"What took you so long?"
Hong Qingliu frowned when he saw Chen Shi'an return.
An apologetic look appeared on Chen Shi'an's face. "I spent a little extra time making sure everything was handled cleanly, without leaving anything that could be used against us."
Hong Qingliu waved a hand. "It's getting late. Let's get moving."
The carriage slowly left the Earth Pill Sect, then traveled through streets and alleys toward the Sacred Martial Dynasty's border.
When they were still some three or four li from the border Great Wall, the whole of Desolate Suppression City suddenly trembled slightly, giving the carriage a noticeable jolt.
Inside the carriage, Chen Shi'an, Hong Qingliu, and Zhao Shiqing all stiffened.
"What happened?"
Chen Shi'an asked urgently.
The driver quickly replied, "I don't know either. It felt like the ground was shaking."
Hong Qingliu and Zhao Shiqing both frowned, but neither spoke, not wanting the driver to know they were aboard.
Fortunately, the ground only trembled once before settling down.
The carriage continued onward. After passing through the Border City Gate, Chen Shi'an sent the driver back and drove the carriage himself toward the Desolate Ruins.
After they had traveled about half a li, the ground suddenly began shaking again, only this time, the tremors were more than ten times stronger than before.
The carriage began swaying noticeably.
Chen Shi'an hurriedly reined in the horses and stopped, looking back toward Desolate Suppression City.
The carriage door opened, and Hong Qingliu and Zhao Shiqing quickly emerged.
"The center of the tremors is in Desolate Suppression City!"
Zhao Shiqing's expression was grave.
After a brief silence, Hong Qingliu said with his brows tightly furrowed, "According to the plan, Desolate Suppression City's experts were preparing to go underground to reinforce the formation within the next few days.
"Judging