"Steward Qian, did something happen?"
Ever since the first signal flare had been launched into the sky, Martial Artists had come over to see what was happening. Yet no one had asked anything. They had merely waited for a response as well.
Unexpectedly, even after the second signal flare rose into the air, there was still no response.
A single word surfaced in their hearts: something had happened!
Numerous Martial Artists gathered around, watching the signal flare finally fall and vanish. Then, by the faint light, they all turned to look at Qian Wantong.
Earlier, when Qian Wantong had launched a signal flare from the other side, everyone had already begun to have bad thoughts. Yet no one had said anything. They had merely thought that the two Xiantian Elders might have run into trouble.
But on second thought, the two elders were Xiantian Masters. The chances of something happening to them were relatively low. Perhaps something else had delayed their return. Besides, the darkness might have prevented the two elders from coming back.
However, there had been no response to either signal flare. That was a problem. Still, Steward Qian had not offered an explanation, so although everyone had their doubts, they did not ask anything and simply waited for Qian Wantong to explain.
Unexpectedly, there had been no news from the group led by the two Xiantian Elders, and now the team investigating inside the mountain gate had failed to respond as well.
Moreover, the team investigating inside the mountain gate was not particularly strong. The strongest among them was only at Houtian Layer Nine. Therefore, the chances of them running into trouble were far greater than the chances of the team led by the two Xiantian Elders encountering trouble.
Furthermore, unlike the team led by the two