Xia Chujian neither confirmed nor denied it, merely changing the subject. "No wonder the temperature suddenly went crazy tonight. This thing was behind it."
As she spoke, the temperature outside was already dropping rapidly.
It had nearly reached sixty degrees before, but now it was probably only around forty.
The temperature inside the ancient castle fell even faster.
Before long, Xia Chujian heard someone pull open the castle doors and ask curiously, "Huh? Why did it suddenly get cooler?"
It was Chen Yanjun's voice.
Then he saw Xia Chujian and Zong Ruoning standing on the steps, as well as the one-meter-tall Cyan Humanoid Creature, and immediately shouted, "Captain! Did you go hunting?!"
Xia Chujian said, "Yes, I went hunting. Too bad this thing isn't edible..."
Chen Yanjun craned his neck for a closer look and even took a photo with his Quantum Optical Brain Wristwatch Carrier. "What is this thing? Is it some animal unique to this place?"
Xia Chujian said, "No, it isn't an animal unique to this place. It's a rather dangerous monster called a Ba. It has certain intrinsic connections to Remnants."
Chen Yanjun was shocked. He could not help taking several steps back as he said, "Then there could be Remnants here too?!"
Xia Chujian nodded and said seriously, "Very likely. So even Gene Evolvers should still avoid coming outside at night. It's too dangerous out there."
With that, she walked straight through the ancient castle gates.
The Ba she had killed was simply left on the steps in front of the castle entrance.
Zong Ruoning had both hands in his trouser pockets, looking thoroughly at ease now.
He stared at the Ba for a while, the corners of his lips lifting slightly into a faint smile.
By the time his team came over, his smile