At night, insect calls rose and fell throughout the Cloud Ridge Mountains, punctuated now and then by the roars of beasts.
The moon had already risen above the mountains, but no matter how long Sun Tao, Zhang Hanzhou, and the others waited, Liu Qingyuan did not return.
"Something must have happened to Elder Liu Qingyuan!" Sun Tao rose to his feet.
More than two hours had passed since the attack. If nothing had happened to Liu Qingyuan, he should have come looking for them by now.
Even if he was pursuing the enemy, he could not keep chasing forever. If a fierce battle had broken out, the outcome would surely have been decided by now.
"How could anything have happened to him? How many people could kill an elder of our Violet Sun Gate? Elder Liu may still be pursuing the enemy." Qi Xuancheng shook his head.
At the same cultivation level, an elder of the Violet Sun Gate was certainly stronger than a Heavenly Origin Martial Artist from the Rivers and Lakes.
Sun Tao ignored Qi Xuancheng!
This fellow was far too confident. He thought the elders of the Violet Sun Gate were invincible. Since the enemy had dared to strike, how could they have acted recklessly without some assurance of success?
His grandfather was the Peak Master of Medicine King Peak, and he had grown up in the Violet Sun Gate. He knew nothing of the treachery and cruelty of the Rivers and Lakes.
Sun Tao turned to Zhang Hanzhou. "Senior Brother Zhang, should we keep waiting, or return to the sect to report this? Please make the decision. If Elder Liu has met with disaster and we keep waiting here, I fear the sect will punish us."
Zhang Hanzhou felt a headache coming on. Both Sun Tao's