and their rooms were next to each other in the same courtyard.

The butler had already had the courtyard cordoned off to prevent anyone from entering and jeopardizing the clues to William's disappearance.

When Liu Qingyan and Jiang Nanxi arrived, the other people at the banquet also came over, wanting to see what was going on.

On the other hand, these wealthy and talented individuals come from all over the world and are top figures in their respective countries. They are also worried that Liu Qingyan might not allow them to leave and might do something to harm them.

Everyone still hopes to find William as soon as possible.

Jiang Nanxi entered the courtyard, first went to William's room for a look, and then wandered around the courtyard.

Only Jiang Nanxi and Liu Qingyan were allowed to enter; all other guests were kept outside the courtyard.

Jiang Nanxi thought for a moment and said, "William came back to check on Albertsy's condition. Where is Albertsy?"

"There's no one in the room."

Liu Qingyan turned to look in the direction of Albertsy, then asked the butler, "Have you asked the staff nearby if Albertsy has returned to his room?"

"Ok."

The housekeeper immediately went to inquire.

While the housekeeper went to inquire with the staff, Jiang Nanxi and Liu Qingyan checked both rooms.

"I didn't find anything suspicious, and there was no ghostly aura in either room."

Liu Qingyan stroked his chin and said, "I can confirm that it wasn't done by ghost soldiers. Either there are ghosts disguised as ghost soldiers, but there's no ghostly aura in either of these rooms. Could it be that a person is disguised as a ghost soldier?"

But there's a huge difference in appearance between humans and ghosts. The staff at the manor are all cultivators; they can tell at a glance whether someone is human or ghost. There's no reason they should be mistaken.

"There is another possibility."

Jiang Nanxi said, "When the people disguised as ghost soldiers came, they set up an illusion array here to confuse the staff and martial artists guarding the area, making them think that the humans they saw were ghosts."

This would explain why they saw ghostly soldiers, but there was no trace of yin energy or ghostly aura here.

Liu Qingyan nodded. "That's possible. But where did Albert go? Were he and William kidnapped by the fake ghost soldiers?"

"Master, I've found out!"

At that moment, the butler ran over and said, "The staff all said they haven't seen Albertie come back!"
After he took Miss Jiang for a spin in the sky, no one saw him again!