Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1056: Cannot be Exposed
Upon hearing this, Hong Jiu glanced at Chu Chengyi, and after An Zhixian finished speaking, he did not hesitate any more and hurried down the mountain.

Without waiting for Chu Chengyi to speak, An Zhixian spoke again:

"Chengyi, this is a matter of life and death, so I have to trouble you. Go find the monks in the temple. They live here all the time and are more familiar with the terrain. Ask them which roads there are in the mountain and where the exits are. Also notify the King of Qi and the Crown Prince and ask them to send guards to help find the person."

Chu Chengyi: "It's a matter of life and death, so why bother? I'll go find someone right away. Where are you going, Brother An?"

An Zhixian: "Brother Ran and I will go and help find people first, and we will leave marks on the road."

After saying that, the three of them went their separate ways.

Chu Chengyi, who was going down the mountain, heard An Zhixian and the other person walking far away, so he stopped and looked back. He looked at the backs of An Zhixian and the other person hurrying away, looked at them for a moment with an ambiguous expression, and then walked down the mountain.
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With Master Ran leading the way, the two quickly arrived at the location where Bai Zhi disappeared.

After looking around, An Zhixian saw a fresh mark on the tree trunk. He turned his head as if he hadn't noticed it:

"It will take too much time to search together. Since you and Feng Xiaoran are fishing over there, the bad guys can't go there. You search from here, and I'll search this way. Regardless of whether we find it or not, we'll meet here in an hour."

Master Ran thought it made sense, nodded in agreement, and entered the dense forest.

After making sure the person had gone far away, An Zhixian stepped forward and glanced at the knife marks on the tree trunk, pulled out the dagger from his boots, added a more obvious knife mark to cover the area, and then chased in the same direction.

Feng Xiaoran followed the trail all the way. At first he could still see some traces, but later there was nothing. He jumped up and down in the dense forest anxiously, shouting Bai Zhi's name loudly.

An Zhixian had found half of the place and no longer saw any mark left by Feng Xiaoran. As he was looking for someone, he vaguely heard a shout and came looking for the source of the shout.

When he saw Feng Xiaoran, he saw the latter took out a tinderbox and was about to light the Green Star. An Zhixian kicked the tree trunk beside him, used the force to rush to Feng Xiaoran, snatched the Green Star and stuffed it into his arms.

Feng Xiaoran said anxiously: "What are you doing! Bai Zhi can't be found, I want to notify Tianjimen to find her."

“You can’t order it.”

Feng Xiaoran was so angry that he grabbed it:
"When Lin Jinyan disappeared, you could order anything you wanted, but why can't you order anything when Bai Zhi is missing? That's a living life. I brought her out. If anything happens to her, I'll be an accomplice!"

An Zhixian opened Feng Xiaoran's hand and took two steps back:

"That was in Kyoto, where there were many people and eyes, and it was enough to confuse people. In this dense forest, there are only a few of us. If you click it, your identity will be exposed. The royal family has been afraid of Tianjimen for a long time. If you reveal that Chen Yao is impersonating you, you will not be able to hide it. You are in a very dangerous situation for a young master who is cunning and can disguise himself."

"Can……"

"I've asked Hong Jiu to pass a message to Mingye Pavilion. Someone will be here soon. Baizhi's disappearance is too strange. I suspect someone is using her as a pretext. If Mingye Pavilion is exposed, it will only implicate me, but there is more than one person in Tianji Sect. You must not take any risks."

Feng Xiaoran, who was furious, suddenly lost his temper and said in a depressed and restrained manner:
"How long do we have to wait?"

An Zhixian looked around, but it didn't look like there was a way out:
"She's at the foot of the mountain. I think she'll send help soon. Where was the last trace you saw? Let's go back and look again."

Feng Xiaoran understood that everything An Zhixian said made sense. He identified the direction and hurriedly took An Zhixian back.