Shen Luo returned to his quarters, and Nie Caizhu, still worried, followed him all the way back.
He sat down inside, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Cousin, you've already won the trial. What are you still worried about?" Nie Caizhu asked.
"I was thinking about that Toad Demon. Its cultivation far surpassed ours. It was very strange for it to appear during the trial," Shen Luo said.
"It was indeed a little odd, but the Toad Demon was a monster imprisoned in the Lotus Flower Secret Realm. Perhaps something went wrong with the restrictions for a moment, allowing it to escape," Nie Caizhu said.
"If it was merely an accident, there's no harm done. But if someone deliberately arranged it, that's a different matter altogether," Shen Luo said.
"In that case, I'll go see my master later and ask her to investigate," Nie Caizhu said after a brief hesitation, somewhat startled by his words.
Seeing this, Shen Luo nodded.
Inside a grand hall within Mount Putuo.
Qinglian Fairy, Daoist Huang Tong, Wei Qing, and several other elders had gathered there. Qinglian Fairy's expression was impassive, and the others remained silent as well, seemingly waiting for something. The atmosphere was rather heavy.
A short while later, two figures entered from outside the hall: Zhou Yu and a gray-haired old man.
"What did you find?" Qinglian Fairy immediately asked.
Though her question lacked any context, Zhou Yu and the gray-haired old man clearly understood.
"Martial Nephew Zhou and I have examined it. One of the formation nodes in the sealing restrictions imprisoning the Toad Demon had loosened, allowing it to escape during the trial," the gray-haired old man said with a respectful bow.
"Please rest assured, Sect Leader. Elder Wu Huan and I have reinforced the formation node, and Martial Uncle Wei