Bi Yao waited a few breaths, but the White-Clad Figure before her remained silent, doing nothing but blocking her way. Just as she angrily prepared to strike with the Heartbreak Flower in her palm, the giant she had encountered in the forest earlier came running over.
"Did you see it?" Stone asked, his face full of excitement and nerves.
"See what?" Bi Yao asked, somewhat bewildered.
"The fox demon!" Stone looked at her as if to say, "Don't pretend." "You came after it, so didn't you notice what was going on with those two?"
Bi Yao indicated that she didn't understand, looking at Stone in confusion.
For some reason, the Yin Spirits had now vanished into the darkness.
The old man led his granddaughter out of the forest and looked at the Black Stone Cave before them. Painted by the deep night, it seemed like a terrifying Monster Beast of darkness, its gaping maw open as it waited for them to deliver themselves into its mouth.
The old man hesitated, pacing back and forth at the cave entrance, unable to decide whether to go in.
"Grandpa! Aren't we going inside?" the little girl asked curiously, looking at the old man's anxious face.
The old man glanced at his granddaughter, then sighed. He had made up his mind. "We don't have any cultivation. Going in would be like walking to our deaths!"
While the two of them hesitated, a young man and woman emerged at an unhurried pace from behind the trees, illuminated by the moonlight.
"Oh? Senior Brother! There are people here!" The girl's clear, gentle voice was like a soft light in the night, putting the old man somewhat at ease.
"Is this Black Stone Cave?" The handsome young man looked at the old man and little girl before