By then, a full day had passed in the outside world.
Gu Mingxi walked at the front, a lingering sharpness still in her crimson eyes.
"Captain Gu was way too ruthless."
Nan Qiuqiu rubbed her aching shoulders. "In today's team battle, we were on the same side, yet she nearly took my bones apart."
Xingyan followed silently at the rear, but his eyes gleamed with excitement.
Clearly, he had gained a great deal from today's battle.
Just as the three were about to enter the manor gates, Gu Mingxi, who was leading the way, abruptly stopped.
"There's an unfamiliar presence."
Her pupils narrowed slightly into slits as Golden Perception spread out, and her sharp gaze swept through the manor.
Nan Qiuqiu and Xingyan exchanged a glance, neither saying a word.
With Jin Peng, the Body Sect's deputy sect master, stationed at Azure Dragon Manor, was there any need to be so cautious?
Gu Mingxi approached, and after only a few steps, she saw Huo Yuhao standing in the middle of the courtyard, speaking with an unfamiliar boy.
Tang Yi.
Wang Dong had already awakened. Tang Yao had driven Tang Yi out on the grounds that his personality was too dull and would do nothing to help take Wang Dong's mind off things.
That suited Tang Yi perfectly.
So Tang Yi had sought out Huo Yuhao, wanting to find out exactly what the Great Sumeru Hammer was.
Seeing Gu Mingxi and the other two approach, Huo Yuhao raised a hand in greeting, then introduced them and Tang Yi to one another.
"Tang Yi of Clear Sky Castle. Greetings, everyone." Tang Yi cupped his fist, his voice low.
Upon hearing that Tang Yi was from Clear Sky Castle, an instinctive wave of disgust rose in Gu Mingxi's heart.
Ten thousand years ago,