Ten Thousand Sword Masters

After finishing their meal, they went to the rest room to relax for a while. In the afternoon, just as Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei were about to start practicing, their hands simultaneously flashed with text, a message from Yang Changping asking them to go to the office.

Upon arriving at the office, Yang Changping saw the two of them and smiled, saying, "How does it feel to have gained thirty years of internal energy?"

"not bad."

Zhang and Liu said in unison.

"Liu Fei, I've put a lot of pressure on you. Gan Qiang and Peng Zhong are very unhappy that you obtained the Frost Blossom Fruit," Yang Changping said slowly.

"I will work hard and do my best to serve you, boss," Liu Fei said solemnly.

"I hope you can shoulder this important responsibility. Right now, there's a task that you and Zhang Jianyun need to handle," Yang Changping said.

"What is it, boss?" Liu Fei said.

"Two people who have lost their souls have been found in the town, which means that there are soul devourers here. I hope you can find out who the soul devourers are and, if possible, retrieve the souls of the people who lost their souls," Yang Changping said solemnly.

"Yes, ma'am."

"You can go to the homes of these two people who have lost their souls and check on their situation. Both of them live on Phoenix Street. The specific information is in the brocade pouch." Yang Changping said, tossing a black brocade pouch to Liu Fei.

"Okay, boss, we'll go check the situation right away." After saying that, Liu Fei led Zhang Jianyun out of the office, left Cangxi Pavilion, and headed towards Phoenix Street.

Upon arriving at Phoenix Street, based on the information in the brocade pouch, Zhang and Liu went to the house of the first person whose soul had been lost.

Boom!

Liu Fei gently knocked on the door.

Who is it?

A hoarse voice came from inside the room.

"I am a soldier from Cangxi Pavilion, here to check the situation," Liu Fei said.

silence!

Suddenly, Zhang and Liu felt as if the air in front of them was suffocating.

There was no response from the people inside.

A moment later, Liu Fei reached out and knocked on the door again, bang bang!

There was no sound coming from inside the room.

Zhang and Liu exchanged a glance, both pondering how to handle the situation.

"You may leave now. There is nothing in our family that requires the concern of the Nine Star Guards."

Just as Zhang and Liu decided to go to the next house to check, that hoarse voice came from inside again.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Jianyun thought for a moment and then said, "Our sect leader sent us here to help you retrieve the soul. Please let us in and see what's going on."

Silence, still silence.

Seeing this, Zhang and Liu did not linger and turned to leave.

squeak~

Just then, the door opened, and behind it stood a middle-aged woman with disheveled hair; it was clear that half of her hair was black and half was white.

"Come in."

Zhang and Liu hurriedly went inside. After they entered, the middle-aged woman closed the door again.

"Are you Zhou Qin, Wei Xinxin's mother?"

Wei Xinxin is the first person to lose her soul; she is 22 years old this year.

The middle-aged woman, Zhou Qin, nodded indifferently.

"Where is she? We want to see her," Zhang Jianyun continued.

Suddenly, Zhou Qin's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhang Jianyun: "Can you really find her soul?"

"We will do everything in our power to achieve this," Zhang Jianyun said earnestly.

Snapped!

Zhou Qin grabbed Zhang Jianyun with both hands, pleading, "Please, please find my daughter's soul!"

"Don't worry, we will find the Soul Eater as soon as possible and retrieve your daughter's soul," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Thank you, thank you all." Tears instantly welled up in Zhou Qin's eyes.

"My daughter is in the inner room. Please come in with me." After calming down, Zhou Qin led Zhang and Liu into the inner room.

Inside the house, a pale-faced woman in a blue dress was waving a kite back and forth, her eyes vacant.

"Can she speak?" Zhang Jianyun asked Wei Xinxin.

"She hasn't said a word since she lost her soul. She just sits here playing with kites every day and doesn't sleep. Her complexion is getting worse every day. If this continues..." As she spoke, Zhou Qin's tears flowed again.

Zhang Jianyun walked to Wei Xinxin's side, stretched out his palm and waved it in front of her, but Wei Xinxin's eyes did not react.

"She's lost her soul and has no consciousness. She won't react to anything you do to her," Liu Fei said from behind Zhang Jianyun.

With a slight frown, Zhang Jianyun snatched the kite from Wei Xinxin's hand, but Wei Xinxin's hand continued to sway.

"Xin Xin has loved flying kites since she was little; it's probably her instinct," Zhou Qin said.

"When did you discover she was missing her soul yesterday?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"Around 3 p.m., Xin Xin was taken home by her friend, and that's when she was like this," Zhou Qin said.

"Where did she lose her soul? Do you know?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"I don't know. She just said she was going to play with Chen Feifei, and then Chen Feifei sent her back with her servants," Zhou Qin said sadly.

"Chen Feifei? Chen Zhengsheng's granddaughter?" Liu Fei asked in surprise.

Zhou Qin nodded dejectedly, "If she weren't Chen Zhengsheng's granddaughter, I would have gone to the scene myself to see what happened."

"The incident actually occurred at the Chen residence," Zhang Jianyun said in a deep voice.

"We need to go find Chen Feifei and ask her, and go to the scene of the incident to take a look," Liu Fei said.

"Alright, let's go to the Chen residence."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang and Liu arrived at the Chen residence.

Bang bang bang!

Liu Fei quickly knocked on the door, and after a short while, the door opened and a servant poked his head out.

"And you two are?"

"Don't you recognize our official uniforms? We are from the Nine Star Guards," Liu Fei said coldly.

The servant looked Zhang and Liu up and down. "Please wait a moment, gentlemen, while I go and inform my master."

"What are you waiting for? Nine Star Guards are on a case!"

As Liu Fei was speaking, he was about to walk through the gate when Zhang Jianyun quickly grabbed him.

"This is just the scene of the incident; we don't need to be so forceful," Zhang Jianyun said quickly.

"Hmph, the Chen family is putting on quite a show," Liu Fei said with dissatisfaction.

"Chen Zhengsheng was, after all, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. Even though he has retired, he still has some influence. Naturally, the servants in the Chen family feel superior to him."

Just as the two were talking, a servant hurriedly returned and opened the door for them. "My master invites you two gentlemen in."

Zhang and Liu then followed the servants to the Chen residence's living room.

"Lord Zhang, we meet again. Please have a seat," Chen Jun said unhurriedly as he looked at Zhang Jianyun who had just arrived.

"Master Chen, I apologize for disturbing you. I have some business to attend to today," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Does Lord Zhang want to know about the recent internal conflicts within my Chen family again?" Chen Jun said expressionlessly.

"Mr. Chen, you jest. I have no interest in the affairs of your Chen family," Zhang Jianyun said coldly.

"Oh? Then what brings you here this time?" Chen Jun said indifferently.

Seeing Chen Jun's manner of speaking, Liu Fei felt a surge of anger: "Wei Xinxin lost her soul in your Chen residence, so naturally we must investigate your Chen residence."

"Who said Wei Xinxin's soul wandered out of my Chen residence?"

Just then, a beautiful woman walked into the living room.