Shuijing Grand Scholar
The commander in charge had vanished without a trace. It was an absolute joke—and that joke had unfolded right inside Grand Scholar Gong Lei's camp.
The several deputies under Grand Scholar Gong Lei were completely dumbfounded. They tried every possible way to contact him, but received no response whatsoever.
The One-eyed Deputy guessed, "Perhaps our lord went to inspect the Water Engineering Department? These past few days, our lord's thoughts have all been on the spirit vein and this Teleportation Formation."
"That's possible. The Water Engineer has been in favor these past few days."
There was clearly no point in discussing such things now. They still had to find Grand Scholar Gong Lei.
The destruction of the Teleportation Formation was equivalent to the sky collapsing. Whether it was the One-eyed Deputy or the other deputies, none of them could hold up the sky if it fell. Nor could they shoulder the blame.
They still needed Grand Scholar Gong Lei to deal with this matter—and bear this enormous burden.
But panic alone was useless. They tried everything to contact Grand Scholar Gong Lei, but all their efforts vanished without a trace. It was as if Grand Scholar Gong Lei had suddenly evaporated from the face of the earth.
Someone muttered, "Something huge is about to happen. We can't contact Grand Scholar Gong Lei. We have to report this to the Academy's higher-ups."
The One-eyed Deputy's sole remaining eyeball rolled around. "Fine. Third Child, return to the Academy now and report what happened here to the three Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholars. At this point, I'm afraid only those three bigshots can make the call."
The deputy addressed as Third Child suddenly slapped a hand to his forehead. He staggered and said with difficulty, "This is bad. My brain