An old-fashioned courtyard.
Gentle sunlight spilled down.
A lush tree blocked some of the sunlight, casting cool shade over the two people beneath it.
Meng Qiewei set down her teacup, looked at the person beside her, and said calmly, "Since they've already discovered it, finding them should be easy."
"That depends on who investigates. The main issue is that they aren't sure which kind of person crossed over, so they can't settle on a method." Qing Dai recalled for a moment, then said respectfully, "According to their deductions, anyone who left using the Magpie Bridge could only belong to one of two categories.
"One is people like you, young lady, who are on record as forbidden from crossing over without permission.
"The other is Demonic Cultivators being pursued by the Immortal Gate.
"But whichever kind they are, they must have left traces at the edge of Immortal Lake.
"They should be able to find them eventually.
"Even ordinary people who approached it couldn't escape the Immortal Gate's investigation."
Meng Qiewei switched to a cup of plain water. "What will happen when they find them?"
Qing Dai shook her head. "I don't know. This is the first time something like this has happened. I heard the angriest person this time is the Immortal Maiden who was knocked unconscious.
"She even wants to investigate where Immortal Lake flowed before.
"Then she'll find that person and make them pay, whether they're a Demonic Cultivator or someone else.
"I don't think her brain works properly. If she could make them pay, she wouldn't have been knocked unconscious.
"And taken so long to wake up, at that."
Meng Qiewei drank her water without responding to that.
Instead, she asked about those people outside.
"They're all waiting for feedback from that prodigy. Everything has been arranged