2 Chapter 2: I Can't Share the Sky with Evil

Zhang Chi didn't get any responses in his mind after making fun, so he stopped wasting his thoughts on it.

At present, the urgent matter was how to deal with Tang Ruoling.

This girl was still in a coma, and he didn't know if she had seen his face or not.

In accordance with Zhang Chi's moral bottom line, acting rashly would be too much.

But the idea of restoring the spiritual root was too tempting.

It would satisfy Se Se while also enhancing his foundation, double the happiness.

However, it was not easy for Zhang Chi to overcome the hurdle in his heart.

While he was hesitating, Tang Ruoling's eyelids suddenly twitched.

Seeing that she was about to wake up, Zhang Chi slapped her forehead with a smack.

The sleep curse was instantly cast, a very extreme move.

It was daytime, and although his cultivation area was rarely visited, Tang Ruoling might attract attention if she woke up and made a noise. So Zhang Chi subconsciously knocked her out.

"No, I have to hide her. Someone will definitely come looking for her if she's missing."

This thrilling moment woke Zhang Chi up. Following his original plan, he buried Tang Ruoling halfway in a hole, leaving her head outside to ensure that she couldn't get out and wouldn't die.

Then, he put the bed back in place, tidied up the room, confirmed that nothing had been exposed, and sat down cross-legged, maintaining his posture for closed-door cultivation.

Not long after, footsteps were heard in the distance, quickly approaching his door.

"Senior Brother, the Sect Leader urgently summons you. Please hurry to Jianghe Hall."

"I understand."

Zhang Chi had mentally prepared himself. He calmly exited the room and politely said to the messenger disciple, "Thank you, junior brother, for making the effort. What's the urgency with the Sect Leader's summons?"

Being humble and polite to others was always his character setting. So when he asked so politely, the messenger disciple naturally told him everything.

"Senior Brother, let's walk and talk."

The sect rules stated that flying on swords within the sect was forbidden to avoid harming fellow disciples, so they had to walk with their legs.

But their speed was not slow, and they quickly arrived at Jianghe Hall.

Along the way, the messenger disciple roughly told Zhang Chi the reasons and consequences of the matter.

Valley Master of Spirit Medicine Valley's daughter was missing, and the Valley Master personally went to Sword Sect to ask for help. Other sects also got involved, hoping that the Sword Sect would help catch the thief.

And Zhang Chi had quite a reputation within the Hezuo Alliance.

Hezuo Alliance managed the largest market covering thousands of miles, and with so many people, there were bound to be a mix of good and bad. Many vicious incidents had taken place as well.

When Zhang Chi served as the captain of the Enforcement Hall in the marketplace, he cracked many cases and caught many thieves, greatly improving the environment of the market at the time.

So with so many thefts happening this time, the Sect Leader decided to call him out of his closed-door cultivation to help.

Outside and inside Jianghe Hall, there was a crowd of people. The Sect Leader and Elders of Sword Sect, as well as people from other sects, were all here.

Seeing the victims gathered together, and the crowd's anger, Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel nervous. If he were exposed, he would definitely die miserably.

A woman with a cold face was sitting in the main seat. She was Jiang Qingyun, the Sect Leader of Great River Sword Sect, and also Zhang Chi's master.

Upon seeing Zhang Chi, Jiang Qingyun gave a slight nod, then said to the leaders and elders of the other major sects, "Fellow Daoists, this is my sect's Chief senior apprentice, Zhang Chi.

Though young, he is exceptionally sharp and has represented the Sword Sect in handling many difficult cases."

As soon as Jiang Qingyun finished speaking, someone echoed, "So this young friend is the renowned 'Wisdom and Valor, Unparalleled Benevolence' Zhang Chi?"

Zhang Chi had built up quite a reputation, but it was embarrassing for him to have his nickname mentioned in front of so many people, despite his thick skin.

"It's all thanks to everyone's support. Don't mock me, seniors.

I've been in closed-door cultivation these days and didn't know that so many terrible incidents have happened. Please share any available clues with me. If I can find anything, I will do my best to catch the thief and alleviate the worries of the seniors."

After Zhang Chi finished speaking, everyone started talking all at once.

"That thief is really outrageous. It's a pity that our sect's spirit sheep had just fed their lambs, and then they were abused by that thief. The thief came every day, and the spirit sheep's ** were pinched and swollen. They have suffered a lot mentally and physically, and we haven't had any milk for many days. Our sect has suffered a great loss!"

No wonder there has been no sheep milk to drink these days; it turns out that the sheep were depressed from being exploited.

Hiss, what exactly did the sheep go through to suffer such mental and physical trauma?

Zhang Chi was very curious. Is my second personality an idiot? How could they catch a sheep and pull on it so hard?

If there's no sheep milk, cow milk can work too!

Gu Youyou: "..."

From today on, don't even think about drinking milk!

"What does that compare to? Our Pill Hall finally refined some supreme grade pills, but that thief didn't even leave a single pill behind!"

"And our Refining Equipment Pavilion too..."

Jiang Qingyun just wanted everyone to mention clues, but instead, they all started talking about their own experiences, providing no useful clues at all.

Zhang Chi, on the other hand, was relieved. No useful clues were the best news.

"Hmph, my movement skill is not something they could discover."

Although Gu Youyou couldn't control the body, she knew everything that was happening outside. Now that she had nothing better to do, she naturally couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

Of course, Zhang Chi couldn't hear it.

While everyone was making a ruckus, a furious roar silenced them all.

"All of you shut up! I will cover the losses of everyone here, as long as Ruoling can be found. I am willing to give up everything to find her!"

The one who roared was Tang Ruoling's father, Tang Feng, the Valley Master of Spirit Medicine Valley.

At this moment, Tang Feng's eyes were bloodshot, and everyone in the Great Hall realized that he was the most anxious one. They finally quieted down.

Only then did Tang Feng look at Zhang Chi and said solemnly, "If you can bring Ruoling home safely, I am willing to give you half of Spirit Medicine Valley's production!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

Some elders of the Sword Sect were quite moved, and their gazes towards Zhang Chi became much more fervent.

However, Tang Feng's eyes made Zhang Chi feel uneasy, but he was even more excited.

The so-called wealth comes from danger, and the opportunity to become rich overnight was right in front of him. He was so excited that his hand was shaking. When people noticed, they quickly asked, "Little Friend Zhang, what's wrong?"

Zhang Chi immediately regained his composure and spoke gravely, "The thief's actions have made me so furious that I cannot help myself. Rest assured, seniors, I will do my utmost to find the thief as soon as possible."

Seeing that everyone was still staring at him, Zhang Chi raised his right hand and shouted, "I will not coexist with evil!"

"Great!"

The disciples of the Sword Sect who were watching from the sidelines started to applaud and cheer.

With their help, Zhang Chi quickly got into character, and asked the people around him, "Has any of you seen the thief with your own eyes?"

Everyone shook their heads, except for Tang Feng who said, "Last night, one of my disciples saw the back of the thief. It looked like a man. He was very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye."

He gritted his teeth as he said this, and others could feel the pain.

His daughter was taken away by a man, and something terrible could happen. It was clear what he was thinking.