Chapter 800 - 241: East Sea Captured
Chapter 241 [Captured in the East Sea] (7400)
The commotion in the courtyard alerted Chen Yan. After quickly collecting his things, he didn’t immediately open the door but stood inside the door, listening intently. At the same time, he released his divine sense... After this nourishment, his Primordial Spirit, within the coverage area of a Third Realm Cultivator’s divine sense, became even more adept at controlling the surroundings’ dynamics.
With just a fleeting thought, everything outside the courtyard seemed to be projected into Chen Yan’s mind.
He seemed to "see" a figure rolling and struggling to get up on the ground, just below the row of disciple accommodation buildings near the left side of the courtyard gate.
Chen Yan’s heart sank.
This person, did they seem to have fallen from the upstairs?
But when he returned to the courtyard earlier, the disciples in the courtyard had all left.
Unless this person had been hiding in the disciple’s room all along, only coming out at this moment?
But why would they fall from upstairs?
Soon after, the figure that fell to the ground suddenly rolled on the spot and disappeared somewhere...
At this moment, the courtyard door was suddenly knocked on, but immediately after, someone outside forcefully pushed open the courtyard door, and four or five figures rushed in, flooding the courtyard.
Chen Yan’s hand, which was about to open the door, immediately retracted.
In the courtyard, four or five Outer Sect disciples wearing pale yellow robes from the Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect
Leading them was someone Chen Yan knew well—Outer Disciple Zhao Wuji.
It was he who had initially brought Chen Yan here to settle in, an Outer Disciple from the Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect and also someone from Jing’an Hall, who was also an attendant beside the first Inner Sect disciple Chen Yan met, Jiang Mo, from the Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect.
Zhao Wuji, apparently of remarkable status, was leading these few Outer Disciples.
He held a long sword in his hand, his face grave, and after entering the courtyard, he shouted in a low voice, "Search every room!"
The few Outer Disciples, all armed with sharp blades, rushed into the buildings on both sides.
Almost simultaneously, from the yards outside, where other preparatory Outer Courtyard disciples lived, came sounds of clamoring and searching.
It was evident that the Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect’s disciples had mobilized on a large scale and were searching for something over a wide area.
Chen Yan had a slight twinge of guilt in his heart—today, he had inadvertently intruded into the Beautiful Glow flower demon’s pond and gained some benefit.
He wasn’t sure if the Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect’s rules held any significant secret in that flower demon’s territory.
What if he had committed a taboo?
Soon, his door was pounded.
Chen Yan knew there was no avoiding it—hiding in the room was useless because the searchers outside clearly had the authority to open any room, and the array protecting the room could be easily disabled by the disciples in charge of the search outside.
So, as soon as he heard the sound at his door, Chen Yan did not hesitate and immediately made a sound.
"Who is it?"
He deliberately shouted loudly, then forcefully opened the door and saw an Outer Disciple standing outside, holding a piece of talisman paper, apparently about to use it to disable the room’s array.
After the two made eye contact, it seemed both were surprised and somewhat embarrassed: "You, you are..."
"I’m staying here." Chen Yan retorted with a confused and surprised expression: "What business do you have, Senior Brother?"
The Outer Disciple was about to speak when a voice came from behind him, belonging to Zhao Wuji: "Zhao Shanhe? Why haven’t you gone to the lecture hall to listen to today’s sermon?"
Chen Yan nodded, looked at Zhao Wuji, and said indifferently, "Others may not know about my situation, but would you not, Brother Wuji? I’m not one of the selected preparatory disciples. I’m just a guest staying here. How could I have the face to attend sermons every day?"
Zhao Wuji immediately displayed a smile, gently patting the shoulder of the disciple outside, urging him to step aside. He turned to Chen Yan with a smile and said, "Junior Brother Shanhe, no need for such courtesy! You’ve already been recommended by Junior Brother Nangong Sheng from the Inner Sect, and you are now an official disciple of our sect. Hmm... No wonder, you are already an Outer Disciple, so naturally, the classes those preparatory Outer Courtyard disciples attend don’t interest you."
After speaking, he warmly smiled at Chen Yan: "How is it? Have you gone to the Artifact Refining Hall to check in? How are the brothers and sisters treating you in the hall?"
Seeing Zhao Wuji’s friendly attitude, Chen Yan saw no reason to react coldly. He stepped out and, cupping his hands, smiled at Zhao Wuji: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your courtesy. I just reported to the Artifact Refining Hall today, and the brothers are kind to me. Moreover, I’ve only just entered the sect a few days ago and can’t recognize everyone yet. I’ll need to ask Senior Brother Wuji for guidance when moving around the Outer Sect."
Zhao Wuji readily agreed, his attitude very warm.
However, Chen Yan noticed that while Zhao Wuji was courteously engaging with him, his gaze had already passed over him, scrutinizing the room behind him twice.
Seeing there was indeed no one else in the room, Zhao Wuji’s vigilance in his eyes dissipated.
Chen Yan looked at the Outer Disciples searching one room after another in the courtyard and deliberately put on a puzzled expression: "Brother Wuji, what’s going on?"
Zhao Wuji’s face turned solemn, and he said slowly, "Something happened in the sect! A short while ago, our Jing’an Hall’s patrol disciples discovered someone had sneaked into the Outer Sect. This thief has some skills—the patrolling disciples couldn’t catch him, and he escaped, seemingly heading towards the Outer Courtyard area.