Chapter 485 - The Emperors Search (1/2)
Ma Rong and Wen Cheng started searching for Alex, but he was nowhere to be found. He didn't respond to any sort of message at all.
Alex was the only one the Saint beasts were after, so after not finding him for nearly 15 minutes, they started to get worried that he might have already been found by the beast and maybe even be killed.
With no choice, Wen Cheng let out a sect-wide message, asking if anyone knew anything about where Alex was. That was the only way he could think of finding him.
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3 men were inside an inn in Rosewood City.
”Any news yet?” one of them asked.
”No,” the other one said. ”I tried searching around, but it seems most people didn't feel anything. I have called the bald guy here. He didn't want to give me an answer, but I doubt he will want to do the same to you.”
”Alright then, let's wait,” one of the others said.
So, they waited. The inn was empty for the most part, but the three didn't seem to care.
”They should be fine right?” one of them asked.
”It should be mostly fine. I'm ready to fly back should they ask for our help again,” one of them said.
”Look, he's here.”
The door opened and a man walked in.
”I told you, old Yang, I don't want to talk with you bastard. I don't care who you are with, I don't want anything to do with you,” the bald man said as he walked in.
”What? Not even me?” one of the men said as they lifted their hood.
”Y-Your majesty? Why are you here?” the bald man said with surprise.
”Am I not allowed in a city of my own empire? Is the Honor sect so big that they can question why I am anywhere?” the Emperor who was staying hidden until now said.
”Your highness, you are always welcome. Whatever I said, please don't mind it. They were all directed towards that bastard,” the bald man said as he gestured towards the red-haired Yang.
”Whatever, I don't have time for your grievances. I'm here for some information and will leave as soon as I get it. There is a beast horde incoming and I don't want to stay here for much longer either,” the Emperor said.
”Yes, please, ask whatever you want. If I know of it, I will tell you,” he said.
”Okay, 2 weeks ago we felt a wave of an aura pass through the capital. It turned out only us 3 sensed it in there, and none of the others did. After we left searching for more information, we realized that there were very few people who managed to sense it.”
”We are searching for the source of that aura and came to ask if you know something about it. I know of a fact that it came from this general direction. It was maybe even released from this very city,” the Emperor said.
The bald man's eyes brightened. ”2 weeks ago? I knew I wasn't going mad. I told the sect elders to see what was up, but none of them felt anything and instead thought I was just talking nonsense. Damn those fools, they think I'm going senile with old age,” the bald man said.
”I mean, they're not wrong,” the red-haired Yang chipped from the side.
”Stop talking,” the Emperor ordered. ”So you did feel it. Where was it from?”
”That… it's weird. I felt the aura come from somewhere up northwest, but you should know what's there, right your highness?” the bald man said.
”The desert? I've heard of it in the records. I've never been there myself,” the Emperor said.
”Right, that desert. I felt the energy come from the desert area,” the bald man said.
”That can't be true,” the Emperor said. ”From what I know of, there shouldn't be any Qi in that area. Even people with a cultivation base lose all of it when they go there. How can something with such a profound aura originate from there,” the Emperor said.
”Besides, the desert is so big that it will be impossible to find anything in it at all,” the red-haired Yang said. ”I once went there when I was still in the True realm when there was a sect in the desert. I had immediately lost all of my Qi and didn't want to stay there any longer.”
”But the desert is massive right?” Feng who had been staying quiet this whole time said. ”Even if we know it's there, it will be impossible to find it, assuming he's not lying in the first place.”
”I promise on my longevity, your highness. The aura definitely originated from the desert,” the bald man said.
”Hmm… the desert. How do we enter there again?” Feng asked.
”If I remember correctly, it should be through the mountains in the Scarlet City,” the Emperor said as he recalled the map in his head.
”Isn't there a sect there? I remember my grandson mentioning it a few months ago,” the red-haired Yang said.