The room was clean and tidy, with everything arranged in perfect order. That made the Mechanical Rabbit on the floor stand out all the more.
There was nothing to fault in Nian Qiuyan's explanation. Chang Sunzi had just raised her eyes when Ou Rushuang, holding the Listening Wind Ruler, said, "It seems something's happened upstairs, too. They're calling for us urgently."
Even from here, they could hear the disciples on the floors above and below shouting and fighting. The conflict seemed intense, and the instructors couldn't keep it under control. They were practically at each other's throats.
Chang Sunzi frowned. Clearly, they couldn't afford to waste any more time. If it was a Mechanical Rabbit, that would also explain the noise from earlier.
"I'll go up and take a look. I'll leave this side to you," Chang Sunzi said.
Ou Rushuang nodded and watched Chang Sunzi leave.
As Chang Sunzi went, she glanced at Nian Qiuyan. The look held the sharpness of a teacher, and Nian Qiuyan obediently lowered his head.
Ou Rushuang was the first to enter the room and search. Yu Sui kept an eye on Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu. Seeing that they made no move to stop him, she figured they trusted Ou Rushuang, the Agricultural School Saint, quite a lot.
So was Ou Rushuang one of them?
Ou Rushuang made little noise as he searched the room. He looked around, pushed open the door, casually glanced inside, then came back out. He made a hand signal, telling the others to continue searching the remaining dorm rooms.
Nian Qiuyan stood by the doorway without saying a word.
The earlier commotion and strange happenings had been put to rest, and everyone else's attention had shifted. No one was paying him any mind.
With Ou Rushuang leading the