Instead, both remained fixated on the exact same spot, their expressions completely composed, as if someone were truly standing right there in plain sight.
Hector Vaughn's face hardened.
"Who are you looking at?" Hector Vaughn asked, his tone laced with caution.
Xiaohua ignored him entirely. She and Xiaoliu dropped down from the high branch, landing lightly and soundlessly on the ground below.
Xiaoliu and Xiaohua jumped from the tree and landed on the ground.
"Master... Master!" Xiaohua called out happily toward the empty patch of land.
Xiaoliu pushed Xiaohua's hand and whispered something in Xiaohua's ear after he saw Hector Vaughn's reaction.
Hector Vaughn's eyes narrowed into slits. He still could not see a single soul. Were these two kids just trying to mess with his head? Or was there actually... A creeping sense of dread settled into his chest.
