The flying car slowly came to a stop in a remote village on the western outskirts of Huoyun.
The entire village was pitch-black, as though no one had lived there for quite some time... A sense of desolation hung in the air.
Zhao Wumian frowned.
This village shouldn't have been like this. Although it was remote, it should have been home to a group of disabled veterans who had retired from the battlefield.
Senior Brother Xuandu and Senior Brother Wuyun had temporarily stayed at one of those veterans' homes... What was that veteran's name again? Zhao Wumian couldn't quite remember.
It seemed to be Wen... something.
"Young Lady, judging from what we've seen, no one has lived here for at least two or three weeks." Da Liu walked around the area and quickly returned. He had originally been a Huoyun law enforcer, and was highly skilled at criminal investigation and gathering information. "The villagers' homes are all neat and orderly. It doesn't look like they left suddenly."
Zhao Wumian pondered. "Yulou, how long has it been since you last came to this village?"
Pei Yulou said, "After Miss last parted ways with Lord Xuandu and Lord Wuyun, I didn't dare come and disturb them... Nor did I dare station spies here."
Zhao Wumian shook her head. "Not stationing spies was the right decision. With Senior Brother Wuyun's abilities, monitoring him would have been far too difficult."
Old Zhao had originally come for Xuandu and Wuyun—in other words, to seek their protection. After all, with two top-tier Alliance combatants here, she might as well make use of them. She hadn't expected that the Two Fools of the Daoist Sect had already left... Wait?
Zhao Wumian suddenly glanced at Pei Yulou. "You and I met Senior Brother Xuandu and Senior Brother Wuyun