Sending invitations to the High Elders' preceptors, Jiaoqiu discusses the art of food therapy
The three continued following the smoke until they reached the entrance to the Grotto-Heaven where Hoolay had been imprisoned.
Bodies and debris littered the ground. A fierce battle had clearly taken place here.
Besides the Borisin, there were also mara-struck soldiers.
The three approached, and Lingsha examined the bodies of the mara-struck soldiers.
"The mara-struck who died here... don't seem to have been prisoners who escaped their cells."
"What makes you say that?" Jing Yuan asked.
"These mara-struck were fully equipped with armor and weapons. They clearly didn't join the battle in haste," Lingsha explained.
"That envoy from the Yaoqing named Moze said there were two groups involved in the prison break," Dan Heng added. "Besides the Borisin, there was a group of mara-struck who could conceal their movements. These must be the people he meant."
Jing Yuan frowned. "Conceal their movements?"
Dan Heng nodded. "Yes. I fought these mara-struck. They used the Cloudsong Art to hide themselves. Without careful observation, no one could detect their movements."
Hearing this, Lingsha seemed to think of something. "Mr. Dan Heng once warned me to handle the Vidyadhara elders' interference in the Alchemy Commission with caution. Could it be..."
"Have you noticed something, Miss Lingsha?" Jing Yuan asked.
Lingsha nodded. "First, judging by the route the Borisin prison breakers took out of the Prison of Deep Seclusion, someone must have revealed the prison's layout to them. The Vidyadhara contributed a great deal to its construction.
"Second, the disguised Borisin needed medicine to maintain their Foxian appearances. Clearly, remnants in the Alchemy Commission are still secretly helping them.
"Third, forging official identities for the infiltrating Borisin is clearly beyond anyone who does not hold a high position.
"As for these assassins who used the Cloudsong Art, they cast further suspicion on the Dragon Masters."