Xuandu cupped his hands toward everyone in thanks. "Thank you all for stepping up this time. Xuandu is deeply grateful."
"Let us return for now. Today's matter..."
Though everyone was puzzled, since Xuandu had said so, they had no objections.
After all, the Human Race were Xuandu's kin. They had merely come to lend a hand.
Only after they had moved far away from the Heavenly Court did Xuandu speak. "Just now, a senior informed me that the Fifteenth Heaven, where the Human Race was being kept, was attacked by a mysterious being. The Demon Race suffered heavy casualties, while the Human Race... has all vanished."
"Attacked by a mysterious being?" Zhu Rong shouted. "Kid Xuandu, did you find someone else to help you sneak into the Heavenly Court and cause trouble?"
Xuandu shook his head. "I do not know who this mysterious being is either. In any case, the Human Race in the Heavenly Court has disappeared. Combined with the Human Race previously on the Primordial Land... this makes two similar incidents already."
At those words, everyone frowned in thought.
Something was clearly amiss.
But who could have done it?
Zhu Jiuyin said, "As long as they were rescued from the Demon Race, that is enough."
"Indeed."
Xuandu nodded. "I just do not know whether this mysterious being has some other designs on my Human Race."
Zhenyuanzi sighed. "What a pity. Taiyi never even struck me once in the end."
"Hehehe." Old Ancestor Styx found it amusing and laughed. "Since when did you, Zhenyuanzi, develop such a peculiar preference?"
Queen Mother of the West stood elegant and dignified, her gentle smile carrying a sacred maternal radiance. Looking at Xuandu, she asked, "Xuandu, do you still need our assistance?"
Xuandu considered it, then shook his head. "Thank you for your