Qian Ying beckoned to Qian Wantong. After he came over, she said, "Go notify everyone. Have all the families rest and recuperate for now. At six this afternoon, have the leader of each family come to me for a meeting to discuss what we do next."
Qian Wantong nodded in acknowledgment, then turned and went to deliver the message.
The temporary person in charge asked, "Elder, is there anything we need to prepare?"
Qian Ying looked toward the Great Canyon. After pacing for a while, she finally said, "Gather all the ropes in the team. We'll need them later. Prepare plenty of both thick and thin ones."
"Yes, Elder!"
"All right, go prepare them."
After the person left, Qian Ying stood at the edge of the Great Canyon, gazing at the distant buildings. She thought that must be the final destination of the valley. Perhaps once they reached that place, they would be able to uncover everything here—who had built it, or rather, who had once lived here.
Lowering her head, she looked again at the thick black mist churning within the canyon. She could also faintly smell the fetid smell lingering in the air. Could there be something deadly inside this canyon? When her side crossed it, would it emerge and attack everyone?
At that thought, her heart skipped a beat. They would have to be more careful when the time came. They could not let themselves stumble in the gutter.
Still, when she Turned her Head and looked around, she felt helpless about the valley as a whole. If this place did not forbid flight and she could fly, then the canyon before her would be nothing. She could simply fly across it.
She had not expected that, by the time they reached this point, the other two