Earlier, when the Yellow-Robed Woman had hesitated, Qin Hao had sensed something was wrong. But she had said nothing, so he had not pressed the matter.
Mu Ziqing's absence from the Hundred Immortals Palace proved nothing. As a Core Disciple, she could hardly stay inside the palace forever without going out to train.
To grow stronger, she could not remain in one place.
But now that Tang Huan had mentioned Mu Ziqing herself, Qin Hao immediately sensed trouble. His heart slowly sank.
"What happened to Ziqing?" A terrifying killing intent spread from Qin Hao.
Since leaving the Southern Reach, Qin Hao had killed hundreds, if not a thousand, people. He had fought more battles than he could count. The Killing Intent gathered within him was immense.
The moment his killing intent surged forth, Tang Huan and the others were startled. Tang Huan looked at him with concern.
As one of the people who had welcomed Mu Ziqing into the palace, how could Tang Huan not know how Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing felt about each other?
"Qin Hao, Junior Sister Mu has gone missing..." Tang Huan paused, then finally said it.
Qin Hao's mind went blank with a hum. It was empty except for Tang Huan's words echoing through it: Junior Sister Mu has gone missing.
"Qin Hao!"
"Qin Hao!"
Seeing Qin Hao stand frozen while the killing intent around him grew ever thicker, Tang Huan could not help crying out.
"Be on guard!" the Yellow-Robed Woman said sharply.
The other four women cast Qin Hao worried glances, then released their respective Domains, ready to fight at any moment.
The release of their Domains jolted Qin Hao back to his senses. His eyes turned bloodred as he fixed Tang Huan with a stare and said, word by word:
"What exactly