Mu Ran's portrait had actually gone dark!
What was going on? What had happened?
The moment Ye Weiming saw Mu Ran's portrait go dark, his first thought was that something had happened to her—that Gongsun Zhi, or perhaps even the Red Sun Dharma King, had sent her back to the respawn point.
But upon further thought, he felt that possibility was unlikely.
With Mu Ran's strength, she might not have matched those two formidable bosses, but she would not be so easily taken down either.
Gongsun Zhi, for one, would have found it difficult to kill her in one move even with a sneak attack. At the very least, Miss Mu Ran could have sent them a message to warn them before she died.
As for the Red Sun Dharma King...
Even if he had not fled Heartbreak Valley earlier, he was equally unfamiliar with the terrain here. He would have had no chance of successfully ambushing her. If Mu Ran encountered him, she would likewise have had time to send Ye Weiming and the others a warning.
Regardless, they first needed to confirm what was happening on her end.
With that thought, Ye Weiming sent another message. "Xiao Qiao, stop watching up there for now. Go check on Mu Ran first. Her portrait has gone dark—find out what happened, and whether anything has happened to Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv."
"Ah! When did Mu Ran's portrait go dark? I didn't even notice!" Xiao Qiao immediately replied after receiving the message, then gave no further response.
Presumably, she had already set out to investigate the area Mu Ran had been watching over.
According to the division of duties Ye Weiming had arranged earlier, Miss Mu Ran had been responsible for protecting Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv and taking them somewhere