(Liu Erlong · Beautiful illustration 6)
Meanwhile.
Spirit City, the Guest Reception Hotel.
After Yu Xiaogang excused himself, saying he needed to rest, Flender, Liu Erlong, Tang San, and the others felt utterly helpless.
Still, they did not disturb him again.
They only wanted to let Yu Xiaogang have some peace and quiet to come to terms with the pain of losing his father.
But that evening...
When Liu Erlong knocked on his door to invite him out for dinner, she knocked for ages without receiving an answer.
After kicking the door open, she found the room empty.
The bed was neatly made, and the window stood open.
But Yu Xiaogang was gone!
"Something's wrong! Xiaogang is missing!"
Beside herself with anxiety, Liu Erlong immediately found Flender and Tang San and told them that Yu Xiaogang had disappeared.
Both Flender's and Tang San's expressions changed drastically at the news.
"What happened? Xiaogang is a grown man. How could he just vanish?"
Flender's brows knitted tightly in utter bewilderment.
"Could he have slipped out through the window?"
"Quick! Gather everyone and search Spirit City!"
Everyone from Shrek Academy immediately split up, searching all over Spirit City for Yu Xiaogang.
Yet even after three full days of searching, they found nothing.
It was not until the evening of the third day...
That they learned something from the hotel staff.
Someone had seen Yu Xiaogang secretly leave through the window that afternoon, heading straight toward the hill in the center of Spirit City!
Liu Erlong's expression changed instantly at the news as she realized something.
"At the top of that hill... is Pope Hall!"
Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with anxiety and fury.
"Xiaogang went to beg that woman! He must have gone to beg Bibi Dong to help