Half a month passed in a flash. Nian Shuang and the others searched the Clear River Region for half a month, yet found nothing.
"Alas... my strange granddaughter! It's been over half a month already. Where on earth have you gone?"
"If we can't find you, how am I supposed to face your parents in the afterlife?"
Ming Dong collapsed onto the ground, seeming to have aged many years in an instant.
Nian Shuang stepped forward. "Patriarch Ming, there are no signs of battle in this river region. Miss XiaoXiao should be fine. Please rest assured!"
"Alas... even so, it's been more than half a month, and there isn't a single clue!"
"There will be. Perhaps we simply haven't searched carefully enough."
Suddenly, someone spotted a stone stele by the riverbank and shouted, "Patriarch, come quickly! There's a stone stele here."
Hearing this, everyone hurried over.
They saw that the stele was engraved with an introduction to the Clear River.
The key was that the latter half of the inscription mentioned the words Clear River Dragon Palace.
The attentive Nian Shuang began to ponder. "Clear River Dragon Palace? Could Ming XiaoXiao perhaps..."
He suddenly understood. After giving a few instructions, he plunged directly into the Clear River.
Ling Er glanced at Long Xing. Long Xing nodded and followed him into the river.
As a member of the Dragon Clan, Long Xing was naturally far faster underwater than Nian Shuang, and he quickly caught up.
"Why did you come?" Nian Shuang asked as he looked at Long Xing.
"She sent me."
With Long Xing's senses, the two soon arrived at the archway of the Clear River Dragon Palace.
Strangely, there were no guards at the archway, and the two entered without obstruction.
But where was the Clear River Dragon Palace? The