Half an hour earlier, inside the sealed-off Bai Town.
"Haaah..."
On a watchtower, a man yawned, his mouth stretching wide and two tears lingering at the corners of his eyes. Exhaustion covered his face; he had clearly stayed up all night.
A flying demon beast stood beside him. The Sharp Feather Sparrow's feathers looked exceptionally rigid, their tips razor-sharp, like countless daggers hanging from its body and wings. They glinted coldly in the sunlight.
Its eyes never blinked. Its sharp, vertical pupils remained fixed on everything in town, as though searching for something, like a hunter waiting for prey to take the bait.
"Ugh, we've been here all night, and nothing's happened. I'm dead tired. Haaah..."
Liu Zhongming yawned again, gazing out at the quiet scene in Bai Town. Then he turned toward the handsome young man beside him, who remained diligently on guard with a vigilant gaze, and said with a smile.
"Yilin, I know you're desperate to become an Official Judge, but you can't rush this. Don't let your eagerness get the better of you. With my Sharp Feather Sparrow watching, no one's getting away."
"Eee!"
The Sharp Feather Sparrow opened its sharp beak and let out a cry beside him, as though answering Liu Zhongming.
The handsome young man beside him was none other than Liu Yilin. He stared wide-eyed at Bai Town, blood vessels streaking his eyes. He even had dark circles beneath them and looked utterly exhausted.
At Liu Zhongming's words, he sighed deeply, waved a hand, and managed something that barely qualified as a smile before speaking.
"I'm fine, big brother."
"And you still say you're fine? Your eyes are red, and those dark circles are awful... All right, my Sharp Feather Sparrow and I will watch things here. Get a little sleep."
Liu