"Little junior sister, how did you get to the Myriad Buddha Sect?" Nan Gongluo's voice rang out, as he gently patted her head. "How did you get out of the barrier your master set up?"
"I..." Chu Lingwei knew she was in the wrong.
"Master seems to have seen me."
"Master went out to scout the situation." Nan Gongluo nodded, smiling at Chu Lingwei. "Tell me, how will Master punish you when he returns?"
Chu Lingwei's face darkened. The situation was special now, and Master would certainly not punish her.
"Second Senior Brother, why are you here?" Chu Lingwei changed the subject.
"We've been here all along." Nan Gongluo found it amusing. Did little junior sister think they had been captured by the ghost cultivators? "Are we really that useless in your eyes?"
"..."
"I was worried about you all, I reached the Myriad Buddha Sect market yesterday and was almost discovered by them." Chu Lingwei thought of the formation at the Myriad Buddha Sect market, it was truly formidable.
"You're too bold."
Nan Gongluo shook his head. This little junior sister of his was truly audacious.
When he first saw her, she was so demure and well-behaved, but he never expected her to be fearless in the face of danger.
"I was worried about you, and I wanted to come help you." Chu Lingwei felt guilty. She had already decided that no matter how Master punished her, she would accept it.
"How do you want to help us?" Nan Gongluo knew his little junior sister was trying to change the subject.
"I almost entered the Buddha Light Pagoda just now. If Master hadn't appeared, I would have gone in to save you."
The Buddha Light Pagoda was guarded by eight ghost kings. She could break in, which meant her strength was not weak.
Thinking of this, Chu Lingwei thought of Mu Shuyang.
She seemed to have set Mu Shuyang up.
"Second Senior Brother, I think I've offended someone." Mu Shuyang's strength was far greater than she had imagined, and he was likely a person of great importance.
He had taken a blow for her just now, and he would surely resent her for it.
"In our Cultivation Academy, are we afraid of offending people?" Nan Gongluo raised his eyebrows, not taking Chu Lingwei's words seriously at all.
"This time is different. The person I offended might be extremely powerful." Chu Lingwei was a little worried. After this Myriad Buddha Sect incident was over, she would have to investigate Mu Shuyang's true identity.
"How powerful? More powerful than Master?" Nan Gongluo chuckled, genuinely curious about who this person was that little junior sister feared.
"This... Chu Lingwei didn't know. She would ask Master when he returned.
"I don't know either. Master should know."
"Master should be back soon." Nan Gongluo saw the fear flash in his little junior sister's eyes when she mentioned Master, and decided to tease her.
Chu Lingwei's heart skipped a beat when she heard that Master was returning soon. "Second Senior Brother, do you think Master will... scold me?"
"He definitely will," Nan Gongluo replied in all seriousness.
"Second Senior Brother, if Master scolds me, you must help me." Chu Lingwei said fawningly, "I'm scared."
"Scared?"
Nan Gongluo saw no trace of fear in his little junior sister's eyes.
"Yes, I fear Master the most." Chu Lingwei nodded vigorously. Master was like a father to her; she respected him and feared him.
Bei Chenfeng returned and heard his little disciple's words, and he let out a low chuckle. He hadn't seen any fear in her just now.
Chu Lingwei heard Master's voice and immediately stood beside Nan Gongluo, adopting a very respectful attitude. "Greetings, Master."
"Do you know your mistake?"
"Your disciple knows her mistake." Chu Lingwei lowered her head, her voice soft.
Nan Gongluo stood to the side, watching Chu Lingwei act like a little cat, and couldn't help but smile. This was entirely different from how she acted when facing danger.
"Mm," Bei Chenfeng hummed softly and said no more.
Chu Lingwei kept her head down. Seeing that Master remained silent for a while, she became more puzzled. She raised her head and saw Master looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
Chu Lingwei saw no trace of anger or displeasure in his gaze.
It was then she realized that Master was teasing her.
Nan Gongluo couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw his little junior sister's dazed and cute expression.
"Master?" Chu Lingwei pouted. She had been extremely worried just now.
"The Buddha Light Pagoda is very dangerous now," Bei Chenfeng said.
"Master, why are you all here?" Chu Lingwei remembered the important matter at hand, her expression instantly becoming solemn. "I thought..."
"You thought we were captured?" Nan Gongluo lightly tapped Chu Lingwei's head. If they were that weak, the Cultivation Academy would have been bullied to death.
Chu Lingwei rubbed her head. Second Senior Brother was bullying her, but she couldn't fight back.
"All the disciples of the Myriad Buddha Sect have gone missing." Bei Chenfeng's face was grave. He could save the cultivators from other sects who were imprisoned, but the whereabouts of the Myriad Buddha Sect disciples were unknown, which made him uneasy.
The Myriad Buddha Sect was one of the five great sects of the Profound Sky Continent, with tens of thousands of disciples. Where had so many disciples been taken by the ghost cultivators?
"How could they be missing?" Chu Lingwei suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen any Myriad Buddha Sect disciples in the dungeon.
"Yes, we searched the entire Myriad Buddha Sect and couldn't find a single disciple." Nan Gongluo nodded. This was why they had been staying here.
Chu Lingwei gasped. The disappearance of the Myriad Buddha Sect disciples was indeed a very troublesome matter.
"Who is imprisoned inside the Buddha Light Pagoda?"
"They are all powerful cultivators from various sects who came to the Myriad Buddha Sect." Bei Chenfeng pointed to the male cultivator who had been fighting alongside the ghost kings. "Weiwei, who is that male cultivator accompanying the ** Sect?"
Bei Chenfeng was referring to Mu Shuyang.
Chu Lingwei described in detail how they met Mu Shuyang at Ice Extreme Cliff and how they encountered him again at the Myriad Buddha Sect today.
"Master, in the dungeon, he must have discovered me as soon as he entered." At this point, anyone who could come to the Myriad Buddha Sect was a powerful cultivator of the Three Realms.
None of the cultivators in the dungeon had noticed her, but he had seen her at first glance. His cultivation must be very profound.
"This person is indeed extraordinary." Bei Chenfeng nodded. Being able to easily enter the Buddha Light Pagoda in front of eight ghost kings, he himself was inferior. "His strength should be above mine."
Nan Gongluo and Chu Lingwei were shocked. This person's cultivation was so high.
"Little junior sister, is the person you offended him?" Nan Gongluo looked sideways. Mu Shuyang should be the one Chu Lingwei had offended.
"Yes."
Just now, Chu Lingwei had only intended to lure away the ghost kings guarding the entrance to the Buddha Light Pagoda, but she hadn't expected Mu Shuyang and his group to appear suddenly and draw all the attention.
"Weiwei, have you considered if the Snow Spirit Beast at Ice Extreme Cliff is related to him?" A dark glint flashed in Bei Chenfeng's eyes. This person appeared at Ice Extreme Cliff at just the right time.