#1133 - Chapter 1133 Disappeared Suddenly

A "ding-dong" sound, audible only to Ye Kong, echoed in his mind.

The next second, the top of the barren hillside suddenly collapsed.

"Boom ~"

Before they could react, even before Ye Kong realized what was happening, they plummeted into the suddenly formed sinkhole.

The hole appeared strangely, deep and large. They looked at each other, and for safety, decided to fly out first and assess the situation.

Ye Kong leaped and flew directly out of the sinkhole, standing on its edge.

Zhang Tie and the others quickly followed.

Ye Kong looked down at the suddenly appeared sinkhole from his vantage point.

"What happened? I just felt a shaking under my feet, and then I fell. This sinkhole just appeared," Wen Jie described the somewhat thrilling experience.

Zhang Tie expressed agreement.

"Hey, Ye Kong, when I just came up, I saw those exotic flowers all disappear without a trace."

Upon hearing this, Ye Kong's gaze fixed on the somewhat dark pit.

Just then, Wen Jie, assuming that Gongsun Qing was still behind him, wanted to talk to him, but when he turned his head, Gongsun Qing was gone.

Wen Jie was shocked and looked around anxiously, but he couldn't find Gongsun Qing anywhere.

It was then that Wen Jie realized that Gongsun Qing had disappeared!

"Not good!"

Wen Jie's words disrupted Ye Kong's thoughts as he was carefully examining the sinkhole.

The other three looked at Wen Jie, who swallowed hard and said solemnly, "Gongsun Qing is gone."

Hearing this, the other three were silent. Zhang Tie, as if realizing something, turned his head and shouted into the sinkhole, "Hey, Gongsun Qing, are you down there?"

But the only response was the echo of his own voice.

Sheng Ge looked at Ye Kong, because she knew that Ye Kong would definitely have a solution.

Ye Kong silently stared into the sinkhole, his mind racing to think of a way.

First of all, he had heard the system's voice.

Those flowers were one of the Xuanming Four Flowers—the Poppy.

After a moment of silence, Ye Kong slowly said, "The exotic flowers we just saw, if I'm not mistaken, are one of the Xuanming Four Flowers—the Poppy."

"Poppy!" The other three widened their eyes in shock upon hearing this name.

The Poppy, in the Upper Realm, was a forbidden exotic flower a long time ago. Its flowers are very beautiful, but beneath the beautiful exterior, the flower can cause mental illusions, slowly leading to addiction, and ultimately plunging people into a bottomless abyss. It is the most seductive of evil flowers.

"Poppy, it is said that a clan was once tempted by this, leading the entire clan to destruction and non-existence," Sheng Ge said, recounting a rumor she had overheard.

"Gongsun Qing's disappearance should be related to the Poppy," Ye Kong speculated.

Wen Jie and Gongsun Qing were close friends. Even knowing the power of the Poppy, Wen Jie didn't hesitate at all when Gongsun Qing disappeared, but instead wanted to find him as soon as possible.

"Ye Kong, what should we do now?" Wen Jie asked Ye Kong anxiously.

Ye Kong was still wondering how those exotic flowers had disappeared, and he didn't have a new plan yet.

Seeing that Ye Kong didn't answer, Wen Jie became even more anxious.

Sheng Ge spoke to comfort Wen Jie, "Senior Brother Wen, don't worry. We were all caught off guard by the sudden sinking. It's hard to think of a solution right now."

Sheng Ge waved her hand, and her storage pouch at her waist flickered, and then three plain talismans flew out.

"These are searching talismans that I made myself when I was at the Taichu Academy. As long as you stick them on an object that has been in contact with the person, and then activate them with magic, the talismans can give us a general direction."

"That's great, Junior Sister. I happen to have Gongsun Qing's wristband here. See if it works."

Wen Jie took out a somewhat old white wristband.

Sheng Ge threw it, and the three searching talismans directly stuck to the white wristband.

The white wristband was what Gongsun Qing used to wrap around his wrist when practicing archery.

Sheng Ge's hands moved rapidly, and spiritual energy was constantly activated and spread.

The runes on the three searching talismans flickered with different lights, and the next second, "Swoosh ~".

The three searching talismans split into two groups, with two gathering and flying towards the mountain to the west, and the other flying to the southeast.

Sheng Ge pointed to the location where the two had fallen, "This way."

The others didn't hesitate and directly followed the location where the two searching talismans flew.

They chased to the foot of a mountain and stopped.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a red door that was extremely inconsistent with the surrounding environment.

And the two searching talismans were already attached to the red door.

"It should be here," Sheng Ge pointed to the red door with certainty.

"Junior Sister Sheng, are you sure?"

Sheng Ge nodded, "Senior Brother, although this is my first time controlling searching talismans, I just released three searching talismans, and two of them flew here. The location is probably correct."

Wen Jie didn't question Sheng Ge anymore, and with a leap, he flew to the red door.

On the other side, Ye Kong used his divine sense to explore the situation behind the door.

Wen Jie reached out to open the red door.

The moment Wen Jie's hand was about to touch it, a huge suction force sucked him in. Wen Jie's expression changed, and his own spiritual power quickly flowed away from his palm.

Wen Jie wanted to withdraw his hand, but his left hand couldn't move, and the spiritual energy in his whole body was being absorbed violently by the red door in front of him.

Zhang Tie and Sheng Ge noticed Wen Jie's abnormality and immediately flashed to Wen Jie's side.

The two grabbed Wen Jie's arms and pulled him back suddenly, pulling Wen Jie out of the huge suction force.

The three retreated with all their might, until Zhang Tie stopped them with his feet, and the three stopped.

"Senior Brother, are you okay?" Sheng Ge recovered and asked Wen Jie beside her.

Wen Jie's face was slightly weak, and his footing was a little unsteady.

But Wen Jie barely shook his head.

Sheng Ge took out a Replenishing Breath Pill and handed it to Wen Jie.

"This is a Replenishing Breath Pill, which can quickly adjust the disordered state of the overall aura in the body. Senior Brother, take it quickly."

Wen Jie coughed twice and reached out to take the pill given by Sheng Ge.

"Thank... Thank you, Junior Sister." Wen Jie's voice was a little soft, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear him thanking Sheng Ge.

After Wen Jie took the Replenishing Breath Pill, he sat down cross-legged, and his hands were running, and the aura in his body was running and circulating in an orderly manner.

Zhang Tie walked to Ye Kong's side.

"Ye Kong, I think you also saw the situation just now. This red door absorbs people's spiritual power. It's really strange. We don't dare to get close anymore. What do you think we should do next?"

Ye Kong opened his eyes and recovered from his exploration with his divine sense.

Looking at the red door in front of him, Ye Kong approached step by step. Zhang Tie wanted to say something, but when he saw Ye Kong's slender back, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed again.

Ye Kong, he might have a way.

Ye Kong came to a distance of five steps from the red door and stared at the red door.