Bang!
A red signal flare shot into the sky, instantly cutting off Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing's discussion. The two of them quickly ran toward where the flare had been fired.
The flare had been launched from the platform where they had found the dead Ma family Martial Artist. When Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing hurried back, they found Qian Wantong and another Martial Artist waiting for them, both with grim expressions.
"What happened, Steward Qian?"
"Elder Qian, the two of us finished investigating the platforms below and hurried up to report our findings to you and Elder Zhou. But then we discovered that... that person's body was gone!" Qian Ying sounded nervous as he spoke. The Martial Artist beside him looked somewhat terrified.
"What?"
"Elder Qian, Elder Zhou, that... that... where did that Ma family Martial Artist's body go? Did you arrange for someone to carry him down?" Qian Wantong's fingers trembled as he pointed at the spot where the Ma family Martial Artist had originally been lying. There was nothing there now.
A chill ran through Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing. What was going on? How was that possible? They had only been gone for a few minutes. How had that Ma family Martial Artist's body vanished?
"Damn it! Search for him! Find him! I don't believe he could have run off on his own."
Qian Ying clearly remembered that the Ma family Martial Artist's neck had been snapped. No matter who examined him, that Ma family Martial Artist had been dead beyond doubt.
Yet how could a dead man disappear during the few short minutes when he and Zhou Zixing had been away?
"Steward Qian, the two of you search the surrounding area first. Then check the platform you came from for any traces. Go!" Seeing that