On the ruins of a sand dune not far from the city wall.
Jun Ziya watched Lu Feng's group from afar with great interest, a trace of cold disdain in her proud gaze.
Flame Sparrow asked curiously, "Young Miss, what are they doing? Bending over to plant rice seedlings?"
Her words carried undisguised mockery.
Yan Shu echoed from beside her, "They should be burying some sort of Array Jade in the sand. Judging by the situation, they intend to make a desperate stand there."
Flame Sparrow froze. "What kind of array needs so many jade stones buried?"
Jun Ziya looked at the overall square shape of those ruins and let out a meaningful, cold laugh. "Have Hidden Blade infiltrate that group of forces as well. Help them out if necessary."
Flame Sparrow said in surprise, "So many people have come. Young Miss, are you really afraid they still won't be able to deal with him? Even if that great figure agreed not to act, there are still those two old fellows from Exquisite Pavilion among them. No matter how formidable the array, it shouldn't be able to stump them, should it?"
Yan Shu gave a contemptuous laugh. "They are just old fools with empty appearances. If not for Young Miss, they would still be trapped in that forest right now."
Yet in his heart, he shared Flame Sparrow's view. Even if the two elders of Exquisite Pavilion were merely impressive on the surface, with so many people present, a single array should not have been able to stir up much of a storm. He felt that Young Miss was making a mountain out of a molehill and attaching too much importance to the matter.
But when he thought of Young Miss's unfailingly meticulous schemes over the years, he secretly felt