The Black Scale Guards had been tirelessly searching for O'Reilly's whereabouts, but ever since the battle at Di'an, she had vanished as though evaporated into thin air.
However, if O'Reilly had been kidnapped amidst the chaos by a Sect Saint, all these inexplicable details would suddenly make perfect sense.
Xu Yuan couldn't discern whether O'Reilly had forged a deeper alliance with the sect, nor did he have the luxury to ponder these matters right now.
If the Hanging Air Ring's existence was exposed, the sect would certainly have prepared countermeasures.
In fact, it might be a trap intentionally laid out by the opposing side, luring Xu Yuan into summoning his uncle, ensnaring him in an ambush for the kill.
That uncle was formidable, but Emperor Bai was no less powerful.
In the Cangyuan Chronicles, he was recognized alongside Xu Yuan's father as one of the world-renowned bosses, not to mention having the Jiantian Pavilion Master and that hunched elder aiding him...
