In less than half a shichen, Uchiha Shin and his men had taken control of Dragon Mountain. All the demons had died at their hands.
As for the several thousand boys and girls, they had all been rescued.
"Take a count of the children and see whether any are missing," Uchiha Shin said.
His subordinates immediately went to work.
Before long, Qin Yuan hurried over. "Mystic Spirit King, nearly two or three hundred boys and girls are missing."
Uchiha Shin was startled. So many were missing!
"Where did they go?" Uchiha Shin asked.
"During the fighting, a group of Daoists seemed to have left this place. It looks like they took them, but we have no idea where they went now," Qin Yuan replied.
Uchiha Shin looked at Qin Yuan. "You saw those Daoists leaving. Why didn't you pursue them?"
"During the battle, many demons were near the other children. We had to eliminate them as quickly as possible, so we didn't have enough men to chase after those Daoists," Qin Yuan said.
Uchiha Shin did not pursue the matter further. He leaped into the air, intending to search for them.
But after scanning the surroundings, Uchiha Shin found no sign of anyone nearby.
"Qin Yuan, where is Xuanzang?" Uchiha Shin asked after landing. He realized that Xuanzang was gone as well.
"Th-this..." Qin Yuan froze. He had not seen Xuanzang at all, so naturally he did not know where Xuanzang was.
Uchiha Shin felt helpless. Where had Xuanzang run off to this time?
Under normal circumstances, Xuanzang should not have been in any mortal danger. After all, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would secretly protect him.
Uchiha Shin had Qin Yuan take the boys and girls away from Dragon Mountain, while he went to search for the remaining children and Xuanzang.
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