If the person who had taken Bai Yiyi away had been one of the guards attacking Divine Mechanism Manor, many guards would surely have rushed in to arrest Uchiha Shin by now instead of leaving things as quiet as they were.
Uchiha Shin truly could not make sense of this situation.
There were no guards around this dilapidated courtyard, and few people came near it, so the disturbance inside had not drawn any guards over.
"Which esteemed expert is this? Please show yourself. We came here with no ill intentions," Uchiha Shin said as he stood in the courtyard. His voice echoed only within the courtyard and did not carry outside.
The surroundings remained silent, and no one appeared.
"We are not among those attacking Divine Mechanism Manor. The two of us came from the Three Realms, and we are friends with Yan Fanxin of Divine Mechanism Manor," Uchiha Shin continued.
He said this because, based on his deductions, he believed the other party ought to be from Divine Mechanism Manor. After all, anyone able to hide here by making use of this courtyard within Divine Mechanism Manor could not be one of those attacking it.
As soon as Uchiha Shin finished speaking, sounds rose from the surroundings. Then, a mass of black mist burst from the shack piled with firewood and instantly enveloped Uchiha Shin.
The black mist did not attack Uchiha Shin. It merely shrouded him and restricted his movements, and Uchiha Shin did not retaliate either.
Then Uchiha Shin saw a ragged old man emerge from the firewood shack. Leaning on a cane, he slowly walked toward Uchiha Shin.
The old man's hair hung loose, obscuring his features.
"Who are you? What are you doing at Divine Mechanism Manor?" The old man stopped before Uchiha Shin, then