Chapter 207 - The Missing Team Members (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lan Yu thought about his many failed relationships and finally decided to abandon his initial plan to sabotage Lan Hua. He would never be his brother’s match in winning over a lady’s affections. So defeated and dejected, he left without a word, leaving behind a pile of talismans.
Everyone could not help feeling sorry for Lan Yu, who looked as if he had lost his only goal in life. Lonemoon suddenly felt he understood the meaning of the old saying, “Life is already hard, so don’t expose the truth!” After shaking his head in sympathy, he happily took over the talismans from Shen Ying.
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“Let’s set out!” Lonemoon turned to hurry his companions. It was getting late.
“Fellow Immortal Lonemoon!” Chen Ge called out from behind, sounding worried. “I…”
“Your highness?”
Turning around, Lonemoon’s eyes widened in surprise. Chen Ge’s body was slowly fading away under a faint halo of light.
“What…” Lonemoon instinctively reached out to grab him, but discovered that his hand went right through Chen Ge’s body. He immediately conjured a few hand seals to stabilize Chen Ge’s body.
Both Lan Hua and Yi Qing tried to help by putting up an array, but to no avail. Chen Ge slowly vanished before their eyes.
“What happened?” Everyone was baffled by this sudden turn of events. Lonemoon tried without success to search for Chen Ge using his divine perception. Even his aura seemed to have vanished without a trace.
“What kind of sorcery is that?”
“I don’t know.” Lan Hua, who was most experienced in such matters, shook his head. “Never seen it before.”
As he was thinking, Lonemoon’s message transmission talisman lit up. He had left one at the sect, so that they could contact him in case of emergency. He felt a sudden tightening in his chest. Something must have happened in the sect!
He took out the talisman hurriedly and directed some immortal qi to activate it. Instantly, Yu Hong’s worried-sounding voice came out from the talisman.
“Elder, Chicken… Chicken has disappeared!”
“What?” Lonemoon paused in surprise, then answered automatically, “Just buy another one then.” Invincible Sect reared many chickens on its farm.
“No! I don’t mean that!” Yu Hong clarifed, “It’s Emperor Chu Xuan. He suddenly vanished.”
Lonemoon’s expression darkened. “Stay calm. Tell me clearly what happened? How did he vanish?”
“I’m also not sure what happened.” Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Yu Hong continued, “A while ago, Emperor Chu Xuan was teaching our disciples at the training yard when he suddenly vanished.”
“Did he turn into a shadowy form before disappearing?”
“How do you know? This was exactly what happened.”
Lonemoon frowned as Chen Ge’s image came to his mind. He instructed soberly, “All of you are to leave the training yard at once. Gather all the disciples at the front palace. Check whether they are all right. We’ll be back soon.”
“Yes!” Yu Hong replied grimly.
Lonemoon frowned and turned to look at his companions. “Chu Xuan has vanished as well. Let’s get back quickly.”
He was about to turn to leave when he noticed that the other three persons remained still. They were gazing at him with startled expressions.
“Lonemoon, you…” Lan Hua’s eyes widened in surprise, pointing to Lonemoon.
“What’s wrong?” Lonemoon instinctively looked down at himself. “Holy shit! Like Chen Ge, his whole body was also emitting a glow and was slowly becoming transparent. But he himself felt no sensation at all.
“Father Niu!” Shen Ying reached out to grab him but it was too late. He had disappeared even faster than Chen Ge.
Everyone was stunned!
“Master, what do we do now?” Yi Qing’s expression was grim. Lonemoon and Chen Ge had both disappeared in a mysterious way.
Shen Ying stared at her empty fists, then she clenched them and replied, “Let’s discuss after we get back.”