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Chapter 4400: 5.0152 Missing

"Th-that is..." The dark guard secretly glanced at the Crown Prince's taut face, becoming even more flustered.

"The ten thousand elite troops we previously dispatched had, had rendezvoused with the Cangzhou elites in front of the Forgetting River Snow Ridge Holy Land, but..."

"But what?" Qiao Mu frowned and asked urgently.

The little dark guard was stuttering and stammering, making it quite exhausting to listen to.

The dark guard quickly cupped his hands and said, "But they soon disappeared without a trace. Even Night Pavilion can't contact them."

"Disappeared near Forgetting River Snow Ridge? Twenty thousand people??" Qiao Mu looked incredulous.

"Yes, yes." The dark guard nodded hastily. "Reportedly, there's a large desolate island nearby that hasn't been ventured into for decades."

Twenty thousand elites from Shenzhou and Cangzhou, just like that, mysteriously vanished on a desolate island near the Snow Ridge?

This was not good news at all.

Elites gathered from two states, disappearing silently within Forgetfulness Territory?

They weren't ordinary soldiers; they were all masters above Spirit Realm Level 12. How could they vanish collectively without any warning?

Furthermore, it would be impossible for them to gather so many masters again in just a few days.

Qiao Mu knew the situation was serious and immediately turned to look at the Crown Prince.

Crown Prince Mo had already stepped forward at this point and said in a deep voice, "Continue to have Night Pavilion gather intelligence; we must ascertain their whereabouts."

"Yes." The dark guard quickly cupped his hands and departed in a hurry.

Qiao Mu turned to look at Mo Lian, her expression serious. "Should we go take a look?"

Twenty thousand people suddenly disappearing was no small matter.

Mo Lian nodded. "Okay."

This matter was truly strange in every way.

How could two thousand elite troops just disappear from a desolate island in front of the Snow Ridge?

With so many people, even if they engaged in battle, the commotion wouldn't be small.

Qiao Mu started walking out the door, saying, "I'll go inform everyone about the action."

Mo Lian quickly followed, reaching out to pull her beside him. "Long Qian is outside the door."

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Qiao Mu's face. "They never come without a reason."

"These merfolk, coming at this moment, couldn't be for the ownership of that millennium merfolk pearl, could they?"

Mo Lian lowered his head slightly, gazing at her intently, and said softly, "You don't need to concern yourself with what they say."

"Of course." Qiao Mu's expression was utterly cold. "Who has the time to bother with them?"

Whether these people lived or died, fared well or ill from now on, it had nothing to do with her.

Mo Lian held her small hand, looked down at her, and asked, "Are you perhaps angry?"

"No." Qiao Mu shook her head, pulled him, and stepped out the door, whispering, "Don't worry, these people mean nothing to me."

Mo Lian smiled, gently squeezed her small hand, and said, "If you don't want to see them, should I have someone chase them all away?"

"No need. Why bother with them? Let's depart immediately." Qiao Mu looked up slightly, giving him a calm little expression.

"Alright." Mo Lian nodded slightly.

The two held hands and left the private room, summoning the Phoenix clan members and dark guards, and very briefly informed them about the disappearance of the twenty thousand elites.

"Does everyone need more time to prepare?"

"No," everyone responded in unison.

Qiao Mu nodded, then turned her head to see Little Taisui, Feng Chen, and a few others walking out of their respective rooms.

Fairy Ginkgo suddenly flew to Qiao Mu's side, sizing her up and down, and smiled sweetly, "Oh, my little Qiao sister, your promotion this time is truly rapid. It hasn't been long, and you're already a Level Five Divine Master!"