The next day.
Xingzi slowly opened her eyes in the back seat of the Black-Heart Off-Road Vehicle, frowning involuntarily at the bumps in the road.
"Where am I?" Xingzi stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling.
Hearing her voice, A Xin glanced up at the rearview mirror. "You're awake?"
"Uh..."
Xingzi had fully come to her senses now. She looked at A Xin, then at An Xi, who was sleeping in the reclined passenger seat, her eyes full of confusion and bewilderment.
Her last memory seemed to be of seeing Chu Sheng.
Yes! She had seen Chu Sheng!
At the thought, Xingzi's eyes flew wide open, and she hurriedly asked, "Where are they?!"
"What happened to them?!"
"Where's Chu Sheng? What about Uncle Xu and the others?!"
"One question at a time." A Xin yawned. "The battle's over."
"That Anomaly was really strong. The Enclosed Tower collapsed."
"As for Chu Sheng, that guy's doing just fine." A Xin curled her lips before continuing, "As for this Uncle Xu you mentioned, I don't know him."
Hearing that Chu Sheng was fine, Xingzi breathed a sigh of relief. But when A Xin said she didn't know Uncle Xu, she hurriedly said, "Uncle Xu is-"
Before she could finish, A Xin cut her off. "I know you're anxious, but calm down first."
"I don't know this Uncle Xu you mentioned, but I assume he's one of the Sequence Adepts from the Enclosed Tower."
"Yes, yes!"
"The Enclosed Tower collapsed, but they're still alive."
A Xin then recounted what had happened at the Enclosed Tower. As Xingzi listened, her spirits sank little by little.
"So... was that Anomaly really that strong?" Xingzi murmured.
Woken by their conversation, An Xi sat up and yawned. "Very strong."
"You should have seen what that Anomaly could do before