A Shui and A Yue saw Zhao Shuning looking solemn.
They couldn't help but explain worriedly, "Master Zhao, we originally planned to send Master Kong back to the Misty Rain Tower. But we were blocked by a group of black - clothed men. At that time, the master was ill, so we had no choice but to take care of him in the Inviting Moon Tower first."
A Shui and A Yue's current abilities were not bad.
Perhaps even Kong Ye, the master of the tower, never thought that one day he would have to rely on his former students to survive.
"Black - clothed men?"
"Did you fight them?"
A Shui and A Yue nodded.
"Master Zhao, those black - clothed men have mysterious origins. It was late at night, and we couldn't see each other's faces clearly. But when we fought them, A Yue and I could feel that they should be from the noble areas of the capital."
"The capital of the Hailing Kingdom?"
"Yes."
The two nodded in unison.
"So over the years, we've mostly been searching everywhere in the capital. But those black - clothed men act secretly. So far, the clues we've found are very few."
Zhao Shuning found it even more incredible.
At first, she only thought that Kong Ye's disappearance should be an accident, and at least it shouldn't be related to the Hailing Kingdom.
But now it seemed that not only was it related, but also judging from the situation, the scope of the involvement might not be small.
After all, with A Shui and A Yue's abilities, if even they couldn't deal with those black - clothed men, perhaps only the dark forces cultivated by the noble families in the capital would have the ability to support such a mysterious organization.
"I see."
The two old men looked at each other and asked in unison, "Master Zhao, do you have a plan?"
Zhao Shuning looked at the dazed Kong Ye and said, "I'll first check Kong Ye's injuries to see if there's any way to restore his spiritual consciousness." If Kong Shishuang saw her elder brother in this state, she didn't know how heart - broken she would be.
A Shui said, "We once asked an alchemist to check Master Kong's body, but the alchemist couldn't find anything."
"Master Zhao, with Master Kong's current condition, only an alchemist above the sixth rank might have a glimmer of hope."
But they were in the Hailing Kingdom. It was already not easy for them to protect Kong Ye at the risk of their lives. It would be even more difficult to find an alchemist above the sixth rank to treat Kong Ye.
"It's okay."
As Zhao Shuning's voice fell, the flame in her hand immediately burned.
When the two saw this, they showed surprise and suspicion.
The pure heat of the flame made the air sizzle.
"A Shui, A Yue."
"Your subordinate is here."
"I trouble you to guard the Inviting Moon Tower for me. This time when I use my spiritual power, it may attract the peeping of other forces. I can only rely on you. If that really happens, try your best to stop them."
"Don't worry, Master Zhao. As long as there's still a breath left in us brothers, we will never let anyone come in to disturb you!"
"That's good."
Zhao Shuning nodded at the two of them.
A Shui and A Yue jumped out of the window and onto the top floor.
By now, it was already night.
They were wearing gray clothes, so they naturally wouldn't attract too much attention.
Zhao Shuning took a deep breath and walked towards Kong Ye.
Kong Ye's three souls and six spirits were scattered, and his spiritual consciousness couldn't gather.
If she wanted to wake Kong Ye up, she would probably have to spend a lot of spiritual power. So at this time, it was very difficult for Zhao Shuning to control her spiritual power from leaking out.
Kong Ye's eyes were still very confused.
Zhao Shuning stretched out her right hand and gently held his. Then she stretched out her index finger. The flame in her palm rushed to her index finger as she moved.
"Don't be afraid."
Zhao Shuning softly comforted Kong Ye.
Then her finger gently pointed at Kong Ye's forehead. The flame rushed into his body from between his eyebrows with a whoosh.
In an instant, Kong Ye's limbs immediately became stiff.
His pupils widened extremely.
Kong Ye began to resist.
His limbs kept waving in the air.
Even in his mouth, he murmured some random words.
"Don't."
"Go away."
"Spare me."
"No good."
Kong Ye looked in great pain.
He looked at Zhao Shuning and waved his hands, as if he hated her to the core and regarded her as a mortal enemy, wanting to kill her.
Zhao Shuning had no contact with Kong Ye over the years.
So who was Kong Ye afraid of now?
At this time, if Kong Ye continued to shout like this, not only would the ceremony not be able to proceed, but before long, he might really be targeted by those with ulterior motives.
When Zhao Shuning was in a dilemma, she suddenly thought of the belt that Kong Shishuang had given her. So she immediately took it out and showed it in front of Kong Ye.
Sure enough, when the on - the - verge - of - collapse Kong Ye saw the belt, his eyes began to soften.
His tears poured out like a broken embankment.
He was like a child, slowly reaching out his hand to hold the belt in his arms.
What he murmured in his mouth was no longer the previous words.
"Little sister."
"Little sister."
Kong Ye's state changed.
Zhao Shuning slowly formed a magic seal with her other hand, wrapping Kong Ye completely in it. As the mental method came out of Zhao Shuning's mouth, Kong Ye, who was originally in a state of great pain, began to slowly relax.
Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief.
As Kong Ye relaxed, her eyes also slowly closed.
Zhao Shuning's consciousness slowly entered Kong Ye's body.
It was extremely complicated inside, and the blood veins were also extremely chaotic.
It took Zhao Shuning quite some time to find Kong Ye's brain consciousness. There, countless fragments flashed by.
But those fragments were very messy and not in order.
That was probably why Kong Ye's spiritual consciousness was completely lost.
Zhao Shuning was looking for the connections between those fragments in Kong Ye's mind.
She walked deeper inside first to find the earliest memory in Kong Ye's heart.
As Zhao Shuning looked through, she realized that in Kong Ye's heart, there were only two important things in his life.
One was to take good care of his only relative, Kong Shishuang, and the other was to manage the Misty Rain Tower well.
Seeing this, Zhao Shuning's nose felt a bit sour.
Wasn't it the same when Zhao Huai treated her when she was young?
The deepest memories were relatively easy to sort out. Zhao Shuning followed the changes in Kong Shishuang's growth and slowly connected those fragments together.
Just as Zhao Shuning was sorting out the fragments from Kong Ye's childhood, she was shocked to find that when Kong Ye had just come of age, he met a person in the secret pavilion of the Misty Rain Tower.
At that time, the Misty Rain Tower was not as famous as it was later.
Zhao Shuning took a closer look. The person was wearing blue clothes and had a solemn expression. Even when he was standing sideways, Zhao Shuning could recognize him clearly.
It was Wang Cheng.
The already dead Wang Cheng.