Chapter 58

"You've all heard about the disappearance of the County Lord's beloved daughter, right?"

Qin Ruobing looked around and said faintly.

The crowd below nodded repeatedly.

They all knew that a mission was probably going to be issued next.

Sure enough, Qin Ruobing said in a low tone again: "We have already deliberated to pursue this matter together with the County Office, and each Deputy Hall Master will select two people to cooperate with the County Office."

Saying this, she pointed her finger at Yue Shulan, and then pointed at Lu Changsheng again.

Lu Changsheng's expression froze; he didn't expect that he would be selected.

It wouldn't hurt to go and investigate this matter.

Soon, the other two Deputy Hall Masters also selected their candidates.

Adding Lu Changsheng and the other, a total of four men and two women went to investigate this matter.

The group prepared to set off immediately.

After the crowd dispersed, Lu Changsheng and his party walked quickly toward the outside of the city.

Outside the Baiyun Temple.

A large number of armored soldiers surrounded the entire temple, and one monk after another was arrested and taken to the prison carriage.

A large number of monks were full of sorrow, and the entire scene was bleak.

When Lu Changsheng and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain, they were stopped by several armored soldiers in black.

"Do you have an entry/exit certificate?"

A strong man in armor was full of coldness.

Lu Changsheng immediately took out his own token and handed it over.

Seeing this, the man's expression suddenly became much more respectful.

"So it's the lords from the Demon Suppression Office, please."

He immediately let his men disperse and left a passage.

Lu Changsheng and the crowd walked toward the top of the mountain.

Before long, they arrived in front of a majestic hall.

They lifted their feet and entered.

In front was a large Buddha statue, the ground around was covered with meditation cushions, and the air was full of incense.

Obviously, this place was where Du Ling disappeared.

Lu Changsheng scanned the surroundings and was also quite strange.

The surroundings were very closed, and there were a large number of armored soldiers guarding outside, so how exactly did the other party disappear?

Even Yue Shulan and the others were full of confusion.

"Could it be that there is a traitor inside the Xuanjia Army?"

Yue Shulan suddenly spoke, her tone gloomy.

"Impossible, this place is not guarded by just one Xuanjia guard."

Another woman spoke directly to refute.

Upon hearing this, the group nodded slightly, obviously quite agreeing.

Even if someone in the Xuanjia Army was bought, it was impossible for all of them to be bought; there was no wall in the world that didn't leak wind, and besides, there was no news of the Xuanjia Army rebelling yet.

"Let's explore this place, I hope there will be some harvest."

Yue Shulan said softly.

Subsequently, the group began to walk around and look.

Lu Changsheng also observed the surroundings carefully.

He also didn't believe that a living person could just fly away; obviously, there must be something fishy here.

Half an hour later.

The group still had no harvest.

Lu Changsheng happened to arrive in front of the large Buddha, and suddenly found that the traces on the case table were a bit different.

Was this large Buddha moved?

His heart suddenly tightened.

He immediately walked to the side of the Buddha statue and pushed it hard with his hand.

Seeing Lu Changsheng's movements, Yue Shulan and the others stopped one after another, their expressions very puzzled.

"Click, click, click..."

Just at this moment, the Buddha statue was pushed away slowly, and a pitch-black hole appeared in everyone's eyes.

The group looked at Lu Changsheng with full surprise.

They didn't expect that Lu Changsheng, who had always been low-key, would be the first to discover the clue.

The group hurriedly arrived in front of the Buddha statue.

Looking down, the hole was several meters deep.

Not only that, but there was also a small gap at the bottom of the Buddha statue, which was just enough to see through a thin wooden stick.

The group also had guesses in their hearts.

"Presumably, someone dug this passage in advance, and when Du Ling came to offer incense, after blowing smoke, they transferred her..."

Yue Shulan's eyes were deep.

The rest of the group also nodded in agreement.

"Let's go down and take a look." Lu Changsheng jumped down directly and walked slowly toward the front of the passage.

The passage was very narrow, only enough for two people to pass through.

Yue Shulan and the others hurriedly followed behind Lu Changsheng.

A group of people explored toward the front along the passage.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the group reached another exit.

Lu Changsheng leaped and jumped out.

Looking around, it was a wilderness, full of grass and trees.

Yue Shulan and the others also jumped out one after another.

After looking around, their expressions were quite ugly.

"This place is already outside the scope of the Baiyun Temple."

"Such a long passage, the other party probably prepared for more than a year, what a big hand."

Yue Shulan's tone was gloomy.

"Let's report this matter directly."

The tall and thin man said in a low tone.

The clue had been discovered, and their mission was considered complete.

As for how to rescue her next, that was another matter.

Then, Lu Changsheng and the others returned to the Demon Suppression Office and informed the three Deputy Hall Masters about the passage.

Soon the County Lord also knew the news.

Inside the County Office hall.

"Pa..."

Du Wentao smashed the teacup to the ground fiercely, his eyes full of anger.

"Check for me, immediately send out the experts in the Xuanjia Army... must rescue Ling'er."

He had a daughter in his old age and only had this one daughter, and he regarded her as the apple of his eye; now that she had suddenly disappeared, his heart was aching.

"Go and invite the Demon Suppression Office to take action together to rescue her."

Then he pointed to the man dressed as a secretary in front.

"Subordinate obeys the order."

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and turned to walk backward.

For the next few days, all the official forces in the county town took action, fully investigating Du Ling's disappearance.

The energy erupted was also extremely astonishing.

Just a few days later, there was a general clue.

After interrogating the monks in the temple, all signs pointed to the Wenxiang Sect.

Du Wentao was furious after learning the news and immediately ordered to clear all strongholds of the Wenxiang Sect around the county town and rescue Du Ling.

This large-scale mission also included the Demon Suppression Office.

Just when the county town forces took action, in a dark space underground outside the city.

"Reporting to the Sovereign, the person has been obtained, how shall we act next?"

A man in black knelt on the ground, looking at the red-robed woman in front with awe.

"Hide Du Ling in a secret stronghold, don't let the other party find her easily, and transfer her to a random stronghold after half a month, remember not to hurt this girl..."

The red-robed woman's eyes were deep, and her tone was extremely cold.

"Subordinate obeys the order."

The man in black cupped his hands.

His heart was also quite puzzled.

They finally caught Du Ling, and in the end, they actually had to return her to the county town forces.

He could guess the plan for the first half month, just to consume the strength of the County Office and the Demon Suppression Office as much as possible.

As for the Sovereign's plan later, he didn't know, and didn't dare to ask more.

The Sovereign had probably prepared the secret for decades, so he naturally didn't dare to destroy the other party's plan at will.

The next day, early morning.

Early in the morning, Lu Changsheng went to the Demon Suppression Office to check in.

When he arrived, the hall was already full of figures.

Except for those performing missions outside, almost everyone had arrived here.

The three Deputy Hall Masters stood on the high platform, full of seriousness.

"Today, a large mission is issued; all official Demon Suppression Envoys lead four probationary Demon Suppression Envoys to clear the strongholds of the Wenxiang Sect outside the city..."

Qin Ruobing's face was covered with frost, and her tone was icy.

"We obey the order."

The crowd below nodded repeatedly, and the loud sound echoed through the hall.

(End of chapter)