After hanging up, Yan Xiao stopped Qin Manjiang, who was ready to leave with them right away.
"You have something more important to do."
He said to Qin Manjiang.
Qin Manjiang was about to speak when Yan Xiao turned to Abyss and said, "Could you go with him to look into the latest news about Guanyin Lake first?"
Abyss fell silent, then nodded, accepting the task.
Shen Hai smiled and patted Qin Manjiang on the shoulder. "He finally said something sensible for once. You should be spending your time investigating Guanyin Lake right now. As far as I know, that place is notorious for being eerie. Its reputation is on par with your hometown, Lower River Village."
"And five days from now is January twenty-second, which happens to be the Spring Festival. It probably isn't a coincidence that the [Eye Realm] set the date for that day," Xia Nan added.
Qin Manjiang was speechless.
He knew that whatever he said now would be useless. After all, he had no car. If these people were determined not to take him, there was nothing he could do.
"Don't worry. This is the real world. Call if anything comes up." Shen Hai made a "call me" gesture with his right hand, then turned, opened the car door, and got in.
There really was no time left to waste. It was almost four already, and they would reach Little Chongyang Temple at six at the earliest. At this time of year, it would be nearly dark by six.
And Zhong Xueran's situation was clearly exceptionally urgent. They had to get there as soon as possible.
Xia Nan, Shen Hai, and Yan Xiao set off at once, heading northwest out of Fu City.
Only Qin Manjiang and Abyss remained.
After watching their car disappear, Qin