Chapter 85: Zhang Yuan has run away

"What does your Master coming out of seclusion have to do with you? You and your Master are handling a major matter? You two can... hmm?"

Jun Tianling said halfway, then suddenly realized: "Fine, truly, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower ones will be too; your sect is truly something else!"

"You homosexual, you don't understand the joy between men and women."

Jiang Xun laughed.

Jun Tianling curled her lips upon hearing this and stopped speaking, truly too lazy to bother with Jiang Xun.

Seeing this, Jiang Xun stopped bothering with her as well, turning instead to close his eyes and circulate his energy.

After the battle with Liang Ru, the trip to the Tianwu Sect, and the eight hours with Lin Qingwan, Jiang Xun's internal energy had improved again; he was now at the Nascent Soul Early Stage Peak.

Once he met with Qin Miaoyin tonight and cultivated properly in the Wall Mirror Jade Pendant for a night, he would surely be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage.

A moment later, after Jiang Xun finished his bath and dried himself off, he also came into the courtyard and lay down on a lounge chair.

Seeing Yin Ningyu and Hua Bairui chatting happily, it seemed Hua Bairui had already been dealt with by Yin Ningyu, and Yin Ningyu hadn't made things too difficult for her.

"Master!"

Just as Jiang Xun was preparing to speak to Yin Ningyu, Liu Ruoyun's voice came over.

The three of them couldn't help but look over.

They saw Liu Ruoyun descend from the air and walk quickly to Jiang Xun's side, her expression looking quite anxious.

"What is it? So hurried and flustered."

Jiang Xun asked upon seeing this.

"Master, a male disciple from Yangyuan Peak has run away; it's that Zhang Yuan you instructed not to be touched."

Liu Ruoyun said.

"... He's just a Foundation Establishment disciple. Besides, there's the Linger Gu, where could he run to?"

"Senior Sister sent people to look, but they only found the dead Gu insect; they didn't find the person." Liu Ruoyun shook her head: "That person was under your protection, Master, so I wanted to come and ask if you have any leads on where he might have gone?"

"It's not exactly that I was protecting him, we just made a deal." Jiang Xun recalled as he spoke: "At the time, he seemed to say he was from a prominent family in Tianji City with quite a bit of wealth at home. Have you checked that?"

"Not yet." Liu Ruoyun shook her head: "I'll go send people to check right now."

Having said that, Liu Ruoyun hurried away again.

The reason for such urgency was mainly that Zhang Yuan was a Corpse Collector and knew far too much about the dual cultivation harvesting affairs within the Lingerie-Sect; once these matters spread, the Lingerie-Sect would be confirmed as a Demonic Sect.

At that point, the position among the Ten Great Sects gained by merging with the Baihua Sect would be gone, and they would only be able to exist independently outside the Ten Great Sects like the Tianwu Sect.

Furthermore, they would be besieged by other sects.

The Lingerie-Sect did not have the strength of the Tianwu Sect to fight ten enemies at once.

They might face a catastrophic disaster.

"Truly worthy of being a Child of Destiny, finding a loophole to run away and even managing to undo the Linger Gu."

Jiang Xun muttered to himself as he watched Liu Ruoyun's departing back.

Yin Ningyu clearly also knew the severity of someone escaping from the Lingerie-Sect; after all, previously, others saying the Lingerie-Sect harvested people to death could only be speculation, but if a Lingerie-Sect disciple came out personally to prove it, that would be solid evidence.

"I just brought the Baihua Sect to join the Lingerie-Sect; don't you go harming our Baihua Sect."

Yin Ningyu said, looking at Jiang Xun.

"Rest assured, that kid's family is all in Tianji City, where could he run to? It's only been two days, not even enough time to pack up."

Jiang Xun laughed.

Although Tianji City had a Teleportation Array and Zhang Yuan said his family was very wealthy, they had plenty of silver; if they wanted to exchange it for Spirit Stones, they wouldn't be able to do so without leaving a trace.

And wanting to teleport an entire clan away, that wasn't something the money he had at home could exchange for.

Unless Zhang Yuan lied at the time and his family wasn't in Tianji City.

That possibility wasn't very high; after all, Zhang Yuan was in a life-or-death situation back then.

"Do you want us to go help look as well?"

Hua Bairui asked, looking at Jiang Xun.

"It's the same no matter how many people go."

Jiang Xun waved his hand.

"Our Baihua Sect has cultivated Tracking Butterflies; as long as there is something of Zhang Yuan's, the Tracking Butterfly can track him based on the scent left on his belongings."

Hua Bairui said upon seeing this.

"How far can it track?"

Jiang Xun asked upon hearing this.

"If it's continuous tracking... twenty miles, perhaps, but in the current situation, we can only first find the places where his scent remained, then slowly track him."

Yin Ningyu said.

"Then you go with Liu Ruoyun and the others... forget it, I'll go with you."

Jiang Xun said as he stood up; Yin Ningyu and Hua Bairui also stood up upon seeing this, and then the three of them flew toward the direction of Qingyu Peak.

When they arrived at Hehuan Hall, Liu Ruoyun was reporting the situation Jiang Xun mentioned to Tu Qing.

"I'll take Ning Yu and Bairui."

Jiang Xun walked into the hall and said to Tu Qing.

"Senior Brother, you just returned from the Tianwu Sect, won't you rest?"

Tu Qing asked upon hearing this.

"It's no matter." Jiang Xun nodded: "That person only kept his life and had this chance to escape because of me, after all; I will go catch him back."

"Mm, with our Baihua Sect's Tracking Butterfly, we can give it a try." Zhong Lingqing, who was sitting to the side, said.

"Then, alright." Tu Qing nodded: "Then I will trouble you, Senior Brother."

"Mm." Jiang Xun nodded, then took Yin Ningyu and Hua Bairui and left together.

In the air, Jiang Xun took out the Wall Mirror Jade Pendant and handed it to Hua Bairui: "This was Zhang Yuan's thing before; it should still have his scent lingering on it. Want to try?"

"Alright." Hua Bairui nodded and took the Jade Pendant, then beckoned, and a butterfly appeared in her hand, hovering over the Jade Pendant for a dozen seconds.

Then it vanished.

"What does this mean?" Jiang Xun raised an eyebrow at the sight.

"It's too far away." Hua Bairui shook her head: "There is no scent of that Zhang Yuan in this vicinity."

"Fine, then let's head to Tianji City first." Jiang Xun nodded and increased his speed.

Yin Ningyu and Hua Bairui immediately followed, and soon they arrived at Tianji City.

Hua Bairui took out the Tracking Butterfly again to test it; this time the Tracking Butterfly reacted, and after hovering over the Jade Pendant for a dozen seconds, it flew toward the north.

Seeing this, the three of them slowed their pace and followed behind the Tracking Butterfly.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Tracking Butterfly began to circle in front of a large residence.

On the plaque of that large residence were written the two characters: Zhang Mansion.

"It seems this is Zhang Yuan's home; he has been back."

Jiang Xun said, looking at the Zhang Mansion.

"There are quite a few people inside; I guess they didn't have time to move away."

Yin Ningyu said.

"The Tracking Butterfly is moving again."

Hua Bairui pointed at the Tracking Butterfly and said.

They saw the Tracking Butterfly begin to fly toward the north once more.

"You stay here and keep watch. Zhang Yuan is a young man with a high ponytail, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a lock of hair slanting down over his left forehead. If you see him, take him down immediately."

Jiang Xun said, looking at Hua Bairui.

"Alright." Hua Bairui nodded.

Then Jiang Xun and Yin Ningyu immediately followed the Tracking Butterfly.

This time, following the Tracking Butterfly brought them to the place where the airships were, at the ticket window.

The Tracking Butterfly circled here for a while again.

"It looks like he came to buy an airship ticket." Yin Ningyu smiled.

"Has anyone named Zhang Yuan come to buy a ticket?" Jiang Xun went straight to the window and tossed a Middle Grade Spirit Stone to the ticket seller.

The ticket seller's eyes lit up at the sight, and he hurriedly began to flip through the register.