"Not one minute ago?" Nie Yun's body shook, and a look of wild delight appeared on his face.
Ever since entering the Void Realm, every village they had encountered had become a graveyard, with everyone dead one minute ago. Not one minute ago... didn't that mean they were already close to the truth?
Zitong Undestroyable's eyes also lit up. Clearly, he had thought of the same thing.
"Yes. We thought the same as you at the time—we believed the killers had to be hiding in this village!"
After glancing at the two of them, the Spiritual Elegance Emperor continued, "So we investigated carefully and searched thoroughly. Sure enough, we found some clues! It was that group of stone statues!"
As she spoke, the Spiritual Elegance Emperor pointed in a certain direction.
"Stone statues?"
Nie Yun and the others froze, then looked in the direction of her finger. Sure enough, at the far end of the village beneath their feet stood a cluster of life-sized stone statues.
"Let's go take a look!"
Nie Yun exchanged a glance with Zitong Undestroyable, then flew over with the Spiritual Elegance Emperor. Before long, they arrived before the statues.
These stone statues were ancient and weathered, clearly having endured countless storms. The colored patterns on them had long since peeled away, exposing the purple-gray stone beneath.
There were five statues in total, all life-sized. Since they had stood here for who knew how many years, their faces could no longer be made out. Their builds, however, remained distinct enough to tell that they were all men.
"This... Master, this statue's build looks just like yours..."
Suddenly, Zitong Undestroyable pointed at one of the statues.
"Hmm?"
Nie Yun looked over, and his expression changed slightly. The statue before him truly had exactly the same build as