The instant she landed, Long Xiruo instinctively raised her head and glanced at the sky.
The enormous spatial rift had not vanished. Instead, the entire area of the Chiwang Tomb map was now covered in a layer of gray... as though it were an area that had yet to be unlocked.
"Why hasn't it disappeared?" Situ Guangliang seemed to have noticed the same oddity. "Could it be that this displayed map will become permanent from now on?"
Long Xiruo asked, "Is everyone here?"
Situ Guangliang swept his gaze around. "Everyone's here... No, wait, one team is still missing. It's A Li's reconnaissance team. They haven't come down yet."
Long Xiruo frowned. "Did something happen?"
"Probably not." Situ Guangliang pondered. "There hasn't been any rescue message from the reconnaissance team, and their status is still fine... They should still be conducting their interrogation."
"I heard you managed to capture a map monster from the Chiwang Tomb?"
"I'm not entirely sure about the details." Situ Guangliang nodded. "A Li is handling that side of things... She came from the intelligence division of the Security Bureau, so she's more skilled in this area. Actually, sending her to You Fei was somewhat wasteful."
Just then, three pillars of light descended... From one of them, a mature woman in a purple mage robe slowly stepped out.
"She's back!" Situ Guangliang secretly let out a sigh of relief.
The You Fei department had been specially established by the Shenzhou Administration Bureau after the Spiritual Energy Revival to thoroughly investigate the truth behind the Emerald Continent. Its authority could be said to be immense... With A Li's arrival, Situ Guangliang naturally suspected that she had been sent by higher-ups to monitor them in secret. Of course, she might not be the only one. There could be even