Since Wang Yue had gone out, he naturally hadn't left the house entirely unattended. He had set up a formation long ago, and anyone with malicious intent would be unable to leave it.
Seeing Wang Yue say that, Pian Ran decided it would be best to leave first. She immediately fled into the distance. But she had only leaped into the air and hadn't even cleared the wall when she hit something transparent and was thrown back.
"Ah!"
Pian Ran staggered a few steps before landing on her feet. She couldn't help touching her forehead and asked in bewilderment, "What is this?"
Wang Yue calmly replied, "It's a ward. Any demon or anyone with ill intent who comes in won't be able to get out."
Pian Ran had learned how formidable Wang Yue was, so she wisely tried to ingratiate herself with him. "I'm just a kind, curious little fox. I really didn't come here for any other reason. Could you let me go?"
Wang Yue didn't believe her at all. He ignored the fox, turned, and went into the main hall to continue pretending to be an enlightened monk and chanting sutras.
Tan Tai Jin paid the fox no mind, either. He kept practicing his fireworks. He had already noticed that as his skill improved and he used them more often, their power seemed to be changing considerably.
Especially over the past few months, as he'd used his fireworks to shape stones, he felt he'd become increasingly adept at making bigger ones.
Seeing that neither of them would pay her any attention, and unable to escape for the moment, Pian Ran sat on the roof, bored, and gazed into the distance.
As luck would have it, she saw several people walking along the mountain path. Leading them was a