Chapter 522 - Meeting Old Acquaintance (2/2)

Jian Xing turned back and gave her a look. After a long while, he turned back and continued sword-riding.

“Do you think that I was too cruel to their group of disciples?” Lonemoon gave Jian Xing a look and asked.

Jian Xing was stunned. He shook his head and said, “No. They made mistakes and failed to live up to Master’s expectations in the first place. Right now… they only returned to their original positions. Only that…” He couldn’t help but look back once more, before saying seriously, “Zhi Lin is my younger sister after all. Though I know for sure she can’t possibly return to the sect, I can’t manage to be completely indifferent to her.” His look was conflicted, there was no grievance in his eyes.

“Hmm, good that you understand.” Lonemoon nodded. This disciple saw things clearly and didn’t need him to worry much. “Though she’s no longer a disciple of the sect, it’s not necessary to be too distant towards her. It’s good so long as you know the proper limits.”

“Yes, Master!”

Lonemoon said no more and continued flying towards their destination. Yet Shen Ying behind him suddenly turned her body and looked straight towards Jian Xing.

Jian Xing looked up subconsciously, but only to see meet a big smile from Shen Ying. He was stunned for a moment. His look was all confused, but somehow… he suddenly felt flustered.

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Lonemoon flew with the disciples for two days before they finally reached Quhang City. This was a relatively large city on the west. What was described on the paper strip was a strange matter that happened inside the city recently. Since a few months ago, the people inside the city seemed to have gotten a strange illness together, and they inexplicably fell into sleep once the night fell. Moreover, every one of them had nightmares and only woke when morning came. The locals thought that there were demons, so they went to the seaside to seek the help of immortals.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the party dressed as caravan businessmen who went into the city to buy goods. Lonemoon found an inn, settled down, and let the others go inquiring.

The four asked around the city properly and only returned at sunset. They started communicating about their discoveries.

“I heard that the people here fall into sleep every night at eleven. It seems that the demon only comes out at night.”

“But there’s no remnant demonic aura in the city. It doesn’t seem to be demons then.”

“People on the west side of the city said that this matter has continued for five to six months. Now, people are lethargic not only at night but also during the day, for no reason at all.”

“Exactly. People on the east side also said so. And those who fell asleep during the day had to sleep for four or five days before waking up. Some even took more than ten days.”

Everybody finished talking, and then they all looked towards Lonemoon in the middle. Apparently, they didn’t have a clue.

“Have you seen those people in lethargy?” reminded Lonemoon.

Jian Xing at the side spoke, “Master, I went to see several of them, but there were no other abnormalities with their bodies. They looked to be merely asleep.”

“Yes.” The oldest among the four also said, “I’ve also checked their bodies, there was no trace of invasion by demonic aura.”

“Hmm.” Lonemoon nodded and said, “Have you thought about any way to tackle this?”

The four exchanged a look before replying, “We intend to wait till eleven tonight and find out more about the situation first.”