When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 323

Observers, sixteen people, safety in numbers

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Luo Bin had barely eaten anything decent lately, so even this tasted delicious. By the time he filled his stomach, the gloomy sky outside had darkened further, hovering on the edge of night.

Zhan Qing cleared away the bowls and chopsticks. Zhan Kong stood, patted Luo Bin on the shoulder, and smiled. "Get some rest. As long as you follow the rules, you're safe here."

You Yang got up and entered a room beside Luo Bin's.

The others returned to their own rooms.

Zhan Qing pointed to one of the doors in the main room and explained that it was the toilet.

Luo Bin nodded slightly, murmured his thanks, and returned to his room.

As he closed the door, he noticed that Zhan Kong was still smiling, still watching him.

Luo Bin turned toward the window. The silent forest outside only made him feel more out of place.

None of the people in this Group Dwelling were ordinary.

I shouldn't stay here long.

Another piece of information came to Luo Bin: Floating Tortoise Mountain had told outsiders that uprooting the Blackblood Vine would resolve everything.

Yet Li Yunyi could control the Blackblood Vine and command the Moss Eater.

Could this all be a deception by Floating Tortoise Mountain?

His heart began racing again. That's it! If the Blackblood Vine is Cabinet Mountain's Nightmare, then it should already be under Floating Tortoise Mountain's control!

If this thing attacks everyone indiscriminately, and even the Floating Tortoise Mountain Taoist Grounds suffer from it, doesn't that mean... it's turned against them?

*When they say they're waiting

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