Lin Zhong had actually vanished.
A living, breathing man had disappeared right under their noses. Not only were Yang Qing and his companions shocked, but the men who had come with Lin Zhong also found it inconceivable.
Du Yongquan, who was closest to Lin Zhong, even crouched where Lin Zhong had disappeared and carefully felt over the ground with both hands, hoping to find some clues.
But he found nothing.
Du Yongquan slowly rose from the ground, then abruptly stepped in front of Yang Qing. "Tell me, did you take Lin Zhong away?"
As residents of Immortal Island, they knew the terrain in this area like the backs of their hands.
Apart from the somewhat unusual depths of the Skyfall Pit, there was nowhere they were unfamiliar with.
Yet Lin Zhong had vanished right before their eyes.
There was no trace of him anywhere.
This led Du Yongquan to believe that Yang Qing and his companions had tampered with something. He could think of no other explanation.
Yang Qing merely smiled at him, bent down, and picked up the Rootless Wood and the Signet Ring, holding them in his palm.
"Lin Zhong disappeared after touching these two things. What does that have to do with me?"
"Besides, Immortal Island is your territory. Surely you should know better than anyone what secrets lie hidden here."
Du Yongquan knew perfectly well that Yang Qing was speaking the truth, but he could not accept it.
"Did you use some kind of sorcery? Unless you tell us the truth, no one is leaving this place today." Du Yongquan's expression was vicious.
Yang Qing looked at him and silently shook his head. "No wonder the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom collapsed as swiftly as rotten wood crumbling before a crushing force after Emperor Zhetian fell. It