Late at night, the originally bustling Happiness Garden residential area was utterly quiet.
A security guard carrying a flashlight patrolled some secluded spots in the residential area.
Suddenly, a large cloud drifted over from afar and obscured the moon in the sky. In that instant, heaven and earth turned pitch-black.
No streetlights had been installed in the secluded corners of the residential area. With the moon now hidden by clouds, many areas had not the slightest trace of light.
A bright light suddenly shone from afar, illuminating a small part of a corner in the residential area.
The two security guards carrying flashlights chatted as they leisurely walked along a pebble-paved path.
"Did you know? That lawless Cultivator who appeared on the television news before has been very active lately," said the security guard wearing black-rimmed glasses.
"I don't know anything about that. Where did you hear the news?" the thick-browed, big-eyed security guard asked curiously.
"My cousin works at the Police Station. He mentioned it when I had dinner with him before."
"Oh, I see! It's been some time since that lawless Cultivator first appeared, but the investigators still haven't caught him. How strange."
"What's so strange about that? That Cultivator is very powerful, and his methods are bizarre. Even if the investigators wanted to catch him, it wouldn't be a piece of cake."
"The Ability Management Bureau has put up a bounty. If we knew that Cultivator was hiding in that residential area, we could report him and make some extra money."
The two security guards gradually walked farther away, their voices scattered by a sudden gust of wind.
In a bedroom in a nearby residential building, where a faint, secluded fragrance drifted through the air, wisps of white mist appeared out of nowhere.
Within just a few