The night is like water, and the clouds cover the moonlight, as if covering the crescent moon with a faint veil.

Fang Yuan's heart was also clouded with a layer of haze, this temporary task was not simple.

Emptiness has a strong strength, but it is difficult to use it, and the investigation of the truth has little to do with force.

"Hong and Chen don't know why, they delayed the time, and they haven't returned at night."

"It's just that they are searching for some clues in the city, there are many people, and nothing should happen."

In the night, the breeze is gentle, and the dark fragrance floats.

Fang Yuan sat in the courtyard, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, without any movement.

Hong Ping'an and Chen Changming have not returned for a long time, which makes people feel uneasy.

According to the hints given by the prompt, the news obtained from the blind man Chen has not yet been thoroughly figured out.

"Why did the missing Zhang Xiangdong buy those ancient treasures from Blind Chen?"

"What does this have to do with his disappearance?"

"There are so few clues......"

With a long sigh, he stood up, looking at the sky with a calm gaze, with a thousand thoughts in his heart, but he didn't know how to start.

I was a little disappointed that I immersed myself in the prompt panel, but still didn't see any new prompts.

"Serial prompts, I don't know when the next ring will appear...... What can be done now can only wait. ”

He stood still, listening to his breathing with great clarity, disappearing into the darkness.

Sleepless all night, after cultivating immortals, although you can not sleep, you can also be full of energy.

But Fang Yuan would still sleep for two hours a day to empty his mind.

Tonight, I have too many distracting thoughts in my heart to fall asleep.

……

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Hong Ping'an and Chen Changming returned together.

Fang Yuan sensed their figures from a distance, and his divine thoughts swept by.

found that the two of them were full of alcohol, and they were dusty.

There was still a bit of anxiety on his face.

It doesn't look like it's going out to find out the news, but it's like looking for flowers and asking willows, drinking and having fun.

His brows furrowed slightly, remembering the dancing girl arranged by the king balcony during the banquet.

I couldn't help but guess that these two people were probably invited by the patriarchs of the three families to eat, drink and have fun.

And it didn't come back all night, and it's easy to guess what happened.

Fang Yuan's heart is like a mirror, the joy of fish and water is a common thing for people, and he is not good at interfering in other people's private lives.

But the two of them were a little dissatisfied with their private abolition.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan's figure flashed and appeared in the main hall, ordering his subordinates to bring a few people over?

A quarter of an hour later.

Hong Ping'an, Chen Changming, and Liu Lanying stood in the hall with their heads down, Fang Yuan looked at a few people with a cold face, Liu Lanying sat on a chair on one side and looked down at her arms, as if there was something attractive on her arms, and she turned a blind eye to the scene in front of her.

"I wonder what the two juniors have investigated every day? What difficulties did you encounter, get stumped, and come back so late? ”

"It's a good thing, I hope the good news comes out of your mouths, otherwise ......"

After Fang Yuan finished speaking, he stared at the two of them directly.

"This..."

"I..."

The scalps of the two of them were numb when they were looked at by Fang Yuan, and after glancing at each other, they both had panicked looks on their faces, and they couldn't speak.

They were supposed to act on orders and inquire about the news in the city, but they accidentally ran into Wang Balcony, the patriarch of the Wang family.

At the warm invitation of this person, they finally followed home.

I wanted to take the opportunity to listen to some news, but in the end, Wang Balcony gave too much.

A sumptuous feast, a mellow spirit wine.

There are also charming and touching beauties, who make them forget their original intentions after some eating, drinking and having fun.

It stands to reason that cultivators should not have such poor self-control.

But the two of them are not ascetics, and the three years in Dongyang Valley can be regarded as isolated, and they have no contact with the outside world, and they are already a little tired of it.

Under the well-prepared hospitality of Wang Balcony, it was naturally difficult to parry.

"What? Can't you tell? Could it be that you haven't found any news all day...... Or did you not go ......at all?"

As he spoke, Fang Yuan's tone became colder and colder.

He could see it in Dongyang Valley. These two were just ordinary monks, and they were not motivated.

In three years, Niu Junsheng, who came with them, secretly broke through to the late stage of Qi training, and Liu Lanying was not bad, and improved his cultivation by one level.

Only two of them did not work their cultivation, so they did not improve much in their cultivation.

For three years, he was still stranded in the sixth layer of Qi training.

However, people have their own aspirations, some people cultivate immortals to enjoy life, and some people want to have power and status.

Hong Ping'an and Chen Changming have average qualifications and no ambitions.

Fang Yuan could also understand that it was impossible for him to impose his will on others.

It's just that this time, after he explained, the two of them were so derelict in their duties, which made Fang Yuan quite angry.

"You don't want to take care of your private affairs, whether it's drinking or having fun, or enjoying the joy of fish and water, but if you delay the task time because of private matters, and don't take the things you explain to heart at all, then Fang Mou has to take care of it."

"Fang Mou, as the person in charge of this mission, brought a few of you out in order to complete the mission as soon as possible, so that everyone can have more cultivation materials, instead of letting you wait to come out and enjoy life!"

"I don't want the same thing to happen again, if anyone commits another offense in the next time, he will be severely punished by the sect, and he will be sent back to the sect to participate in the war!"

"As long as you perform the task well, it doesn't matter how you have fun in the future, but you must do a good job of the task for me, and don't make any mistakes."

"Okay, sit down and tell me what you know!"

After Fang Yuan reprimanded and beat the two, he didn't say anything more.

He had expected that these two people would be useless, as long as they were obedient.

Hong Ping'an and Chen Changming didn't dare to refute, and when they heard this, they immediately nodded yes, and found a chair to sit down.

Then he talked about the news he had discovered.

What Fang Yuan didn't expect was that although the two of them delayed time and indulged in pleasure, it was not that there was no news at all.

Just listen to Hong Ping'an's words:

"I learned from a female cultivator of the Wang family that Zhang Xiangdong had asked the three major families about some ancient treasures. I don't know if it has anything to do with his disappearance. ”

"I've also heard that he has openly collected some ancient treasures in Ocean Springs."

Chen Changming also hurriedly said.

"Gu Bao again?"

After hearing the words of the two of them, Fang Yuan's expression softened a little, and he had some conjectures in his heart.

The news that the two found out was related to the Gu Bao, and Fang Yuan also found out that Zhang Xiangdong had taken several Gu Bao from Chen's blind hands before he disappeared according to the prompt.

There must be a connection.

As long as the characteristics and age of the ancient treasure are identified, there will naturally be further clues.

After figuring it out and finding the direction, Fang Yuan explained to a few people again, asking them to go their separate ways.

……

In Ocean Springs, it is a meeting place built by three major families.

The courtyard covers an area of more than ten acres, enclosed by a high wall, the wall is about a little more than a zhang high, ordinary mortals are insurmountable, the wall is slightly yellowed, covered with traces of time.

There are two stone lions in front of the door, the stone lion is majestic and not angry and self-majestic, it seems that the door is solemn, and others can know that its owner is either rich or noble.

There is a cobblestone road in the green meadow that leads to the attic of the house, and there are tall trees on both sides of the road, which are neatly planted to the eye.

There is a half-acre pond on the left side of the house, and a small pavilion has been built in the middle of the pond to cool off, and an antique red wooden bridge connects the road, which is quite unique and novel.

At this time, in the quiet room in the courtyard, the patriarchs of the three major families were gathering together to discuss something.

"The Extreme Yang Sect has sent someone to investigate the matter of Zhang Xiangdong......

"Don't panic, Zhang Xiangdong coveted the relics, didn't show the slightest rumor, you and I handled the matter very cleanly, and they couldn't find anything."

"What's more, the battle in front of the Extreme Yang Sect is tight now, and there is no way to pull out the manpower, and the few people who come are all some wine bags and rice bags."

"It's just that the person in charge is a little difficult, but this person's cultivation is only the seventh level of Qi cultivation, if there is something wrong, it will be dealt with."

……

After some discussion, the three of them left.

At this time, Fang Yuan was in a restaurant called "Juxianzhuang" in Haiquan City.