Standing at Seimei Shrine once again, Chen Miao felt somewhat different this time.
He glanced toward the distant spot where the Azure Dragon had once appeared and resisted the urge to activate Qi Observation for another look.
"San Shui, let's go."
Kyoko Kuroda led the way toward Seimei Shrine's First Torii.
Chen Miao followed silently behind her.
As soon as he passed through the First Torii, Chen Miao saw the stone figure beside Wraith Bridge, giving off faint traces of yin energy.
On his last visit, this stone figure had unleashed fluctuations of yin energy and soul power that rivaled a malevolent fiend's. Back then, Chen Miao had ignored it to avoid being detected by the Azure Dragon.
Looking at it now, he suspected that a soul body had been residing inside the stone figure for a long time.
Was it guarding the entrance?
As Chen Miao pondered this, Kyoko Kuroda spoke.
"San Shui, don't be nervous when you meet Master Yoshioka."
"Master Yoshioka is a mild-mannered expert, and he's very fond of Great Xia's culture. If you ever come to ask him for help, just bring along some local specialties from Great Xia."
Listening to Kyoko Kuroda, Chen Miao glanced at the case he was carrying.
It was an ordinary case, so Chen Miao knew what was inside.
A tea set.
Presumably, this was the local specialty from Great Xia that Kyoko Kuroda had mentioned.
"Got it."
As they chatted, they soon reached the spot where Chen Miao had rung the Bell last time, at the edge of the barrier surrounding the Azure Dragon's domain.
The area beyond this point was closed to the public.
Chen Miao had left in a hurry last time and hadn't examined his surroundings closely.
Now that he took a look, the things here