116 Siding with the Right Person (1/2)

The group had finally circled the whole area but still hadn't been able to find anything. Yi Ju still didn't want to give up after listening to Yuan Lei but the others all felt that there was no use anymore.

\”We don't even know if there is another mural here. Maybe that was the only one in the border region or maybe the others are somewhere else. We might be looking for something that doesn't even exist!\” One of the martial brothers complained to Mei Chao Bing with a dark expression, not at all hiding the fact that he made him responsible for that.

Elder Xing watched without intervening. He would like to see just how Mei Chao Bing was going to resolve this.

Mei Chao Bing pondered. The martial brother wasn't wrong. There might not be the same chest-like object with a mural here. In fact, that kind of mural could be engraved in anything. And in a stone desert …

He looked at the stones that seemed to have been erected and wondered if one of them was holding the mural. Anyway, they were big enough for it. But then they should have seen it, right?

He furrowed his brows and then turned to the disciples that were standing around him with defeated or angry expressions. \”Did you only look for the kind of object we found in the city or also for something else?\”

The same martial brothers once again spoke up. \”What kind of question is that?! Didn't you say to look for that chest again?!\”

Mei Chao Bing nodded. \”I did. It's my fault. Have any of you taken a look at the stones themselves?\”

Most of them shook their heads while Yuan Lei and Yi Ju nodded. They had mostly been looking for any kind of traces which could be everywhere so they hadn't dared to ignore the stones.

Mei Chao Bing nodded. \”Then maybe we should do that as well.\”

Those martial brothers looked as if they had something to say but Mei Chao Bing didn't ask. Instead, he furrowed his brows and pondered, looking around the area. \”Actually, the ground below this is somewhat stony as well, quite suitable for creating a mural. Yuan Lei, did you and Yi Ju finish looking for traces everywhere?\”

Yuan Lei nodded. \”Yes. Naturally, we could have missed something but it is unlikely. Anyway, our group passed by here several times. It's unlikely that there would be any traces of the demonic practitioners be left from previously.\”

\”Alright. Then everyone step a little back, please.\”