What mountain was this, exactly?
Even now, no one had ever revealed it, nor had they mentioned it. In any case, it definitely was not Tianming Mountain.
The bell from the foot of the mountain rang out, signaling the way home.
The incident at the bottom of the well finally came to an end when Tong Guan and Chang Nian met. It seemed to be a relatively satisfying conclusion.
Yet the true ending was still far from over.
At the bottom of the well at the mountain's foot, a "person" stood before the Supernatural Gate. The rightful recipient should have arrived, but perhaps it was not the right time.
In the thatched cottage atop the mountain, another person lay facedown in a Blood Pool, barely alive and beyond saving.
His unfocused eyes stared in one direction as the unbearable bell rang in his ears. In what seemed to be the final moments of his life, he saw Tong Guan and Chang Nian reunited.
"Tong Guan..."
"Tong Guan!"
His silent cries would never reach Tong Guan. The blood dripping from his mouth was nearly dry, and every breath he exhaled was filled with unwillingness and rage.
No one could save him anymore. No one even knew there was still someone in the thatched cottage, facing death alone.
His gaze gradually froze, and his final thoughts drifted back to not long ago.
Jin Xi had suggested bringing him along to the mountaintop to help Tong Guan.
At the time, he had been unwilling from the bottom of his heart.
He knew very well that the Tenth Supervision Event had now escalated into a citywide Supernatural Incident. Within it, people were caught up in one small incident after another.
Those smaller incidents were filled with intelligence closely tied to past missions. Yet if