After being stopped by Ling Feng and Ao Qianchuan, Qiu Tianlong also calmed down.
In the next few days, there was no further trouble and everything was peaceful.
Everyone is quietly waiting for the official opening of the Sword Appreciation Conference.
In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
On this day, Ling Feng woke up early in the morning as usual, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and meditated cross-legged all night.
Ever since he was promoted to the talisman realm and condensed the first fire-attribute talisman, Ling Feng's progress could only be described as slow.
It’s no wonder that powerful immortals often practice for decades or hundreds of years before they can achieve a breakthrough. And those who have reached the realm of immortals are basically thousands of years old.
Just the realm of talisman and seal script is already extremely difficult.
Ling Feng stretched his body and stretched his muscles before pushing the door open and going out.
The reason why he came to Wanjian Villa was not only to participate in the Sword Appreciation Conference, but of course he also did not forget the mission he had accepted.
And one of the tasks can only be completed within the Ten Thousand Swords Villa.
When I first arrived at Wanjian Villa, a disciple said that if you want to see the beautiful scenery of "Fragrant Mountain Red Leaves", you must first inform the disciples in the Villa and let the disciples guide you before you can go.
The "Fragrant Mountain Red Leaves" at Wanjian Villa can indeed be said to be a magnificent wonder in the Divine Realm.
Moreover, not only is the scenery beautiful, but it is also said that deep in the maple forest, there is a peculiar Huanjian Pond, which can cleanse away all evil spirits.
One of the tasks Ling Feng accepted was to cleanse a magic weapon contaminated with evil spirits on behalf of an elder from the inner sect.
This magical weapon had been abandoned by the elder for hundreds of years because it had been killed too much and was contaminated with boundless evil energy.
Although this sword is not expensive, it is of great significance to this elder.
Therefore, I am not willing to give it up.
Therefore, such a mission was issued, hoping to use the Huanjian Pond of Wanjian Villa to wash away the evil spirit on the sword blade.
Although this task is not difficult, and the bounty offers a lot of contribution points, the difficulty lies in the fact that ordinary disciples cannot get close to this sword.
However, Ling Feng took off the sword easily and thus successfully accepted this lucrative mission.
It's just a matter of taking the sword and soaking it, which isn't that difficult at all.
It has been three days since I arrived at Wanjian Villa, and it is time to complete the following task.
As soon as Ling Feng went out, the door of the next room opened with a creak, and he saw Xiao Xianling striding out, "You brat, where are you going?"
Because she and Mo Yurou lived together, how could two women who disliked each other sleep peacefully.
Early in the morning, Xiao Xianling couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out of the room to get some air. She happened to meet Ling Feng.
"Look for the disciples of the Villa to see the red leaves of Fragrant Mountain."
Ling Feng shrugged and said casually: "Are you interested in joining us?"
"Forehead……"
Xiao Xianling's eyelids twitched slightly, and she secretly muttered in her heart: He...is this a date with me?
Thinking of this, Xiao Xianling bit her silver teeth lightly, a blush rose slightly on her pretty face, but she nodded lightly.
"Then let's go."
Ling Feng was just being polite, but he didn't expect Xiao Xianling to take it seriously. He was helpless at the moment, but he had no choice but to take Xiao Xianling with him.
Not long after, Ling Feng brought Xiao Xianling to the main gate of the villa. Just as he was about to ask the disciple guarding the gate, he saw two men and one woman, with more than ten disciples from the villa, walking quickly.
It was the disciple who registered the information at the entrance of the villa.
Ling Feng vaguely remembered that the two people next to him should be named Zong Huaiyue and Shen Xiangxiang.
The leader was none other than the Senior Brother of Wanjian Villa, Ao Qianchuan, who had joined forces with him to stop Qiu Tianlong a few days ago.
The three of them came hand in hand, looking a little in a hurry, with their brows furrowed, and it seemed like something big was going on.
The disciples guarding the entrance of the villa saw the battle and rushed forward, "Senior...Senior Brother, what's going on?"
It was Zong Huaiyue who spoke. He frowned and asked in a cold voice: "Xiao Liuzi, did anyone leave the villa last night?"
"ah?"
The little Liuzi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "No!"
But halfway through the words, I was a little unsure. I swallowed and then said, "It shouldn't be, right?"
Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, and he walked forward, first clasped his fists and saluted, and then asked: "Guys, what happened?"
Zong Huaiyue looked at Ling Feng, then looked back at his senior brother, as if he was confirming something.
The next moment, he forced out a smile and said slowly: "This should be Young Master Ling Feng who helped our disciples in the Villa a few days ago. Thank you very much Young Master for what happened last time."
"It's just a small matter."
Ling Feng waved his hand and smiled lightly.
"Originally, if something like this hadn't happened, I would have treated you to three drinks, but now, I'm afraid I don't have the leisure."
Zong Huaiyue sighed softly, then frowned and said: "Last night, the Heaven and Earth Sword Pavilion was stolen. The life-threatening golden essence, as well as the seven or eight divine weapons that will be displayed at this sword appreciation conference, have all disappeared! Fortunately,
When we discovered it in time, the mountain gate barrier had been sealed, so the person who stole the sword must still be in the villa."
"this……"
Ling Feng looked incredulous, "Is this happening?"
In the heavily guarded Wanjian Villa, thefts actually occur.
It seems that the person who stole the sword is no ordinary person.
It seemed that he had to put aside the matter of going to Huanjian Pond to cleanse the evil spirit from the evil sword.
Zong Huaiyue bowed to Ling Feng and said slowly: "Now, the owner of the village has given an order to seal off the entire village for search. If there is any offense, please forgive me."
"Does Wanjian Villa want to search everyone's spiritual rings and space magic weapons they carry with them?"
Ling Feng frowned slightly, "Isn't this unrealistic?"
"Don't worry about this. We don't dare to randomly search all guests' space magic weapons until the last step."
Zong Huaiyue said in a deep voice: "However, I may need to cross-examine you as to where you were last night. Can anyone testify to each other?"
"certainly."
Ling Feng nodded, and then continued: "I was with my two companions in the same room last night, and they didn't leave all night long."
"We can certainly trust Ling Shaoxia's character."
Zong Huaiyue smiled slightly, then lowered his voice, leaned into Ling Feng's ear and said, "Actually, I already have someone to suspect!"
"Qiu Tianlong?"
Ling Feng smiled and hit the mark.
"That's right! It's probably that old boy!"
Zong Huaiyue looked angry: "He is the only one who would do such a thing. He is the most suspect!"
Ling Feng shrugged, noncommittal.
Although Qiu Tianlong has a surly personality, he probably doesn't have that much ability to steal a batch of magical weapons from the heavily guarded Wanjian Villa.
Being able to be familiar with the internal situation of the villa, knowing all the mechanisms, defenses and the location of hidden swords.
Ling Feng was more willing to believe that this was probably done by someone inside the villa.
However, Zong Huaiyue's suspicions are not completely unreasonable.
All in all, until the truth comes to light, anything is possible.
Soon, Zong Huaiyue called out all the guests staying in the villa with gongs and drums.
After questioning each other, there were almost a dozen people left, and no one could prove where they were last night.
Among them was Qiu Tianlong, the target of Zong Huaiyue's suspicion.
"It's his grandmother's. I behave upright and sit upright. If I want to steal the golden spirit that will kill my life, why bother to steal it? I can make a sword with my skills and take it away!"
Qiu Tianlong's face was full of anger, "Why do you young boys doubt me?"
"Qiu, stop talking nonsense. From the first day you came in, I already felt something was wrong with you!"
Zong Huaiyue stared at Qiu Tianlong, "You'd better hand over the life-killing golden spirit as soon as possible, otherwise..."
"How about otherwise?"
Qiu Tianlong's big bronze eyes stared at Zong Huaiyue, "Am I still afraid of you?"
"Damn it, you still don't admit it?"
Zong Huaiyue drew his weapon directly, and Shen Xiangxiang on the side quickly grabbed Zong Huaiyue's arm, "Brother, we don't have evidence yet!"
"Hmph, the people in Wanjian Villa are all fucking trash. You can't stand the life-killing golden spirit, so why do you want to accuse me wrongly?"
Qiu Tianlong clasped his hands on his chest, "I think they are the people in your villa, guarding and stealing!"
"What did you say?"
When Zong Huaiyue heard this, he became furious and almost couldn't hold Shen Xiangxiang back.
Ling Feng secretly shook his head. This Zong Huaiyue was very impetuous. Compared with his senior brother Ao Qianchuan, there was a huge difference!
"Brother Ling, it looks like there is something good to watch."
Cheng Tianyong looked like he was just watching the excitement. Anyway, the matter had nothing to do with him and he was just hanging on high.
At this moment, there was another exclamation from outside the village, "No... it's not good! Senior brother, second senior brother! Dead... dead!"
I saw a thin disciple of Wanjian Villa running all the way, even ignoring the rules in the villa, using magic to control the wind.
In the blink of an eye, he flew into the villa.
"what happened?"
Zong Huaiyue grabbed the disciple's arm and asked anxiously: "What's going on?"
"Dead! The old... old owner of the village, he is dead!"
"What?"
Zong Huaiyue almost yelled and grabbed the collar of the messenger disciple, "You fucking fart, my great-grandfather was still fine when I left!"
"Just... not long after you guys left, the old village owner suddenly covered his chest and... died suddenly on the spot!"
"impossible?"
Zong Huaiyue could hardly believe his ears.
The old owner of Wanjian Villa, the old man of Zonglianzong, the leading blacksmithing master in the fairyland, that mythical figure, that kind elder, the master who led Wanjian Villa step by step to its peak and glory.
How could he just disappear like this?
"Grandpa, owner of the village! No...I don't believe it!"
Shen Xiangxiang also trembled, staggered, and almost lost his balance.
Fortunately, a strong hand caught her in time.
It is none other than Senior Brother Ao Qianchuan.
It seems that because he was born unable to make any expressions, even after learning the news of the sudden death of the old village owner, Ao Qianchuan still looked indifferent.
But there seemed to be a trace of sadness in his eyes.
"Hahaha, dead?"
Everyone was silent for a while, but Qiu Tianlong laughed wildly, "Haha, that old guy, he doesn't know what he can do. What was a sword appreciation gathering has become a funeral gathering now! Hahahaha!"
"You did it, you did it!"
Zong Huaiyue rushed towards Qiu Tianlong like crazy, "I will kill you for revenge!"
"It's ridiculous, what did I do? You can't find the real culprit, so you want me to take the blame? Let me tell you, I won't take the blame!"
Qiu Tianlong's muscles all over his body became knotted, and he said coldly: "If I had killed that old thing, I would have beaten gongs and drums and told the world!"
"you dare?"
Zong Huaiyue's eyes were all scarlet, staring at Qiu Tianlong, like a ferocious beast that chooses people to devour.
"That's enough, calm down!"
At this moment, it was Ao Qianchuan who held Zong Huaiyue's shoulders, "There is no point in finding someone to vent your anger."
Zong Huaiyue clenched his fists tightly and took a deep breath. It took a long time before he finally calmed down a little.
But he never said a word. After all, the deceased was the most respected elder in his heart!
"Go back and take a look first. Maybe there are any clues."
Ao Qianchuan gently patted Zong Huaiyue on the shoulder, turned back and glanced at everyone in the village, and said coldly: "You can't leave yet!"
"Tsk tsk, our feelings are all suspects. Hehe, it's really interesting!"
Qiu Tianlong sneered, "I'm not staying here, I'm going to see what the old guy looked like when he died!"
"As long as you don't leave the villa, whatever."
Ao Qianchuan snorted coldly, turned around and left with a group of disciples.
In fact, the mountain protection formation has been completely sealed off, which means that everyone within the scope of Wanjian Villa, not to mention people, even a mosquito, can't even think of flying out.
Ling Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was a pity that his boundary-breaking shuttle was left on Yanlong Island. It seemed that he could only be temporarily trapped in the villa.
"Let's go take a look too."
Ling Feng raised his hand and touched the bridge of his nose. The old owner of the village had a lot of strength. How could he die so suddenly?
The death of the old village owner is really full of doubts and confusing.