Eight O'Clock continued, "He let me go. I'm sure he didn't leave any means of tracking me behind. If he did, it was beyond my understanding. But right now, he's just an ordinary person."
"But it makes no sense that he let you go."
"The Inherited Ancient Clan pursued us, and now that I think about it, he must have ordered them to. Only he can command all of the Human Yao Domain. Now that he's found you, he actually let you go. Eight O'Clock, you're putting us in a difficult position."
Eight O'Clock said, "Perhaps he is tracking me. But I've never met any of you, so there'd be no point in tracking me. However, he may well have discovered the Bone Planter's identity."
The hands pointed to Zero O'Clock. "It seems our greatest challenge is coming. I know Lord Lu very well. He isn't easy to fool. If he dared to let you go, he's confident he can catch you again. So, Eight O'Clock, tell me where you are now."
The hands pointed to Eight O'Clock. "I cannot say."
"Then how were you trapped? I need a reason to be sure you aren't a traitor."
"Because of Eleven O'Clock."
The hands pointed to Eleven O'Clock.
Eleven O'Clock's voice came through, mechanical and impossible to gender, but she was Night King Yan Qing. "Because of me? Was it Shi Wuzhang?"
Eight O'Clock said, "That's right."
"I'm sorry." Eleven O'Clock's voice clearly sank.
The hands pointed to Zero O'Clock. "All right. Since the secret has already been exposed, there's nothing we can do about it. Everyone, as we confirmed last time, take no further action. Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences." With that, the clock went dark.
At the same moment, the clock went dark, a message came through on Lu