At this time, in a study of the Lin family, Lin Haofeng sat on a chair, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the desk, not knowing what he was thinking.

In front of him stood a man, dressed in black, wearing a black mask, his whole body shrouded in black, and he couldn't see who it was or what his expression was.

"You said that the two shadow guards sent out were trapped by people casting spells on the outskirts of the Barren Mountain Range, and Xing'er disappeared after they got out?

"Yes!" replied the man in black in a hoarse voice.

"Can you find out who did it?" Lin Haofeng's tone was a little calm.

In his mind, it was the safest thing to send two Spirit Realm powerhouses, but he never expected this to happen.

"No, but I heard that the two shadow guards came back to report that there was a fierce beast breath near the place where the prince disappeared, and there were traces of a fight. ”

"Fierce beasts, fierce beasts actually appeared on the periphery of the Desolate Mountain Range?" Lin Haofeng said with some surprise.

"That's right, other than that......"

The man in black said this and suddenly stopped, as if he was not sure.

"What else is there?"

Hearing the man in black halfway through his words, Lin Haofeng felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he still couldn't help but not get angry, but his tone was full of fire.

"There's also a human aura, but it's so faint that it comes and goes, so they're not sure if it's or isn't. The man in black said hurriedly.

"Human breath?" Lin Haofeng narrowed his eyes and muttered in his mouth.

"Could it be that this beast is a spirit pet raised by this man?" the man in black guessed carefully.

Hearing this speculation, Lin Haofeng nodded after thinking about it, indicating that he agreed with this point of view. Only in this way can all the traces left make sense, after all, it was more than ten years ago that fierce beasts appeared on the periphery of the Barren Mountain Range.

Besides, every time a fierce beast appears, it will cause countless deaths and injuries in the nearby villages, and in the end, someone will come to ask for help from their big families or the town lord's mansion, but now except for Lin Yuxing, everything else is normal, and no one has heard for help.

Coupled with the fact that the two shadow guards were just trapped and not injured, this is a bit intriguing.

Judging from these phenomena, it must have been the work of human beings, who had never heard of the fierce beasts of the Desolate Mountains being so kind to spare human lives, and had never heard of when the fierce beasts of the Desolate Mountains became so intelligent.

"Do you want to investigate, who are the people who have been in and out of Qingshi Town with spirit pets recently?" Seeing Lin Haofeng nodding, the man in black also felt that this made sense, so he reminded him.

"You don't need to deliberately check, just pay attention to it, after all, people who can afford this kind of fierce beast will definitely have a spirit beast space, and if you can't find it in this way, it will startle the snake, or offend some cultivators, causing a series of unnecessary troubles. Lin Haofeng decisively refused.

The man in black nodded, then stopped talking, and stood quietly, like a wooden man.

"Where are those two shadow guards now?" Lin Haofeng asked as if he had thought of something.

"The two of them are to blame for the disappearance of the son, and as soon as they came back to tell the truth, they have been staying in the family and waiting for the fate. The man in black had no intention of pleading, and replied directly.

"There is no need to punish, after all, the matter is man-made, and it seems that the cultivation of the person who made the shot is also above them. Lin Haofeng said calmly.

"Yes. The man in black replied, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, after all, no one could predict such a thing, if his subordinates were punished for this, he couldn't bear it, and it was not easy to explain it to others.

After finishing speaking, there was silence in the study again, and after thinking for a while, Lin Haofeng took out something from his arms, which was the crescent moon message.

"The crescent moon message is normal, and I haven't received any distress signals, what's going on?" Lin Hao looked at the crescent moon message that was playing with it in his hand, and muttered to himself.

"Could it be that it is too late to ask for help, after all, if you can trap two Lingming Realm powerhouses at the same time, this person's strength should be very high, and it is normal for the prince to have a low strength and not be able to react. The man in black was skeptical.

"No, I have cast a secret method on it, once Xing'er has a catastrophe of life and death, there will be a warning on it, but now there is no warning on it, saying that Xing'er should not worry about his life. In addition, the person did not kill the shadow guard directly, which means that he is not a ruthless person, and it is estimated that there is another reason. Lin Haofeng explained.

"Then do you want to send more people to look for it now?" the man in black suddenly realized, and asked.

"No, now that there is no trace of Xing'er, it means that this person did it on purpose, even if he sends more people, it will not help, since he has no intention of harming Xing'er, then don't provoke him anymore, just wait and see what happens. Lin Haofeng directly refused.

He pondered for a moment, then continued to command. "You let those two shadow guards wait outside the Barren Mountains, and that is a good thing to do. Remember, this matter must be carried out in secret, it is best not to let too many people know, and as soon as there is news of Xing'er, report it immediately. ”

"Understood!"

After finishing speaking, the man in black wanted to retreat, but he seemed to think of something again, and his steps were a little hesitant.

Lin Haofeng saw the series of movements of the man in black clearly, and asked a little strangely: "What's the matter?"

"There is indeed some news about the Great Elder. The man in black thought about it and decided to say it.

"Oh? Lin Haofeng touched his chin with his hand and said with a very interested look.

"Last time you asked me to investigate where the Great Elder had been that night, I found out that he had been to the Hyacinth Pavilion before the incident. ”

"Oh, is that the Hyacinth Pavilion that specializes in distributing and collecting all kinds of gossip?" Lin Haofeng asked with some uncertainty.

"That's right. After speaking, the eyes of the man in black hidden under the mask turned slightly, as if he was secretly glancing at Lin Haofeng, and when he found that his face was expressionless, he continued: "The Great Elder has been staying in there for a while, and when he came out, the mysterious people had already taken the juniors of the clan away. ”

"What do you think about this?" Lin Haofeng didn't notice the actions of the man in black, but asked about his opinion as soon as the conversation changed.

"Sorry, it's not part of our shadow guard's responsibility. ”

"Really, then why did you hide it just now?" Lin Haofeng said with a smile.

"I'm afraid ......"

"Are you afraid that when I know that something happened to Xing'er, my mind will be in turmoil, and telling me about the Great Elder at this time will make me have to connect these two things?"

Before the man in black finished speaking, Lin Haofeng took the words, and seeing that the man in black was silent at this time, he knew that what he said was exactly what the man in black thought.

"When did you also care about these things, didn't you mean that this was not your responsibility?"

After finishing speaking, he kept looking at the face of the man in black, but except for a cold mask, he could only see the two indifferent eyes, and nothing else could be seen.

"The Lin family is now in an eventful time, and before things are clear, I don't want to see mutual suspicion in the family, which will cause panic. The man in black said hoarsely, without any emotion in his words, as if he was stating a fact.

"Okay, okay, I'll consider this matter carefully, you can get busy first. Lin Haofeng smiled and waved his hand to the man in black, indicating that he would let him go.

After the man in black left, Lin Haofeng was left alone in the study, and he had already stood up at this time, walking slowly back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, as if he was trying to think about something.

"The elder went to the Hyacinth Pavilion and the juniors of the clan were captured, and Xing'er disappeared after opening the Eight Aperture Realm, is this a coincidence or is there any connection? Lin Haofeng rubbed his somewhat swollen head, and was a little hesitant.

He was also a little anxious about Lin Yuxing's disappearance, although everything was normal in the crescent moon message, indicating that Lin Yuxing was fine, but being okay now does not mean that he will be okay in the future. He wanted to find it in person, but now the Lin family still had many things to deal with for him, which could be described as boring.

Lin Haofeng paced back and forth in the study for a while before stopping, his face showing determination.

"Maybe Xing'er is missing, you can take advantage of it. ”