Skysea City Governor's Mansion.
"Ding-dong!"
Gu Yuena stood before the gate, her silver hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall, cold, shadowy light shifting within her purple eyes. The instant her fingertips touched the doorbell, its crisp chime was like a pebble dropped into a deep pool, sending ripples through the silent courtyard.
The reason she had not chosen to visit Skysea City's Spirit Pagoda Branch first was naturally because she had her own plans.
At the thought of Qiangu Zhangting's annoying face, her brows unconsciously furrowed slightly. That pest who clung to her like a fly was surely still lingering around Skysea City's Spirit Pagoda.
Compared to that, meeting Nan Fusheng better suited her wishes.
Behind her, the Six Ferocious Beasts followed like shadows, like well-trained personal bodyguards. However, their appearances had already changed drastically. They had shed their former domineering looks and taken on ordinary human forms with unremarkable faces and temperaments.
When they had attacked Tang Wulin earlier, they had been determined to kill him, so there had naturally been no need to disguise themselves. But now that they were following Gu Yuena, disguises were necessary.
To outsiders, each of them had a different identity. Some were respected elders of Gu Yuena's family, while others were reclusive experts who had protected her for years. Through those identities, they had successfully made contact with Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and joined it, quietly aiding Gu Yuena's plans from the shadows.
Just then, a disturbance suddenly arose within the Sea of Consciousness.
"Gu Yue, hurry up and let me out!" Na'er's consciousness clamored excitedly as though a pot had exploded. "This time, I have to go first! Even if you won't let me out, at least hand control of the body over to me!"
"Hmph." Gu Yue's only response was