The master is inhuman; he beat up his senior brother, destroyed the sect, and then left.

Chapter 22 The Mystery of the Incident

"Senior sister, senior brother, since you found me, have you seen a peculiar black stone? It's about the size of a fingernail, with mysterious patterns on it, and it emits a faint glow under certain light. It's very important to me."

Han Yi looked at the two men anxiously, his eyes scanning their faces, hoping to find some clues, but both of them shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen them before.

After a long while, Mingyue's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes. She said softly, "This mountain has always been peaceful. How could such a weak bear suddenly appear?"

There's also the Beast-Trapping Net, which is used by cultivators. It's made of thousand-year-old purple-gold vine, and ordinary people don't have such a good thing.

This is probably not a coincidence; it's a trap deliberately set for my junior brother. The disappearance of that mysterious stone might also be related to this.

Huixin stroked her chin and muttered, "This is no simple matter. You asked me to borrow bird-catching equipment, and the cranes were caught in the net right afterward, as if they were delivered to your door."

Seeing that you didn't harm the crane, they released the giant bear, one thing leading to another.

But I don't understand, if the person behind you used a stone to knock you down, why didn't they take advantage of your unconsciousness to silence you and the crane?

Then just take the stone and leave? That doesn't make sense.

Huixin became more and more agitated as she spoke, waving her hands to emphasize the strangeness of the matter.

"It's a pity those two silly birds can't talk, otherwise they would be the most compelling witnesses," Han Yi casually remarked, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He leaned back against the headboard, his thoughts drifting away.

Upon hearing this, Mingyue and Huixin exchanged a glance, their eyes lighting up.

Han Yi's casual reminder instantly cleared their confused thoughts.

Yes, those two cranes witnessed the whole thing. If we catch them and ask them, we might be able to solve the mystery.

Although they can't speak, there are people on the mountain who understand bird language.

"Senior sister, I'll go and catch those two cranes right now. As for Xuan Song, I'll leave him to you. I don't get along with him."

Huixin frowned, clenched her fists, and looked impatient. Her cheeks puffed out as she spoke, clearly eager to uncover the truth.

One of the main reasons he and Xuan Song didn't get along was that Xuan Song's spirit beast often stole the spirit herbs that Hui Xin planted, which caused many arguments between them and built up a long-standing grudge. Since they had never gotten along, it was more suitable for Ming Yue to ask Xuan Song for help than for him.

Han Yi looked completely bewildered, utterly confused. He had joined the sect late and had almost no interaction with his fourth senior brother, so he had no idea that Xuan Song possessed the ability to control beasts.

In his eyes, the two were like talking in riddles.

Seeing Mingyue and Huixin hurriedly leave the room, gesturing for him to wait in the back hall, Han Yi was full of doubts, but he could only do as they said.

In a cave somewhere on Qingluan Peak, Mingyue met Xuansong, who had rushed over to greet her.

The cave was very spacious, and the spirit-gathering array inside was exquisite, like a mysterious vortex that continuously absorbed spiritual energy from all directions. However, stepping into it brought an indescribable chill to the bone.

Looking at Xuan Song again, he was really ordinary-looking; he would have disappeared in a crowd in an instant.

When Xuan Song saw Mingyue coming to find him, his eyes widened instantly, and the joy in his eyes was like fireworks exploding.

But upon hearing that it was for that "sly fox" Han Yi, her face immediately fell, her lips pursed slightly, and she secretly resented him: Since Han Yi came up the mountain, he has stolen all of Master and Senior Sister's attention. She really wished he would roll down the mountain immediately.

Out of respect for Mingyue, Xuansong, despite his reluctance, could only silently follow along.

When he saw Han Yi in the back hall, he remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he cursed Han Yi to the core. Seeing that Han Yi was becoming more and more manly, he felt a surge of jealousy and cursed the heavens for being unfair and his master for being biased.

After waiting for a while, Huixin still hadn't returned, and everyone was a little puzzled.

With Huixin's abilities, catching two cranes should be a piece of cake, right? Why is it taking so long? Could it be that you've run into trouble?