In the end, the minority yielded to the majority, bringing them to their current situation.
Yu Jin pressed his lips together and glanced at Su Jiu before vaulting onto the wall before him alone. Qiao Zirong and Lu Chuchu followed close behind.
Before leaving, Qiao Zirong gave Su Jiu a worried glance and sent her a private voice transmission. "Be extra careful."
A trace of complicated emotion flickered through Su Jiu's eyes before her cool composure returned, and she nodded slightly.
After the three of them had left, Su Jiu did not move immediately.
Instead, she leaped into a tree and waved to the two below. Yun Chao and Yun Huanling followed her up.
The tree stood at a corner of the Zheng Household's outer perimeter. From its branches, they could see part of the household's layout with the naked eye.
Su Jiu closed her eyes and instantly spread her divine sense outward.
Before long, she opened her eyes again, a hint of puzzlement on her face.
Noticing something amiss with her expression, Yun Chao could not help asking, "What is it?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "Something about the Zheng Household feels strange."
"Strange how?" Yun Huanling, who had been fiddling with his Compass, stopped as well.
Su Jiu frowned and pressed her lips together. "The distribution of spiritual qi is strange. The currents of spiritual qi here are scattered and chaotic."
Yun Chao showed no particular reaction, merely asking, "Could it be caused by Spirit-Gathering Formations?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "It isn't the Spirit-Gathering Formations. There are three in the Zheng Residence, but none are large, and they have little to do with this. From the look of things, it seems more like the influence of some Magic Treasure."
"A Magic Treasure that can disrupt the flow