"Chen Xin... are you alright?"
Looking at Chen Xin's constantly changing expression, Ling couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Chen Xin shook his head and regained his composure.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little worried."
However, he also knew that worrying now was useless. No one knew what had happened at Xuanji Pavilion that day. The only information they knew was that the other party was very strong.
Ling thought for a moment, then looked at Chen Xin, Xuan Qing, and Xuan Jiu and said:
"Don't worry too much. Since you said there were no signs of a struggle, it means the other party just wanted to capture people and didn't intend to harm them."
"The other side must have something to gain by arresting people. Your master and the others will be fine until they get the information they want."
"Furthermore... your master told you to escape, which means that what the other party wants is the two of you. As long as you two are safe, then they are safe too."
Zero's argument was logical and well-founded, making it very convincing.
"Zero is right. Since they have something to ask for, they will not harm them. I believe we will be able to find a way to rescue everyone."
After listening to Zero's explanation, all three agreed that it made sense and were no longer so worried.
The room returned to calm.
...
"Zero, the people from the Daoguang Sect are back again."
Ye Hao's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
The group turned around in confusion.
"The Daoguang Sect? Didn't they already leave?"
Muttering something to himself, Ling walked to the door and watched Bi Hui slowly ascend the ladder.
"Sect Leader Bi, did something happen on the way?"
Looking at Bi Hui's slightly serious expression, and seeing that they had returned, Ling felt that something had happened.
Bi Hui stepped forward, but remained silent for a moment.
Xuanqing and Xuanjiu, who were inside the house, were also puzzled by what they saw.
"What happened? Why does Sect Leader Bi look so pale..."
"I don't know, he seemed worried about something..."
"Let's listen, maybe they forgot to take something..."
...
"Little Brother Zero... sigh..."
Sighing, Bi Hui didn't know how to start the conversation.
"What exactly happened? Sect Leader Bi, please tell me."
Bi Hui frowned, his expression not good, and said:
"This place...something's really off..."
"How so?"
Ling gestured for Bi Hui to continue.
"I never expected there to be quicksand here... even though this isn't a desert..."
Bi Hui seemed very confused about this matter, his brows still furrowed and not relaxed.
"Quicksand? How is that possible?"
"Yes, this land is so dry and desolate, it's really unusual to see shifting sands here, something that's only possible in desert regions..."
"It is indeed very unusual."
Bi Hui let out a long breath, still somewhat shaken:
"Fortunately, it was our Daoguang Sect that encountered this, and we have some life-saving methods, which allowed us to escape by chance. If an ordinary person had fallen in, they probably wouldn't have been able to get out..."
"So... Sect Leader Bi came back specifically to remind us?"
Bi Hui nodded, then shook his head.
"Not entirely. On one hand, I want to remind you to be very careful in that area. On the other hand, since the road is impassable, we need to find another way out."
"Can't leave?"
"That's right. Because of the quicksand, we could only try to take a detour, but who would have thought that there would be so many quicksand areas, almost every ten meters or so."
"Since we can't travel on the ground, have you tried taking an aerial route?"
Chen Xin asked a question.
As far as he knew, the Daoguang Sect also possessed flying magical artifacts, so theoretically, using them to pass through the air should not be a problem.
Bi Hui nodded, then shook his head, and said with a wry smile:
"Although we know some flying skills and originally wanted to fly over them, before long, there seemed to be some inexplicable force in the quicksand that kept dragging us in... Our flying artifacts were like they were half out of control and couldn't be used at all..."
"And some seemingly intact surfaces actually conceal quicksand, which can easily drag you in if you're not careful. Therefore, it's impossible to get out..."
“The strange thing is that these quicksands didn’t exist before we came here, before you came to this homeland.”
"So I'm completely baffled as to why this quicksand has appeared..."
Ling nodded, also falling into deep thought.
As Bi Hui said, the surrounding area was surrounded by quicksand, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.
However, this unnatural situation is indeed quite strange.
The quicksand came suddenly and without warning; they seemed to have been trapped and died in this place as well.
Zero and the others are fine; they've always lived here, they just can't leave.
However, those people from the Daoguang Sect are unable to leave this place...
"zero."
The earth spirit within the space suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong, Grandpa Tu Ling?"
"Zero, have you forgotten your abilities? You can help them."
Earth Spirit reminded him.
After a moment's thought, he suddenly realized:
"You mean my earth element?"
"That's right."
"The formation of quicksand is not, to be precise, limited to desert regions as you might think. The phenomenon of quicksand occurs when sand encounters water underground. As the water pressure changes, the water begins to flow, and the sand moves along with the water."
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