Clouds Stir

Noticing that the message talisman had stopped working and could no longer transmit information outside immediately, Bai Qingyang's pupils suddenly contracted. He finally realized how serious the situation was.

For the time being, they could not rely on outside forces to escape their current predicament.

Unless someone discovered the anomaly here and came to help them of their own accord.

But that would take time as well.

However... Bai Qingyang narrowed his eyes and glanced into the distance. The lights elsewhere seemed hazy and indistinct, with only faint shouts reaching them.

Had even the sounds been blocked out for the most part?

Bai Qingyang's heart sank. Unable to hold back any longer, he clenched his right fist. The two gemstone ornaments on his thumb and index finger, one white and one yellow, lit up as they stirred the Yuanji.

The entire courtyard was suddenly as bright as day, as if covered in a layer of silver foil. Dazzling light radiated out, completely scattering the darkness.

Immediately afterward, a thick yellow curtain abruptly expanded outward from Bai Qingyang, spreading in every direction. It did not resemble an attack so much as some kind of repelling technique.

At the same time, Gu Ying dropped to one knee and pressed one palm against the earth.

As the yellow curtain spread indiscriminately, it covered and surrounded a suspicious object in the center of the courtyard.

It was a human-shaped figure, neither tall nor short. Judging by its build, it seemed to be male, but with the curtain enclosing and obscuring it, its true appearance could not yet be seen.

Bai Qingyang immediately raised his hand and pointed at the figure whose age was impossible to distinguish. His slightly lowered voice rang out:

"Entangle."

All at once, the yellow curtain that had been spreading in