A quarter of an hour later.
Swordfish hurriedly appeared in the branch's treasure vault.
When he saw the utterly empty vault and the line of writing left on the wall, his face darkened so much it seemed water could drip from it.
A fierce fury erupted on the spot like a volcano.
"Wang Mu!"
"Li Heshan!"
"You two bastards, get the hell out here!"
The next moment.
Wang Mu and Li Heshan, limp and pale as paper, were helped before Swordfish by their companions.
Seeing their condition, Swordfish, a Dao Embryo Realm expert, was taken aback as well.
"What happened? How did you end up like this?"
"And what exactly happened to the treasure vault?"
By now, Wang Mu had fully regained consciousness, but he still appeared exceptionally weak and terrified.
"My lord... I have disappointed you."
"We don't know what happened either. We only saw a deep sea and a bright moon. After that, we fell into a dream and could not pull ourselves free. We had no idea what happened at all."
"They were the ones who woke us up. When we awoke, everything in the treasure vault was gone..."
Swordfish trembled with rage at those words.
"You two are nothing but trash! You were staying safely in the treasure vault, yet you still let someone ambush you?"
Swordfish was so furious that he nearly killed Wang Mu and Li Heshan on the spot.
But on second thought, they were his trusted confidants after all.
If he killed them over such a small matter, it would inevitably chill his subordinates' hearts.
Besides, these two had encountered Swallow Li San before. If he questioned them thoroughly, perhaps there was still a chance to find that damned Swallow Li San.
He immediately stepped forward and personally examined the two men.