From the time Shen Hao was ambushed to the moment he broke free from the Illusion Realm, barely the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed.
The three cultivators sent down from the Commander's Office to both watch over and protect Shen Hao were scared out of their wits. The assault came so suddenly that they, too, hadn't sensed the slightest killing intent or hint beforehand; by the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
The two guards driving the carriage, as well as Shen Hao inside the vehicle, were all dragged into the Illusion Realm together. The three "bodyguards" only managed to pull Shen Hao's fleshly body out of the carriage and protect him from further harm, but as for facing the Illusion Realm, they dared not act rashly in rescue.
