(Girls' Literature)
The moment Qian Hong's face turned deathly pale, she immediately severed her connection with the formation, and only then did her complexion improve somewhat.
"What just happened?"
Ye Tian asked, though his concern was clearly not for Qian Hong. All he wanted to know now was Hong Ying's whereabouts.
"The place they went to earlier is somewhat strange. The formation's power was restrained, and even I was affected."
As Qian Hong spoke, her expression grew solemn as well.
Though Ye Tian's face remained calm and unruffled, his instincts told him this matter was far from simple. Yet he had only been here for a little over a month and was still unfamiliar with the surroundings, unable to figure out the cause.
He then summoned a senior elder to see whether he could uncover any clues.
"Have you noticed anything unusual around here lately?"
Ye Tian asked directly.
The elder was stunned upon hearing this. After thinking carefully for a while, he was unable to answer. Ye Tian's sudden question had put him in a difficult position.
"Elder Ye, this old man is advanced in years. I rarely step beyond my door, so I fear I cannot answer such a question."
The elder stroked his white beard and shook his head.
"This concerns your Sect Master. Though the threat from outside enemies has been lifted, as long as she does not return, Heaven Mountain Peak will know no peace. Think it over carefully yourself."
Ye Tian's expression remained indifferent.
"This old man seems to have just thought of a place that does fit Elder Ye's requirements."
After struggling with himself for a moment, the white-bearded old man finally spoke.
"Tell me in detail. If the Sect Master truly took Hong Ying and became trapped in some damned place, I