To make their search easier, Bu Er and Jiang Zhizhou spread out a little, each inspecting the caves of various sizes.
Bu Er was standing before a cave less than ten feet high, beckoning to Yang Qing.
"Be careful coming up. There are loose rocks around here."
Only when Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou stood beside Bu Er before the cave did they understand what he meant by saying this one was different.
The surrounding caves were furnished very simply, with little more than tables, chairs, and earthen sleeping platforms. But the furnishings inside this cave truly took them by surprise.
Layers of gauze curtains actually hung inside it.
There was clearly no wind, yet those curtains swayed on their own, making faint sounds.
Yang Qing peered into the cave. It ran very deep, and he could just make out a faint light spilling from its depths.
"Young master, shall we take a look?"
Bu Er looked cautiously at Yang Qing.
They had already inspected many ordinary caves along the way, but this was the first they had encountered that looked so unusual at a glance.
Wasn't the Spirit-Communicating Pearl said to excel at creating illusions? Could it be here?
"When something strays from the ordinary, there must be a demon at work." Yang Qing sighed softly. "But when the abnormality is this obvious, it might just be something ordinary."
They all knew this place was unusual and likely far from simple, yet Yang Qing suspected there might be more to the matter.
No sooner had Yang Qing finished speaking than Jiang Zhizhou threw the pebbles he held into the cave in several different directions.
If there was something abnormal inside, some sort of formation must have been set up. Before entering, they would break it first.
Yang Qing and