Meng Chuan's face had turned livid. He had come personally this time because he hoped to bring Meng Yan back. As for the remaining negotiations and clashes, they were to be handled by the Meng Family elders who would arrive in Lingwu later.
But now, the people from Seven Star Tower had been killed, and Meng Yan had vanished. What exactly had happened?
Lü Yue had been sent here precisely because Meng Zhao feared Meng Chuan lacked experience; he was there as a safeguard. Seeing the situation, he calmly took over from Meng Chuan, issuing orders and handling the necessary matters in an orderly fashion.
Their main task was to gather relevant clues from the village, to see whether the murderer had left behind any traces, and to investigate Meng Yan's whereabouts.
One possibility was that foreign enemies had invaded and targeted the Seven Star Tower people. During the fierce battle, Meng Yan might have seen that things were going badly and turned tail and run.
Lü Yue shared this speculation with Meng Chuan. Meng Chuan nodded repeatedly, feeling much better. Then, looking at the thirteen corpses laid out on the ground, he had another thought.
"Perhaps there's another possibility. During the fight, one of them took my brother and ran."
Lü Yue did not dismiss the idea. In fact, compared to Meng Yan fleeing on his own, it was more plausible that a Seven Star Tower expert had taken Meng Yan and fled.
The first piece of evidence was that thirteen Seven Star Tower members had died, yet according to Seven Star Tower's habits, when they traveled the world, they generally went out in multiples of seven. Thirteen was one short of fourteen. There was likely still a survivor.
The second was that if Meng Yan had truly escaped,