"They really did disappear!"
Great Emperor Wuji and the others stared at the scene before them in surprise.
Great Emperor Wuji turned to the Guard Captain. "Take two men inside and see what's going on!"
"Me?"
The Guard Captain's eyes widened.
"Yes, you. Got a problem with that?" Great Emperor Wuji asked coldly.
The Guard Captain gritted his teeth and shook his head. "No!"
He picked two Guards, and the three of them went in.
Inside the Immortal Medicine Garden, they found it empty. Not a soul remained, and there were no signs of a fight. When they reached the plot where the mature Thousand Yuan Immortal Grass had grown, they found every last plant dug up.
The garden was so quiet it made their hearts pound.
"Captain, this is too strange. There were hundreds of people in this garden before. How can they all be gone?"
"Exactly, Captain. There aren't even any signs of a fight!"
"Where did they all go?"
The two Guards couldn't help voicing their questions as they looked around.
The Guard Captain's expression grew grave, but he had no answer for them.
Just then, his Identity Token stirred. He swept it with his Spiritual Sense, and Great Emperor Wuji's voice rang out. "What's happening in there?"
"Hall Master, there's no one inside. No signs of a fight, either. All the mature Thousand Yuan Immortal Grass has been dug up!"
The Guard Captain reported exactly what they had found.
Great Emperor Wuji was shocked, but he did not rush in. Instead, he sent the Guard Captain another message: "Keep searching!"
"Yes!"
The Guard Captain acknowledged the order and continued searching with his two men.
Outside the entrance, Great Emperor Huo Li told the other Guards, "Go in and help them search!"
"Yes!"
The Guards did not