Provoked by the Queen Ant, the paper figures in the sky seemed utterly enraged. The pale faces on their paper bodies twisted as they circled rapidly outside the palace.
Baili Pangpang, An Qingyu, and Cao Yuan pressed themselves tightly against the Imperial Palace's black doors. Seeing the paper figures' nearly crazed state, their expressions changed slightly.
By now, many of the paper figures atop the massive pillars above them had noticed their presence and were beginning to approach.
"Where's Uncle Li?!" Baili Pangpang suddenly realized something and looked around.
"It seemed he didn't keep up with us while we were climbing the stone slabs," An Qingyu added.
Hearing this, Cao Yuan instead breathed a sigh of relief. "That's fine. This place is too dangerous. His cultivation level isn't high enough, and if something happens, we might not be able to protect him."
Baili Pangpang looked up. "What do we do now? More and more paper figures are gathering around us... Tsk, why aren't they going after that Queen Ant?"
"That Queen Ant seems very familiar with this place. It knows where it can avoid the paper figures' attacks. This probably isn't its first time entering Fengdu," An Qingyu said thoughtfully.
Cao Yuan stared at the growing mass of paper figures in the sky. After pondering for a moment, he placed one hand on the black door behind him.
"If it comes to it, we'll hide inside. With Fatty's chalk, we can come out whenever we want."
At those words, Baili Pangpang's face immediately fell. He felt some heartache over his chalk Forbidden Item, but compared to his own life, he would rather spend money to avert disaster.
Cao Yuan shoved open the pitch-black door, and a freezing, sinister chill rushed out to meet them.
Lin Qiye carried Jialan on