Stone Formation

As the Twelve Zodiacs went off on their first task, Ming Yue returned to a quiet home. Descending from the air with Xiao Yin, she frowned while landing, scanning the area. 

"Where are they?" she thought. 

Not only was it strangely quiet, but the cultivator also didn't see any sign of those three. Hongyu, Liang Wei, and Hei Yue were nowhere to be found. 

"Hongyu! Hei Yue! Liang Wei!"

She called out to them before extending her senses outwards. However, Ming Yue found nothing. Whistling for Xiao Yin, the owl circled around her, knowing what she wanted as the beast also found this disappearance strange. 

But even after going around and a bit beyond their home, the Star Owl found nothing as well.

"Strange... they're not in the house nor are they outside. Where could they have gone?" she wondered. 

A rather foreboding feeling crept inside her as the young woman carefully looked around.

What happened while she was gone?