The gaunt, dark-skinned middle-aged man immediately introduced himself.
Dragon Group...
My eyes lit up. I had long heard of the Dragon Group's great reputation from Third Master Zhang. I hadn't expected them to be the first to arrive this time.
After hearing him out, Master ignored him.
Since Master ignored him, I naturally made no move either.
Aunt Tang, Uncle Yu, Zhang Yuchen, and the others also remained silent.
Only Daoist Qingshan raised a hand seal.
"Boundless Heavenly Venerable!"
Then the middle-aged man, Zheng Yi, continued speaking.
"Everyone, I truly apologize. There were formation insects and gu poison within the valley, which delayed us and made us late. You've all worked hard."
Daoist Qingshan spoke again.
"To uphold justice on Heaven's behalf and eradicate evil completely is the duty of cultivators like us."
The middle-aged man clasped his hands again.
"Thank you for your guidance, Daoist. May I ask if there were two Japanese onmyoji here? Have they been killed, or did they escape?"
Daoist Qingshan pointed at the two onmyoji corpses.
"They are dead. The younger one's soul was scattered, while one soul of the older one escaped..."
With a wave of the middle-aged man's hand, the Dragon Group members stepped forward to inspect them.
The younger man was still recognizable. As for the one called Kato, his head had been smashed apart beyond recognition.
However, they found a black chrysanthemum waist token on the two men.
"Captain, it's an order token from the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect."
"Captain, this person can be confirmed as Kudo Shinji, Japan's genius onmyoji!"
"..."
As they spoke, a Dragon Group expert began using the Soul-Seizing Art on the middle-aged man.
However, the effect was basically negligible. This expert was definitely not as skilled as Master.
His Soul-Seizing Art was nothing special, merely going