Chapter 121 - Missing (1/2)
Zhen and Ren run through the forest as fast as they can without missing clues. Every time Ren sees a bloody mark or spot, he pulls at his hair with fear. Zhen ignores the Shadow guard and continues tracking his Granddaughter with fear and worry.
When they reach the dense part of the woods, Ren starts making choking sounds. ”Why was she going further in!? This woman is directionally challenged!! These woods are packed with spirit beast!!” He follows her tracks until they come to a path of destruction.
Zhen's heart races in fear as he says ”The scent of her blood is thicker here... this doesn't look good.” They continue walking as Ren continues to pulls his hair. Zhen freezes and says ”A Spirit Beast attacked her... It was a Golden King Gorilla!”
Ren rips his hair out in horror as his face loses all color. A Golden King Gorilla!?! He looks back to the destruction with impending doom as his eyes begin to water. He reaches up and starts pulling his hair again but this time, his hands came away with hair.
If she's dead... he'll never be able to go back to master's side!!! They quickly follow the tracks until they come across the carcass of the dead gorilla. Ren runs over with shaky legs and says ”How!?” He looks around and sees that a massive amount of power was used in the attack.
Nova isn't capable of this... ”I don't know if she's lucky... or has incredibly bad luck,” Zhen says with a weird look on his face. Ren snaps his head back over to Zhen and asks ”What does that mean? Is she alive? Is she okay??”
Zhen sighs and looks to Ren with a grave look while saying ”It looks like someone saved her but that someone was Guozhi. The leader of the Blood Bandits.” Ren falls to his knees and weeps. His heart can't take anymore!!
What crime did he commit in his past life?! Zhen shakes his head at the Shadow guard and continues following the scent of blood. Ren struggles to collect himself as he follows behind. How was he going to explain this to his Master??
Zhen stops next to a tree and takes a deep breath. ”She was bleeding a lot... If I have to take a guess, the man Guozhi saved her and even helped her. She's probably in his hands. I smell traces of the man following Nova as well so I can only assume that he knows where she is as well.”
Ren's face darkens as he says ”Then let's go get Nova. We'll sneak in and snatch her back before anyone notices.” Zhen shakes his head and says ”It's not that easy. Guozhi is strong and he's smart. He will have several things up his sleeve. We should quickly head back and notify Bai Lei. I think he's the only one who can retrieve Nova without casualties on our side.”
Ren's heart nearly flatlines as he thinks about breaking the news to his Master but Zhen's voice quickly breaks him out of his horrish imagination as he says ”I will notify Bai Lei. I can move faster so I can get there sooner. You need to start scouting out the Blood Bandits and their compound.”
”Whatever you do, don't get caught and don't let them know that you're there. We need the element of surprise.” Ren nods his head as he quickly becomes serious. He will map everything out for his Master and watch over Nova from a distance. If anything happens, he will sacrifice his life for her!