From the moment Yu Sui boarded the ship in the Sea of Mists, she had been sending out Five Elements Light Cores, trying to record the route to the Xuan Kui Base. But the sea fog was too thick; all her Five Elements Light Cores could see was an expanse of darkness.
It was easy to lose your bearings at sea even under normal circumstances. With the dense fog blocking everything, not even the stars could be used to find the way.
The Five Elements Light Cores she sent out also couldn't catch a glimpse of how to enter the mirage.
Only after they entered the mirage could the cores monitor the people around her as usual.
When Yu Sui saw Qin Chongxue standing in the room, her first impression of him was poor. She'd sensed someone spying from the shadows while she was downstairs, and now she finally knew who had been watching her.
He looked like a hardened veteran of the battlefield, ruthless and imposing. He kept half his presence concealed, his gaze sharp, and he didn't act as obsequious and deferential toward Ou Rushuang as those people downstairs had.
He was probably in the Thirteenth Realm, perhaps even one of its most outstanding masters.
After listening to the two men's conversation, Yu Sui gripped her sleeve and raised a hand to cover her face. She seemed to be shielding herself from the windblown sand outside, but the gesture also hid the glimmer in her eyes.
Nian Qiuyan steadied himself. Seeing Yu Sui raise a hand against the sand, he said, "Let's go inside."
Yu Sui covered her face as she entered the room.
Zhang Xiangyun wanted to turn and slip away while Yu Sui couldn't see him, but Nian Qiuyan kicked him in the back of the