"The Red Guard is Emei's most outstanding disciple, and Headmaster Zhou will certainly not sit idly by."

"I will draft a letter immediately and send it to Emei with utmost urgency."

After the lady-in-waiting finished speaking, she bowed and left the imperial study.

When the news reached Emei, Master Zhou was in seclusion on the back mountain.

The disciple knocked three times on the door and slipped the letter through the crack.

After opening and reading the letter, Master Zhou gently stroked the paper with his fingertips, folded it, put it back in the envelope, and slowly stood up.

She pushed open the door to the secluded meditation room, and the disciples guarding the door immediately bowed in respect.

"Master, you've emerged from seclusion?"

"Did you hear anything from your older sister?"

"Linglong has gone missing in Lianhai County, and her fate is unknown."

Sect Leader Zhou walked towards the main hall, his voice so calm it betrayed no emotion.

"Xuejian, go and call your second and third senior sisters, pack your things, and come down the mountain with your master."

"Yes, Master!"

Xuejian turned and ran, but after taking two steps, she turned back and asked again.

"Master, should we call a few more people?"

"No need."

Sect Leader Zhou kept walking without turning his head, "I need to see a living person within a week."

If anything were to happen to Linglong…

She paused, not finishing her sentence, but simply raised her chin slightly, gazing at the peeling gold paint on the Buddha statue in the front hall.

"We will make Lianhai County pay a heavy price."

The next morning, Headmaster Zhou led three disciples down the mountain.

Before leaving the mountain gate, she glanced back at the stone plaque engraved with the words "Emei" and gave a few words of advice to the disciples who were seeing her off, such as to guard the mountain gate well and that she would return in a few days or half a month.

After saying that, she turned around and stepped onto the stone steps leading down the mountain, without looking back.

The four traveled light and quickly headed towards Lianhai County.

When passing through the outskirts of Cangwu County, Master Zhou sat down in a teahouse, ordered a pot of coarse tea, and glanced at the Flying Tigers members with guns at the city gate and the entry notice posted on the wall.

Although she was a nun who had spent most of her life in the martial arts world, she was not a rigid person.

Let's follow the rules of Lianhai County first and see what this place, which has been rumored to be so mysterious, is really up to.

"Master, what are those people at the city gate holding? They look like fire pokers!"

Xuejian curiously tiptoed and peered toward the city gate.

"That's not a fire poker, that's the rifle that's been rumored in the martial arts world."

Sect Leader Zhou picked up his coarse tea, took a sip, and glanced at the newly posted notice.

The head of a disciple of the Sun Moon Cult is worth 10 points, which can be exchanged for a 30-day stay in Lianhai County.

"Don't rush into the city. Use your connections to find out if there are any members of the Sun Moon Cult there."

For a master at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, killing a disciple of the Sun Moon Cult is as easy as killing a chicken.

Furthermore, Emei is one of the top forces, so it would be easy for them to gather information about you.

Early the next morning, the four men arrived at the gate of Cangwu County, carrying the heads of three members of the Sun Moon Cult and a token.

The Flying Tigers guarding the city checked the tokens and the number of people, and after confirming that everything was correct, they handed them three forms and three wooden "Lianhai Pass" plaques:

"I signed a guarantee in front of the sign next to me, and then got a pass."

"Do I need to sign a guarantee?"

What to sign?

Xuejian leaned closer to take a look.

"No spitting, no littering, private duels are prohibited within the city, and weapons must be deposited at the city gate..."

Xuejian's eyes widened as she finished reading.

"What kind of rule is this? You can't even bring a knife?"

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Master Zhou picked up a brush and signed his name on the guarantee, then handed his sword to the Flying Tigers guarding the city for safekeeping.

The two junior sisters exchanged a glance, then each signed a guarantee and removed their weapons.

The three of them each received a pass, passed through Cangwu County, and headed straight for Lianhai County.

The moment they entered Lianhai County, the three from Emei involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

They had already been shocked by the cement roads and glass windows in Cangwu County, leaving them wide-eyed.

But now Lianhai County is even more peculiar.

The street was bustling with people. There were short-haired men wearing long pants and T-shirts, fashionable women wearing stockings, and several middle-aged women wearing red armbands patrolling the street with bamboo sticks.

Master…

"This place is so strange!"

Xuejian's voice was full of shock, and her eyes were practically glued to the screen.

"Yes, Master, look at those people's clothes, the sleeves are so short, and some of them have even cut their hair!"

"Our bodies and hair are given to us by our parents, how dare they..."

Master Zhou did not answer.

She looked at the excerpt of the "Lianhai County Order No. 1 Code" posted on a huge notice board on the street, her gaze lingering on a few lines of text.

Those who commit intentional homicide shall be executed by firing squad;

Rape offenders shall be executed by firing squad.

Those who steal large sums of money will be sentenced to more than ten years of hard labor.

The laws were concise and clear, with severe punishments, and were stamped with the official seal of the Lianhai County Government.

This place is indeed extraordinary; it's beautiful as it is, but it's here that Linglong disappeared.

No matter how glamorous the surface is, it can't hide the filth inside!

She withdrew her gaze and spoke softly.

"First, find an inn to stay in, then split up to gather information."

Remember, this isn't Emei Mountain; keep a low profile in everything you do.

After the four of them checked into an inn in Cangwu County, they began their investigation in secret.

During the day, Master Zhou would walk alone on the streets, observing the daily operations of Lianhai County. At night, she would change into black clothes and sneak into buildings she found suspicious.

The three disciples were tasked with sneaking into teahouses and restaurants to find out if there had been any unusual developments recently.

But after several days, apart from hearing nothing but praise for "Lord Lin Mo" and hype about the latest products from Lianhai Trading Company, they hadn't gotten any useful clues.

The surveillance system in Lianhai County covers almost all public areas, so their actions were very cautious and progressed slowly.

However, Sect Leader Zhou was not in a hurry. She was at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, and there were few rivals in the entire martial arts world.

If Linglong is truly murdered, she wouldn't mind taking this beautiful county town down with her.

The four investigators hadn't been investigating for long when their strange behavior was reported by concerned residents of Lianhai.

The letter was written by an elderly woman from a neighborhood committee in Cangwu County. She said that four women from out of town had checked into the inn and were wandering around the streets, looking around suspiciously and asking questions.

Lin Mo took the letter of complaint, glanced at it, and casually handed it to Long Qingxue beside him.

Lianhai County is now full of neighborhood committee aunties and patrol teams wearing red armbands, their enthusiasm comparable to that of certain masses in the main world.

In addition, the mission bureau is always full of rogue cultivators who sell martial arts information. You can get three points for recognizing a photo, so no unfamiliar face can hide in Lianhai County.

Sure enough, in less than half a day, the identities of the four women were thoroughly exposed by the intelligence dealers, and their purpose for coming here was also largely guessed.

The beautiful woman at the head of the group was named Zhou Min, with the Buddhist name Shouzhen Shitai. She was the head of the Emei Sect and a master of the sixth level of the Innate Realm.

Known in the martial arts world as "Guanyin with Delicate Hands," she is said to have conquered the world with her exquisitely beautiful hands!

The three young women accompanying her were Liu Biyao, Duan Rongyue, and Su Xuejian, the last disciples of Emei.

Apart from Liu Biyao, who is a master who has acquired her skills, the other two are top-notch masters.

The four people's purpose in coming here was most likely to be for Chi Linglong, the eldest disciple of the Emei Sect.

Lin Mo was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

He hadn't expected that Chi Linglong was actually a disciple of Emei.

He hadn't paid attention to Chi Linglong since he copied it.

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