The Dragon-Trapping Seal fled at astonishing speed, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Little Lecher's vines stirred around in the water for a while, but they could not catch up. Returning to Dongfang Minghui and Qian Wanyu, Little Lecher shrugged helplessly. "It got away."
The Dragon-Trapping Seal was a spirit body and could grow or shrink at will. If something the size of a needle's eye sank into the Deep Pool, especially now that the water below had turned so dark, finding it would be like fishing a needle out of the sea. Besides, there were places Little Lecher could not reach.
Dongfang Minghui murmured, "It seemed really frightened."
She had felt the Dragon-Trapping Seal trembling against her back earlier, but its fear had seemed rather strange. "Seventh Sister, does the Dragon-Trapping Seal know the person who tried to break through the stone doors just now?"
Qian Wanyu's eyes darkened, her expression grave. She had only just resolved the time-loop problem, and now the Dragon-Trapping Seal had thrown a bucket of cold water over her, chilling her to the heart and leaving her feeling bound hand and foot. "Little Lecher, stay up here with Mo Ce. Seal off the Deep Pool if you can."
Little Lecher understood immediately.
Qian Wanyu took Dongfang Minghui back down into the Deep Pool. The transparent Water Shield moved through its depths, but the Memory Mirror had vanished from its original position. They searched three times without finding it.
Seeing Seventh Sister's grim expression, Dongfang Minghui comforted her. "Seventh Sister, I think the Dragon-Trapping Seal was just too frightened. It might appear once it thinks things through."
"Frightened? Does it think hiding will keep those stone doors from opening?" Qian Wanyu had a hunch that the stone doors could be opened even without this