As everyone voluntarily formed patrol squads, not even a bird could get into Shadow Island. The surroundings grew ever quieter, so quiet it made people's hearts panic.
Outside the island, in an earthen mound by the lake.
A hidden figure revealed a puzzled look and muttered mysteriously to himself.
"Over these past few months, why has everything around here grown quieter and quieter? Something feels off."
This person was the devil chieftain who had once led a force to seize Yunxing.
After several breaths of alarm and suspicion, a sharp glint of cleverness suddenly flashed through his eyes.
"Hmph..."
"The area around this island has suddenly fallen silent. Someone must be playing tricks, but this seat's cultivation is profound. I have hidden for so long without being discovered—how could I reveal a flaw now?"
"This little trick is utterly beneath notice!"
"As long as I keep waiting here until Lord Demon General arrives with his forces, I will be able to render meritorious service and become a great hero of my race!"
At that thought.
The devil chieftain's eyes filled with anticipation, and he waited with even greater resolve.
Yet he had no idea that the concealment and patience he considered so brilliant were actually not worth mentioning. Far away, outside the Heaven and Earth Gate, there was already someone even better at lying low, deeply hidden in a thicket.
As a senior figure in the field of stubborn waiting, Lord Miezhi's patience was unmatched.
Yet after years of bitter waiting, Miezhi's head had grown thick with moss, green to the point of blackness. Still, the resolute light in his eyes had not scattered in the slightest, and he even felt a little smug inside.
"I have gone undiscovered for years. This old man truly is a genius at hiding!"