At the entrance to Chaos Mist Valley, some twenty or thirty li from Spirit Flame Lake.
A squad of more than ten people stood atop a hillside, surveying their surroundings.
At their head was a woman about Xi Youmeng's age. Her features were breathtakingly beautiful and exquisitely refined. Clad in a long black dress, its hem fluttered lightly in the wind, she seemed like an immortal maiden untouched by worldly dust. Her bearing was noble and elegant, and even from afar, she possessed an indescribable grace and dignified beauty.
"Did you find anything?"
The woman looked toward the two Old Women at her side. Her voice was as pleasant as a clear mountain stream.
Perhaps because her tone was so calm and steady, that melodious voice carried an undeniable authority that made people instinctively want to obey her commands.
The two Old Women shook their heads grimly. One of them said, "We have searched several li around the area, but there is no trace of Young Master Liu or the others."
The other said, "The Dao Decree Jade Talisman cannot be false. Young Master Liu and the others must have sent out a signal from here not long ago."
A trace of doubt appeared on the leading woman's beautiful face as her gaze swept toward Chaos Mist Valley behind her.
"Since there are no traces of Liu Chenzhou and the others outside, then only one explanation remains. They must have overestimated themselves and entered this Mist Valley, underestimating the misty illusion realm within and becoming lost inside."
"Mother Chen," the woman instructed the old woman beside her, "please make a trip inside and bring them out."
Her voice was filled with certainty, as if she had already determined that her conclusion could not be wrong, displaying an air of proud