Suddenly, there was a loud clang behind them.
The two turned around and saw that the place that had been brightly lit just moments ago was now pitch-black.
"Who shut the door?" Uchiha Madara was surprised. He had not sensed anyone's presence at all.
Moreover, Uchiha Madara thought he had been standing not far from the entrance. If someone had hidden behind him and shut the door, he definitely would have sensed it.
Yet now, without any sensation whatsoever, the door had suddenly closed. There was no one there, and no force involved.
"Last time, I only got out by luck. Looks like this time, that old woman doesn't want either of us leaving," Qiying Fofeng said.
Uchiha Madara looked at Qiying Fofeng's expression. He was extremely serious.
"There's no need to be so nervous." Uchiha Madara smiled. "They're just little tricks. No need to take them seriously."
Uchiha Madara analyzed the situation. They must have triggered some mechanism that suddenly shut the door.
The cause of all this was simply someone hiding in this room and deliberately trying to scare whoever came in. Someone was playing ghost.
But Uchiha Madara still could not be sure—why would someone play ghost in a place like this? What exactly was their purpose?
"If I'd known, I should have asked more questions before coming here." Uchiha Madara smiled at Qiying Fofeng. "If we'd found out more about what exactly happened in this country, it might have been a great help to this operation."
"What does that have to do with the country?" Qiying Fofeng did not quite understand.
Although Qiying Fofeng did not fully understand what Uchiha Madara meant by those words, he knew that a wise man like Uchiha Madara must have his own reasons.
"Because if we know enough, we'll understand