With the lesson of A Er and A San's mysterious disappearance before them, the Xuanming Elders and Kutou Tuo naturally became much more cautious in their actions.
After leaving Wan'an Temple, the three first searched along the route at Lu Zhangke's suggestion. Naturally, they found nothing.
With Wujian Temple already close at hand, the three stopped in unspoken agreement. Lu Zhangke frowned and said, "We carefully checked every spot along the way earlier and found no signs of fighting. Under normal circumstances, whether A Er and A San were coming or going, there was no reason for them to take another route."
"So, after ruling out the possibility that they were attacked on the road, the most likely possibility is that the ruined temple ahead was where they were attacked!"
In fact, it was not difficult for them to verify Lu Zhangke's analysis.
It was still daytime, after all, and most of the places they had passed through had been bustling districts packed with people.
Trying to attack two highly skilled experts in such a crowded place without alerting anyone else was practically an impossible task.
Therefore, they only needed to focus their investigation on a few relatively secluded locations.
Seeing Lu Zhangke suddenly transform into a master detective and begin a logical analysis, He Biyong said helplessly, "Even so, now that we're here, we can't just not go in and take a look, can we?"
After saying that, the two turned to look at the silent Kutou Tuo. Lu Zhangke asked, "Master Ku, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Kutou Tuo immediately answered calmly in his low, hoarse voice, "It is very likely that they alerted the target."
"Alerted the target?" The Xuanming Elders were both stunned. Then He Biyong was the first to understand what he meant