The Demon with Holy Radiance Chapter 39

These three Cultivators were the Monks from the White Buddha Temple, who had come to the Co-eating Feast to retrieve the Holy Bone and find the murderer of the Saint Bodhisattva.

Guang Du, Guang Xian, and Guangzhi.

So as not to alert Mother Divination True Master, the three had decided to use disguises and borrow the name of another faction to successfully gain entry here.

Now that Guang Xian had found the target, he immediately caught the attention of the other two.

Although they didn’t know who had murdered the Saint Bodhisattvas and had no real clues, the aura of one person of interest still lingered—it belonged to the owner of the house where the Saint Bodhisattva’s remains had been discovered.

According to their investigation in town, a young orphan named Yang An lived in that house.

It was precisely this lead that allowed the three to follow him all the way here.

Strangely, when they first entered the Celestial River Dragon Mansion, the aura of the boy named Yang An had inexplicably vanished.

This made the three suspect that their target had already detected them and had deliberately led them here to throw them off his trail.

Fortunately, after waiting for some time, just as the three were thinking the mission was a failure and wondering how they would answer to their abbot, that aura reappeared.

"Where is he?"

As the senior brother, Guang Du’s spirits lifted, and he immediately asked.

Guang Xian, who was tracking Yang An’s aura, began to use the faint, intermittent scent to pinpoint the target’s location.

His gaze swept through the crowd. After several breaths of concentration, he finally locked onto a somewhat gaunt figure in coarse clothing.

"That’s him! It’s that kid, Yang An!"

Guang Xian pointed at the figure, his voice filled with excitement.

"Senior Brother Guang Du, let’s hurry after him!"

Guangzhi said impatiently.

If they could just capture their target, they could force him to reveal the whereabouts of the Holy Bone and the murderer.

When they returned to the White Buddha Temple, the abbot would surely reward them handsomely. Not only would they complete their mission, but they might even get a chance to receive the blessing of the Holy Bone.

Guang Xian felt the same, and they both looked to Guang Du, their senior brother.

But to their surprise, Guang Du shook his head and held them back.

"Junior Brothers, do not be rash! This is Mother Divination True Master’s domain. We only managed to get in using false identities. We absolutely cannot expose ourselves because of impatience."

"Senior Brother Guang Du, you mean...?"

The two seemed to realize they had been too hasty.

"We must catch him, but to be safe, we need to secure an escape route."

Guang Du cautiously scanned their surroundings. His gaze fell upon the ever-present Children but quickly moved on.

"You can enter the Celestial River Dragon Mansion, but you can’t leave. Everyone has to wait until the Co-eating Feast is over. If we make a move now, we will inevitably attract the attention of others."

"Besides, we aren’t even sure if the real murderer is with him. If we act rashly and alert them, all our efforts will have been for nothing."

"Then what should we do, Senior Brother Guang Du?"

Guang Du clearly already had a plan and said at once,

"This boy is merely a mortal, nothing to worry about. We can capture him anytime. What we need is to use him to find the murderer and the Holy Bone."

"So, we should keep an eye on him for now. Anyone who has frequent contact with him, or even someone right by his side, is very likely the true target of our mission!"

"As long as the Co-eating Feast continues, he can’t leave, just like us. He can’t get away. We can wait until the feast is almost over to make our move; it won’t be too late!"

"At that point, we’ll grab him and return to the temple immediately. Once we’re out of the Xiyue River’s territory, not even Mother Divination True Master will dare to touch us!"

His words completely convinced Guang Xian and Guangzhi.

"Senior Brother Guang Du is absolutely right!"

"You truly live up to your name, Senior Brother Guang Du. Your foresight is so thorough; this junior brother is nowhere near your level!"

"Then we’ll do as you say, Senior Brother. We’ll watch him for now and make our move when the Co-eating Feast is almost over."

The two wholeheartedly agreed with Guang Du’s arrangement and couldn’t help but flatter him.

However, under the influence of the Illusion Mimic Insect Corpse, the two couldn’t see that the look Guang Du gave them was utterly sinister and greedy.

Soon, the three also left the spot, melting back into the crowd.

Yang An was completely unaware that he was already being watched. He was currently on a tireless and joyful "zero-dollar shopping" spree, and it was more thrilling than he could say.

It had been no more than half an hour since he’d emerged from underground, and he had already acquired seven items. These included Elixirs, a Magical Artifact, a Fist Technique, and even a Body Technique.

But the more he acquired, the more Yang An realized that it was still far from what he needed.

He was particularly short on a suitable Technique that could serve as his Dao of Destiny Technique, and he had yet to find one.

Therefore, Yang An continued to quicken his pace, flitting between stalls in an attempt to find what he was looking for.

Just as he pocketed several Elixirs from one stall and was about to move to the next, he unexpectedly spotted Pan Shi.

He seemed to be anxiously speaking with other Cultivators who were walking past him.

Yang An noticed that Pan Yu, who was always with Pan Shi, was nowhere to be seen.

Puzzled, Yang An walked toward Pan Shi. Behind him, the Glue Insect Child appeared once more, intercepting a Cultivator to skillfully cover Yang An’s tracks.

"Fellow Daoist Pan! What happened?"

Yang An walked up to Pan Shi, who only reacted when he heard Yang An speak.

"Fellow Daoist Yang?!"

Because of the Illusion Mimic Insect Corpse’s influence, Pan Shi couldn’t be sure of Yang An’s identity until he heard him speak.

"Fellow Daoist Yang! I thought something had happened to you, too! It’s such a relief to see you’re safe!"

"What do you mean, ’happened to me, too’? Where is Fellow Daoist Pan Yu? Why isn’t she with you?"

Yang An glanced around but saw no sign of Pan Yu; Pan Shi was all by himself.

Hearing Yang An’s question, a worried look clouded Pan Shi’s face as he explained what had happened.

It turned out that right after Yang An had been summoned away by one of Mother Divination’s Children, the Pan Shi Brothers and Sisters saw him suddenly vanish and began to search for him anxiously, thinking something had happened.

But after searching for a long time without finding Yang An, just as Pan Shi was about to take Pan Yu to look elsewhere, he turned around to find that Pan Yu had vanished as well!

All of this had happened several hours ago, and Pan Shi still hadn’t been able to find his junior sister.

Before Yang An arrived, he had been asking others for Pan Yu’s description, hoping someone might have seen her, but he’d had no luck.

Yang An was stunned after hearing Pan Shi’s story.

The price of the Illusion Mimic Insect Corpse didn’t affect him, so he could see everyone without any concealment.

’If Pan Yu were still at this Co-eating Feast, there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed at least one of the siblings as I was walking around.’

’But I really haven’t seen any sign of Pan Yu. This is strange. Where could a living person just run off to? How could she suddenly vanish?’

A strange thought suddenly occurred to Yang An.

’Could it be that she was also "invited" away by Mother Divination True Master?’