My Lord.

Chapter 279: Stealing chicken but losing rice

Chapter 279: Stealing a Chicken, Losing the Rice

Yin Hongxue couldn't explain, since the pendant wasn't on Liu Ruxuan. Seeing Liu Ruxuan turn to leave, Yin Hongxue stopped her, saying, "Liu Ruxuan, are you sure you didn't take it?"

Liu Ruxuan had just taken a step when she stopped, turned around, and looked directly at Yin Hongxue: "Third Elder, you're so sure I took it, is there some... conspiracy involved?"

"Nonsense!" Yin Hongxue was furious and swept a stream of spiritual energy out with a wave of her hand.

Before Ye Liuli could react, Liu Ruxuan quickly formed a barrier, blocking Yin Hongxue's offensive spiritual energy in front of her and neutralizing it.

"Third Elder, you've gone too far!!" Ye Liuli's short temper flared up immediately.

"Who are you?!" Yin Hongxue narrowed her eyes, staring at Ye Liuli.

Ye Liuli was not a cowardly person. She smiled coldly and said, "Who am I? I am Ye Liuli, who is upright and honest."

"Ye Liuli?" Yin Hongxue's mind raced for a moment before she said uncertainly, "Someone from the Nine Marshes Continent?"

“Exactly.” Ye Liuli made no attempt to hide it.

"Master Xing, my jade pendant is lost. It's the most precious treasure of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. You must find it for me no matter what." Yin Hongxue didn't target Ye Liuli too much, but instead handed this difficult problem over to Xing Wenyong.

Xing Wenyong patted his chest confidently: "Third Elder, don't worry, I will find it for you as soon as possible."

Yin Hongxue left with several apprentices, giving Liu Ruxuan a disapproving look as they passed by. Bu Yuzhen's gaze was not much different from Yin Hongxue's.

Only the northern part of the city remained peaceful and quiet.

Yin Hongxue miscalculated this time; his attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and he was so angry that he didn't eat or drink anything for two days.

Because the pendant was quite important, it quickly alerted Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan angrily pointed at Yin Hongxue's nose and said that Yin Hongxue was too careless. How could such an important thing be out of her sight?

Yin Hongxue insisted that Liu Ruxuan had gone there before she disappeared, and then Liu Ruxuan was invited to Zhiyuan's place.

There were only three people in the room: Zhiyuan, Yin Hongxue, and Liu Ruxuan.

"Liu Ruxuan, tell me the truth, did you take it or not?" Zhiyuan asked Liu Ruxuan with a frown.

Liu Ruxuan smiled: "What did you take?"

"The Third Elder's jade pendant." Zhiyuan paused, then took out another one from his pocket: "Similar to this one."

Liu Ruxuan looked at the jade pendant in Zhiyuan's hand. This one was also incomplete, but it didn't match Yin Hongxue's half. It seemed as if a piece of jade had been divided into four parts.

"Do you remember?" Zhiyuan stared at Liu Ruxuan's expression, trying to find something.

Liu Ruxuan calmly shook her head: "No."

Hearing Liu Ruxuan's vehement denial, Zhiyuan sighed helplessly. There was nothing he could do about Liu Ruxuan, since there were no witnesses or physical evidence.

"Ruxuan, do you know what this jade pendant is?" Zhiyuan stood opposite Liu Ruxuan and said in a deep voice.

Liu Ruxuan shook her head and remained silent.

“In front of the back mountain of our Heavenly Spirit Sect, behind the Cloud Spirit Hall of the Sect Leader, there is a tower. Inside the tower is a sacred object. The key to opening the tower door is a special jade pendant,” Zhiyuan said, shaking the pendant in his hand.

"Senior Brother, why are you telling her this?!" Yin Hongxue tried to stop Zhiyuan, because very few people knew about this, and if it were leaked, who knew what kind of trouble it would cause.

Zhiyuan waved his hand, signaling Yin Hongxue to be quiet. He continued to tell Liu Ruxuan, "It was made by the first leader himself. In order to prevent it from being used by outsiders, the jade pendant at the entrance was divided into four parts. If one is lost, the entrance can no longer be opened, and no one can enter."