WebNovel Chapter 1283 Missing
Chapter 1283 Missing
The defensive array on the spirit boat was activated instantly.
Ning Ruan remained silent.
With a casual wave of his right hand, a corpse was thrown directly out of the spirit boat.
"The Red Flame you're talking about, you must be referring to him, right?"
Ning Ruan asked earnestly.
The corpse floated silently in the void, the terror of its death still frozen on its face.
The leading female cultivator from the Xuan Shui clan sharpened her gaze, but instead of stepping forward herself, she merely tilted her head slightly.
The young cultivator beside her, who was the first to recognize the Undying Boat, immediately understood and carefully approached the corpse, maneuvering the magical artifact beneath his feet.
I only glanced at it, and I instantly gasped:
"M-Master! It's Red Flame! It really is Red Flame, the leader of the Undying Ark! He has been dead for a long time."
"What? Hongyan is really dead?"
Other Xuan Shui Clan cultivators couldn't help but gather around and examine the corpse in front of them.
"Is this really Crimson Flame?"
"Wasn't he at the Nascent Soul stage? How could he have died so easily?"
Although Hongyan is not ranked at the top of the wanted list, his very presence on the list is enough to prove his ruthlessness and strength.
These kinds of guys usually have a lot of ways to protect themselves.
Even when surrounded, they always manage to cunningly escape.
but now……
But it became a corpse, and was so carelessly thrown out.
In an instant, all the Xuan Shui Clan cultivators' eyes were drawn to the girl leaning on the railing on the second floor of the spirit boat.
Ning Ruan remained extremely calm. "So? It's Red Flame, isn't it?"
The leading female cultivator slowly pushed Hongyan's corpse aside.
Let it float in the void.
A cold gaze pierced Ning Ruan:
"Who killed him?"
As the female cultivator's voice faded.
The bandits on the deck fell silent, their heads bowed even lower.
The guests didn't dare to breathe loudly.
In the midst of this deathly silence, a crisp chewing sound stood out abruptly.
Ning Ruan slowly swallowed the roasted meat in her mouth before raising her eyelids to meet that sharp gaze, her face even showing a hint of confusion.
"I killed him."
Her answer was perfectly natural.
"..."
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of suppressed laughter erupted from the Xuan Shui Clan cultivators.
"you?"
The leading female cultivator frowned, her divine sense sweeping over Ning Ruan without any hesitation, but the result only made her expression turn even colder.
Middle stage of the tenth realm.
The bone age is even surprisingly young.
"Ten Realms?" The female cultivator sneered, her tone dripping with undisguised sarcasm. "Are you toying with me?"
A cultivator at the tenth realm claims to have killed Hong Yan, a Nascent Soul realm cultivator?
Ha ha!
Upon hearing this, Ning Ruan nodded seriously and agreed, "You're right."
Everyone was stunned.
She continued, "Under normal circumstances, a cultivator at the tenth realm indeed cannot kill him."
Before the Xuan Shui Clan could speak, she tilted her head, smiled brightly, and said, word by word:
"But Ning Ruan, who is at the mid-stage of the tenth realm, is quite something."
"..."
The mocking expression on the face of the leading Xuan Shui female cultivator froze instantly.
The sneers on the faces of the monks behind her also froze.
The entire space seemed to freeze for a moment.
Ningruan.
The name struck like a thunderbolt, exploding in the minds of every Xuan Shui Clan cultivator.
"Ning... Ning Ruan?"
The cultivator who first recognized the red flame stared wide-eyed and uttered a few words in disbelief, "It's...it's that...that Ning Ruan?"
“It should be the one you’re thinking of.” Ning Ruan nodded, smiling as she looked at the Xuan Shui Clan female cultivator. “So, now you believe that I killed this guy, right?”
"..."
If it really is that Ning Ruan, what does killing a Nascent Soul cultivator matter?
It's perfectly normal for someone who even their Grand Master couldn't handle to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Even though she was only at the tenth realm.
No, that's not right. The leading female cultivator of the Xuan Shui Clan suddenly remembered that Ning Ruan, who had opposed the Grand Sect, seemed to have a cultivation level of less than ten realms.
He was merely a lowly cultivator at the ninth realm.
How long has it been? He's already at the mid-stage of the tenth realm?!
The leading female cultivator of the Xuan Shui clan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart. The originally condescending pressure had unknowingly been completely subdued.
Even her tone underwent a dramatic change, taking on a solemnity that she herself was unaware of.
"You...are you really that Ning Ruan?"
Ning Ruan countered, "Does it require proof?"
"..." If it really is that Ning Ruan, who would dare ask you to prove it?
The Xuan Shui female cultivator remained silent for a moment before saying, "No need."
She paused, then looked up and swept her gaze across the group of cultivators on the deck. Among these people, there must be some members of the Boundless Bandits.
But she didn't dare ask.
If you ask, it's inevitable that things will escalate to the point of physical violence.
If she were to take action, without a doubt, she would be the one to die.
“Even if you have no connection with the Boundless Bandits, we will still conduct routine checks.”
"Otherwise, you won't be able to enter the Eternal Realm."
Although the voice was still cold, the tone had softened somewhat.
Ning Ruan gestured to the Boundless Bandits on deck to activate their defensive shields. "Inspection is fine, but we need to know why we're inspecting them, right?"
Seeing that Ning Ruan seemed willing to cooperate, the Xuan Shui Clan cultivators silently breathed a sigh of relief.
What they feared most was Ning Ruan's lack of cooperation.
If she doesn't cooperate, there's really nothing they can do.
Beaten again and again.
Using power to intimidate others?
It doesn't seem to work either.
Ning Ruan is notorious for offending the ten major races.
In fact, it offended many people.
If things really escalate, killing them wouldn't be a very serious matter.
After all, she even dared to kill someone like Wang Xuan...
The leading female cultivator from the Xuan Shui clan said, "The Eternal Domain has been quite turbulent lately."
"People are frequently going missing, their fates unknown."
As soon as she finished speaking, another female cultivator behind her hesitated and added, "Especially those from the Heavenly Fate realm, as well as those with better talent, people from all races have gone missing."
As soon as these words came out.
An uproar erupted on the deck.
Not only were the guests who paid protection money horrified.
Even the Boundless Bandits, who had been keeping their heads down and trying to minimize their presence, couldn't help but raise their heads.
There was a storm in my heart.
That's a large, eternal domain!
Someone actually dared to cause trouble inside?
"Was it made by the Boundless Bandits?" Ning Ruan had already finished eating the skewers in her hand. She took out a spiritual fruit at some point, took a bite, and then asked curiously.
The leading female cultivator from the Xuan Shui clan remained silent for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know, we don't have any clues yet."
"but……"
Her cold gaze fell upon the group of Boundless Bandits on the deck who were clearly avoiding her eyes. "The Boundless Bandits are indeed highly suspicious."
The already terrified bandits were speechless.
In all honesty, they really didn't do that.
Only a madman would dare to do something like this in the Eternal Realm.
If it weren't for Ning Ruan, none of them would have dared to approach the Eternal Domain so openly.
Even if they were to go in, they would be very careful to conceal their identities, for fear of being discovered.
Ning Ruan looked up, "How long ago did this happen?"