Supplies Robbed!

Before Chu Yuan finished speaking, Qian Ji's expression suddenly changed.

He took out a communication jade slip from his sleeve, glanced at it, and froze on the spot.

Then he looked up at Youyue, his gaze incredibly complex.

Chu Yuan sensed something was wrong:

"What is it?"

Qianji remained silent for two seconds before slowly speaking:

"Master, a batch of important supplies within the sect has been hijacked. Three disciples escorting the supplies have been seriously injured, and two are on the verge of death."

Youyue frowned:

"Supplies stolen? Who dares to touch anything belonging to my Xuantian Sect?"

Qianji looked at her and said, word by word:

"The killer's technique... is the Moonflower Heart Sutra, which guards the heart meridian."

Youyue's pupils contracted sharply, and she took a sudden step forward:

"impossible!"

Li Tu was also stunned:

"Guarding the heart meridian? Isn't that Youyue's direct disciple?"

Youyue's face beneath the veil was deathly pale, and her voice trembled.

"Qianji, are you sure?"

Qianji nodded:

"According to the seriously injured disciple himself, the sword techniques and spiritual energy fluctuations are exactly the same as those used to guard the heart meridian. Moreover..."

He paused:

"The murderer was masked, but his physique and martial arts techniques were seven parts similar to those of the Master of the Youyue Clan."

Youyue's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and for the first time, panic appeared in her eyes:

"My lord, please understand! I have always been by your side; there is absolutely no way I could have done this!"

Chu Yuan raised his hand to stop her, his tone calm:

"I know it's not you."

Just kidding, Youyue has been following me the whole time, from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect to the Water Moon Sect and then to the White Bone Hall.

If she can split herself into two to rob supplies, then what's the point of me cultivating?

Here comes the problem.

If it's not Youyue, then who is it?

The techniques for guarding the heart meridian are never passed on to outsiders. Only direct disciples of Youyue can learn the "Moonlight Heart Sutra".

Chu Yuan looked at You Yue:

"Have any of your disciples recently deserted or gone missing?"

Youyue tried hard to recall, her brows furrowing more and more tightly.

After thinking for a long time, she suddenly spoke:

"Three months ago, a disciple named Qin Shuang went missing after going out on a mission... I sent people to search for her, but we couldn't find her."

Qianji immediately connected:

"Qin Shuang? I remember her. She's your third disciple, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, with good aptitude."

Youyue nodded, her expression turning even uglier:

"If it really is her... why would she rob the sect's supplies? And why use my cultivation technique?"

Li Tu scratched his head:

"Could it be that he's been possessed? Or that he was captured and his soul was searched?"

A thousand machines shook their heads:

"Soul search can only search memories, and those traces were clearly made by someone who has practiced the technique for a long time. Possession is even more impossible; the Heart Meridian Guarding Technique is bound to the mind, and possession would be impossible."

That would be very strange.

Chu Yuan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked Qianji:

"What are the supplies?"

Qianji lowered his head to look at the jade slip:

"A batch of main ingredients for refining Nascent Soul Pills, and three... top-grade spirit stones."

The main ingredients of the Nascent Soul Pill are combined with top-grade spirit stones.

This is for those who break through from the peak of the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes:

"Qin Shuang is at the late stage of Golden Core. If she wants to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, she will indeed need these things."

But here is the problem.

If it really is her, why would you steal it?

When a disciple of the Xuantian Sect breaks through to a higher level, the sect will allocate resources accordingly. As long as the merit and aptitude are sufficient, they will be given what they are entitled to.

Unless she is no longer a member of the Xuantian Sect.

"check."

Chu Yuan stood up:

"Investigate where she last went before she went missing and who she came into contact with."

He looked at Youyue:

"Regardless of the outcome, I believe in you."

Youyue's eyes were slightly red, and she knelt on one knee:

"Your subordinate... would gladly die for you!"

Li Tu muttered to himself from the side:

This is really weird. If Qin Shuang did it, what would she gain? Defecting and then coming back to steal it? Is she out of her mind?

Qianji said calmly:

"Perhaps it wasn't her own choice."

Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow:

How so?

Qianji pondered for a moment and said, "I was just thinking, if it really is Qin Shuang, why would she reveal her cultivation technique? If she had used a different technique, it would have been much more difficult for us to investigate. But she specifically chose the 'Moonlight Heart Sutra,' which protects the heart meridian. Isn't that clearly leading us to Youyue?"

Youyue frowned:

"You mean... someone deliberately framed me?"

"I'm not trying to frame you."

A thousand machines shook their heads:

"He's the one who borrowed your knife to kill you."

Chu Yuan understood.

The murderer used Youyue's techniques to commit the crime, but his purpose was not to frame Youyue.

Youyue had been following him the whole time and had an alibi, so framing her was useless.

The goal was to make Youyue doubt her own disciples.

Once Youyue begins her investigation, regardless of whether she finds anything or not, the people within the Guardian of the Heart Meridian will inevitably be filled with panic.

When master and disciple distrust each other, and fellow disciples are wary of one another, the guarding of the heart meridian will be disrupted.

Chu Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

This method is exactly the same as what happened at the White Bone Palace.

The person behind this is really finding all sorts of ways to cause trouble.

But it's also possible that this thinking was intentionally guided.

It was actually done by the person who guards the heart meridian.

"We still need to investigate."

Chu Yuan looked at You Yue:

"But you have to stay calm and not panic."

Youyue took a deep breath:

"Understood."

Chu Yuan then looked at Qianji:

Have you found the last place Qin Shuang went before she went missing?

Qianji nodded:

"I just had someone check. Her mission was to purchase a batch of spiritual herbs in the Southern Region. She should have taken the official road, but according to the disciples who accompanied her at the time, she changed her route and went to a place called Black Wind Ridge."

Black Wind Ridge?

Chu Yuan was taken aback.

He knows this place well.

A few days ago, my clone escorted Li Han and the others to Black Wind Ridge to trade with the Blood Blade Sect.

What's in Black Wind Ridge?

Li Tu asked.

The Way of a Thousand Machines:

"There's a small sect called the Blood Blade Sect. Its sect leader is a Golden Core cultivator, and it has dozens of disciples who specialize in black market trading."

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Blood Blade Sect...

Those guys have already been killed by Li Han and his men.

No, wait a minute.

Chu Yuan suddenly remembered something.

When those Blood Blade Sect disciples self-destructed, he seemed to see a dark figure slip away from the back mountain.

I thought he was just a passerby and didn't pay any attention.

Now think about it...

"What's been going on with the Blood Blade Sect lately?"

Chu Yuan asked.

Qianji was stunned:

"How did the sect leader know? I was just about to report that the Blood Blade Sect suddenly closed its doors to visitors three days ago, and the sect leader is said to be in seclusion."

Chu Yuan smiled.

Closed to visitors?

He was probably silenced.

"Take some men to the Blood Blade Sect and take a look."

Chu Yuan said:

"Hurry up."

A thousand machines clasp their hands in a fist salute:

"yes!"

After he left, Youyue remained kneeling there, head bowed, saying nothing.

Chu Yuan glanced at her:

Get up.

Youyue stood up, her eyes still red beneath her veil.

She pursed her lips, then suddenly spoke:

"Master, if it really is Qin Shuang... I will certainly not let her go!"

Chu Yuan said calmly:

"Find the person first."

Youyue nodded and said nothing more.

Li Tu scratched his head beside him:

"Master, why don't I go investigate too? I'm just killing time anyway."

Chu Yuan glanced at him:

"You? Investigating a case?"

Li Tu straightened his chest:

"What's wrong with me? I may not be as smart as Qianji, but I'm better at fighting!"

Chu Yuan remained silent for two seconds.

That's something... there seems to be no way to refute it.

"Alright, you can go with Qianji."

Chu Yuan waved his hand:

"Just don't cause trouble."

Li Tu grinned:

"Alright!"

After the two left, the hall fell silent.

Chu Yuan leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples.