What exactly had happened back home?
During his conversations with his parents some time ago, Zhang Xiao had already keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Although his parents acted just as they always had, the sounds around them kept changing.
There was the howl of fierce winds, the roar of rushing rivers, car horns, and some... screams that did not sound human.
Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu were constantly on the move. What could have happened to keep the Young Celestial Master and his wife, two of Dragon-Tiger Mountain's elite fighters, rushing from place to place for months?
That was why, even inside the church, Zhang Xiao had never considered calling in reinforcements from home.
His parents carried heavy responsibilities. Aside from looking after their own child, they also had to do what countless ordinary people guarding the borders and maintaining peace did.
Protect the lights burning in every home.
"Actually... we don't know exactly what's happened either."
Alongside the exhaustion in Zhang Chengdao's voice was deep bewilderment.
"Although new ideas are surging through the country and people are restless, this unrest is nowhere near what we saw during the Republican era. In fact, plenty of periods throughout history were far more turbulent than this."
Li Qingshu picked up where he left off, her voice slightly hoarse.
"So the entire Daoist Order is searching across the country for the cause. Some of the older generation were worried that a powerful demon might be about to emerge, but your grandfather ruled that out.
"The [Heavenly Court] is a little unstable, but overall, there haven't been any major fluctuations."
"Oh-" Zhang Xiao nodded, then suddenly caught himself. Wait, that wasn't right!
Since the [Heavenly Court] back home was stable and there was no major upheaval, that left the restless populace and the