Late at night, silence lay still as water.
Outside the window, streaks of moonlight intertwined among the trees, like countless twisted demon shadows.
Lu Changsheng lay quietly on his bed.
Over the past two months, the situation in the county had settled into an eerie calm, as though it were the stillness before a storm.
Even the strange phenomena outside the city had become far fewer, which was highly abnormal.
Such unusual signs kept him deeply on guard.
All he wanted was to keep his family alive in this chaotic age.
"It seems I need to speed up my exploration of the Cangyun Mountain Range."
These days, his Exotic Beast clone had likely encountered some difficulties, causing the accumulation of Source Energy Points to slow.
In a few days, Lu Changsheng would have to control the pangolin and deal with some trouble.
Just as Lu Changsheng enjoyed this brief peace.
Outside the county city, inside a dark room.
A beautiful woman sat upright in a jade chair, Killing Intent permeating her body as an immensely powerful aura radiated from her.
Before her knelt a masked man dressed in black.
"Reporting to Venerable Master, all preparations are complete. When shall we begin?"
The man's expression was exceedingly respectful, his voice eerie.
"Act at the end of the year. Go notify the Black Mountain Bandits first... The net has already been cast. Can the fish still be far away?"
The woman's voice was cold and detached.
"This subordinate obeys."
After bowing, the black-clad man backed away.
Once he had gone far away, the woman gazed silently into the empty air ahead, her eyes distant, as though time itself flowed within them.
"Several decades have passed. I wonder what scene will greet us the next time we meet, County Magistrate? Heh heh..."