After walking out of Liu's courtyard, we did not leave immediately. Instead, we walked around along the banks of the Huaxi River, hoping to find any clues.

However, what disappointed us was that everything was normal and we still got nothing. At this time, the sky finally got brighter. After working for most of the night, Xu Jingyang and I were a little tired, so we

I found a noodle shop nearby and planned to have something to eat first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as we sat down, the cell phone in my pocket started ringing loudly. When I took it out, I saw that it was Brother Zhang calling?

Counting the time, I haven't seen Brother Zhang and Director Han for a long time since I was discharged from the hospital. Although I felt a little depressed, I quickly answered the phone.

As soon as the call was connected, before I could speak, Brother Zhang's anxious voice came from the other side of the phone: "Hello! Wang Lin, where are you now?"

"Um?"

From his tone, it was obvious that he had encountered some trouble and needed help from me, and he seemed to be in a hurry, so he quickly said: "I'm in Huaxi, what's wrong?"

"Something big happened! Old Wu's son is missing!"

Lao Wu?

Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "That Old Wu?"

"Oh! It's that old Wu from my hometown's village. We even went to his house to have dinner before!"

After hearing what he said, I finally remembered. Is he the owner of the lightning-struck wood before? I did hear before that he has a twelve-year-old son who is studying in junior high school in Qianyang City. His name seems to be Wu Junxuan.

Wait...is his son missing?

"Um?"

Suddenly, I seemed to think of something again, thinking that my peach wood sword had just been stolen. Now, even Lao Wu's son has suddenly disappeared?

Is it possible that there is some connection between this? After all, the ten-turn lightning strike wooden original was bought from Lao Wu!

Thinking of this, my heart suddenly moved and I quickly asked Brother Zhang: "Where are you now?"

"I'm at Lao Wu's sister's house. The address is No. 39, Baiyun Middle Road, Baiyun District. Come over here quickly. I'll be waiting for you at the intersection below!"

"Okay! Then I'll be right over!"

As soon as Brother Zhang finished telling me the address, I quickly hung up the phone and asked Xu Jingyang, "Are you free? If you have nothing to do, come with me to Baiyun District!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Without saying a word, he followed me towards the car and then asked, "What happened?"

"Let's talk as we go, maybe it will have something to do with the theft of the Taomu Sword!"

Not caring about explaining too much, I opened the car door and started the car.

"oh?"

As soon as he said this, Xu Jingyang couldn't help but look happy. He didn't even bother to drive his car anymore and got into the passenger seat.

…

After driving all the way, about half an hour later, we finally arrived at Baiyun Middle Road. Just after turning the intersection, we saw Brother Zhang, Director Han and others waiting anxiously beside the patrol car.

At the same time, Brother Zhang and others seemed to have also discovered us, and hurriedly greeted us. When they discovered Xu Jingyang who had arrived with me, they became even more happy and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Captain Xu

, you’re here too!”

Not caring about being polite to them, I asked directly: "What's going on? When did Lao Wu's son disappear?"

Just now on the phone, I only heard Brother Zhang say that Lao Wu's son was missing, but he didn't reveal anything else to me at all.

Before Brother Zhang could speak, a ragged middle-aged man rushed forward, knelt down in front of me with a "plop", and cried out: "My benefactor, please save me."

Son!"

This person is none other than Lao Wu, whom we met in Dafang County before! It was really hard on him. He had a son at this old age, and it was not easy to raise his son to such a big age. Originally, he wanted him to receive a better education in Qianyang.

Education, I never thought...

"well……"

Sighing secretly, I couldn't help but quickly helped Old Wu up and said, "Don't worry! I will try my best. Don't be too anxious. Tell me the details of what happened first."

"Let me tell you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Zhang came straight to me and Xu Jingyang, and then told us the details of Wu Junxuan's disappearance.

According to him, Wu Junxuan had disappeared as early as last night. Lao Wu's sister also immediately chose to call the police and called Lao Wu from her hometown.

The Baiyun Branch has also begun to file a case for investigation, but the time is still short. So far, they have not had the slightest clue. It was not until Lao Wu came from Dafang County overnight that he remembered Brother Zhang, who was also on duty in Qianyang, and then Zhang

Brother then called me again...

According to Sister Wu, as early as a week ago, Wu Junxuan's behavior became very strange. He usually goes home early after school, but recently he often delays going home until dark. And his mood is also bad.

He becomes very irritable, and if you say a few words to him, he will get angry.

Lao Wu's sister is just an ordinary working class person, and she is usually quite busy at work, so she didn't take it to heart at first. She just thought that the child was under too much pressure at school, so that's why it happened.

It wasn't until last night that Wu Junxuan didn't come back until after nine o'clock in the evening. She and her husband became a little panicked. They hurriedly went out to ask around, but to no avail, and finally chose to call the police.

"Um?"

After listening to Sister Wu's words, Xu Jingyang and I also thought this was quite strange. Logically speaking, Wu Junxuan is already twelve years old. Generally speaking, even human traffickers rarely abduct such an old child. Moreover,

He is already in junior high school. Even if he wants to be kidnapped, it shouldn't be easy to succeed. How could he suddenly disappear?

So he quickly asked Brother Zhang: "Then what have you discovered now?"

"Not yet!"

Brother Zhang shook his head helplessly: "We have just arrived. I have just asked my colleagues in Baiyun Branch, and there is no clue at all! But..."

Having said this, Brother Zhang suddenly glanced at me, as if he wanted to say something to me alone.

"Um?"

Seeing the hesitant look on Brother Zhang's face, I suddenly felt something in my heart and hurriedly pulled him aside, then asked: "What's the matter?"

"Before you guys came here, Director Han and I searched for Wu Junxuan on his way to school and found that there had been a violent fight in a small alley on the side of the road. The destructive power was astonishing. It would be impossible for ordinary people to do it. I doubt..."

"oh?"

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart. I interrupted him hastily and asked, "Where is it?"

"It's not far ahead! Shall I take you there now?"

"Walk!"

Without the slightest hesitation, I quickly called Xu Jingyang and followed Brother Zhang towards the alley he mentioned. Although he didn't finish his words, I already understood what he meant. What he meant was,

He suspected that the traces of the fight were probably left by practitioners!

Perhaps, this is why he asked me for help. Although it is not yet certain whether the traces of the fight are related to Wu Junxuan's disappearance, it is still the only clue so far.

In less than five minutes, we arrived at the alley that Brother Zhang was talking about. As soon as we reached the entrance of the alley, Xu Jingyang's eyes suddenly lit up and he subconsciously said: "What a strong plant essence!"

"Um?"

As soon as I heard this, I couldn't help but quickly opened the Qi field, and I also felt a faint energy fluctuation. However, unlike other energies I encountered before, the energy in front of me made people feel very strong.

It's comfortable, it can be said to be refreshing. Is this the legendary essence of vegetation?

The ancients have always believed in the saying that "all things have animism", and this grass and tree essence is exactly the breath formed by certain plants after they have attained enlightenment. This thing is a great tonic for practitioners. No wonder this breath is like this.

smells good...

When we came to the alley, we found traces of a violent fight. Brother Zhang was right, they were indeed left by practitioners! Both sides of the alley were surrounded by walls made of hard granite. But at this moment, there were actually walls on the hard granite.

It left dense knife marks!

I was carefully observing the knife marks on the rock, but Xu Jingyang squatted down and looked at a pool of light green marks on the ground. He dipped a little with his finger and put it in his mouth, and then said with a serious look on his face: "

It is indeed a grass and tree spirit. The traces of the battle here should be left by a grown grass and tree spirit monster and a human! If my prediction is correct, then the grass and tree spirit has probably been captured!"

"What on earth are you talking about?"

After listening to Xu Jingyang's words, Brother Zhang couldn't help but become a little anxious, and asked hurriedly: "What kind of plant spirit? Could it be related to Wu Junxuan?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyang couldn't help but be stunned on the spot. He subconsciously looked at me and asked, "Do you think this Wu Junxuan is the essence of the grass and trees?"

"ah?"

As soon as this statement came out, I couldn't help but be dumbfounded on the spot and said: "No way? Isn't he Lao Wu's son? How could it be..."

Um?

I was just halfway through my words when a very bold conjecture suddenly emerged in my mind!

As early as when Master Liu first saw the lightning-struck wood, he once said that the so-called "ten-turn lightning-struck wood" was the product of Taomu's attempt to directly overcome the tribulation and become an immortal, but failed. At that time, all of us thought,

Since Tao Mu failed to overcome the tribulation, he must have been completely destroyed by the thunder tribulation.

But what if Taomu didn't die because of some chance after failing to overcome the tribulation?

Could it be that Wu Junxuan is actually the incarnation of Taomu who failed to escape the tribulation? And then by some strange combination of circumstances, he was reincarnated into Lao Wu's family?

Moreover, Lao Wu once said that Wu Junxuan accidentally picked up the lightning-struck tree from the mountain!

Holy shit!

This idea came up, and even I couldn't help but be shocked! However, although my idea is a bit horrifying, when all the coincidences are piled up, it is not completely impossible!

The wonders of the Creator are beyond the reach of us mere mortals! Often things we think are impossible actually happen every day, it just depends on whether we encounter them!

Let’s follow this hypothesis further and assume that Wu Junxuan is the essence of the peach wood after failing to escape the tribulation. Then when he learned that his true body, which is the "Ten Turns Lightning Strike Wood", was bought by me from Lao Wu

After that, he will definitely try his best to get it back. Then it seems logical that he steals the Taomu Sword from Master Liu. That thing is his original body, so he will naturally have a unique way to find it.

As the body of the "Ten Turns of Lightning Strikes Wood", even though it failed to overcome the tribulation, its Taoism is probably not too low, and it does not rule out that it does have the ability to steal the Taomu Sword without being noticed!

And after he stole the Taomu Sword, he might have just been discovered by a certain human practitioner with advanced cultivation, and then a violent conflict broke out between the two sides. After a fight, Wu Junxuan was captured!
Chapter completed!