It was night, Xie Qianqiu had a good sleep, and woke up soon after the sky darkened, feeling refreshed.

  Xie Qianqiu thought to himself: It turns out that drinking wine can make one sleep well and then refresh oneself, it's really a good thing.

  Xie Qianqiu headed towards Ye Tianfan's room and asked before reaching the door, "Younger brother, are you in?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Ye Tianfan to respond and started pushing the door open to enter.

  Arriving at Ye Tianfan's residence, Xie Qianqiu directly asked: "Younger brother, are you ready? If you're ready, let's hurry and go. I really want to see what the reason is for those people disappearing."

  Ye Tianfan didn't waste any words and said directly: "Master sister, let's go. We mustn't alarm anyone else, let's slip out quietly."

  Xie Qianqiu suddenly understood, and Ye Tianfan also closed his own lamp and door. The two of them quietly took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to slip out of the inn and start making their way towards the outskirts of the city.

  The two of them moved quickly and soon found themselves outside the city suburbs, but they didn't know where to start looking. In the end, Ye Tianfan took charge.

  The idea was that since they couldn't find the reason, but the mastermind behind these disappearances could be found, so the two of them decided to wander around and wait for the culprit to show up.

  Two people wandered aimlessly in the suburbs, although on the surface they pretended to be relaxed, but in their hearts they were always on high alert, and at any moment they could launch a counterattack.

  It's just despairing that although the two of them walked in very conspicuous places, there was no appearance of people or objects that caused those people to disappear.

  Just as the two were about to give up, a voice that was unmistakably Tian Yin's rang out towards Ye Tianfan and the other.

  Only one person said, "Senior brother, this time we've caught quite a few people, it should be almost enough, if we continue to catch people here, it's likely to attract the attention of those righteous people, this is really a difficult task."

  Another person said, "Junior brother, who says it's not true? Catching these people is of little use to us, it's just what the higher-ups have requested. As two Golden Elixir initial-stage cultivators, we don't even have the qualifications to know the purpose of catching these people, let alone being allowed to run around randomly. I've been fed up with this for a long time."

  That junior brother said in a low voice, "Senior brother, you can't casually speak ill of those elders, or else be careful that walls have ears, and if it's passed on to those people's ears, it'll be disastrous."

  "There's nothing scary about them; even if they were standing right in front of me, I'd still say the same thing." The man who called himself Shixiong said, though his voice was much softer and lacked conviction.

  However, that junior fellow seemed not to have heard it and said with a flattering tone: "Yes, senior brother, your father is also an elder of our sect, those people will still give you some respect."

  Although the younger brother said so on the surface, he was thinking in his heart: I spit, it's just a father of an unorthodox outer sect elder, what's there to be proud of? One day I will make you call me "older brother".

  This senior brother was also quite pleased to hear his junior brother's words, and he had already discarded the insufficient confidence he had earlier. He patted his junior brother's back generously and said: "Junior brother, don't worry, with me there will be you too, I'll cover for you."

  After listening to the conversation between the two, Ye Tianfan and the other person were both shocked in their hearts. They did not expect that all of this was the Demon Gate's doing, and it was a secret that only the higher-ups had the qualifications to know.

  Both of them have a hidden agenda in their hearts, there must be a big secret inside, it's possible that it's used to target our righteous path.

  The two demonic cultivators saw that it was getting late and the younger brother said, "Big Brother, let's hurry back. If we return late, we'll probably get scolded."

  That senior brother was reluctant, but he was a headache for the elder of the sect, so he nodded in agreement, and the two prepared to leave.

  Ye Tianfan and Xie Qianqiu exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's intention, which was to secretly follow and see what kind of tricks the Demon Gate had up its sleeve.

  The two of them quietly followed the other two, trying not to make a sound, not wanting to be seen by their quarry. What if they couldn't escape and the Demonic Sect disciples killed themselves? After all, the people of the Demonic Sect were not only cruel to others, but also extremely ruthless to themselves.

  Although the two of them did not know if they were being followed, it seemed as if their sect had given them a requirement to be cautious, fearing that others would follow them. Therefore, after circling around for several rounds, the two of them formally began heading towards the secret location.

  The two of them, Ye Tianfan and the person following behind him, vaguely heard someone say that those old antiques were really boring. They said they were afraid of being followed, but the people who called us out to come back later actually wanted to circle around a few more times before doing so.

  And another person said that there is no way, this is what the sect's elder thought for safety, and it's not just us who have to follow, those elders also have to do so.

  Hearing the two men's words, Ye Tianfan and the other person became even more certain that there was indeed a great conspiracy and secret here, and they had to go and investigate clearly in order to be at peace.

  The two of them stopped when they reached a mountain wall covered with vines. One of them pushed aside the vines in one place, and suddenly a deep cave was revealed. The two of them entered the cave one after another. Ye Tianfan thought to himself that this should be their secret location.

  Xie Qianqiu saw the two enter, and hurriedly wanted to go in to see what was going on. He hastily tried to walk towards there, but was stopped by Ye Tianfan.

  Qian Qiu said angrily: "Younger brother, why are you blocking me? Let's go in and take a look at what's going on inside."

  Ye Tianfan would not reveal the real reason, but Ye Tianfan had clearly heard both of them mention the word "Elder" before, and more than one person. It's worth noting that among the three major sects, each sect's elder must have at least achieved the Separation Period cultivation level, and since the Demon Sect can rival the Orthodox Sect, it's likely that they are not inferior to the three major sects either.

  Ye Tianfan himself didn't need to worry about his own safety, after all, in the entire Tianqi Star, there were already not many people who could pose a threat to him.

  But his own senior sister Xie Qianqiu was different, with her only having a Golden Elixir middle-stage cultivation level, she would probably be caught as soon as she went in. And if he himself got entangled by the people inside, then his senior sister would be in danger.

  So Ye Tianfan tactfully said: "Sister, the situation inside is unclear, shouldn't we go and scout ahead first? I think I'll go in and take a look, if I find anything, I'll come out and tell you right away."

  Xie Qianqiu disagreed with Ye Tianfan's words and still wanted to go in and take a look, wondering what the situation was inside.

  Yè Tiān Fán saw that his master's sister did not agree, so he said: "Master's sister, I'm doing this not just for you, but also for myself. Think about it, if the two of us go in and accidentally get caught, who will come to rescue us? But if you stay outside and see that I haven't come out after a day, then maybe there's still a chance to send someone to report and save us."

  After listening to Ye Tianfan's explanation, Xie Qianqiu reluctantly agreed with Ye Tianfan's statement, but added a sentence 'Be careful in all things, and don't try to be brave when encountering danger.'

  Ye Tianfan responded and then came to where the two had entered earlier, parted the vines, and headed towards the interior of the mountain cave.

  Xie Qiuqiu watched as his junior fellow slowly walked towards the cave, eventually being swallowed up by the deep mountain cave. His heart was filled with worry, but he couldn't do anything and could only pray that his senior would be safe and sound.