Listening to these people's conversation, it seems they are not passing by randomly, but a patrol unit deliberately stationed here.

The patrol unit in Cangzhou Pavilion's area?

Lin Qi was puzzled, when another team came to replace them.

"Recently, this Ginger Sea area has been quite unstable. There have been several incidents of the Ghost Noodle Fiend injuring people. Thanks to the Cangzhou City Branch providing information and sending reinforcements, we wouldn't have survived otherwise."

Recently, the creatures in Chaotic Realm and Beihai have been restless, causing chaos throughout Cangzhou Pavilion... It's quite strange though, Cangzhou City's branch pavilions have always resisted Cangzhou Pavilion's authority. This time they actually offered to lend their support?

"It's probably because the Cangzhou branch office recently lost face after its dungeon was broken into. Finally, they know to behave themselves."

"Not necessarily. Over the years, Cangzhou City's various departments have done many disgraceful things. When have you ever seen them apologize or take responsibility? I suspect they might have other plans up their sleeves."

What kind of abacus?

……

Listening to the team's conversation, Lin Qi's brow furrowed tightly. Her previous worries had all become reality.

The Cangzhou branch had already laid a net of traps on the way to Cangzhou Pavilion, wanting to send messages… It was almost impossible.

Lin Qi could wait for two days, but he was wondering how things were going with Dai Jun.

Although Lin Qi heard the conversation of this team, she didn't believe it all and continued to hide in the dark, waiting for the right moment.

Lin Qi wandered the border for two days, discovering that the surveillance cultivators sent by the Cangzhou branch were everywhere.

She made several attempts to break through the blockade lines to send messages, but was almost discovered each time.

From this point onwards, Lin Qi became even more cautious.

On the third day, Lin Qi saw a familiar face in the patrol squad, or rather, she knew him only from one side—Jin Yue.

At first, Lin Qi was still Cheng Zi Rao, participating in the Tianze Secret Realm as one of the top three handyman disciples. The other two handyman disciples were Jin Yue and Hong Wu.

Upon seeing Jin Yue, Lin Qi suddenly conceived a scheme in her heart.

Only when night falls will the patrol squad wander through the half-night, searching for a quiet bamboo forest to rest for a while.

A few people were sitting on the ground chatting.

“This mission is way too easy, isn't it? They call it patrol, but I haven't even seen a ghost. I just walk back and forth every day... It's not easy to get a spot in the Behai Cangzhou training program either. What if in a few years when I go back, my cultivation level is still stagnant?”

Jin Yue said softly, "A simple mission isn't a bad thing. Recently, I haven't encountered the Gui Mian Sha doing any harm. It should have been dealt with, which is good news for the people in the vicinity."

"Good thing?" The other party snorted, clearly having no desire to talk to Jin Yue anymore.

They have nothing in common to talk about, their opinions are completely different. If they keep talking, they might end up arguing.

When Jin Yue saw that no one else was paying attention to him, he suddenly felt a little down.

He came from a humble background as a common disciple, and his personality was pure and honest. After arriving at Cangzhou Pavilion, he was ostracized because of his way of speaking, already isolated by this team.

One team of seven people, only Jin Yue sat alone on the edge.

This time his words were inappropriate, the others remained silent, completely ignoring him.

Jin Yue quietly sighed, just about to meditate cross-legged, when he suddenly felt his pant leg being pulled.

Jin Yue was taken aback. He lowered his head and saw a small vine creeping out from the ground, with a plaque of Fei Xian Ge disciple hanging on it. The plaque bore three characters: Cheng Zi Rao.

As one of the best among the errand disciples, Jin Yue naturally recognized Cheng Zirao.

But Cheng Ziruo never came to Beihai Cangzhou at all?

When he saw the name on the token, he almost thought he was seeing things.

Just as they were about to meet face-to-face, a vine swayed. Cheng Zirao's token was gone, replaced by a small piece of paper.

Although Jin Yue is simple and honest, he still has a keen sense of awareness.

He immediately tucked the note away and sat there innocently, waiting for no one to notice before quietly opening it.

"A note with six words was clearly written on the paper: Cangzhou City, Ghost Noodles Monkey."

All six characters on the note were familiar to Jin Yue, but he couldn't figure out their connection when put together.

Even if it weren't him, even if the Grand Master of Cangzhou Pavilion saw these six characters, he wouldn't immediately be able to connect them to the Ghost Face Monkey having transformed into a human and silently taken control of the entire city of Cangzhou.

The patrol team rotates every two days, and today is Jin Yue's last day on patrol.

He held a piece of paper in his hand, his face etched with confusion and bewilderment.

Jin Yue didn't know who to give the note to.

His direct supervisor had long disliked him, and it was he who led the ostracization and isolation of Jin Yue.

If Jin Yue took out the note, she would probably not only lose trust but also be ridiculed.

You could give the note to someone else... but I doubt they'd believe it.

Jin Yue was hesitating when he heard that the place where the three realms converged was frequently in turmoil. The Immortal of Fuyi was going to select a group of cultivators to go and suppress it.

Jin Yue had been waiting for this news for a long time, and she went to register at the front line that day.

When registering, Jin Yue saw Fu Yi Xian seated at the head. Out of the blue, he handed the note in his hand to her.

“Yesterday, the disciple was patrolling near Jiang Hai when he saw a token belonging to a fellow sect member. He also had a piece of paper stuffed in his hand. Suspicious, the disciple did not dare to act rashly and specially sought guidance from the immortal.”

He told her about Cheng Ziruo's background again.

Fu Yi Xianzhe was originally just a casual glance, but when he saw the pale red lotus flower pattern on the note, his eyes narrowed and he took the note.

It's also a coincidence.

When Dai Jun used his connections to transfer Lin Qi to the Zhuying Pavilion, Fu Yi Xian investigated further and learned that before using the name Dai Yuan, Lin Qi had also used the identity of Chengzi Rao.

She casually crushed the paper scraps, nonchalantly saying, "There's no physical evidence on it, it's probably a prank."

"What?" Jin Yue's face changed: "It's my disciple's fault!"

Fu Yi Xian-zhe raised his hand and sent a burst of immortal energy to help Jin Yue up, "You did nothing wrong. Just be more careful in the future."

Today's events, please don't spread them.

"Yes."

Although the matter was kept quiet afterward, it still spread and reached Captain Jin Yue's ears. This angered both the captain and the team members, who became even more resentful and targeted toward Jin Yue.

Then, the Fairy of Whispering Clothes returned to her master's residence and met with the Immortal of Brightness.

"Master, I have something to report."

"She said," Zao Xian was a cultivator with a cold and aloof demeanor, her bearing sharp and refined. Her every word carried the chill of frost.

"Something big must have happened in Cangzhou City."

Zhaoxian's face held no surprise, instead she handed a scroll to Fuyi Xianzhe: "The dungeon has been breached, the prisoner has escaped. This is an explanation sent by the Cangzhou City Branch."

The Fairy of Fluttering Clothes took it and immediately became enraged.

"This explanation from the Cangzhou city division is far too arrogant and dismissive! It's like they think we are fools. This explanation is worse than no explanation at all!"

Such a major incident as the dungeon being breached, and the Cangzhou City Branch Hall actually gave the explanation of "old disrepair" and "unstable formations," even brazenly asking the General Hall for Spirit Stones to repair the dungeon.

The Brush-Removing Immortal practically wanted to hurl the scroll into Master Fen's face.