"Something isn't right. These disciples are all direct disciples of elders we trust in the Heavenly Dao. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't leave this place unless there were an extreme crisis. Could something have happened to them?" Senior Brother Hai sent me a voice transmission.
I had been muttering that something was wrong the entire way here. Taking the money without delivering the goods would severely damage my reputation. Even if a great battle was about to break out, this couldn't happen during a truce. All I could say to Senior Brother Hai was, "Let's go a little farther, to the entrance of the rift. Perhaps this Land of Seeking the Dao keeps moving, and our elders recalled their disciples because of it. The next time we pass through the area, we can carefully check whether any unique transmission traces left by the Heavenly Dao remain."
"All right. We didn't find anything before, though." Senior Brother Hai sighed. I was at a loss for words as well. Wan Song seemed to have noticed our conversation. After drifting over, he asked, "Alliance Leader Xia, surely nothing bad has happened, right? Have you contacted the Land of Seeking the Dao? I knew the route before, but when I went there again later, I couldn't find it anymore. I have no idea what happened."
Without the slightest hesitation, I said, "There are so many wild immortal bandits around. It's only normal to stay cautious and put everything away. Sect Master Wan, please don't be impatient."
Wan Song hesitated, then suddenly laughed. "Alliance Leader Xia, you aren't planning to abscond with the money, are you? We're all fellow cultivators who came from the civilized world. We ought to care about our reputations."
Seeing that he was trying to provoke me, I gave a cold