The Great Xia Sword Sect’s residence.

The old man standing outside the door looked at the deep night sky, his face filled with worry.

He murmured softly, “Why hasn’t Sui’an come back so late today?”

Qin Xian pondered for a moment before speaking softly, “Today is the Lantern Festival in the mortal world, with gatherings and lanterns. It’s normal for the little girl to play late.”

The old man smiled and comforted, “It’s okay, look at you, so worried.”

“Although she’s only seven, her strength has already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.”

“The common folk can’t harm her. Don’t worry.”

Li Nanting nodded slightly at these words but still felt uneasy, as if something major was about to happen.

Time flew by, and Li Guanqi in the room continued his calm cultivation.

The old man looked up at the sky; it was already past midnight and approaching the second watch.

By this time, even the noise in Tianyu City had subsided considerably, and the people on the streets had long returned home.

Li Nanting was still worried, pacing slightly in the courtyard.

He puffed on his dried tobacco, the smoke curling around him.

When the last wisp of smoke burned out, the old man couldn’t hold back any longer and said, “No, this won’t do!”

“Gather the disciples immediately and head to Tianyu City to find her!”

Qin Xian also realized that things were not as simple as he had thought.

Although Yu Sui’an was mischievous, she was very sensible.

She had never stayed out this late before.

Soon, more than twenty disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect were awakened.

Everyone gathered in the courtyard, and after hearing the old man’s words, they all felt a sense of urgency.

The current Tianyu City was a mix of all sorts of people, from all walks of life.

Yu Sui’an usually ran around the eight peaks of the Great Xia Sword Sect, and every fellow disciple knew her.

Upon hearing the news, everyone immediately became alert, then nodded heavily and flew towards Tianyu City on their swords!

Li Nanting hesitated for a long time before speaking softly, “No, I have to go find her myself!”

“Guanqi, keep an eye on things here. I’ll come back as soon as I find Sui’an.”

The old man nodded slightly, then transformed into a purple streak of light and flew away from Tianyu Mountain.

The residences of the sects participating in the Centennial competition among a hundred Sects were all around Tianyu Mountain, some distance from Tianyu City.

When the old man arrived above Tianyu City, he naturally attracted a lot of attention.

But when they saw the sect attire he was wearing, they immediately showed interest.

“It seems to be an elder of the Great Xia Sword Sect, but… what is he doing in Tianyu City at this time?”

Soon, many people noticed that the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect were also appearing in Tianyu City.

These people spread out as if searching for something.

The shouts from some of them made others realize that they were looking for a little girl.

For a while, there was much discussion in the city, with people wondering what had happened.

However, the search that night yielded no results.

Early the next morning, everyone returned to their residence.

Li Nanting slammed his hand down, shattering the table beside him, and said coldly, “We must find Yu Sui’an! It’s impossible for such a big living person to disappear without a trace!”

“Did anyone get any news?”

All the disciples shook their heads, but at this moment, Ye Feng spoke with a grim expression.

“I heard that yesterday, the disciples of the Purple Sun Hall were drinking and having fun, and someone saw the little girl on that street.”

“I don’t know if there’s any connection between the two.”

Li Nanting stood up abruptly, ready to leave.

Tu Kui frowned and shouted, “Old Li, where are you going?”

The old man shook off Tu Kui’s hand, his eyes flashing with cold light, “Where? Of course, to the Purple Sun Hall to demand an explanation!”

Qin Xian said sternly, “Enough! Don’t panic!”

“Don’t you have the little girl’s life jade slip? Check its condition!”

Li Nanting slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten about it.

He immediately took out a milky white jade slip, only the size of a palm, from his storage ring.

The words “Sui’an” were engraved on both sides, and there was a noticeable crack in the middle of the jade slip!

Seeing this, the old man clenched the jade slip tightly and said coldly, “Severely injured!”

Qin Xian’s eyes flickered as he said in a deep voice, “You’re not enough. I’ll go to the Purple Sun Hall myself!”

“Tu Kui, you keep an eye on Guanqi. The rest of you continue searching the city and expand the search area!”

Li Nanting knew the old man was right, and he immediately transformed into a streak of light and shot out!

The others also flew towards Tianyu City on their swords.

Qin Xian, on the other hand, teleported directly to the residence of the Purple Sun Hall.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance, he was stopped by a disciple of the Purple Sun Hall. Qin Xian’s face darkened as he spoke.

“Inform them that Qin Xian of the Great Xia Sword Sect is here.”

However, the disciple sneered and said, “The Grand Elder has said that the Purple Sun Hall will not receive guests for the next three days. Please leave.”

Qin Xian’s anger flared up, and he said in a deep voice, “Tell Elder Miao that Qin Xian wants to see him!”

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the Purple Sun Hall.

The man had a stern face but a hint of coldness as he spoke.

“Elder Qin, the duel between our two sects is in two days. What’s the matter now?”

“If it’s urgent, you can tell me.”

Qin Xian looked at him coldly and said softly, “I’m just here to ask if any of the Purple Sun Hall’s disciples saw a seven-year-old girl in a red floral jacket yesterday.”

The man pretended to ponder for a moment, then smiled and said, “No, the disciples came back early yesterday. I didn’t hear them mention seeing any little girl.”

Qin Xian nodded grimly, not wanting to waste any more time on him.

But from his behavior, it was clear that he might know something!

The man was obviously trying to brush him off. As he turned to leave, the old man said coldly.

“You’d better not have. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what the Great Xia Sword Sect will do.”

The man smiled indifferently, and after Qin Xian left, he spat at the old man’s back.

“What a joke! Do they really think that just because they moved up the sect rankings with that Blind, they can be on par with our Purple Sun Hall!”

However, as soon as the man turned around, he saw an old man with white eyebrows standing behind him.

The old man was none other than Miao Chuanjiang, the Grand Elder of the Purple Sun Hall!

The old man glanced at Qin Xian’s distant figure with flickering eyes, then disappeared.

Back in the hall, the old man angrily scolded, “All you do is cause trouble!”

“Did you kill her?”

The ten disciples, who were to participate in the final match in two days, looked at each other.

Finally, Zhao Beichen stood up and said softly, “Heh, a bunch of useless trash.”