Heavenly Mechanism City.
On the palms held high by the Heaven-Supporting Engine, Elder Wuming sat cross-legged in the inner city's square, covered in wounds. His eyes remained fixed on the Engine's head, his brow furrowed and his face full of worry.
Just then, a figure quietly approached him from behind.
Elder Wuming hurried to rise, but the newcomer waved him down, indicating that he need not salute.
"City Lord, do you think Fellow Daoist Shen and the others can still get out?" Elder Wuming looked up at the man beside him and asked.
"No one can say for certain. After all, we've never encountered anything like this before. But I believe young friend Shen is blessed with good fortune. As the saying goes, Heaven watches over the fortunate. He'll surely be all right," Little Master said, shaking his head thoughtfully.
"The ear canal is still sealed by an invisible energy. We can't get inside to investigate at all..." Elder Wuming's brow remained tightly knitted, and he could not conceal his worry.
"Young friend Shen has most likely entered the legendary Firmament Secret Realm. Even if we wanted to rescue him now, there's nothing we could do. Alas, if only I'd emerged from seclusion sooner, things wouldn't have come to this," Little Master said slowly with a sigh.
"City Lord, those villains were simply too treacherous. I was also far too careless," Elder Wuming said guiltily.
After all, while Little Master was in seclusion, he had been responsible for all affairs in Heavenly Mechanism City, great and small.
"I don't know what madness has seized the Qingqiu Fox Clan. They stirred up the Fox Uprising in Chang'an, then came thousands of miles to attack our Heavenly Mechanism City. They're truly courting death." Even with Little Master's temperament, he could not hide