It seemed that although Er Leng had told Tie Zhu to come save him, he had actually left himself no way out.
Jiang Chen and the others searched the surroundings, but apart from the blood mixed with brain matter they had found earlier, they discovered no other traces of battle.
Er Leng, Earth One, Xuanyi, and Huang Yi were all top-tier killers, with movement skills that ranked among the best in the world. If they wished, they could pass through an area without leaving anything that could be tracked.
"Judging by the time on the first marker, it's been over six hours since that kid ran into the Hidden Kill Sect. Dad, do you think Er Leng could still be alive?"
"That idiot's father was drowned in a river when he was little. He had one leg crippled while pursuing the Dao and suffered countless hardships before finally leaving the Mortal Realm and joining the ranks of Unusual Persons. His life had finally started looking up..."
Tie Zhu rambled on, without his usual cheeky grin for once.
Jiang Chen frowned, searching as he pondered.
A moment later, something occurred to him. He gave the others a few instructions, then chose a direction and left.
Along the way, he left markers using a method similar to Er Leng's.
They were shaped like a sledgehammer, with a ghost head drawn on it, making it obvious that they had been left by King Chen of the Nine Provinces. Each contained a recording of Jiang Chen's voice.
"...After countless hardships, I finally found King Wei Wu. This is wonderful! He's still breathing. King Wei Wu is the greatest hope of our Nine Provinces, so I've accomplished my mission on this trip. But this black stuff... what is it?"
His tone held a trace of