Chapter 458 - 212: The Depressed Elder Hu
"Elder, Tuku has entered the second challenge again." In a pavilion thousands of miles away from the second challenge, this was not the first time that Elder Hu heard this report, his mouth involuntarily twitched, and then he asked again, "Any news about that girl?"
The temple disciple shook his head with a wry smile, "No."
Elder Hu’s face darkened, "What are you monks fed for if not to do your job?! How can a person just disappear within the Path of Strength?"
Seeing Hu Cong’an losing his temper, the temple disciple asked quietly, "Elder, could that girl have been sent out of the Path of Strength by Lu Hong long ago?"
"Impossible," Elder Hu immediately denied, "I had someone guarding the exit very early on, every person coming in and out must be subject to strict scrutiny, that girl is definitely still within the divine path. Continue to search for me, you must find her!"
Hu Cong’an had been keeping an eye on Lu Hong since the second day he began his challenge.
Fortunately, the tavern owner had made arrangements beforehand, and the results of the temple disciples’ inquiry were as planned, Lu Hong left the small town with Auli and entered the jungle, after which Auli disappeared without a trace.
During this time, the temple disciples turned the entire jungle inside out twice, short of digging three feet into the ground. Yet they didn’t find a single hair, let alone any trace of Auli.
Elder Hu had originally wanted to directly capture Lu Hong and conduct a brutal interrogation, but another elder in charge of temple transport obtained some information and came out to stop him.
Hu Cong’an tried to use his position as Hall Master to pressure him, but that person produced an even higher-level Celestial Roster, which clearly recorded Lu Hong’s breakthrough in the first challenge, achievements that paralleled ancient heroes—an untouchable talent who must not be disturbed.