Somewhere on the continent of Dongzhou, in a secret room.

A fat monk in his thirties and forties, dressed in an apricot-yellow robe, meditates cross-legged.

At this time, his eyes were slightly closed, and there was a faint golden light around his body, as if he was bathed in golden light.

He placed one hand on his chest, cast the Fearless Seal, his lips moved slightly, and his mouth was full of words.

As time passed, his whole person slowly rose, as if he was sitting in mid-air, and the golden light around his body became more and more intense, constantly emitting bursts of light to the surroundings, and these rays gradually converged behind him, forming a golden round light.

Suddenly, as if he had sensed something, Miaokong slowly opened his eyes, pinched his fingers in front of him with his left hand, groaned slightly, and then the corners of his mouth rose, and his expression showed a slight satisfaction.

Then he closed his eyes again and resumed his words.

......

Cangxu City, among the warehouses on Mud Street.

Shi Mu was walking around the warehouse at the moment, squatting down and standing up from time to time, as if rummaging for something.

Due to the sheer weight of his charred left hand, he walked in a strange way, and seemed to struggle with every step.

It can be seen that Shi Mu is trying to balance his body, but the extra weight in his left hand for no reason is obviously not something that can be adjusted in such a short time.

As a result, when Shi Mu walked, his body was either a few points to the left or a few points to the right, and when he stepped on his left foot, he looked heavy and abnormal, and he was a little careless, and his body would be unstable.

This strenuous way of walking made his bare head sweat profusely, and bursts of white mist appeared on his body.

But he didn't care about these at the moment, Zhong Xiu's disappearance was like a heavy punch in his heart, making him feel an indescribable feeling of tightness in his chest.

"Stone, I think this is a little weird, if someone comes in and kidnaps her, I will definitely see it. But my eyes have not been idle for a long time, but I have not seen any shadow. This shows that Sister Zhong was definitely not taken away by someone from outside, maybe, maybe she ......" Cai'er flew in the air, looked at Shi Mu below, and said with some words to stop.

Cai'er's meaning, how could Shi Mu not understand, but he had thought about it before and did not agree with this assumption.

First, this sudden flame originally came from Zhong Xiu's body, and he witnessed Zhong Xiu in this scorching flame before falling into a coma, except for a little pain in his expression, he did not suffer any harm.

Second, no matter how powerful the flame was, it would not be possible to burn a living person to the point that there was no slag left, and judging from the ashes found in the warehouse so far, it did not come from a large living person at all, at most it was the residue of some clothes.

It's just that Jong-so's disappearance is a fact, and judging from the isolation and prohibition he had placed around the warehouse before, although he was severely damaged in the flames, it was not completely destroyed.

However, the concern was chaotic, and Shi Mu began to worry a little about whether it was after he fell unconscious, the monstrous flame underwent some kind of abnormality, and Zhong Xiu was given to ......

With this thought, he didn't have the energy to discuss it with Cai'er anymore, and sat on the ground a little depressed.

He looked at the small pile of burned clothes in front of him and the remaining ashes, his eyes were stunned, and the bits and pieces of the past experience of the two began to flash in his mind.

Starting from the young Zhong Father Tuogu, he and Zhong Xiu have been separated and united under the domination of fate for so many years, thinking of her selfless dedication behind her back and her deep affection for herself, Shi Mu's heart couldn't help but sour.

"No...... It's impossible, Xiu'er will be fine!" Shi Mu muttered in a low voice.

After gradually calming down, Shi Mu couldn't help but start recalling the details of this incident from beginning to end, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he found that he seemed to have missed something.

"Tianfeng...... Regurgitating ......" Shi Mu remembered the voice of the mysterious woman when he was half-awake.

"Could it be ......" a bold thought rose in Shi Mu's heart.

His heart moved, and a powerful divine sense instantly covered the entire warehouse like a tide.

As a result, the next moment, he found that in the mid-air where he and Zhong Xiu were lying before, there was a residual spatial fluctuation.

This fluctuation was already very weak, and it was rapidly dissipating, if it weren't for Shi Mu's fifth-degree spatial elemental sensing power, it would have been impossible to detect it at all.

This discovery surprised Shi Mu.

Tianfeng, Counter Eater, Mysterious Woman, Spatial Fluctuations, Zhong Xiu's Disappearance...... There seems to be some kind of connection between all of these things, but there seems to be no connection between them.

Shi Mu's heart was full of doubts, but he didn't have a clue for a while, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

"Stone, what's wrong with you?" asked Cai'er.

"Cai'er, you tell me the facts you saw in more detail, remember, don't miss any details!" Shi Mu said with a deep sigh.

"You've asked several times, and you're not too troublesome, but I'm also annoyed by what I'm saying...... This, well, I'll tell you again. Cai'er showed an unbearable look, but when she saw Shi Mu's eyes, she had no choice but to resign herself and tell everything she had seen before.

"That's right. I thought that the terrifying aura you felt was the monstrous flames that erupted from Zhong Xiu's body, but now it seems that that aura should be emitted by that mysterious woman, after all, it didn't last long. If this girl is so powerful, then it makes sense to be able to break through the air at will and take Zhong Xiu away. Shi Mu said.

"Stone, do you mean, was that woman who took Sister Zhongxiu away?" asked Cai'er.

"That's what it should be. Shi Mu nodded.

"Xiu'er, wait for me, no matter where you are now, I will definitely find you!" A trace of determination flashed in Shi Mu's eyes, and he secretly made up his mind.

At this time, a sound of Suo Suo came, Shi Mu only felt that his body was a little inclined to the left half, and there was a stirring in his heart, and his thoughts were immediately pulled back.

As a result, he swept his gaze and was suddenly startled.

Just thinking about it, his fists clenched unconsciously, and he used some force, so the charcoal left fist, which weighed as much as 10,000 catties, pressed a fist mark on the ground.

This incomparably hard stone ground was like a ball of cotton in front of his left fist.

When he lifted his left fist with great difficulty, he found that the surface of the small pit was as neat as an axe and a knife.

"Stone, what's wrong with your palm, it seems that something is wrong?" Cai'er looked at the stone chips scattered all over the ground, and then found that Shi Mu's charred-like left hand didn't seem to be burned, and suddenly asked in some surprise.

Shi Mu ignored Cai'er, laboriously raised his left hand to his eyes, and looked at it carefully.

Suddenly, he clenched his left fist and retracted his arm so hard that it landed on the ground in another nearby place.

There was a muffled "bang".

As expected, the punch was not forceful, but it was still extraordinary, easily knocking the ground out of a large hole and causing the ground to tremble.

Shi Mu looked at his left hand in some surprise, but before he could think about it, Cai'er's voice came from his ears.

"Stone, this left hand of yours is so strong!"

Shi Mu shook his head and didn't say anything more.

He stood up with his right hand, silently walked to the door of the warehouse, took a hat from the dust ring and put it on, then opened the door and walked out.

Seeing this, Cai'er followed him silently.

"Stone, where are you going?" Cai'er suddenly asked after walking a short distance.

Shi Mu was stunned for a moment and stopped, he was just unconsciously walking towards the place where Zhong Xiu lived before, but Cai'er's question woke him up.

When he came to Cangxu City, approached the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, and participated in the auction process, all of this was all for Zhong Xiu, and now that Zhong Xiu has been confirmed missing, there is no point for him to stay here.

Moreover, Zhong Xiu still has a fifty-year contract with the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, and now he has become a new envoy of the demon clan, with great responsibilities, and his sudden disappearance will cause a lot of shock.

And Shi Mu, as Zhong Xiu's closest person, is already well known, Zhong Xiu disappeared suddenly, and most of the people in the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce wanted to find him.

Thinking of this, Shi Mu shook his head helplessly, and sighed slightly, he himself felt a little unbelievable about Zhong Xiu's disappearance this time, let alone explain it to others.

Besides, even if he explains, will the other party believe it?

Instead of causing trouble, he should get out of here now, he didn't want to get himself caught up in pointless right and wrong.

Thinking so, Shi Mu turned over his hand and took out the map of the Xihe Continent.

......

A few days later, in Hanyuan Pavilion, in a hand-copying verandah, Wang Ruikun and the bewitching woman walked side by side, as if they were talking about something.

"Vice President Wang, there is an urgent report below. A blue-robed young man hurriedly emerged from the corner behind the verandah and shouted at a trot.

"What's the matter, such a fuss. Why didn't Elder Zhong come with you?" asked the bewitching woman with a frown.

"Zhong ...... Elder Zhong...... She's missing. The blue-robed young man said.

"What?" Wang Ruikun and the bewitching woman looked at each other, quite surprised.

"This Elder Zhong is the new envoy of the Demon Clan of this Association, how can he say that he is missing?" the bewitching woman asked, but there was some schadenfreude in her words.

"Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly. Wang Ruikun said.

"After I didn't find her in Elder Zhong's courtyard at first, I went to Yingxian Pavilion again, but Shopkeeper Ge said that Elder Zhong hadn't come back since the auction. Moreover, her friend, Senior Shi, has not been here in the past few days, and he has already inquired in the next, and it seems that he has long since left. The blue-robed young man wiped his sweat with his sleeve robe and said.

"Shi Mu, that guy is gone?" Wang Ruikun was stunned.

"Exactly, from the morning when I found out that Elder Zhong was missing, until now, I have ordered everyone to search Cangxu City, and there has been no news so far. The blue-robed young man said. (To be continued.) )