Lin Bai saw Yi Gu return safely. They exchanged a smile, and he did not press Yi Gu about what he had done or said after entering the palace.
Everyone had secrets. Yi Gu had never asked about Lin Bai's secrets, and Lin Bai did not want to pry into Yi Gu's either. They kept a certain distance between them.
Three days later, servants from the Qian family drove a carriage to the Celestial Immortal Sect's palace and picked Lin Bai up.
He boarded the carriage, passed through the bustling streets of the imperial capital, and finally arrived before a vermilion building.
"Lord Lin Bai, we've arrived."
The Qian family servant spoke respectfully toward the carriage.
Lin Bai stepped out of the carriage and looked up. A horizontal plaque hung above the vermilion building, bearing the three words "Celestial Mystery Pavilion."
"Lord Lin Bai, my young master has been waiting inside for quite some time. Please go in."
"This is the Celestial Mystery Pavilion. Servants like us aren't qualified to enter."
The servant explained with a smile.
Lin Bai nodded, thanked him, and walked into the Celestial Mystery Pavilion.
The doors of the Celestial Mystery Pavilion stood wide open. Yet when Lin Bai focused his gaze, he discovered that everything inside was shrouded in mist. Even standing at the entrance, he could not see the pavilion's furnishings.
Lin Bai stepped forward and crossed the threshold.
The moment his foot landed inside the Celestial Mystery Pavilion, the scenery around him suddenly underwent a heaven-and-earth-shaking transformation.
Lin Bai had not entered the Celestial Mystery Pavilion at all. Instead, he had arrived in a gray, hazy world.
"Who goes there? What brings you here?"
A questioning voice rang out in that gray, hazy world.
Lin Bai answered truthfully, "I am Lin Bai, a