Chapter 121: The Missing Tang Yanyu

Without time to think, Qin Yuan chased straight after that familiar shadow.

Yet, in the end, he still lost track of it.

On the empty street, he was the only one left, feeling lost and dejected.

When he returned, Yi Yaoyue looked at him with concern and asked tentatively, "What is it? You looked very anxious just now."

Qin Yuan opened his mouth, but he did not quite know where to begin.

In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.

"It's nothing, I just saw wrong."

He kept his suspicions to himself, and after a long silence, he comforted himself that he must have seen wrong.

It was nothing.

Not long after he returned, Xiao Zigui also came back.

But his expression was not good.

It looked as if he had returned empty-handed.

Helian Qinghe had been by his side the whole time, comforting him incessantly, "It's okay, it's okay..."

"Perhaps the Junior Sister went to do something? No matter what, she is a living person; she won't get lost."

"In this vast Yashan, it is unlikely that anyone would do anything to the Junior Sister."

It would have been better if she hadn't said that.

As soon as she said this, the unease in Xiao Zigui's heart grew even stronger.

If others didn't know, didn't they know their own affairs?

Given Tang Yanyu's dog-like temper, it would be strange if she didn't stir up some trouble! But he had circled around and truly hadn't found anyone, and it wouldn't do to make too much of a scene, lest he give an opportunity to those with ulterior motives.

Thus, his expression could only grow a few shades gloomier.

Helian Qinghe opened her mouth, feeling somewhat helpless.

She sighed slightly.

"It's my fault."

"If I hadn't been thinking about doing other things, the Junior Sister would definitely not have been lost. Brother Zigui, don't worry, you rest well in the inn now, and I will go look for the Junior Sister again."

Helian Qinghe turned to leave after speaking.

However, before she could leave, she was grabbed by the arm by Xiao Zigui.

Xiao Zigui's expression was somewhat apologetic.

He shook his head, "My attitude just now was bad, don't take it to heart."

"Qinghe, now that Tang Yanyu is missing, I cannot lose you too."

Helian Qinghe pursed her lips, hesitating, "But..."

"There are no 'buts'!"

Xiao Zigui very firmly put an end to this matter.

Qin Yuan had been watching calmly and silently from the side.

Only at this moment.

Did Qin Yuan suddenly speak up, "Fellow Daoist Helian, Fellow Daoist Xiao is right. Now that Fellow Daoist Tang is missing, if you were to run into any trouble as well, it would truly be a mess."

"It would be better to wait until the Secret Realm opens; if Fellow Daoist Tang is still around, she will definitely appear. If she has already met with foul play, we won't be able to find her by running around like headless flies."

Helian Qinghe was still somewhat worried after all.

But in the end, she still agreed.

Seeing that these two were no longer going back and forth in front of him, Qin Yuan finally let out a slight breath, his expression carrying a hint of annoyance.

He could not maintain his usual good temper.

For no other reason.

The impact that back had on him was too deep, leaving his heart in such turmoil that he did not even know how to react for a moment.

The darkness in Qin Yuan's eyes ebbed and flowed.

He did not even dare to ask himself, if that back were real, what reaction would he have?...

Yashan.

More and more people were gathering here.

All kinds of cultivators were emerging one after another.

Whether they were ordinary cultivators or Demon Cultivators, they were all converging here at this time.

But basically, no one exposed the secret that they held a token.

Even the heaven-favored children of sects arrived.

The spectacle was particularly grand.

The roars of various Spirit Beasts shook the heavens, accompanied by brilliant colors and numerous imperial carriages; both heaven and earth were at a standstill at this moment.

"There are more and more people." Lu Ren pulled back the curtains of his room and looked out the window, seeing only the twilight and layer upon layer of heads.

There were even countless streaks of light. Some were flying on swords, crossing the sky.

"At this rate of numbers and spectacle, the number of tokens released for this Secret Realm should be quite large."

"I just don't know if it's controlled within a few hundred."

Weisheng Yucheng turned his head to look at the scene outside the window, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Below the window.

As if sensing something, someone suddenly looked up, their eyes like sharp arrows.

However, the windows of Duobao Pavilion can only be seen from the inside out, not from the outside in, so all he could see was a vast expanse.

Inside the window, Weisheng Yucheng shifted his gaze away without a trace.

But a stormy sea had already been stirred up in his heart.

"Why would he come here?" Weisheng Yucheng frowned slightly.

Yashan Lingya Secret Realm.

It could barely be considered a grand event for the entire Dongzhou.

All sorts of monsters and demons would gather here.

It was not strange to encounter one's acquaintances.

But...

In the memory of Weisheng Yucheng, the person he had just seen was someone who would not wish to enter any secret realm, no matter what it was.

That was rather curious.

If he had also come here, then one would have to carefully consider what exactly was inside the Secret Realm that could be so attractive and captivating to the heart.

"Lu Ren, do you have any plans?" After pondering for a moment, Weisheng Yucheng chose to ask the person sitting beside him first.

Lu Ren held a teacup, and upon hearing this question, his movements paused.

Then he shook his head slowly, his attitude appearing indifferent.

"What plans could I have?"

"What is the Secret Realm actually like? No one can say for sure."

Unlike other secret realms, no one possessed a map of the Lingya Secret Realm.

Furthermore, no one had ever reached the boundaries of the Secret Realm.

It seemed as if it were a boundless small world inside.

Some said they saw a massive herb garden inside.

Others said they saw the ruins of an Immortal inside.

Still others said... the inside was filled with inheritances and countless opportunities.

But whether it was true or false could only be verified by going in person.

Before entering the Secret Realm, he did not intend to make any big claims.

Moreover...

Lu Ren already had his own thoughts in mind.

Although Ji Shisi was nominally considered half a member of the Lu Family, his realm was different from his own.

Furthermore, he also needed to find a way to survive for himself.

Ji Shisi was destined not to travel with him.

Weisheng Yucheng could barely be considered a like-minded friend, but in the end, their intentions were different, and they could not travel together.

Lu Ren naturally had no intention of saying much to him.

Weisheng Yucheng was not discouraged by receiving such a response from Lu Ren.

He sighed.

"That little girl, how do you plan to arrange for her?"

The one he was asking about was naturally Yu Jiaojiao.

Yu Jiaojiao...

A strange light flashed in Lu Ren's eyes, but his tone revealed nothing at all: "She has nothing to do with my Lu Family, so I naturally will not impose any restrictions on her."

Weisheng Yucheng smiled.

He said in a relaxed and cheerful manner: "Since you, Family Head, do not want her, then I shall take her in."

"I see that this girl has a connection with my Beast Taming Sect."

Lu Ren smiled noncommittally.

But what he was thinking in his heart, no one could know.

It was amidst these words that a brilliant stream of light shot straight into the sky, and vast Spirit Power swept across all the cultivators present.

Almost everyone cast their gaze toward the center in unison.

The Secret Realm had opened.

(End of this chapter)