The sand in the hourglass was running out fast.
In the time it took to blink, nearly a third of it had already fallen.
The blue sand at the top continued to trickle down. When it all reached the bottom, something terrible seemed likely to happen.
Flying Bird went straight to the wooden cabin where the girl was being held. Though the entire town was filled with a strange presence, making it impossible to pinpoint the anomaly's exact location,
the faint, uncanny aura around the girl made her stand out like a lamp lit in the darkness. The anomaly surrounding her was the most important thing to investigate.
Flying Bird's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that Ji Wu was calling.
Ji Wu wouldn't contact him unless something urgent had happened.
The call connected.
Flying Bird put the phone to his ear.
Ji Wu's anxious voice came through the phone. "Flying Bird, you're being livestreamed!"
Flying Bird looked up and searched for hidden cameras. Whenever he spotted one, he destroyed it with a blade of wind.
He found several in quick succession.
"I've already had Bai Zuo hack into the surveillance system, but the livestream's viewers are all overseas. Bai Zuo's Heart Gu isn't powerful enough to remotely wipe the memories of that many people."
Bai Zuo might be able to manage it if he unleashed the full power of his Heart Gu, but the backlash he'd suffer could make his brain burst like a watermelon.
Flying Bird laughed. "Looks like whoever's behind this planned everything out!"
"Then let them watch."
Flying Bird knew it was a trap set specifically for him. But just as he'd paid no heed to Bai Zuo's provocation, he was confident he could handle anything that came his way.
Because he was