“Grand Elder, is there still no news of Boss?” Big Yellow asked, wagging his tail.
After he and Wang Defa left the Ancient Buddha Sect that day, the man and dog discovered that spies from the Ancient Buddha Sect were following them.
Because of this, they didn't head to the rendezvous point they had previously agreed upon with Lu Ming right away.
Instead, they led the Ancient Buddha Sect spies on a wild goose chase, walking a massive circle.
Only when the Ancient Buddha Sect spies lost patience and went back did they head to the designated location.
But by the time they arrived, they found the place in absolute ruins from a battle...
Lu Ming was gone!
As for who Lu Ming had fought, they had no idea.
Afterward, the man and dog started sending sound transmission talismans to Lu Ming, but Lu Ming never responded.
The man and dog then began searching everywhere for Lu Ming. First, they went to the Bandit Sect in the Central Province.
But Lu Ming wasn't there.
Even Wang Defa couldn't help but worry if something had happened to Lu Ming.
However, Big Yellow firmly believed Lu Ming was fine. He always believed Lu Ming was the protagonist and couldn't die.
After all, they had encountered so many dangers before, and many times they almost kicked the bucket... but they always managed to turn danger into safety!
Thus, Big Yellow and Wang Defa began searching everywhere for Lu Ming.
They went to the Danji Sect, the Guiyi Sword Sect... they went to every single place Lu Ming might have gone.
Yet, Lu Ming seemed to have vanished into thin air; there was absolutely no news of him.
Wang Defa felt certain that something had happened to Lu Ming, so he contacted the Grand Elder and the others.
In the end, the Grand Elder also told Big Yellow that a massive explosion had occurred in the Thunder Pool while Lu Ming was there, and then, he went missing!
But Fu Chen, Diao San, and the others refused to believe that anything had happened to Lu Ming.
They figured Lu Ming was probably hiding somewhere to recover from his injuries, or was trapped in some place.
Big Yellow and the others even contacted Huang Tianbao in the Xuanming Great World.
Huang Tianbao told them with absolute certainty that there was no soul of Lu Ming in the Xuanming Great World...
So over these past few years, everyone in the Qingshan Sect, from the Grand Elder to Diao San and the others, had been searching for Lu Ming.
Yet, even though they had practically turned the entire Xuantian Continent upside down, they couldn't find a single trace of Lu Ming.
Big Yellow had spent these three years searching for Lu Ming on the Wuwang Sea...
The Wuwang Sea was simply too vast, and it had the most places that could trap people.
Along with his experiences on the Wuwang Sea over the past three years, Big Yellow's cultivation had also risen rapidly, breaking into the Mahayana stage!
With the rise in his cultivation, strange images occasionally flashed in his mind.
It seemed like he was fighting someone, but since they were all fragments, there was no useful information.
But he guessed that he might not be just an ordinary dog!
His purpose in returning to see the Grand Elder this time was to find out if they had any news.
Hearing Big Yellow's question, the Grand Elder also let out a sigh.
“There is absolutely no news!”
Over the years, the Grand Elder had frequently divined Lu Ming's situation, but every time, it was a blank void...
This caught the Grand Elder completely off guard. He had been performing divinations for so many years and had seen countless hexagrams.
It was his first time seeing a hexagram that was completely blank.
If it were life or death, that would be one thing... but what on earth did a blank void mean?
Could he be in a state of being neither alive nor dead?
Hearing the Grand Elder say this, a look of worry flashed across Big Yellow's dog face.
He really couldn't wrap his head around what had happened to Lu Ming.
Right then, the token at the Grand Elder's waist lit up.
Zhiku's voice came from within:
“Grand Elder of Qingshan, our Ancient Buddha Sect...”
Hearing that the Ancient Buddha Sect wanted them to attend the Buddha Son's birthday celebration, the Grand Elder frowned and said impatiently, “Old Third, go slice the Ancient Buddha Sect to pieces for me... We're busy looking for our Saint, and they're celebrating? What a load of crap!”
Big Yellow was also taken aback. He hadn't expected the Grand Elder to be so hot-tempered!
It was the first time he had ever seen the Grand Elder so furious!
“Understood...” Hanyan's icy voice rang out.
He turned around and was about to leave when a voice echoed from the sky:
“Wu-haha... We're back!”
Hearing this voice, everyone was stunned.
Boom!
Huo Furong's alchemy furnace exploded on the spot. With her hair blown into a wild afro, she rushed straight out!
“Sect Master?!” the Grand Elder couldn't help but cry out in shock!
Hanyan also stared with shining eyes toward the sky!
Big Yellow and the others also stared curiously at the empty air.
They all knew that the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect was the old man whom Lu Ming had constantly used as a shield against tribulation lightning.
And later on, Lu Ming had lost him!
Only later did they hear from the Grand Elder and the others that the Sect Master was in death seclusion, not actually dead!
Under everyone's expectant and curious gazes, an old man with a bare torso and half a trouser leg missing appeared in the air, holding the hand of a fair, tender child who had a piece of a trouser leg wrapped around his waist...
“Sect Master, we hadn't even figured out a way to rescue you yet. How did you get out?” the Grand Elder couldn't help but cry out in surprise!
Huo Furong and Hanyan also looked curiously at the Sect Master!
Only Big Yellow kept his eyes glued to Lu Ming. The moment he saw him, Big Yellow froze!
Who was this kid who looked twenty percent like Lu Ming when he was little, and eighty percent like himself??
Had Lu Ming actually gone behind his back over the last two years to start a family and have a kid?!
Big Yellow lunged forward in a flying leap:
“Nephew, who's your daddy?!”
Hearing Big Yellow's voice, everyone's gaze fell upon Lu Ming.
The Grand Elder also looked at Lu Ming with confusion.
He had no idea who this child was.
But there was something slightly familiar about his facial features!
Lu Ming, who had been immersed in the joy of seeing Big Yellow and the others, saw Big Yellow suddenly bounce in front of him and ask who his father was.
Lines of black instantly covered Lu Ming's forehead. He didn't even have to think to guess where Big Yellow's mind had wandered!
“Speak... Is your dad named Lu Ming? Quick, tell Uncle Yellow...”
Big Yellow bared his teeth as he glared at Lu Ming, feeling extremely indignant. Here he was, worrying himself sick and enduring hardships to look for him everywhere, while he actually went and had a kid, living a life of leisure!
Hearing Big Yellow's words, everyone also noticed the familiarity in the child's features. He really did look like Lu Ming!
Could this really be Lu Ming's son?!
Meanwhile, the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect only watched this scene with a beaming smile, offering no explanation!
Right then, Big Yellow saw a look of rage appear on the little face that was twenty percent similar to Lu Ming's!
Big Yellow was taken aback. What's the meaning of this? Why is my nephew getting angry?!
Could it be that my attitude was too harsh and scared him?
Smack, smack, smack!
Right at that moment, a series of familiar slaps rained down on Big Yellow:
“Nephew... Uncle Yellow... I'll fucking beat you to death, you dead dog!”
Though the voice was somewhat childish, the tone was unmistakably familiar.
Big Yellow instantly froze!
Once he snapped out of it, Big Yellow couldn't help but shriek:
“My god, Boss, what are you playing at? Did you get rebuilt from scratch?!”
Even Wang Defa, Fu Chen, and the others were completely shocked. What was going on?
How did the Great Sect Master turn into a child?!
The Grand Elder and the others were also deeply confused. They walked over to the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect to quietly ask about the situation...
Hearing Big Yellow's words about being rebuilt from scratch, Lu Ming grew even angrier!
Had it been easy for him to grow up to his original size?
He was supposed to be at the age where he could marry a wife, but instead, he had turned back into a breastfeeding toddler!