They left the reception hall through a concealed door off to one side.
Qin Ran followed Vander along a winding path to a tower.
The tower was built from a white, marble-like stone. Green vines climbed through cracks in its walls, interspersed with patches of moss.
Everything matched Qin Ran's idea of a tower.
Except...
Its height!
Qin Ran tilted his head back, trying to find the top.
Yet even with his eyesight, he couldn't make it out.
All he could see was the white tower piercing the clouds and vanishing into the sky.
With undisguised astonishment, Qin Ran studied the tower, which seemed to connect heaven and earth.
He was certain he hadn't seen it when he arrived on Sanctuary Island.
In fact, given its height, he wouldn't even have needed to set foot on Sanctuary Island to see it clearly from the sea.
Was it concealed by an illusion?
Qin Ran drew that conclusion to himself, then speculated about the tower's origins and purpose.
After all, even for the Mystery Side, constructing and concealing a tower like this was no easy task. Having built it, they must have had a compelling use for it.
To imprison someone?
What a joke.
A dungeon would have been far easier to build than a tower like this.
What could it be?
Qin Ran wondered.
His steps never slowed. Following Vander, he pushed open the wooden door, which looked very old, and entered the tower.
The instant he crossed the threshold, Qin Ran distinctly felt a gaze sweep over him.
It lasted only a moment, but the wariness in it was unmistakable.
A guard!
With interest, Qin Ran looked toward a patch of shadow on this floor of the tower.
There was no doubt about the person's identity.
What interested Qin Ran,