"Is there something wrong with Zuo Qiu Wu?" On the Daydream Bridge connecting the eight members of the Great Void Pavilion through the Sea of Hidden Intent, Cang Ming's Black Robe billowed in the sea breeze as he spoke.
Because of what they had experienced in the Cangtu Heaven Kingdom, he suspected not only Zuo Qiu Wu, but also Song Qiushi, the founding ancestor of Diligent Academy.
"Uncertain." Huang Sheli sat at the bridge's edge, her feet dangling over the waves of the Sea of Intent. "For now, we can only confirm that, like us, he is someone turning the pages, not someone within the book."
"With Dean Zuo's strength, it is entirely possible that, when the temporal sinkhole descended, he sensed the danger, broke free of his predicament, and moved through page after page of temporal fragments to preserve the academy's flame..." Ju Kui said slowly.
"But he never sent out any message." Qin Zhizhen analyzed. "If Dean Zuo had escaped successfully—even if he had merely managed to send word—Book Mountain should have resolved this long ago."
"Heh." Dou Zhao gave a cold laugh.
"There is also the possibility that Dean Zuo made every effort, but ultimately failed to escape himself," Ju Kui said.
"Speaking of which, where are the people from Book Mountain?" Qin Zhizhen asked.
Such a tremendous upheaval had occurred at Diligent Academy. Book Mountain could not possibly ignore it.
Since, as Zhao Wuyan had said, several deans had ascended Book Mountain, they must surely have gone to solve the problem.
Whether Yao Fu, Chen Pu, or Bai Gexiao, all were true grandmasters capable of shouldering responsibility.
So... where were the people of Book Mountain?
Where were those grandmasters?
And what was Master Zi, who had so rarely made any move, doing now?
"Perhaps they're solving