"What's going on? Why has Senior Brother Cao been gone for so long without returning? Could it be... Senior Brother Cao really got into trouble and fell at the hands of that Qilin divine beast?"
Dou Jingchen's brows furrowed.
Not long after Laifu killed Cao Xu and left with Lin Qingzhu and the others, news of the incident reached Kyoto. Zhong Sheng learned of it at once and informed Dou Jingchen of the details.
Even though Zhong Sheng told him that nobody at the scene had seen how the battle between Laifu and Cao Xu had ended, Dou Jingchen had not been the least bit worried that Cao Xu would lose.
So he had not taken the matter too seriously.
But now it was already the next day, and Cao Xu still had not returned. Dou Jingchen finally couldn't hold back any longer. He took out his phone, intending to contact Cao Xu.
After coming to the Outside World, Dou Jingchen, Cao Xu, and the others had naturally been fascinated by how convenient mobile phones were for keeping in touch. They had all asked Zhong Sheng to get them one.
But when Dou Jingchen dialed Cao Xu's number, the call wouldn't go through.
This immediately made Dou Jingchen even more uneasy.
"Something's wrong! I can't get through to Senior Brother Cao's phone at all. It seems he really may have met with misfortune!"
Dou Jingchen's heart sank.
Thinking that Cao Xu might already be dead, Dou Jingchen found it hard to believe. "Could that Qilin divine beast truly be so powerful? Even Senior Brother Cao was killed by it, without even being able to protect himself?"
"No, I can't wait any longer. I have to go to the scene myself and see if I can find any clues to confirm