He glanced out the window at the sky. Before he knew it, dusk was nearly upon them. Bai Yang thought, Looks like I won't make it back today. I promised Xiao Lan I'd be home tonight. I'm afraid I'll have to break that promise.
Waiting around like this wasn't going to work. He had to do something.
"Someone come here!" Bai Yang called toward the door.
A moment later, a maid opened the door and stepped inside, asking cautiously, "Young Master Bai, what can I do for you?"
"Tell me, how many days has the Great Moon King been absent from court?" Bai Yang asked.
The little maid didn't understand why Bai Yang was asking. She answered honestly, "To answer Young Master Bai, as far as this servant knows, Her Majesty hasn't attended court for some time."
Some time—that was equivalent to three months on Earth. He had still been on Earth then. Could the Great Moon King really be in seclusion, cultivating?
After a moment's thought, Bai Yang asked again, "What about Treasure King? And General Mu Lingye and General Xiang Ming? Have there been any reports about them lately?"
They were all Human King Realm experts from the Great Moon Dynasty whom Bai Yang had met. They held great influence, and their every move could have far-reaching consequences. Their whereabouts might offer some clue.
The maid was bewildered for a moment, then said in surprise, "Young Master Bai, if you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have noticed. Lately, those lords seem to have vanished without a trace. There hasn't been any news of them at all. Could something have happened to them? And there's no news of Her Majesty either. This..."
As she spoke, the little maid began to grow frightened. If something had happened to all those important