Yet after waiting a moment, Xu Taiping discovered that the Lotus Eye had merely grown intensely hot. No scenes of deduction appeared.
"By rights, the Lotus Eye shouldn't react without a reason."
Just as Xu Taiping was puzzling over this, the Teleportation Platform beneath his feet trembled again.
At the same time, Chen Hao announced in a clear voice:
"The third damaged section has been repaired. Four remain."
Seeing how quickly the repairs were progressing, Xu Taiping was delighted.
"At this rate, Elder Huang will probably have this Teleportation Platform repaired in less than half an incense stick."
Ping'an and Bai Yu even flew down beside Old Daoist Huang, lavishing praise on him.
All they received in return, however, was a scolding from Old Daoist Huang:
"If you're not working, don't get in the way."
Then Old Daoist Huang detained the pair to help repair the Teleportation Platform.
Just as the three of them drew Xu Taiping's attention, his Lotus Eye, which had only been warm, suddenly began to burn.
Xu Taiping immediately pressed a hand over the Lotus Eye and murmured:
"Lotus Eye, why are you getting hotter and hotter? Have you really sensed something?"
With the Lotus Eye in this state, Xu Taiping was even considering whether to use the great deductive power to initiate a deduction himself.
Just then, amid a rumbling tremor, the Teleportation Platform beneath Xu Taiping's feet shook violently again.
Clearly, the fourth damaged section had been repaired.
But at almost the same instant, Xu Taiping felt the Lotus Eye grow a little hotter.
An idea suddenly stirred in his mind:
"Every time a section of the Teleportation Platform is repaired, the Lotus Eye grows hotter. Could it be that once the platform is fully repaired, the Lotus Eye will be able to activate