With the red cloud shuttle beneath their feet, the two flew away in the sky above the Immortal City, their speed two to three times faster than even top-grade flying magical artifacts.
In just a quarter of an hour, Feng Kang led Zhang Ling to a place in the northern part of the Immortal City. They stopped in front of a three-story building constructed of redwood.
Zhang Ling observed that there were no other buildings within a dozen yards around the building, and a layer of red restriction light was shining above the building.
“Junior Brother Zhang Ling, this is the temporary residence of Uncle Han.”
Feng Kang took out a black jade token, injected spiritual power into it, and waved it towards the front, shooting out a black light that flashed and merged into the red restriction light.
In Zhang Ling's eyes, a half-yard wide opening appeared in the red light curtain in front of them.
“Go in, Uncle Han is inside.”
After Feng Kang opened the restriction, he didn't seem to want to enter, but rather motioned for Zhang Ling to enter. Zhang Ling smiled and nodded, then walked towards the building.
“Boy, go to the second floor.”
As soon as he stepped into the building, a deep voice rang in his ear, and Zhang Ling went straight to the second floor.
In a few breaths, he reached the second floor.
It was decorated quite exquisitely. Some paintings and calligraphy hung on the walls, along with various exquisite objects. A red carpet was also laid on the floor.
Behind a wooden screen in front of him, three cultivators were sitting, talking about something.
“Brother Dongfang, don't worry, hasn't Little Friend Zhang arrived? Just ask him.” Han Yu said to a white-faced scholar in a green robe.
Zhang Ling carefully glanced at the three of them, and was immediately shocked. The aura on the three of them was very alarming; they were all high-level cultivators.
For a moment, he felt bitter in his heart and stood there dumbfounded.
He had anticipated it before, but he didn't expect to face three high-level cultivators.
“Boy, this is Fellow Daoist Dongfang, and Fellow Daoist Lin.”
Han Yu's voice rang in his ear, and Zhang Ling came back to his senses, bowing to the three of them.
“Junior Zhang Ling pays respects to Uncle Han, Senior Dongfang, and Senior Lin.”
“Come forward, we have some questions to ask you.”
“Yes.”
Zhang Ling walked around the screen and stood before the three of them. Han Yu still had the same obese figure he had seen before, wearing a purple brocade robe like a wealthy old man.
The middle-aged man in the green robe next to him was tall and thin, but his face was stern, and he was looking at Zhang Ling with sharp eyes.
The only remaining old man, wearing a gray robe, didn't pay attention to him. This man was dressed cleanly, but his messy gray hair gave him an unkempt appearance. The old man was holding a white jade wine pot, pouring and drinking on his own.
The three of them had different images, and gave Zhang Ling different feelings.
“Zhang Ling, tell me, how did you survive?” the middle-aged man in the green robe asked in a muffled voice, “Don't hide anything, boy.”
“Yes, Senior.”
“Junior previously followed Uncle Han and some fellow cultivators to reinforce Green Moon Lake. At that time, there were quite a few members of the alien demon race. We joined forces with the remaining cultivators of Green Moon Lake to defend against the enemy. We were barely able to cope. In the end, we used the formation at the Sealed Demon Stone to fight those alien demon races to the death, but unexpectedly, an accident happened at that time…”
Zhang Ling told the general situation as it was, while carefully observing the expressions of the three seniors.
When he said that the lake water of Green Moon Lake turned upside down, and swept them and the alien demons into the underground river.
The three of them didn't have any expressions, but when he said that they came to an ancient secret place, their faces changed slightly.
“Ancient secret place, Ghost King Palace, could it be the Ghost King Sect of ancient times?”
“Listen to this boy finish speaking, and we'll judge the truth.”
Han Yu and Senior Dongfang talked in doubt. The old man surnamed Lin didn't speak all the time, but smiled at Zhang Ling.
The old man's move surprised Zhang Ling. Why would this Old Man Lin suddenly be interested in him? Could it be that this person knows something?
What he said was all true, and there were no loopholes. The only strange thing was the mutation of Green Moon Lake, but he didn't know the reason for this.
“Boy, continue.”
“Yes, after that, I found a few fellow cultivators, but I also encountered other powerful cultivators. An old man and a female cultivator were fighting. That Senior Female claimed to be an Immortal City cultivator who came to reinforce Green Moon Lake, and finally took the remaining of us into the Eternal Life Hall…”
Zhang Ling finished speaking about the situation until he left the Yin Water River in one breath, but concealed the fact that Dongfang Ya had fainted and was injured. In the end, it also became that Dongfang Ya found a way out, and he escaped the danger.
After speaking, the three of them had different expressions, and for a moment, they didn't know what they were thinking. Suddenly, Han Yu looked at the green-robed man and asked, “That female cultivator, do you know her name?”
“Dongfang Ya.”
Zhang Ling said Dongfang Ya's name without concealment. As for why he didn't say it just now, it was naturally because he was a little taboo.
Generally, high-level cultivators rarely reveal their names to them, let alone a female cultivator. Unless it is a sect senior, or a family member.
But with this question, Zhang Ling couldn't hide it.
“It seems that this boy is telling the truth. Immortal Dongfang seems to be safe and sound.”
“It's just that my elder sister hasn't returned yet, which is really worrying.”
Zhang Ling, who was standing next to him with his head down, frowned when he heard the green-clothed man's words.
When he heard Han Yu introduce that the green-robed man was also surnamed Dongfang, he guessed whether this person was related to Dongfang Ya.
He didn't expect that Dongfang Ya was this person's elder sister, but this person looked much older than Dongfang Ya.
But this is not a strange thing. What made him frown was that Dongfang Ya had not returned yet.
After a moment of silence, the green-robed man looked at Zhang Ling with cold eyes and asked again: “I ask you, do you know that old man and that young man?”
“Junior doesn't know those two people, and I've never seen them before.”
“Okay, but whether what you said is true or false, it still needs to be verified.” The green-robed scholar suddenly sank his eyes, and with a wave of his sleeves, a palm-sized, hazy little mirror appeared in front of him.
“Heart-Searching Mirror, Brother Dongfang, why are you still carrying this treasure?”
The old man who had not spoken all the time suddenly called out with bright eyes.
“Could it be that Brother Dongfang doesn't believe what this boy said?” Han Yu's eyes also looked at the hazy little mirror a few times, seeming very surprised.
“Just now, the divine senses of the three of us have been observing this boy. His expression has not changed much, and there is no sign of lying. Is Brother Dongfang using this treasure a waste of talent?”
“That's right, this is the Heart-Searching Mirror. I borrowed it from the Immortal City Law Enforcement Hall. It's not that I don't believe what Little Friend Zhang said, it's just that my elder sister hasn't returned yet, and I'm really worried. That's why I borrowed this treasure from the Immortal City.”
“It concerns my elder sister's life and death, please forgive me, two fellow daoists.”
When Zhang Ling heard these words, he was first surprised that the little mirror this person took out was the “Heart-Searching Mirror”, and Han Yu and the old man spoke for him, which also surprised him.
Han Yu could speak for him because he had previously served as the guard of Red Rock Mountain and had been his subordinate for a period of time.
But the old man had no relatives or reason to speak for him, which made Zhang Ling a little puzzled.
