Breaking the Seal
"Big brother, this is for you." Zheng Shi'an pulled out Little Shadow and placed it in his hand. "With this, it'll be easy to find us!"
Bi Fan nodded and tucked Little Shadow into the Dragon God Mansion. The little fellow was small, but it sure came in handy.
"Oh, and one more thing," he added. "Before I enter the sealed space, I'll go with you to look for A Xuan."
"The other side has a Formation Master. If he's set up several formations around A Xuan, rescuing him will be very difficult!"
"I'll go with you and see if I can break the formations. Once all that's taken care of, I'll look for a chance to enter the sealed space."
"Wait, Brother Bi." Li Xingrang stared at him in a daze. "You can break formations too?"
"My big brother isn't just an alchemist; he's a Formation Master as well." Zheng Shi'an looked at them with a smile.
"Th-this..." Li Xingrang froze for a moment, then could only nod repeatedly, his admiration plain to see.
"That's the plan for now. Does anyone have anything to add?" Bi Fan asked the group with a smile.
"No."
"Good." Bi Fan nodded, his expression turning more serious. "Then everyone should get some proper rest. Once we start moving, we'll need to stay alert at all times!"
"Yes!"
By the lakeshore, the middle-aged man stared blankly at the lake before him.
His eyes narrowed as he carefully sensed the seal above the lake growing weaker by the moment.
At dusk, the young man returned with his subordinates and reported from behind him, "Third Elder, we've checked. Bi Fan's people haven't shown up."
After a moment of silence, he slowly asked, "Are you sure you looked carefully?"
The young man paused, then