In the dead silence, the sound outside the door came through especially clearly.
"That sounds... like fairies," Xiao Xi said in surprise.
Once she said that, everyone thought it did sound a little like them.
Chi Hu hesitated. "But that door seemed to come under attack just now. I still find it a little frightening."
"You're right," Xiao Xi said. "Let's take a look—"
She reached into the air and drew out a card.
The card depicted a deity parting the clouds and gazing down at the prosperous mortal world below.
"Actually, the whole island is under my watch. We only need to take a look to see what's happening outside," Xiao Xi explained.
Gu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Xiao Xi really had done well. Besides, she'd only been around for a little over ten years.
Xiao Xi tossed the card.
In an instant, it turned into an image that appeared before them.
The image showed the entire Shelter Island at a glance, every place clearly visible to them.
Xiao Xi intoned, "Show us what's happening outside the Secret Chamber."
The image shifted, showing the scene outside the Shelter Goddess's Secret Chamber.
Seven or eight fairies were blocking the entrance. They grinned wickedly as they fiddled with the short staffs in their hands.
With each movement, phantom claw-shapes flickered from the staffs.
Xiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to herself, "So they're the ones causing trouble. I thought it felt like a prank."
She walked to the door and gave it a hard pull.
It didn't budge.
"Huh? Why won't it open?" Xiao Xi asked in surprise.
The door hummed. "The Law of Causality's restrictions are especially severe this time. The condition is: no one may enter or leave unless Rod allows it."
Xiao Xi looked at Gu