As more and more Martial Artists heard the news, every Martial Artist in the group who was not cultivating left the camp and headed toward the buildings, standing on high ground to look across the lake.
They widened their eyes, trying to see what was happening on the other side. Unfortunately, thick fog blanketed the lake. Aside from the glow of the signal flare that was about to fall, they could see nothing at all.
"Steward Qian, look at the fog over the lake. It seems even thicker than it was this morning. Isn't this fog a little too deliberate? Could something be controlling it from the shadows?" A Martial Artist standing behind Qian Wantong felt discouraged when he saw the fog blocking their view.
He truly wanted to see what had happened on the opposite shore so they could prepare in advance.
Several of the onlookers were even holding binoculars, hoping to make something out, but they still could not see anything.
All the Martial Artists standing there were secretly hoping that Ouyang Nan's squad could return safely, that nothing unexpected had happened. As for that signal flare, they hoped it had been nothing more than an accident.
In truth, few of them genuinely cared about Ouyang Nan and his group. Even among the Ouyang Family members, not many cared about them. Back when Ouyang Nan had been the Ouyang Family's leader, these people had belonged to different factions from his group. At Ouyang Min's instigation, they had removed Ouyang Nan from his position as leader. It was clear that their relationship with him could not have been good.
The reason they hoped the group could return safely was that it would mean the danger on the other side was not too great. If Ouyang Nan and the others