In the afternoon of the same day, after receiving the task at the Hall of Elders.

Liu Qing took Jiang Wanwei, Jiang Yu, and Lao Huang down the mountain together.

After coming to the bustling Snow Cloud City, their first stop was to the mansion of Lin Xiaozhong, the city lord of Snow Cloud City.

Lin is loyal, as his name suggests, and his biggest advantage is that he knows how to be loyal.

When the national strength of Zhao was strong, Lin Xiaozhong announced his allegiance to the royal family of Zhao to the death.

And when Zhao Wei fought more than ten years ago, Zhao Guo was defeated and had to ask for help from the five immortal gates in the territory.

Under the leadership of Lin Xiaozhong, Snow Cloud City slowly moved closer to the Qingling Sect.

Of course, the royal family of Zhao also had a tacit attitude towards his behavior.

After all, if it weren't for the help of the Five Great Immortal Sects more than ten years ago, the capital of Zhao Guoguo would probably be completely broken by the army of Wei.

The country of Zhao no longer exists.

And the price of letting the Five Great Immortal Sects help him, one of them is to hand over the actual control of those cities adjacent to the sect.

Therefore, a city like Snow Cloud City, although still nominally a city in the territory of Zhao State.

But in fact, it has completely become a subsidiary city of the sect.

Lin Xiaozhong was able to see the situation clearly in time and declare his allegiance to the Qingling Sect.

This is also the reason why he has been able to sit firmly as the city lord of Snow Cloud City.

After learning that the Qingling Sect had sent another three-person team, and the leader was still a personal disciple.

Lin Xiaozhong made people ready to greet him in front of the mansion early.

Because Liu Qing's strength is still in the Qi Refining Realm, he can't fly with the sword.

Therefore, the way the three of them chose to descend the mountain was still walking.

By the time they arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion without any problems.

Immediately, I saw a group of people standing at the door.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties.

When he saw the clothes of the disciples of the Qingling Sect that Liu Qing and the three of them were wearing, he immediately greeted them with a smile.

"In Xueyun City, the city lord Lin is loyal and has seen three immortal masters."

Immortal Master is the name of ordinary people for those who cultivate the truth, and what stands out is a kind of respect and awe for each other.

Then, Lin Xiaozhong nodded at the crowd behind him.

The drum band prepared in advance immediately played pleasant music to welcome Liu Qing and them.

Watching Lin Xiaozhong put on such a big battle.

Liu Qing nodded with satisfaction and said loudly:

"I am Liu Qing, the personal disciple of the Qingling Sect, and the family teacher, Xiao Sheng, the sect leader of the Qingling Sect."

As soon as he heard Liu Qing say that he was a disciple of the sect master of the Qingling Sect, Lin Xiaozhong bent his legs and almost knelt down.

Elder Zhen of the outer gate only said that the Qingling Sect sent a personal disciple to lead the team, but he didn't tell me that this personal disciple was a disciple of the sect master's sect!" ’

Regarding the rumors of Xiao Sheng, the sect leader of the Qingling Sect, Lin Xiaozhong also heard about it.

It is said that this Xiao Sect Master is strong, and he is also second to none among the powerhouses of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

It's just that for some reason, he hasn't been seen for decades.

Of course, there are different opinions about the rumors of Xiao Sheng's disappearance.

Some say that he is in retreat and impacting a higher realm.

Once the breakthrough is successful, he will become the number one master in the Zhao Kingdom.

Some people also said that he had a problem while cultivating, and he went mad and exploded and died.

In order to maintain the status of the Five Great Immortal Sects, the Qingling Sect has not been announced to the public.

And since Xiao Sheng served as the sect master of the Qingling Sect, because his personal talent was too rebellious.

Therefore, the requirements for disciples are also very strict.

I don't seem to have heard of anyone who can worship under him and become a disciple.

And now, the kind-looking disciple in front of him, dressed in red, actually said that he worshiped under the sect master Xiao Sheng's door.

'Do you say...... Sect Master Xiao has made a successful breakthrough and is about to make a comeback? ’

If this conjecture is true, then there is the Qingling Sect, the number one master of the Zhao Kingdom.

Wouldn't it be possible to use this to become the number one immortal cultivator in the Zhao Kingdom!

He Lin is loyal, as the city lord of the city affiliated to the Qingling Sect, his status will inevitably rise with the tide.

With the excitement in his heart, Lin Xiaozhong became more and more respectful to Liu Qing.

'To be able to be favored by the sect master to join his disciples, this person named Liu Qing must also be a person with extremely strong talent, and maybe he will be cultivated as the next sect master. ’

Now that he has such a good opportunity, Lin Xiaozhong will naturally do his best to curry favor with Liu Qing.

After inviting Liu Qing and a few people into the mansion, Lin Xiaozhong immediately ordered someone to arrange a banquet.

Although Xueyun City is only a small border city in the territory of Zhao Kingdom, its richness is not inferior to some big cities in the central region.

On top of the banquet, Liu Qing could see almost all the curiosities he could see in this world.

"Good, good!"

"You're good!"

Liu Qing patted Lin Xiaozhong on the shoulder and praised his behavior.

And Jiang Wanwei on the side is facing so many delicacies.

But he ignored it and began to gobble it up.

There is no way, the treatment of the disciples of the Qingling Sect in terms of diet is indeed too poor.

At the banquet, Lin Xiaozhong kept toasting Liu Qing and the others.

There is a lot of flattery in the words.

It lasted for more than an hour, and the banquet for Liu Qing and the three of them was over.

After being full of wine and food, Liu Qing did not forget the task of his trip.

In the evening, he called Lin Xiaozhong over and began to inquire about the recent disappearance of people in Snow Cloud City.

"City Lord Lin, we are going down the mountain this time to help you Snow Cloud City solve this matter.

Therefore, you must tell us all the details of this matter, and do not hide anything. ”

Lin Xiaozhong stood in front of the three of them, his face full of respect.

"Don't dare to deceive the three immortal masters, our Snow Cloud City is under the protection of the Qingling Sect.

For more than ten years, the wind and rain have been smooth and peaceful, and the people are all grateful to Dade.

But just over half a month ago, there was a sudden disappearance of people in the city.

First of all, the second son of the Wang family in the north of the city has never returned home after being away from home for many days.

His family went to the government to report the case, but the people from the government searched for it but could not find it. ”

"On the second day, five or six more farmers in the north of the city went missing, and the government also searched for several days but could not find them."

"Later, there were cases of missing people in the south and west of the city, and we tried all kinds of methods to investigate, but we didn't find any clues."

"Only then did I suspect that it might be an evil disorder, so I reported it to the sect."

Hearing Lin Xiaozhong's story, Liu Qing nodded.

"Oh yes, all of these missing people are male, and they're generally between eighteen and forty years old."

"Before they disappeared, they were all engaged in more or less manual labor."

Hearing Lin Xiaozhong finish adding these two doubts.

A picture suddenly appeared in Liu Qing's mind.

Before the sect assessment, he accidentally saw the picture when he was practicing the earth escape technique.

Someone in the Qingling Sect is secretly raising succubi.

Moreover, in order to improve his cultivation as soon as possible, the man also released the succubus he had raised.

Liu Qing happened to see a succubus going out at that time.

'The disappearance of people in Snow Cloud City for half a month should not be caused by the succubus!' ’

The missing persons were all young men and were all after manual labor.

It's more in line with the hunting goals of succubi.

Then the next direction of investigation can be carried out towards the point of succubus. ’

Although he had already made a plan in his heart, Liu Qing did not say it directly.

Instead, he continued to look at Lin Xiaozhong in front of him, and asked out loud:

"What happened to the three outer disciples who came down the mountain a few days ago?"

"Where have they gone?"

When Liu Qing went to the Hall of Elders to receive the task, the third elder Wei Xu told him about the disappearance of the three outer disciples.

While telling Liu Qing to be careful in everything, he also asked him to rescue the three disciples as much as possible.

If they were alive at all.

Hearing Liu Qing ask about the three outer disciples, Lin Xiaozhong's expression became even more panicked.

"A few days ago, I reported to the sect what happened in Snow Cloud City, and said that it might be because of the evil spirits.

The elders of the outer gate sent three disciples down the mountain to help us investigate the matter.

But when these three immortal masters from the outer gate went to the north of the city to investigate, just like those who disappeared, there was no news for a few days.

I was worried that something would happen to them, so I reported the matter again. ”

"In the meantime, they haven't been back, or have there been any news?"

Hearing Liu Qing's question, Lin Xiaozhong shook his head decisively.

"Not all the time."

Liu Qing looked at Jiang Yu and Jiang Wanwei beside her.

The same message was conveyed in the eyes of all three.

The three outer disciples are estimated to be more than lucky.

After asking Lin Xiaozhong again, Liu Qing let him leave.

At this time, only the three of them were left in the room.

Liu Qing sighed slightly, and said with some crying and laughter:

"I didn't expect things in this Snow Cloud City to be so dangerous, I knew that I wouldn't let the two of you come together."

Originally, when Elder Wei Xu found Liu Qing, he thought in his heart that this might be a relatively ordinary task.

After all, the strength of the fifth layer of his Qi Refining Realm is here.

The elders of the sect would not be stupid enough to let the personal disciple of the sect master, go down the mountain and send him to death.

Therefore, when Wei Xu said that he could find two inner disciples to assist him.

The first thing Liu Qing thought of was a few people who were good friends with him.

In this way, they can not only earn the spirit stone reward of the task, but also help them complete the annual sect mission.

Why not?

But when Liu Qing really learned about it, he completely regretted what he had done before.

Three outer disciples of the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm were suspected to have been killed, and the danger of this can be imagined.

"Three Elders, Three Elders, you're pushing me into the fire pit." ’

Hearing the apologies in Liu Qing's tone, Jiang Yu smiled slightly.

"Isn't it just a little evil, just do him and it's over!"

Jiang Wanwei also nodded again and again.

"Senior sister, I'm a serious Foundation Building Realm cultivator, not comparable to those three Qi Refining Realm fifth-level rookies!"

Although I know that they are all comforting themselves.

But why does this sound so awkward?

"Senior Sister Jiang, you said that there is no such possibility, I am also a rookie monk of the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm?"

"Forehead ......"

As soon as Liu Qing's words came out, Jiang Wanwei was a little unable to catch up.

It's right to say that Liu Qing is different from others, but he is a fifth-layer Qi Refining Realm.

Saying that Liu Qing is the same as those three disciples, isn't it a little too hurtful to him.

looked at Jiang Wanwei's hesitant appearance.

Liu Qing laughed.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yu on the side also laughed.

Seeing that both of them laughed, Jiang Wanwei understood.

It turned out that Liu Qing didn't care about the content of her words just now, and just took this opportunity to tease her.

So, in the midst of the laughter of the three.

The whole room was filled with a sense of joy.

The depressing atmosphere that was originally due to the disappearance of the three outer disciples also disappeared.

"Hey, by the way, does Senior Brother Liu have any thoughts on this matter?"

After a small episode, it was Jiang Yu who was the first to ask about Liu Qing.

Liu Qing thought for a few seconds and said his conjecture.

"When I was in the sect, I once heard people say that there is something called succubus in this demon clan."

"They themselves have cultivated a special kind of exercise, and they only rely on Yuan Yang, which devours human males, to cultivate."

"And when a person's Yuanyang is at its most vigorous, it is at the stage of sixteen to forty years old."

"This happens to coincide with the disappearance that happened in Snow Cloud City, so ......"

"So Senior Brother Liu, you guess that this incident was done by a succubus?"

Hearing Jiang Yu say what he thought, Liu Qing nodded.

As for the fact that he had seen in the sect before that someone was raising succubi, he naturally couldn't tell Jiang Yu about them.

First, this matter may involve a certain high-level of the sect, and Liu Qing does not have enough strength to compete with that person now.

Second, I only saw it once, and it didn't mean that I had caught any substantive evidence.

In case things don't work out by that time, the person bites back, but it will be more than worth the loss.

Therefore, Liu Qing finally thought that the fewer people who knew about that matter, the better.

If what happened in Snow Cloud City this time was really the work of a succubus, then he only needed to find out the harmful succubus.

As for the person involved behind the succubus, he will have to wait until the time is ripe to close the net.

"Succubus? I've heard of this stuff before.

If it's really as you said, junior brother, those people who disappeared in this Snow Cloud City really look like succubi. ”

Regarding Liu Qing's speculation, Jiang Wanwei also nodded in agreement.

"It's just that how do we investigate next?"

Facing this question, Liu Qing thought for a while, and then slowly raised his head.

"Since those three disciples disappeared after they went to the north of the city, it means that they may have been infinitely close to that succubus.

And the place where the succubus is hiding is probably in the north of the city. ”

"Makes sense!"

Both of them agree with Liu Qing's analysis.

"Then we'll rest here for the night, and we'll leave tomorrow at dawn."

"Go to the north of the city, and meet the succubus hidden in the shadows for a while!"

Today is June 1st, the festival of all the treasures, and the little lights are here to wish everyone a happy holiday.

What, you say you're not a child anymore? Then your virginity should still be there, if your virginity is still there, then you are still a child, let the little lights take a good look!

By the way, I will send red envelopes to everyone in the VIP group tonight, which is the group of the light boyfriend, and the book friends who have not entered the group should hurry up~

(End of chapter)