"What are you panicking for? Junior Brother Wei wasn't Grandmaster Wei's only descendant. He merely had good aptitude, so the grandmaster valued him a little more. Besides, there may yet be a way to remedy this." The scholar in his thirties suddenly reprimanded his fellow Mara Sect disciples.
"Senior Brother Zhao, what remedy do you mean...?" At these words, the others all looked over in delighted surprise, and one could not help asking.
"Isn't it obvious? Find the murderer who killed Junior Brother Wei!
"Although Junior Brother Wei was killed, if we bring the murderer's head before the grandmaster, then even if we are at fault, it should be enough to quell most of his anger. Saving our lives should probably be no problem.
"So now is not the time to complain. Rather than waste time on that, hurry and search the vicinity for traces left by the murderer. Ideally, we should establish his identity and find out which way he fled. That is what matters." Senior Brother Zhao swept his gaze over the people beside him and spoke chillingly.
"Senior Brother Zhao has a point. Hurry, split up and search nearby for clues. We arrived so quickly that he probably hasn't gone far. He might even be hiding nearby." Enlightenment dawned on the others, and they scattered in every direction.
One raised his hand and tossed out a talisman. It ignited in the wind, turning into a mass of azure light that circled and danced through the nearby air.
Another muttered an incantation, blood-red light rising in his eyes as he carefully searched the scorched grass nearby.
Yet another tossed out a transparent crystal orb, which sprayed strands of white light that swept wildly through the surrounding space.
"There's a bloody scent over here... Several demonic wolves were