Ou Yan's caravan continued on the road for a few more days. Although the elders who had been sent to assist them hadn't arrived yet, elite disciples from the Lotus Escort Agency and the Piaomiao Sect in nearby towns had come to ensure Ou Yan's safety. After this, Qin Danniang issued an order for disciples in the surrounding areas to search along the river for Zhang Xiaohua, dead or alive, with a substantial reward for finding him. Thus, everyone except those with assigned tasks went along the river to search for him.
However, by the seventh day, when Li Jian, the second Li, Liu Qingyang, and Liu, the fifth, arrived in Ou Yan's carriage from Pingyang City, there was still no news of Zhang Xiaohua.
Was Zhang Xiaohua dead or alive?