According to the Supreme Sect, the current times are turbulent, and holding the Divine Revelation Grand Assembly at this juncture carries too great a risk; it would be better to cancel it.
"The Supreme Sect's intentions are as clear as day. Who doesn't know they've closed their gates? Of course, they want the Divine Revelation Grand Assembly to be a complete failure," said Li Wu, a female cultivator under Ling Dang'er, indignantly.
Ling Dang'er put away the letter and said solemnly, "Regardless, this matter must first be reported to the Mountain Master. Is the Mountain Master still at the City Lord's mansion?"
"Yes."
Ling Dang'er immediately went to inquire, only to find that the Mountain Master had just departed.
She frowned and instructed Li Wu, "Transmit a message to the Mountain Master immediately."
"Yes, I will go now."
As soon as Li Wu left, a servant from the City Lord's mansion rushed in.
"My Lord! Something's happened! The students of the Divine Revelation Academy are in trouble!"
Remembering the City Lord's previous instructions, Ling Dang'er immediately stopped what she was doing and said sternly, "Don't panic. Tell me exactly what happened."
...
Outside the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Feng Wuya, Qin Sanxiang, and Bai Xia emerged from within, chatting and laughing.
Feng Wuya weighed his deflated wallet and chuckled, "This Myriad Treasures Pavilion truly lives up to its name as a 'treasure basin.' The items inside have almost emptied my purse."
Qin Sanxiang crossed her arms and gave him a sidelong glance, "If you bought less of those miscellaneous medicinal herbs, you wouldn't be in this situation."
Perhaps he was accustomed to being wealthy, but he bought a large quantity of items, useful or not.
Initially, they had accompanied Bai Xia to buy Jinling Rain ore, but now he had indulged in buying all sorts of medicinal herbs.
"Shopping is supposed to be fun," Feng Wuya said with a roguish grin, unbothered by Qin Sanxiang's words.
"Fellow Daoist Feng speaks the truth," Bai Xia said with a hearty laugh, agreeing. She then turned to Qin Sanxiang and said, "Sanxiang, you are too self-restrained in your daily life. In fact, occasionally being like Fellow Daoist Feng is also... Sanxiang, be careful!"
Before she could finish, Bai Xia's voice suddenly rose. The long sword in her hand transformed into a large umbrella, opening to shield Qin Sanxiang behind her.
"Screech!"
A sharp sound rang out. A slender, sharp plum blossom dart pierced through the umbrella and continued its trajectory towards Qin Sanxiang!
"Get lost!"
Qin Sanxiang had already reacted. With a furious roar, her long sword flew out, directly snapping the plum blossom dart.
"Go! Hurry back!" Qin Sanxiang pushed Feng Wuya and Bai Xia and said in a deep voice, "These people are targeting the three of us. You two retreat first!"
Among the three, Qin Sanxiang possessed the highest combat prowess.
Feng Wuya and Bai Xia understood this and did not hold her back, immediately turning to leave.
Although the attackers acted in the city, the cultivators on the street were unfazed. They neither watched the commotion nor offered assistance.
Feng Wuya was not familiar with Nvgui City, but he had gathered a lot of information over time and felt he knew more than Bai Xia. He ran at the forefront, choosing a path with the most people and the shortest route back to the academy.
"I don't believe these people will dare to attack again in broad daylight."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a cultivator in white, wielding a saber, swung at him.
As Feng Wuya drew his sword to defend, Bai Xia shoved him diagonally forward, "You go quickly!" she exclaimed, then turned to face the white-robed cultivator!
Feng Wuya's brow twitched. He felt something was amiss.
But before he could figure out what was wrong, he found himself in front of a small alley.
With pursuers closing in from behind, he knew his combat ability was not high and had no choice but to run into the alley. However, after running for a short while, he abruptly stopped.
"Who's there?"
Feng Wuya looked up sharply, but only managed to catch a glimpse of a vaguely familiar figure. Then, his vision blurred, and he lost consciousness.
...
Divine Revelation Academy Dormitory.
"Senior Brother Jing Fei, are you done with your closed-door pill refinement?"
As Jing Fei exited, junior brothers and sisters greeted him.
He raised his eyebrows in slight surprise, "I wasn't in closed-door cultivation."
He had merely refined some Spring Return Pills for Bai Xia.
As a basic medicinal pill, refining the Spring Return Pill was effortless for Jing Fei and did not require closed-door cultivation.
"Ah? Then perhaps there was a mistake," Qi Zhengping said with a careless laugh, scratching his head. "Senior Brother Jing Fei, are you going somewhere?"
Jing Fei replied, "I need to find Bai Xia. Have you seen her?"
Worried that Bai Xia's supply of pills might not be enough, Jing Fei had sped up his refinement this time, finishing an hour earlier than usual.
"Senior Sister Bai Xia? I haven't seen her," Qi Zhengping replied after some thought.
Jing Fei nodded and went to ask others.
After inquiring around, no one knew where Bai Xia had gone.
"Not only Bai Xia, but Sanxiang, Sun Chongyang, Junior Brother Jiang, and Junior Brother Feng are also gone."
Just as Jing Fei was about to look for Elder Yun, Li Xiaoxiao returned from Elder Yun's place.
"Senior Brother Jing Fei, I think I saw Senior Sister Bai Xia, Senior Sister Sanxiang, and Junior Brother Feng leaving together at the entrance just now."
Qi Zhengping said worriedly, "Why did they go out at this time? Wasn't it said that everyone should ideally stay in their residences!"
Jing Fei frowned.
Bai Xia and Qin Sanxiang were not people who disregarded rules. It was likely that they had an important matter that necessitated their departure.
After a moment of thought, he made a decision: "Junior Sister Li, please go and inform Elder Yun of this matter again. Zhengping, I recall that Junior Brother Hua and Junior Brother Chu are also about to finish their brief closed-door cultivation. Gather them, and find a few more people to look for Sun Chongyang and Junior Brother Jiang. I will go look for Bai Xia and the others."
As Jing Fei spoke, he didn't delay and had already reached the doorway.
Just then, Qin Sanxiang, carrying an unconscious Bai Xia, staggered back.
"Quick, help!"
"Bai Xia!" Jing Fei rushed to receive Bai Xia. "What happened to you two?"
"We were ambushed!" Qin Sanxiang, out of breath from running, collapsed onto the ground, but still remembered the most crucial question, "Did Wuya return?"
Jing Fei's expression changed drastically.
No!
Feng Wuya had not returned at all!
Seeing Jing Fei's expression, Qin Sanxiang understood immediately. She got up from the ground, "I'll go find him!"
She had led the person out, and she would bring them back.
"I'll go with you," Jing Fei said.
Qin Sanxiang frowned deeply, "No, you need to examine Bai Xia thoroughly. I suspect the ambushers used poison, and Bai Xia has been poisoned."
Jing Fei's face darkened. He immediately re-examined Bai Xia and indeed discovered abnormalities within her.
This made things difficult.
He was also uneasy about letting Qin Sanxiang go alone.
"Go call Elder Yun..."
"Senior Brother Jing Fei, Chu Tianle and I will go with Fairy Sanxiang," Chu Tianle said, emerging from within, a large saber slung at his waist. The youthful exuberance had faded, replaced by a calm and steady demeanor.