CHAPTER 379: CHALLENGES 2

Luo Jianfeng was somewhat convinced.

However, he still felt that the two were a little suspicious, so he continued.

"Do you know the Xuanyuan triplets?" He asked.

"We have heard of them." Shen Xu said in a nonchalant voice.

"The triplets are missing." Luo Jianfeng said and continued.

"The sect master’s wife sent people to check on them only to find that they are no longer on the ninety-seventh mountain."

"Is this something to worry about? Just use their soul lamp to find them." The double continued.

Luo Jianfeng smiled when he heard that.

"That’s the thing..., the soul lamps and other methods can’t find them. They seem to have disappeared into thin air." He said.

"How is that possible?" Shen Xu said, but didn’t reveal more than a casual interest.

"It doesn’t really matter, does it? The triplets are not children and can go wherever they want. They will turn up when they want to." He said, but suddenly frowned.

"Weren’t we talking about what you are hiding from us? Why did the senior bring up the ninety-seventh mountain and the Xuanyuan triplets?" He asked.

"Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan, do you have anything to do with their disappearance?" The old man asked while carefully observing the two people’s expressions.

"Aren’t you giving us too much credit? We have just joined the sect and spend most of our time here. Why would we get involved with the Xuanyuan triplets?"

"The triplets disappeared around the time you entered the sect. Many people are convinced you have something to do with it."

Hearing this, Shen Xu feigned nonchalance and shrugged.

"What does it matter that other people are suspicious? It’s not like we can stop them." He said, but Luo Jianfeng shook his head.

"It’s not that simple." He said and quickly continued.

"You joined the sect under false pretences, and now the Xuanyuan triplets have disappeared. Many people in the sect want a chance to interrogate you. You likely can’t come out if you enter the mines."

"Is this why you want us to avoid the mines at all costs?" Shen Xu asked, and Luo Jianfeng nodded before speaking.

"You can think about revenge after surviving this disaster." He said, but neither Shen Xu nor Zhen Yuan agreed.

"Xiaoxu and I are contract partners and have no room for a third person in our relationship." Zhen Yuan said, and Luo Jianfeng couldn’t help but be surprised.

"You are contract partners?" He asked in a shocked voice.

After all, few cultivators dared to form contract Taoist relationships.

"Ayuan and I have formed the strictest Taoist contract." Shen Xu answered in a proud voice.

However, Luo Jianfeng felt that this was not something to be proud about.

Among the countless people he had met, Shen Xu was the most beautiful, and Zhen Yuan was the most handsome.

With such appearances, the two were bound to attract suitors, especially suitors from powerful backgrounds.

Considering that, Luo Jianfeng felt that having a partnership contract could only bring trouble.

After all, many cultivators liked to destroy what they couldn’t have.

At the moment, Xuanyuan Ze was still interested in Shen Xu and could be persuaded to save their lives in exchange for certain conditions.

However, if he discovered that the couple had a Taoist contract, he would lose all interest and would mercilessly destroy them.

Thinking of this, Luo Jianfeng narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.

"Don’t mention your Taoist contract if you can help it." He said, and Shen Xu chuckled before speaking.

"Senior, thank you for worrying about us, but neither Ayuan nor I are willing to use this card to escape trouble." He said and quickly continued.

"You asked which challenges we will accept..." He started, looked at the jade squares in his hands and continued.

"I will accept five, and Ayuan will also accept five."

After saying that, the double imprinted a soul signature on the challenges he planned to accept.

Soon after, the jade squares burst into flames, and five contracts appeared in their place.

Luo Jianfeng sighed when he saw this.

"You won’t be able to back down now that you have accepted the challenges." He said, but the two didn’t care.

Instead, Zhen Yuan also accepted the challenges, and five contracts appeared in front of him.

Since there was nothing more to say, Luo Jianfeng unsealed the space, and a cacophony of voices assaulted the three.

"They actually accepted all ten challenges." Someone whispered.

"They are overestimating themselves." Another said and sneered.

"These two people are good-looking, but they lack common sense. What’s the point of accepting the challenges? Aren’t they asking to be humiliated before being shipped to the mines?"

"Maybe they have a way of winning the challenges." Someone speculated, but her friends disagreed.

"Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan are not the first people to enter the sect under false pretences. Normally, after uncovering the deception, the sect would punish the people depending on the severity of their deception." A male cultivator said and quickly continued.

"A harmless deception will earn a few years of mining, and in more severe cases, the person would be crippled and sent down the mountain."

"But what about Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan? Their motives haven’t been confirmed, but the sect has already backed them into a corner. It’s clear that the sect has never intended to let these two people go."

"They beat and disrespected the young sect master after all." Someone said with a pitying expression.

"They should just back down and live to fight another day."

While the crowd was speculating, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan went on their day as if nothing strange was going on.

First, they contacted the task hall for two reasons.

The first reason was for their blood task, and the other was for the wine task.

After confirming that the involved people would come to their shop, they began restocking the wine shelves.

Soon after, the shop was fully restocked, and the two moved to the backroom to begin accepting the blood.