Several kilometers from the Abstinence Hall.
An illusory carriage raced over the waves toward the Abstinence Hall!
Inside the carriage, Master Chen sat in the courtyard, gently swirling a cup of tea in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
An hour ago, he had still been leisurely drinking tea in Huaihai City's finest teahouse and discussing life with the proprietress. Then, he suddenly sensed that the mindscape he had left in the Abstinence Hall had shattered, and he immediately knew something was terribly wrong. He had rushed back at once, tea cup still in hand.
Huaihai City was a great distance from the Abstinence Hall. Even Master Chen had needed nearly an hour to travel there; not even a supersonic fighter jet might have been faster than this carriage.
But Master Chen knew very well that whoever could shatter the mindscape he had left in the Abstinence Hall was certainly no ordinary petty criminal. This was very likely a premeditated attack against the Abstinence Hall!
An hour was enough time for many things to happen...
Master Chen was extremely uneasy. He feared that by the time he returned, the Abstinence Hall might already be gone.
"Faster."
Master Chen set down his tea cup and once again instructed the page driving the carriage.
"Master, this is already as fast as it can go..." the page said, clutching the reins tightly, his voice on the verge of tears.
Master Chen let out a long sigh.
Suddenly, as if he had sensed something, his brows lifted slightly, and he gave a soft sound of surprise.
With a flick of his finger, the cup in his hand whistled out through the window, passed through the mindscape, and smashed directly into a patch of empty space!
Bang—!!
The cup shattered a section of space, jolting