After hearing Lady Xuannü's words, Shopkeeper Yang was somewhat surprised as well.
He knew Sea Elder; he had once been one of her particularly capable subordinates.
She had assumed that after her death, they had all gone into seclusion, so she had not sought them out after returning. Yet now, she unexpectedly heard Sea Elder's name again.
"Still no sign of Mystic Spirit King?"
Xuannü shook her head. "I went down to search several times, but I could never find any trace of Mystic Spirit King. That is what puzzles me the most.
"Mystic Spirit King went down according to my instructions. He could not have simply vanished. I tried to sense his presence, but I still could not sense him at all."
After thinking it over, Shopkeeper Yang felt that there was something far from simple about this.
He told Xuannü about the sensation he had felt within himself.
"Xuannü, I feel this matter may be connected to me. I'll go down and take a look," Shopkeeper Yang said.
"I'll go with you." Xuannü looked at Shopkeeper Yang, her eyes shining brightly.
Shopkeeper Yang had wanted to refuse. The situation below seemed unusual, after all. But upon seeing that look in Xuannü's eyes, he could not bear to turn her down.
"All right." Shopkeeper Yang nodded.
Xuannü smiled. She was very worried that he might be in danger if he went down alone.
Had she known earlier that something had changed below, she would have gone down with Uchiha Shin. Even now, she was still deeply worried about Uchiha Shin.
Lady Xuannü did not tell Fourth Princess Ao Tingxin about this, fearing that the princess would worry and secretly go down herself, which would be rather dangerous.
Shopkeeper Yang and Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden entered the sea and continued