114 An Important Clue (1/2)

When the group arrived back in the town, they immediately made their way over to the two Elders.

Currently, Elder Xing and Elder Baili were sitting in the courtyard of the house Elder Xing had been given for the time being, discussing some matters that they needed to report back to the sect. When they heard somebody come over, they looked up, wondering just who it might be.

They had originally expected somebody from the village but noticing the spiritual energy accompanying their guests, they realized that those would either be people from another sect that had come over to ask some questions or some of their disciples that had already returned. The former wouldn't be a problem but the latter definitely was.

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Seeing Mei Chao Bing and his group arrive at the door, the two of them exchanged a glance, feeling that this was even worse than expected.

Considering the relationship Elder Baili had with Mei Chao Bing and Yun Bei Fen, Elder Xing was the one to turn to them and nod. ”Mei Chao Bing, you've returned very early. What could be the matter?”

Mei Chao Bing cupped his fists and bowed before taking out the painting of the mural. ”We were investigating the area that had been assigned to us, paying some more attention to places that the others had noticed before. Because of that, we happened upon something strange.”

Elder Xing furrowed his brows and took the painting, taking a closer look. ”This is …?”

”There's an area in the border region that looks somewhat like an abandoned city but with the stone structures fully preserved. Close to a well in that city, we found a structure that looked a little like a chest or bench that was empty underneath. Upon closer inspection, we found a mural on the underside. As it turned out, there was some resemblance to the symbol of the Jian Chu Sect in there. We did this painting so that the Elders could check.”

”The Jian Chu Sect's symbol?” Elder Xing furrowed his brows. This wasn't good news regardless of how he looked at it. ”Did you find anything else?”

Mei Chao Bing shook his head. ”Nothing. We do suspect that there might be more murals like this but it is difficult to say for sure. We would need to investigate some more places.”

Elder Xing looked at Elder Baili and then nodded. Indeed. Whether or not there was a relationship with the Jian Chu Sect in this, they would likely find out if they looked for more clues like this. If they found something, it was very likely that there was more to this. If they didn't … Well, they still couldn't deny that there was some possibility but it would at least be less likely. ”Do you have any thoughts on where to look for more clues like this?” He glanced at Mei Chao Bing and the rest of the group, trying to see if they had already come to some kind of conclusion.