Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1455: Chapter 1455: Fang Bai Hasn’t Returned?

The four tall, robust, and fierce-looking Wind-Chaser Steeds galloped swiftly across a wide mountain road and stopped at the large plaza outside Lingxu Palace’s mountain gate.

"Senior Sister Sun is back with her team!"

The four disciples guarding the mountain gate of Lingxu Palace saw the riders dismount from the Wind-Chaser Steeds, their eyes lit up, and their faces were filled with smiles as they stepped forward to greet them.

"Senior Sister Sun, Senior Brother Zheng, Junior Brother Shi, Junior Brother Huang, what an arduous journey!"

"What have you gained from this cultivation mission?"

"Eh? Where is Junior Brother Fang?"

"Did he not return with you?"

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The four mountain guarding disciples, who were all external courtyard disciples with Half-Step Foundation Establishment Cultivation Level, knew that Sun Lin and her team had previously gone to White Bone Gully for their mission. Seeing them return, they stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Sun Lin and her team’s expressions were already somewhat heavy. Upon hearing the name Fang Bai mentioned by the mountain guarding disciples, their brows furrowed even more tightly, a touch of sadness passing across their faces.

Sun Lin ignored the four mountain guarding disciples and patted her Wind-Chaser Steed, letting it run off by itself, then, with Shi Ming, Zheng Hong, and Huang Zhong, sped towards the Palace Master Hall of Lingxu Palace.

"What’s going on?"

The four mountain guarding disciples wanted to take the opportunity to exchange pleasantries with Sun Lin, hoping to curry favor with Elder Sun’s granddaughter, but Sun Lin left without a word, leaving them standing there, looking at each other awkwardly.

Even if they had countless complaints in their hearts, they dared not say anything offensive, or they would face consequences once Sun Lin heard about it.

Half an hour later, a rapid and deep bell sound came from Lingxu Peak, where the Palace Master Hall of Lingxu Palace was located.

Upon hearing this sound, the four Elders and eight Stewards of Lingxu Palace showed surprised expressions, not knowing what had happened, and quickly left their respective halls, flying towards Lingxu Peak to gather inside the Palace Master Hall.

The Great Bell set on Lingxu Peak was rarely touched; only in major events or emergencies would the Palace Master authorize it to be rung to summon the higher-ups to discuss in the Palace Master Hall.

The twelve high-ranking officials of Lingxu Palace had barely entered the Palace Master Hall when they felt a heavy and oppressive atmosphere, knowing that the Palace Master had summoned them not for a pleasant reason.

"Lin’er? When did you come back? Why are you here?"

Elder Sun Jing from the Elixir Hall spotted her granddaughter standing on one side of the great hall, raised an eyebrow, and asked bluntly.

Her gaze then shifted and found that among those who had gone with her granddaughter to White Bone Gully, Fang Bai was notably missing, which caused her heart to skip a beat with a looming sense of foreboding.

"Grandma!"

Seeing her grandmother Sun Jing appear, Sun Lin’s face showed even more sadness.

"Where’s Fang Bai, that boy? Didn’t you all come back together?"

Wu Zhihua, who entered after Sun Jing, stepped forward to Sun Lin, questioning sharply.

Fang Bai had been brought into Lingxu Palace by Wu Zhihua, and he was to personally instruct Fang Bai in Martial Arts Techniques in the future, thus he was more concerned about Fang Bai than others in Lingxu Palace.

Going into the Palace Master Hall, Wu Zhihua noticed the unusual expressions on Sun Lin and others, and realized Fang Bai might have encountered trouble during the mission, he urgently questioned Sun Lin, with a somewhat accusatory tone.

After all, as the leader of the cultivation team, Sun Lin’s failure to protect Fang Bai amounted to negligence.

Moreover, in this five-person cultivation team, the other four returned safely, yet only Fang Bai met with incident, which made Wu Zhihua’s anger understandable.

The other high officials in Lingxu Palace also speculated the same outcome, regretting deeply in their hearts.

With an Innate Spiritual Root, Fang Bai’s future achievements in the Martial Dao would surely shine bright, and Lingxu Palace had planned to cultivate him fully, but unexpectedly, he met his demise during his first mission.

To Lingxu Palace, this was undoubtedly a huge loss.

"Elder Wu, I... I... Fang Bai, he..."

Already feeling down, Sun Lin detected the reproachful tone in Wu Zhihua’s voice, causing her eyes to redden and tears to flow.

Sun Jing, seeing her beloved granddaughter in tears, felt distressed but knew she couldn’t speak up to defend her, or else the other high officials might feel discontent.

In her heart, Sun Jing was also somewhat resentful towards her granddaughter. noveldrama

Fang Bai was not just a rare Innate Spiritual Root, he had even refined Holy Grade Medium Spirit Pills, which was a genius rarely seen, of great importance to Lingxu Palace.

Sun Jing had intended for Fang Bai to manage the Elixir Hall in the future once he grew.

When her granddaughter led the team to White Bone Gully for the mission, Sun Jing admonished her to protect Fang Bai at all costs, and even if faced with life-and-death situations, prioritize saving Fang Bai over others.

Now, the team of five returned with only Fang Bai missing.

If Sun Lin weren’t her granddaughter, Sun Jing might have reacted even more vehemently than Wu Zhihua.

Shi Ming, Zheng Hong, and Huang Zhong knew that Fang Bai’s incident was unrelated to Sun Lin. Seeing her wronged, they wanted to speak up for her but dared not under the immense pressure from the high officials inside the great hall.

"Enough, enough, all of you don’t blame Lin’er. Fang Bai’s accident is unrelated to her!"

Li Sanfu, who sat on the stone chair at the top of the hall and had remained silent, suddenly stood up and spoke.

Everyone was taken aback and shifted their gaze from Sun Lin to Li Sanfu.

"Lin’er and her team have already explained the events to me..."

Li Sanfu walked back and forth in the center of the great hall, recounting what Sun Lin and her team had just told him, and finally sighed, saying: "Who would have thought that a Golden Core Realm spirit beast would appear in White Bone Gully? It’s said dozens of Martial Artists who attacked that Golden Core realm spirit beast were swept away, obliterated... It’s unfortunate that Fang Bai’s fate was slim, unable to evade such calamity!"

Upon hearing this, the other high officials in the great hall all sighed, thinking that Fang Bai’s demise indeed couldn’t be blamed on Sun Lin.

After all, even if all the high officials of Lingxu Palace were present when facing a Golden Core realm spirit beast, they wouldn’t be able to protect Fang Bai, let alone Sun Lin with only Foundation Establishment initial level cultivation?

The four people being able to escape by luck was already considered a miracle.

"So... Fang Bai perished under the attack of that Golden Core realm spirit beast..."

Sun Jing muttered to herself, walked over to her granddaughter who was still sobbing, and comforted, "Alright, my dear granddaughter, stop crying! We all wronged you!"

Although Wu Zhihua was an Elder, he wasn’t unreasonable and smiled wryly, "Lin’er, I lost my temper a bit earlier, don’t mind me!"

"Elder Wu, I’m not offended." Sun Lin hurriedly wiped away the tears and shook her head repeatedly.