512: Chapter 512: Find them all!

The expressions on the faces of the nuns at the door changed from confusion to shock.

"This... how is this possible?"

"How can there be a secret passage under the Buddha statue?"

"I've lived here for over ten years and never knew!"

"Me neither. Who dug this secret passage?"

...

Whispers broke out once again.

But this time...

There was a hint of panic in every single person's voice.

Abbess Jingci stood at the door, her expression frozen.

Her sallow face was filled with shock! Bewilderment! Disbelief!

A mix of various emotions intertwined.

Ye Chen casually sheathed his long sword and tossed it back to the little nun.

Then.

He turned around and looked at Abbess Jingci.

"Isn't it right here?"

Abbess Jingci: "..."

Indeed.

Wasn't it right here?

This was a resounding slap to her face!

She never expected...

that a secret passage existed in the place where she had spent her entire life.

The gazes of the nuns behind her shifted back and forth between her and the secret passage.

Those eyes held suspicion, confusion, and unease.

Abbess Jingci took a deep breath and slowly loosened her grip on her prayer beads.

"I... truly did not know."

Ye Chen looked at her without pressing further.

He simply turned around, walked to the edge of the dark secret passage, and looked down.

It was very dark inside, but with his vision, he could see a flight of stone steps extending downward, disappearing into the depths of the darkness.

He closed his eyes and then opened them again.

In that instant, he had activated [Earth Vein Tracking].

The result was...

In the air, there was a faint, familiar scent.

And that was...

Bai Shanshan's scent.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen jumped straight into the dark opening.

Seeing this, Bai Wanqing and the others immediately followed.

Because.

They all wanted to see what exactly was inside the hole.

The stone steps were long. After walking for about five minutes, a dim yellow light appeared ahead.

Ye Chen quickened his pace and stepped out of the secret passage, and the view suddenly opened up...

It was a naturally formed cave, about the size of two or three rooms.

Several oil lamps were embedded in the surrounding rock walls, their flickering flames illuminating the entire cave with a dim, hazy light.

In the center of the cave lay a white sheepskin rug.

On the rug, a woman lay quietly.

She was wearing a white nightgown, her long hair scattered on the floor. Her face was pale, and her eyes were tightly shut, as if she were asleep.

It was Bai Shanshan.

Beside her, a buddha head was placed neatly.

Ye Chen's footsteps paused, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

As expected!

Both the person and the object were here!

Bai Wanqing rushed out of the secret passage right after him and immediately saw her sister lying on the ground.

"Shanshan!"

She cried out and rushed forward in three steps, reaching out to cradle Bai Shanshan's face.

"Wake up!"

"Your sister is here!"

Bai Shanshan didn't respond, her eyes still tightly shut.

Bai Wanqing's eyes instantly turned red. She looked up at Ye Chen and pleaded, "A-Chen, please check on her. What's wrong with her?"

Ye Chen only glanced at her and already had an idea: "No need to shout. She's been drugged with a heavy dose of anesthetic, but it's not life-threatening."

Hearing this, Bai Wanqing's heart settled slightly, but it soon tightened again.

"Then save her quickly!"

Ye Chen shook his head. "No rush. It's just anesthetic. We have more important things to deal with."

He paused.

His gaze landed on the group of nuns.

Abbess Jingci stood at the entrance of the secret passage, her expression dazed.

How is this possible?

There really is a cave here!

Most absurdly, a person and a buddha head were actually hidden here.

Everything Ye Chen said had come true...

The nuns behind her were also plunged into shock.

Before they could react, Ye Chen spoke calmly.

"I'll give the kidnappers one chance."

"Step forward yourselves, or don't blame me for being ruthless later."

The surroundings suddenly fell into a dead silence.

Everyone's breath hitched.

Many nuns looked at each other.

Ye Chen waited for a few breaths, but still no one stepped forward.

He sighed and shook his head.

"I gave you a chance."

"Since you didn't treasure it, don't blame me."

As his voice fell, he raised his right hand and made a grasping motion in the air.

From the back of the crowd, a middle-aged nun in a gray Buddhist robe suddenly cried out.

Immediately after.

Her body was as if grabbed by the throat by an invisible hand. She flew into the air, over everyone's heads, and then slammed onto the ground in front of Ye Chen.

" Bang!"

The middle-aged nun was dazed from the fall. She struggled to crawl up, but Ye Chen stepped on her back, pinning her down.

Her face was deathly pale, her eyes full of terror: "You... what are you doing?"

Ye Chen looked down at her and asked indifferently.

"What do you think I'm doing?"

The middle-aged nun trembled all over, her voice shaking: "I... I don't know what you're talking about..."

"You don't know?"

Ye Chen smiled. "You're the one who kidnapped her, and you're the one who stole the item, right?"

Pinned to the ground, the middle-aged nun trembled but gritted her teeth and growled, "You... you're framing me!"

Ye Chen looked down at her and suddenly paused.

Then.

He nodded as if he had just realized something: "Oh right, I did indeed misunderstand you a bit."

Everyone: "???"

The nuns looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

They had no idea what Ye Chen was trying to do.

He had just aggressively dragged someone out, and now he says he misunderstood?

What kind of move is this?

Standing to the side, Bai Wanqing was also full of confusion.

But she knew Ye Chen.

This man never did anything without a reason.

The middle-aged nun under his foot struggled even more violently: "Then why don't you let me go? Apologize!"

However.

Ye Chen didn't release his foot.

He simply said indifferently, "I said I misunderstood you, but I didn't say you were innocent."

The middle-aged nun's struggling froze.

Ye Chen continued, "The reason I misunderstood was... you weren't the only one who did it. There were several accomplices, right?"

The middle-aged nun's expression changed drastically.

An uproar broke out among the surrounding nuns.

Wait...

This man is so certain, could it be that he already has evidence?

Abbess Jingci suddenly snapped out of it.

The next second.

She stepped forward quickly and shouted angrily at the middle-aged nun.

"Jingxiang!"

"What on earth have you done?"

She remembered.

Jingxiang had indeed left the island two days ago, saying she was going to Xiamen City to buy some daily necessities.

She had just returned today, and she hadn't had time to ask for details.

But she never expected...

Jingxiang would kidnap someone and steal something?

This was simply inviting disaster upon Qingyin Nunnery!

She couldn't even understand why this woman, who had always been quiet and deeply trusted, and whom she intended to make the next abbess, would do such a thing.

Hearing this, Jingxiang immediately panicked.

"Mas... Master, don't listen to him! This young man is framing me!"

"I, Jingxiang, have cultivated at Qingyin Nunnery for twenty years and have always been law-abiding. How could I do such a thing?"

"Master, you have to believe me!"

Abbess Jingci didn't speak, she just stared intensely into Jingxiang's eyes.

But Ye Chen was displeased.

"I'm framing you?"

"If I didn't have absolute certainty, would I have dragged you out?"

Jingxiang growled hysterically.

"You have no evidence at all!"

"You're trespassing!"

"According to the rules of the Wulin, you should be brought to justice and investigated by the entire martial world!"

Ye Chen looked at her hysterical appearance and nodded.

"Fine."

"I'll give you the evidence right now."

As his voice fell.

He raised his right hand and once again made a grasping motion in the air.

An invisible suction suddenly erupted from his palm, sweeping toward the back of the crowd!

"Ah..."

A young nun cried out as she flew into the air, over everyone's heads, and slammed heavily beside Jingxiang.

" Bang!"

Before she could react, another cry came.

The second one.

The third one.

The fourth one.

The fifth one.

In just a few breaths, four more people were dragged out through the air, landing haphazardly on the ground.

A total of five people!

They lay scattered on the ground, their faces pale and their bodies trembling.

Abbess Jingci looked closely, her pupils suddenly shrinking.

These five people...

She recognized them all.

They were all the ones who had gone out with Jingxiang!

"You..."

Abbess Jingci's voice was trembling.

"You bunch of wicked disciples!"

"What on earth have you been doing behind my back???"

The five of them shuddered in fear.

The youngest among them, looking only in her early twenties, had red eyes and tears already welling up.

She looked at Jingxiang, then at Abbess Jingci, her psychological defenses completely collapsing.

"Mas... Master!"

She knelt on the ground, wailing.

"It was Eldest Senior Sister who made us do it!"

"She was the one who wanted to kidnap that person!"

"I... I didn't want to do it, but Eldest Senior Sister said if we didn't comply, she would... kill us to silence us."

"Master, I was wrong... I was really wrong..."