Su Ru looked at her tear-streaked daughter in alarm, a sudden unease rising in her heart.
"Mother! Fifth Senior Brother and Little Junior Brother are in trouble!" Tian Linger had no time to wipe the tears from her face. She grabbed Su Ru and pulled her outside.
At Tian Linger's words, Zhang Xiaofan hurriedly asked where they were, then stepped into motion and dashed out of the Cave Dwelling ahead of everyone else.
When Du Bishu saw Su Ru arrive, he rushed over in a panic, babbling incoherently and unable to explain himself.
This had always been their sparring ground. Their past fights had reduced the surrounding area to nothing but dirt and stone. Now, only a few weeds that had sprouted who knew when remained, stubbornly swaying in the breeze.
Following Sixth Senior Brother's gaze into the air, Su Ru saw a golden chain flickering in and out of view around Fifth Senior Brother's left hand. A chain also appeared and disappeared against Luo Yunji's chest, but his was black. The two chains collided now and then, sending ripples through the air that spread in circles.
"What is this?" Su Ru had never seen anything like it, and for a moment she couldn't think what to do.
"We can't let that chain appear! Otherwise, Fifth Senior Brother will be in danger!" Zhang Xiaofan hurriedly warned her.
Su Ru remembered the thing sealed in her fifth disciple's left hand as well. "Sixth, hurry to Heaven-Reaching Peak and fetch your master!"
"Yes!" At once, Sixth Senior Brother mounted his magical treasure and shot into the sky.
Su Ru tried all sorts of methods, but none worked. Zhang Xiaofan tried too, but the two chains were completely untouchable, like illusory phantoms.
"Master!" Worried for Fifth Senior Brother and Little Junior Brother, Sixth