Not long after, a spell was cast, and a bright signal flare shot up into the sky, illuminating the area. This was the emergency gathering signal.
Looking at the signal flare, Xu Qing's heart sank. He knew that there was indeed a problem.
This was because the signal had been sent from the location where Kong Xianglong had gone to.
If everything went according to plan, Kong Xianglong wouldn't have released the signal flare there. He would have only informed everyone after he had left with the spy.
Xu Qing immediately changed directions and rushed toward the location of the signal. After the amount of time it took for an incense stick to burn out, he finally arrived. From afar, he could see Kong Xianglong, Shan He, and the others.
This was a plain and about a thousand feet in front of them, there was a person lying on the ground, on the verge of death.