Chapter 883: Time Passes

Fat Catfish's tiny fins stirred up a mighty current.

Yang Family Martial Arts School.

Dry, crisp fallen leaves skittered across the stone pavement with a rustling sound.

Crack.

A shoe crushed the leaves into messy fragments. Liang Qu, carrying a black cloth bag filled with Spiny Puffer spines, dismounted his horse, puzzled by the absence of the usual disciples guarding the school entrance.

"Strange, where is everyone?"

He crossed the threshold into the courtyard, which felt desolate.

The usual training equipment such as wooden dummies and stone stools were nowhere to be seen and neither were Senior Brother Hu nor Xiang Changsong on the Martial Arts Performance Ground; the dust hazed over everything.

The entire school was eerily empty, with cold wind blowing.

Odd indeed.

"Senior Brother Hu? Senior Brother Xiang?"

Liang Qu called out, but no one responded, just as he was about to extend his senses.

"Ninth Master?"

An elder emerged from the backyard.