"Your praise is too generous, Senior."
No sooner had Zhou Zhiruo finished speaking than Gu Hui heard a man's voice from above the forest, sharp and hoarse at the same time.
At first it came from the east, then from the west, before finally reaching everyone's ears from all directions. Miejue suddenly shouted, "What rat dares to hide its head and show its tail?"
Long after her words fell, no one answered. Miejue continued, "Everyone, return and rest. Whoever has come possesses exceptional lightness skill. Gather in groups of five. If anything happens, engage immediately." With that, Miejue walked to the center, sat cross-legged, laid the Heaven Sword across her knees, and closed her eyes to meditate.
The night passed like this, with everyone sitting by the fire beneath the moonlight.
The Emei disciples huddled together in groups of three or five, keeping watch over their surroundings. Before they knew it, the moon had silently slipped to the other side of the sky.
At dawn, Gu Hui opened his eyes from sleep and heard the sharp voice that had vanished for most of the night ring out from above the forest again. He smiled faintly, then went back to sleep.
In the morning, when Gu Hui lazily sat up from the ground, he looked directly toward the center of the clearing. A piece of black cloth lay on the grass, apparently wrapped around something that shifted faintly from time to time, making strange noises.
By then, a circle of Emei disciples had already spread out and surrounded the thing.
Seeing this, Gu Hui could not help grumbling inwardly, This guy really is something. Ever since he returned before dawn, he's been laughing so strangely that no one could sleep. Doesn't he get tired?
Just then, one of the Emei Sect