The three master and disciples split up and quietly began searching the Jingnian Chan Monastery once again.
But nearly half an hour passed. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling each searched their assigned areas again, even relying on the keen eyesight, hearing, and perception they had developed after mastering the Longevity Art—all of which were several times sharper than an ordinary person's. Still, they found nothing new.
In any case!
By the time they had no choice but to meet at the bell tower as agreed, they still hadn't found the slightest trace of the legendary Heshibi, an extraordinary object said to radiate a strange power.
"Zhong Shao!"
"You didn't find anything either?"
Xu Ziling had barely reached the bell tower when he saw Kou Zhong standing there empty-handed, his expression a little unnatural. He didn't need to think hard to guess the result, so he went over and asked in a lowered voice.
"What do you mean, 'either'?"
"Ziling, don't go making things up. I did find something!"
To Xu Ziling's surprise, Kou Zhong gave him an unexpected answer, then proudly pointed toward a place nearby that they could easily look down on—a place that was very likely to be hiding the Heshibi.
"Look!"
"That's the only place we haven't searched yet."
"The Heshibi is probably in there!"
In any case, Kou Zhong was truly out of options. If the Heshibi wasn't in that place, they would probably have no choice but to wait for their master, Annie, to join them, then slink away together and return to settle accounts with Wang Shichong for giving them false information.
"!"
"Ah!"
Following Kou Zhong's gesture, Xu Ziling focused his gaze and couldn't help crying out in surprise.
There it was: a bizarre, brass-colored building with no windows at all, and even