The female cultivator who had been questioning the three of them suddenly heard a sound from inside the Library Pavilion.
Qian Xin's gaze darkened. He waved to the people behind him, and the group immediately approached the Library Pavilion's entrance.
He gave the female cultivator an expressionless look. Taking his meaning, she swiftly formed two Hand Seals, and the barrier gradually dissolved until it vanished completely.
After removing the barrier, the female cultivator did not leave. Instead, she led the group upstairs at once.
The remaining disciples were left exchanging bewildered looks.
Almost every disciple below had heard the voice from the tower pavilion just now, including, naturally, the two male cultivators who had been fighting.
Both looked grim now. With matters having reached this point, how could they fail to guess what had happened?
That shout from upstairs, in particular, made it obvious that someone had broken in and released the prisoners.
And whoever had slipped onto the Third Level had clearly done so while they were fighting.
Both men paled, hoping only that those people had not done anything too outrageous. Otherwise, when the Water Moon School settled its accounts with them afterward, not even their bones would remain.
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing fear in the other's eyes.
Qian Xin's expression was equally grim as he led his people charging up the Library Pavilion. He had visited its Third Level countless times; how could he fail to sense that the seal on it had already been broken?
That also proved these people had indeed reached the Third Level and even released the prey in the cages.
Sure enough, as soon as Qian Xin and his people approached the Third Level, they heard fighting inside. Then a figure rushed straight toward him.
As he ran, he