Rumors

Though he had already formed a guess, Mo Hua still felt a chill seep into his heart.

Mo Hua's gaze darkened slightly as he asked:

"How did those two children disappear?"

Gu Changhuai said, "According to the Fisher Cultivators nearby, the two children were playing in the village at dusk. Then, when night came, they suddenly vanished..."

"Old Yu's family initially thought the children were simply having too much fun and refusing to come home. But as the night grew deeper and they still could not find any sign of their two grandsons, they realized something was wrong. They searched the village through the night, but found nothing..."

"They searched by the river too, but found nothing."

"It was as if they had vanished into thin air..."

"The Fisher Cultivators in the village suspected that the children had wandered too close to the Yanshui River while playing and were dragged into the water and eaten by a Water Monster..."

"But now, it seemed those two children had been abducted by the River-Crossing Dragon."

"If they did not find a way soon, then once the River-Crossing Dragon sold the children on to someone else, rescuing them would be harder than ascending to heaven..."

Gu Changhuai's expression was grave.

No... they might not have been sold.

A chill rose in Mo Hua's heart.

It was also possible... that the River-Crossing Dragon had used them as sacrifices and sent them to the Evil God.

If that was the case, they might never return...

"Did the Dao Court Office send anyone to look for them?" Mo Hua asked.

Gu Changhuai hesitated for a moment, somewhat helpless. "Small Fishing Village is home to mixed, unaffiliated cultivators. It is not within an Immortal City, and many cultivators there have no Cultivation Registry. Its jurisdiction is loose,