Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

Lin Zhiyu brought Ye Yinqiu home, a large, single-level apartment in a high-end building.

"This is my home. Stay here until your master calms down. I've cast a presence-erasing spell on this address, so you don't need to worry about your enemies coming after you."

"Thanks……"

Ye Yinqiu sat on the sofa with her legs together, appearing somewhat reserved since leaving her master.

"I have to go out for a bit and won't be back until tomorrow. I've already prepared your toiletries. Do you know how to use them?"

"My master taught me this. By the way, where are you going?"

"Go get reinforcements, the two murderers are still at large. But my strengths are stealth assassination and handling the aftermath. Ning Ruozhi is a healer, and your master has said many times that he is not good at searching, so I have to go to another district to ask an ascended person who is good at finding people for help."

"I see……"

"I'll go find you a change of clothes. By the way, you look quite cute in this outfit. I'll grab a few similar ones."

Lin Zhiyu rummaged through the wardrobe (a large wardrobe of twenty square meters), and, adhering to the principle of "not letting her brother's apprentice wear anything inferior," picked out a few of the best pieces. Returning to the living room, she saw—

Ye Yinqiu has disappeared.

The door showed signs of having been opened.

"Little sister? Where did you go? Feed me??"

……

……

Night falls on Gaoxin Avenue.

A young police officer who had just finished his shift yawned as he went out for a break, intending to buy something before heading off duty.

Just as he reached the alley and was about to take a shortcut, a particularly beautiful young woman suddenly stopped him.

"Please wait a moment!"

"Hmm...? Little girl, do you need help?"

Look at this!

She held a report in front of him:

"Read the words above aloud!"

"Read it...?"

"I don't understand! Please read it word by word clearly, thank you!"

He was a little puzzled; what kind of illiterate urban beauty could there be? But he still patiently cooperated.

"Okay, let me see... The confiscated items have been uniformly... stored at... the designated location... Huipu Town, Huipu Prison... Warehouse No. 3..."

"A prison? Why would it be located there?"

"Contraband used as evidence is usually stored in a designated secure location after being confiscated. Huipu Prison is very experienced in managing these items...wait a minute?"

This report looks familiar. Isn't it their daily summary report? How did it end up in the hands of an unrelated outsider?

"Wait a minute, where did you find this? Nobody else should be able to get it, right?"

"Uh... I found it right here at the entrance. I guess someone lost it. I asked you to read it so I could find out who the owner is and return it to them."

"Yeah……?"

"Yes, thank you for your help!"

The girl clasped her hands in a respectful greeting, then ran off lightly, leaving him standing there completely bewildered.

"...Anyway, let's take the report back first."

He turned back a short distance to return the report to his colleague.

Just then, he was stopped by a man dressed casually who looked very kind.

"Excuse me, sir?"

"Sorry, I'm off work now. If you need urgent assistance, please go to window number four."

"I just wanted to ask, what did that girl ask you?"

……

……

Ye Yinqiu fully utilized her initiative, putting her experience of infiltrating a rival sect in the next section into practice. She successfully sneaked into the police station during a shift change and obtained a report from the officer's desk, and learned its contents in a somewhat cunning way.

After learning the location of the confiscated items' storage point, she first asked for directions:

"Excuse me, ma'am, is Huipu Town far away? How do I get there?"

"It's not far, just ten kilometers to the south."

"grateful!"

"Young lady, your fist-and-palm salute is quite stylish."

She couldn't ride a bicycle, didn't know how to hail a taxi, and certainly didn't know how to take the subway. She didn't know what to do with the money her master gave her, so she adopted the most primitive method of transportation: running.

Now she's wearing new shoes she bought while shopping. The hard rubber soles have replaced the lifeless silk slippers, protecting her feet, and she can finally run at her full speed. She ran ten kilometers at a pace of three minutes per kilometer, and after a short rest in Huipu Town, she asked the elderly people strolling around the streets for directions and quickly pinpointed the exact location.

Huipu Prison is located on the edge of Huipu Town, which is also close to the suburbs of Pujiang District. It is of medium size and consists of two main buildings, one for minor offenders and the other for serious offenders. Real estate developers avoid building new properties near this location.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Warehouse No. 3, where contraband is stored...

"arrive……"

After listening to Lin Zhiyu and Ning Ruozhi, Ye Yinqiu clarified her goals: to accelerate the awakening of her superpowers, she needed "a token that could bring her closer to the ancestor through cause and effect" and "a trial of life and death".

She didn't feel nervous at all.

In the Cangxuan Realm, "venturing alone into forbidden areas to undergo trials" is a routine operation for peerless geniuses. The capable achieve breakthroughs, while the incapable perish in resentment—it's all too common. This operation is simply a matter of doing what happens in the lower realm again in the upper realm; it's a piece of cake for them.

Her target was the confiscated sword – "Shadow Cutter".

That sword was given to her by her master when he accepted her as his disciple. It was a top-tier magic weapon in the Cangxuan Realm. She had been using it to cultivate ever since she became a sword cultivator. Her master also used this sword to teach her. If she had to choose something that could embody the deep affection between her and her master, this sword would be the only one.

A sword is a token of love.

During the process of retrieving the sword, being alone could make you vulnerable to being targeted by the killer; this is the trial.

If she survives this ordeal and successfully awakens her supernatural abilities, then it means she still has a chance to make amends to her master.

If she fails, or even gets killed by the killer who's after her, it means she's nothing special after all, and at least she won't bother her master anymore.

In addition, there is a hidden selfish motive: perhaps the fact that the disciple lost the precious sword he had given him is one of the reasons why the master is angry? If he can get the sword back, will he be able to calm down?

"...Let's go!"

After confirming that the prison walls and barbed wire were insurmountable, she simply swaggered towards the entrance and shouted:

"I robbed your celestial museum before, please allow me to turn myself in!"

Her plan was simple: since she couldn't get in, she would pretend to turn herself in, find a way to escape after being taken in, and leave the rest to improvisation.

however--

She waited for half a minute, but no one came out.

"...Feed? I've turned myself in! I've come to challenge you!"

Still no response.

No response...?

She arrived at the gate of the prison compound, only to find that the lock was broken, as if some powerful external force had forcibly twisted the heavy prison lock.

Seeing this, she immediately moved to the guardhouse, pushed open the door, and looked inside—

A group of guards lay on the ground, unconscious.