"Then continue searching. Zhang Xing can't have disappeared into thin air.
Even this commander can't do that.
He must have a Divine Artifact that can hide his body.
Don't we have a Dharma treasure that can detect Divine Artifacts like that?
Let's just use it. "
The old man in black used his Divine Telekinesis to envelop the inn as he spoke.
But he didn't find anything.
The old man was the Elder in charge of Ancient Path City's intelligence. He also held the position of Commander.
But he wasn't under the command of the vanguard.
Although he didn't have military power, he could investigate and punish any soldier below the rank of Commander.
In Ancient Path City, his actual power was much greater than that of the vanguard's Commander.
Not long after, an intelligence soldier flew over with a three-meter-tall instrument that looked like an astronomical telescope.
The soldier placed two Spirit Stones into the instrument.
A beam of light shot out from the front of the instrument.
Then, it started to scan Zhang Xing's room and the entire inn.
Zhang Xing stayed in the room without moving.
Since the Seven Star Saint Commander couldn't find Little Guozi …
That meant that Little Guozi had evolved quite a bit.
He wanted to try this so-called detection instrument.
He wanted to see if it was as magical as it seemed.
The beam of light swept across Little Guozi's body as if it was sweeping through the air. There was no pause.
Zhang Xing smiled. It seemed that subduing Little Guozi had been the right choice.
Maybe he could evolve to an unimaginable level on the Gods' Continent.
"Reporting, Captain. We didn't find anything!"
After hearing his subordinate's report, Zhu Santong's frown deepened.
According to Cheng Jun, Zhang Xing was someone who had been on the battlefield. He was even a temporary captain.
His value was much higher than Cheng Jun and the others.
But now that Zhang Xing had suddenly disappeared, they had no choice but to give up.
But they believed that Zhang Xing was definitely in this inn.
While keeping a close eye on this place, they had to make use of Cheng Jun and the others who had already defected.
That night, according to Cheng Jun and the others' detailed descriptions.
The Vermillion Bird Army's intelligence personnel had captured another 45 people at different places.
Among them, 20 had died in battle, 10 had been crippled, and 15 had chosen to surrender.
At this point, the 50-man team had been completely wiped out.
Zhang Xing didn't know that so many things had happened.
After the instrument was done, he instructed Little Guozi to leave the inn.
That night, he flew out of Ancient Path City and returned to the White Tiger Sect.
Early the next morning, Cheng Jun, Lian Zhi, Shang Qi, and Lu Liang were secretly sent out of Ancient Dao City.
They took the shortest route back to the White Tiger Sect.
Although the four of them were glad to be alive, none of them could understand the bitterness in their hearts.
Only the four of them were secretly grumbling about it.
"Sigh!
Who would have thought that the four of us would become spies for the Vermillion Bird army. "
"That's right. Fate really makes fools of us. Who would have thought that this would happen?"
"We don't want to be like this either, but it's better to be alive than dead."
"That's right. If I'm alive, I can still contribute to the White Tiger Sect."
"Maybe we can get the White Tiger Sect's forgiveness if we go back and confess to the clan leader."
"Alright, stop dreaming.
Don't forget, the other 45 people are either dead or captured because of our betrayal. "
"Our weaknesses have all been recorded by the Vermillion Bird Army's intelligence personnel."
"Once they expose us, even if the White Tiger Sect is willing to forgive us.
Those 45 clans can swallow the five of us alive. "
"So, our lives are no longer our own."
"We can only take one step at a time!"