"What! What did you say! Ling'er is missing!" There was a sudden commotion on the other end of the phone.
"Ye Lin?"
"Tell me quickly! What happened to Ling'er!"
"Give the phone to Ye Sen first."
"You..."
The phone in Ye Lin's hand was suddenly snatched away. Ye Sen looked at the incoming call and felt a headache.
"What's up this time, Young Master Mu?"
"Ling'er went missing while I was on a business trip. How long will it take you to find her?"
"Searching for people is not included in our services."
"I heard that the Ye family is going to recruit some cultivators. I can provide the funds."
Although Ye Sen wasn't initially moved by Mu Yijie's words, who wouldn't be tempted when it came to money?
"I'll do my best."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Lin looked at Ye Sen nervously.
"Brother, tell me quickly! What on earth happened to Ling?"
"Yong Shanling just went missing on her own. All we need to do now is find her."
"How can we find her?"
Ye Sen smiled but didn't say a word. Mu Yijie sat alone in front of the computer, feeling powerless. Suddenly, he felt how useless he was. He opened the drawer, took out a pack of cigarettes, and went to the balcony.
Looking at the sleeping Wuyan, Yong Shanling showed a hint of joy on her face. Just as she was about to reach out, there was a sudden gust of wind beside her.
She took a step back to the left and raised the long knife in her hand. Suddenly, the long knife scattered on the ground like powder. She panicked and took a few steps back. Vines instantly blocked in front of her.
She thought she was safe, but the man suddenly appeared behind her. Before she could turn around, a knife was placed on her neck.
"Zhitong, what's your purpose?"
Zhitong looked indifferent. He showed no mercy to the woman in his hand. There was already a faint trace of blood on the blade.
"No special conditions. After all, taking you as a hostage is a good choice."
"I don't remember posing a threat to anyone."
Yong Shanling looked at the blade and slightly turned her hand, but the knife on her neck suddenly pressed harder.
"I advise you not to make any small moves."
She frowned and felt that the people here were a bit strange.
"So who do you want to trade me for?"
"Hahaha, really? Don't you know?" After laughing, Zhitong's face turned cold again.
"Hehe, I don't know. I also don't know why you're doing this."
"Of course, I'm going to use you to negotiate with the Sect Master."
"The Sect Master has nothing to do with me. I really don't know why you're saying this."
Although she said so, the contradiction in her heart grew stronger.
"The man I saw at that time was completely different from the one in my impression. And how could Gu Li be the Sect Master?"
"How could there be no connection?" Zhitong gently tapped her face with the knife in his hand.
"Everyone here wants to use you. Nan Min is no exception. It's just that his methods are different from mine."
"I'm different from you." Nan Min appeared behind Zhitong. A black - smoke - like circle suddenly appeared around the three of them.
"You came quite quickly, Nan Min."
Zhitong put down the knife and the woman in his hand and turned to look at Nan Min. Yong Shanling felt the pressure behind her disappear. Suddenly, she was pushed to the ground and finally felt able to breathe more easily.
"Zhitong, if you think you can use her as a bargaining chip, you're underestimating the Sect Master too much."
"Isn't she his most precious thing?" Zhitong glanced at her casually.
"He can have whatever he wants. If it really is her, do you think the Sect Master would allow you to touch his things?"
Hearing this, although Zhitong had some doubts in his heart, he was still hesitating when looking at the woman behind him.
"But her name..."
"Her name is Yong Shanling, not Bai Ling. Getting confused by a fake name so easily isn't like you, Zhitong."
"Impossible. It's definitely her!"
Looking at Nan Min, he suddenly had a feeling.
"You're on the Sect Master's side, aren't you? He told you to keep an eye on her."
"What are you talking about?" Nan Min frowned. He didn't like Zhitong's appearance. After getting along for so long, there really wasn't much about him that Nan Min liked.
"Yes, everyone wants to catch her. Only you have no desire for her. You're really strange! In fact, you've already made a deal with the Sect Master, right?"
Hearing all this, Yong Shanling couldn't accept it. Looking at the uneasiness in Nan Min's eyes, something in her heart seemed to fall.
"Zhitong... Do you know the real name of the Sect Master?"
She walked up to Zhitong absent - mindedly, with a hint of panic in her eyes. Zhitong chuckled and looked at Nan Min, with a hint of amusement on his lips.
"It seems that Nan Min didn't tell you. Well, it's understandable. After all, how could a lackey betray his master?"
"Well~ Is the show over, Zhitong? It's really boring." Han Chu walked out from the side and stood behind Nan Min.
"Isn't this Han Chu? What, do you also want to take her as a hostage? I'm really sorry. She's already mine."
"I'm not interested in hostages."
Han Chu slowly met Zhitong's gaze, squinting his eyes as if trying to find something. The smile on his lips made Zhitong know something.
"You want to use her to get Xiaoting's soul back, right? It seems that your purpose is exactly the same as Xi Chu's. A traitorous woman should have disappeared long ago."
"Don't tell me... you also want to betray the Sect Master."
Hearing what Han Chu said, anger appeared on Zhitong's face, and the aura around him changed.
"It's not betrayal. She just..."
"Actually, you also think she betrayed you in your heart, don't you?" As he said this, Han Chu slowly approached Zhitong.
"Right? I think it was really heartless of her to leave you in the end and abandon you. She didn't even care about your and Xi Chu's feelings and ran away with another man."
"She not only betrayed the Sect Master but also betrayed your love for her, right?"
"No, it's not like this..." Zhitong's voice began to waver.
"You could have made her fall in love with you, but you didn't. To be honest, you wanted to get her true heart, but you missed a good opportunity and let her fall in love with another man."
"I heard that during the time she left, she was very happy, even happier than when she was here. You saw the smile on her face, didn't you?"
"Stop talking! Stop talking, aaaaah." Zhitong looked at him crazily.
He roared at Han Chu hoarsely, but the tears constantly sliding down his eyes betrayed his feelings. Yong Shanling stared closely at Han Chu, and there was a hint of bitterness in her heart: "Shaking the most feared thing in a person's heart in front of them will surely drive them crazy."
Nan Min grabbed his hand and quickly pressed the elimination button. Suddenly, Zhitong disappeared in front of them. But at this moment, Yong Shanling's heart was already in turmoil. Looking at the man in front of her, she was suddenly at a loss for words.