"Senior brother, let's get out of here quickly. I think the murderer should still be on the mountain," Zhao Chen'an said seriously.
Qin Beixuan glanced at the residual divine power on the ground and asked hesitantly, "There are so many people on the mountain. It's not easy to find the murderer."
"I have an idea," Zhao Chen'an said with a smile, stroking his chin. "The one who could kill Jiang Jinghe must be no ordinary person. Tomorrow, we'll ask all the elders of Lianhua Mountain to pay their respects to Jiang Jinghe. The one whose aura resonates with the Sympathetic Formation around Jiang Jinghe will be the murderer."
Qin Beixuan was slightly taken aback, then chuckled. He reached out and tapped Zhao Chen'an's nose, praising, "You're really smart."
Zhao Chen'an grinned, looking extremely cute.
Zhao Chen'an and Qin Beixuan went straight to see Jiang Qionglan. Zhao Chen'an explained his idea to her in detail, including the matter of the chaotic divine power in the secret chamber.
When Jiang Qionglan heard from Zhao Chen'an that the theft of the Phoenix Seal on Lianhua Mountain this time was also related to chaos, she angrily pounded the chair. "That demon! I agree to your plan. Please, two immortal masters, find the murderer."
Qin Beixuan bowed respectfully and said, "Naturally. Thank you, Sect Master, for your understanding. We won't disturb your rest."
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Zhao Chen'an and Qin Beixuan had already arrived early at the Ever - Bright Hall. Every time an elder came, they would cross out a name on the roster.
Zhao Chen'an greeted each person and saw them off. He stared directly at each elder who came. Since all the elders of Lianhua Mountain were female cultivators, even though they were stared at by such a handsome man, most of them blushed and hurriedly paid their respects before scurrying away. But Zhao Chen'an was completely unaware!
Zhao Chen'an scratched his face awkwardly. Was he that scary? Why did these people not dare to look up when they saw him?
Qin Beixuan, distracted for a moment, tapped Zhao Chen'an's head with the pen in his hand and scolded with a smile, "You're so restless."
"Hey?!" Zhao Chen'an covered the place where he had been hit and retorted, "How am I restless? Wasn't I just doing my job?"
"You've been staring at these young girls. Even the thick - skinned ones would be scared away by you. If you keep this up, no one will dare to come and pay their respects," Qin Beixuan said in a gentle and doting tone.
Zhao Chen'an's cheeks flushed slightly. Why was his senior brother being so flirtatious again?!
Qin Beixuan looked at Zhao Chen'an, who didn't dare to say a word, with amusement. Suddenly, he leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Why don't you look at me instead?"
"!!!" Zhao Chen'an's eyes widened in shock. He looked at Qin Beixuan, who was smiling, and thought, "Is senior brother taking the wrong medicine?"
Since Qin Beixuan had offered himself up to be flirted with, it wasn't Zhao Chen'an's fault then~
"Senior brother, how do you want me to look at you?" Zhao Chen'an scanned Qin Beixuan up and down and joked, "Or where should I look?"
But today, Qin Beixuan seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. He didn't run away. Usually, when Zhao Chen'an flirted with him like this, he would say things like "shameless" or "indecent".
Today, he even said, "Wherever An'er wants to look, senior brother will let you look."
Zhao Chen'an: "…"
Was his cultivation level too low to realize that Qin Beixuan was a thousand - year - old vixen?
Zhao Chen'an's ears turned red. He pretended to be angry and pushed Qin Beixuan away a bit. "I don't want to look anywhere! You just look at the roster in your hand properly!"
Qin Beixuan secretly smiled triumphantly in his heart. His An'er was still so easily shy. But... how could he be sure of Zhao Chen'an's feelings?
Qin Beixuan looked at the roster, thinking about Zhao Chen'an. He was really daydreaming during "working hours".
In the morning, all the names on the roster had been crossed out. Zhao Chen'an had also checked each person as Qin Beixuan had asked, but he didn't find anyone whose aura resonated with the Sympathetic Formation!
"Did the murderer escape?" Zhao Chen'an sat on the ground, holding his chin in confusion. "Or is your Sympathetic Formation broken?"
"The murderer definitely can't escape," Qin Beixuan sat down beside Zhao Chen'an, getting very close to him. "The Sympathetic Formation won't break either. Maybe we missed something?"
The missed part...
Zhao Chen'an looked at the roster thoughtfully. Maybe they really had missed someone. Wait...
"All the people who came to pay their respects just now were female cultivators. Where is Jiang Qionglan's husband, Wan Mingcheng? Since they entered Lianhua Mountain, they haven't seen Wan Mingcheng. And now he doesn't even come to pay his respects to Jiang Jinghe," Zhao Chen'an said hesitantly. "Senior brother, let's go and see Wan Mingcheng now."
"You have a point. Let's go," Qin Beixuan agreed. "In that case, Wan Mingcheng is indeed a bit suspicious. But there's still one thing I don't understand."
Zhao Chen'an asked, "What is it?"
Qin Beixuan replied, "How did he manage to collude with chaos to kill Jiang Jinghe without Jiang Qionglan noticing?"
It was really suspicious. After all, he was Jiang Qionglan's husband. How could Jiang Qionglan not know?
Or were they in cahoots from the start? It shouldn't be. She was the sect master of Lianhua Mountain with a bright future. There was no reason for her to collude with chaos.
"Senior brother, how about we act separately?" Zhao Chen'an said seriously. "You go and see Jiang Qionglan, and I'll go and see Wan Mingcheng. Keep the sound - transmitting jade open for communication in case of an emergency."
Qin Beixuan nodded, thinking it was a feasible plan. The only thing that worried him was Zhao Chen'an.
Qin Beixuan said worriedly, "If something goes wrong, protect yourself first. Do you understand?"
Zhao Chen'an saw the worry in Qin Beixuan's eyes. His heart was as sweet as honey because at this moment, it could at least prove that Qin Beixuan cared about him.
"Got it~" Zhao Chen'an said playfully with a smile. "My magical power is not low, okay? Besides, I have senior brother with me. Hee - hee."
Qin Beixuan chuckled and flicked his head. "Stop being so glib. Do you know the way?"
"…" Zhao Chen'an was silent for two seconds and then realized that he didn't know the way at all.
This was embarrassing.
Qin Beixuan shook his head helplessly with a smile. He really had no way with this guy. "Give me your hand."
"Huh?" Zhao Chen'an slowly stretched out his hand to Qin Beixuan. "What's wrong?"
Qin Beixuan pulled him into his arms and whispered in his ear, "An'er, hold on to me tightly. I'll use the Qiankun Shift to take you there."
"Okay." Zhao Chen'an obediently wrapped his arms around Qin Beixuan's waist. Qin Beixuan had said that his Qiankun Shift skill was not very good. He didn't want to fall off halfway.
Qin Beixuan's plan succeeded. He secretly laughed in his heart. Probably only Zhao Chen'an, a little fool, thought that Qin Beixuan's Qiankun Shift was not good enough and that he couldn't teleport alone.
In fact, Qin Beixuan could completely use the Qiankun Shift on Zhao Chen'an alone and send him to see Wan Mingcheng.
It was all Zhao Chen'an's fault for being so easy to deceive.
This fool. He would deceive him again next time.
Qin Beixuan thought to himself.