Chapter 211: Helpless!
Sun Wei's instructions saw the three men quickly ushered inside the police cordon.
"Masters, I am Sun Wei, the commander at the scene. How may I address you?"
"Taiji Sect Elder: Qingyong."
"Qingning."
"Qingling."
The three introduced themselves with great magnanimity.
"I just heard you mention the Taiji Sect disciple, Chongyin. May I know what that is about?" Qingyong, as the most senior Elder, immediately inquired.
"It's like this: my colleague suspects that the criminal is someone from a sect, so he went to the nearby Taiji Sect to investigate and eventually got information on Chongyin."
Chen Jin explained the situation succinctly.
"Are you saying the one who committed the crime above is Chongyin?" Qingyong's eyebrows knit tightly.
If it truly were Chongyin, that would complicate things.
"It's highly likely." Chen Jin dared not be certain, as no one had actually seen the kidnapper.
"Senior brother, if it really is Chongyin, then we must clean our own house!" The speaker was Qingning.
He had been challenged several times by Chongyin within the sect, but had not accepted due to his status as an Elder.
However, Chongyin would go out of his way to provoke him.
In the end, they fought in private, and Qingning was defeated.
Chongyin then exposed this news, causing Qingning to completely lose face within the Taiji Sect.
Now, Chongyin, with his cultivation, was doing as he pleased in the city. To the sect, he was a scourge that must be eradicated to save face before all under the heavens.
"Qingning, Qingling, follow me to apprehend the scourge!" Qingyong did not answer Qingning directly.
But he too made up his mind that if Chongyin did not fully repent, he would have no choice but to destroy him mercilessly!
"Let them through, and let the three masters in!" Watching Qingyong and the others head toward the building, Sun Wei immediately directed over the radio.
At his level, he had been privy to many things.
He was naturally aware of sect affairs, and if the criminal were a sect disciple, dealing with it on their own would come at an unimaginable cost.
Since their sect members had come, it was best to let them resolve the matter themselves.
However, just as Qingyong and the others were about to enter the building, a shadow darted out from within.
The surrounding guards noticed the figure and immediately aimed their guns at him.
"No firing without my order!" The sudden turn of events took Sun Wei and Chen Jin by surprise.
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The only people coming out of the building now were either their own or the criminals!
Obviously, the one emerging was a criminal, and to shoot rashly might provoke a counter-attack.
Moreover, without knowing the safety of Mo Wanqing in the building, they could only watch and wait.
"Chongyin!!!"
The moment they saw the individual, Qingyong and the others shouted in unison, shocked.
Chongyin, 26 years old, was brought back to the Taiji Sect by Sect Master Tianqian when he was 16.
At that time, he was in rags, without even shoes to wear.
Because he was brought by Tianqian, the Taiji Sect treated him very well.
However, when his talent was unleashed and his cultivation reached a certain realm,
everyone realized that the ragged boy had changed!
Now, Chongyin, standing at 1.75 meters tall and dressed in a black suit, had cut his long hair short, leaving a lock of hair to cover his left eye.
He looked very much like the riffraff who loafed around the bar streets.
"Hello, everyone!" Chongyin seemed not too surprised by the presence of Qingyong and the others, greeting them while continuously waving his hands around.
"Chongyin! Do you realize what you are doing?" Qingyong rebuked angrily.
"Know what, it's just killing a few people, what's the big deal? It's like, do you care if you step on a few ants while walking?"
Chongyin said indifferently.
"You!" Qingning glared at Chongyin.
He vaguely remembered, ten years ago, Chongyin was just a teenager, filthy all over.
It was he who had helped clean Chongyin, taken him to eat, and introduced him to the Taiji Sect.
Ten years later, Chongyin had changed to this extent, and nobody was more disappointed than Qingning.
"Elder Qingning, don't look at me with that kind of gaze, after all, you are just my defeated subordinate."
"Chongyin! It's not too late to turn back now, come back with us," Qingyong didn't want to give up.
Chongyin's talent could be said to come once in a hundred years; if he dedicated his heart to cultivation, within fifty years, he would definitely become a powerhouse of his generation.
The main reason the Taiji Sect had declined to its current state was that the disciples' foundations were too weak.
The Taiyi Sect hadn't sent down any members for decades, and this was all because of the Taiji Sect.
If there was a Yellow-Rank High Level martial artist sitting in power, the Taiyi Sect would definitely pay attention.
"Turn back? Why should I turn back when I haven't taken the wrong path?" Chongyin laughed wildly, "Hahaha! You are the ones who are mistaken, possessing strong cultivation yet you choose to sit and wait for death in the woods. If you want to wait for death, go back by yourselves, I'm about to start enjoying my life."
"It's hopeless!" Qingyong had nothing to say.
From the beginning, it was a mistake for the sect leader to bring Chongyin back.
He was too young and had thus transformed into this.
If his cultivation were deeper, he would pose an even greater threat to society.
"Qingning, Qingling! Join me in capturing this renegade disciple and clean up our Taiji Sect!"
After sighing, Qingyong gave the command.
"That's what I've been waiting to hear!"
"Hmm!"
Qingning and Qingling understood that Chongyin harbored too much hatred for the outside world since he was young and now had high-strength cultivation.
How could he possibly sit idly by?
To let him be would only bring more shame to the Taiji Sect.
"Attention to all units: retreat ten meters and take control of the onlookers, no photography or filming allowed!"
Seeing that the four were about to start a fierce fight, Sun Wei quickly gave his orders.
If matters of the Warrior Realm became too widely known, it would cause some panic, so blocking the news was very necessary.
"Chongyin is at the Mysterious Rank Primary Level; the three of us must work seamlessly together, or the result will be unpredictable."
"Hmm."
Before acting, Qingyong gave one last reminder.
The highest cultivation among the three of them was Qingyong, at the Yellow-Rank Peak, while Qingling and Qingning were at the Yellow-Rank High Level.
If it were one-on-one, a Yellow-Rank facing a Mysterious Rank would surely perish without a trace.
But with one Yellow-Rank Peak and two Yellow-Rank High Levels, there may be a chance to defeat a Mysterious Rank Primary Level martial artist.
"Hahaha! Three Yellow-Rank martial artists thinking of taking on a Mysterious Rank powerhouse, how laughable!" Chongyin crossed his arms and watched Qingyong and the others with a triumphant smile.
Qingyong and the others said nothing, their inner qi circulated through their meridians, and the next second, they all struck at Chongyin simultaneously.
"Hmph! Let me show you the terror of a Mysterious Rank powerhouse!"
With a cold snort, Chongyin spread his arms, wisps of inner qi emerged from his palms, creating an aura of pressure around him, and he met the familiar three elders with his Taiji Palm ready.
In the instant the two sides clashed, at the back door of the building, Xia Liu rushed inside before the car had even stopped.
Seeing Chongyin fighting with the three Taiji Sect elders, Xia Liu's heart grew anxious.
Chongyin coming downstairs – could it mean that Mo Wanqing had been...?
He didn't dare to imagine as he dashed up the stairs at great speed.