It Was You! (3/3)

"What? He's gone?" Lian Guanghai slammed a hand onto the table. Under the sweeping force, the entire table instantly turned to drifting ash.

How could he not be furious? A Sunflare Emperor had originally been watching Zhou Heng, and later, for the sake of caution, another had been sent over. Yet right beneath the noses of two Sunflare Emperors, how could the man have vanished?

Were they playing him for a fool?

"Ancestor Guanghai, with two Sunflare Emperors guarding him, that brat could never have escaped! However, Liu Qibian from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion came to visit earlier. Could he have given Zhou Heng an Immortal Abode?" Lian Xu said.

"Hmph, how could you let that brat come into contact with outsiders?" Lian Guanghai said furiously.

Lian Xu looked awkward. The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was a force from Immortal Severance City, and Liu Qibian was no weaker than he was! The man had merely delivered an item Zhou Heng had ordered long ago—what grounds did he have to refuse?

At least on the surface, Zhou Heng was still the Lian Family's most honored guest!

Neither sentiment nor reason would support stopping him.

"Forget it. First, search for the Immortal Abode!" Lian Guanghai also knew he could not blame Lian Xu. After all, the main family had yet to decide whether to protect Zhou Heng at all costs or abandon this five-star alchemist.

"Yes!"

All seven Sunflare Emperors of the Lian Family set out together, rushing into Zhou Heng's room to search. Each wore a focused expression, overturning tables and lifting beds as though they were catching an adulterer.

"Ha, I found it!" Lian Sheng cried. Resting in his palm was a tiny object like a pearl, with a faint gleam flowing across its surface.

"Indeed, this must be a Spatial