Shi Mu blushed slightly at what was said. He was too embarrassed to admit that he hadn't wanted to bother them earlier. "I just saw that you all came out and were alright. I was next to the sect leader with so many people watching me, so I couldn't move around freely. That's why I came over as soon as I had the chance."
Nangong Yu gave him a thumbs up and said approvingly, "It has to be you. You're so good at talking. I'm almost at your wit's end."
"No, Senior Brother, I'm just telling the truth. Don't tease me like that." Shi Mu lowered his head and said, his ears turning slightly red.
Nangong Yu said, "Okay, I know. You don't need to say anything, I understand."
Seeing the two of them like this, Shangguan Qi couldn't help but shake his head and warn Nangong Yu, "Don't tease him here. If you tease him too much, I'll see how you handle it."
The two who were teammates just a moment ago have now become enemies.
Xu Yuehuai had left sometime earlier, leaving only the five of them. Fu Ziyi and Baili Xiuwen were unusually quiet, showing no intention of speaking. They sat there with their arms crossed, their aura so strong that no one dared to approach them.
In the back courtyard, Xu Yuehuai returned to the spot where she had overheard their conversation. This time, she didn't wander around; instead, she wore an invisibility talisman. Standing where she had been eavesdropping, she began to look around, hoping to find some other clues.
She lifted her foot to walk inside, but just as she was about to leave, she noticed a faint barrier in front of her. Xu Yuehuai stopped and carefully examined the barrier. The next second, she slightly moved the barrier to ensure she could enter smoothly, and then quietly slipped into the place.
She didn't know what kind of spell it was, so after she went inside, she dropped a wild rabbit outside, which crashed into the barrier. Within two or three seconds, people appeared in all the previously empty spaces.
“There was a commotion here just now, someone must have broken in.” These people were all dressed in black, and there was a mark on the corner of their clothes that moved with the movement of their clothes. Xu Yuehuai couldn’t see what it was, but according to her intuition, it looked like some kind of special mark.
"See? I told you you were overthinking it. This barrier was personally set up by the master. How could anyone possibly have the ability to get through so easily? At the very least, trying to get through would cause quite a commotion." The two guards held differing opinions, each sticking to their own story.
No useful information was found at the scene. Although the other party was unwilling to believe that there was no one else there, they had no choice but to compromise when faced with the facts.
As the group left, they killed the wild rabbit. Perhaps it was out of revenge, or perhaps out of dissatisfaction and a sense of judgment over life, a feeling of superiority.
Xu Yuehuai followed them away from here. Originally, this was just an abandoned courtyard, presumably a place used to receive guests. But now, no one has lived here for many years, so it has become somewhat abandoned and looks rather desolate.
There were many fallen leaves on the ground, and no one was willing to sweep them up. Passersby simply ignored the leaves and let the desolation continue.
"What do you think we should eat something good after today's mission?" one person started the conversation.
They were all wearing black cloaks, so Xu Yuehuai couldn't see their faces. "Right now, the most important thing is to guard this place properly. If anything happens here, we'll be in deep trouble!"
“Oh my, who would come here? This place is so remote, with only wild animals around. If you ask me, we might as well take all these wild animals back and eat them, so they don’t keep running into the barrier and we don’t have to come and check on them.”
"Eat, eat, eat! All you do all day is eat. Keep a good eye on this place. If the adults find out, it'll be a question whether you'll even survive! If you want to live a good life, do your job properly and stop thinking about other things. This matter concerns whether we can become people of high status. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held responsible!"
"Oh, I know, I just came up with the idea, I didn't really mean to put it into practice. Besides, haven't you ever thought about going out for some fun? It sounds so noisy outside, something must have happened, don't you feel bad about going out?"
"Curiosity killed the cat. It's better to guard this black hole well than anything else. I'm only telling you all this because you're my disciple. Otherwise, I would never bother talking nonsense with you." The person next to him pointed with a finger, a slight smile on his face that made people feel like they were basking in a spring breeze.
Xu Yuehuai looked up again as she watched this scene, and realized that she had unknowingly followed them to the black hole that the two men had mentioned.
Black holes truly live up to their name; at first glance, they draw you in, leaving you unable to escape. But when you look at them again after regaining your senses, you are awestruck by their sheer size.
Xu Yuehuai suddenly came to her senses, her eyes fixed on this direction, but she didn't quite understand what it was. However, her intuition told her that what was inside was dangerous, and that this was the ultimate goal of their group.
After the two returned, they stood on either side of the spot. One of them stood upright with his back straight, while the other hunched over, clearly unwilling and finding the place extremely boring. It seemed that the relationship between the two was not ordinary, and was not just a simple superior-subordinate relationship.
Xu Yuehuai used her spiritual power to lift herself up. The ground was covered with fallen leaves, and stepping on them would inevitably reveal her. The only way to avoid being discovered was through this method. However, this method was also very taxing on her spiritual power, and she would be exposed if she did not do something right.
She slowly approached the black hole, wanting to observe and explore its secrets up close, but as soon as she got close, the place emitted a foul and pungent smell.
She instinctively raised her hand to cover her nose, but this action aroused suspicion from the people next to her. "Did you just feel the wind pick up?"
"No, there are walls on all four sides here, where would the wind come from? You must be mistaken." The person standing crookedly waved his hand, his face showing no concern, but the other person keenly sensed that something was wrong.
He looked around, trying to find something, but there was nothing in sight. The people around him thought he was making a fuss over nothing.
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