Yan Qingchen passed the test and finally confirmed that the hidden enemy was not stronger than the two of them. This was good news.
The second possibility was that the enemy was exceptionally skilled at concealment and had struck Senior Brother Shen and the others without them noticing in the slightest.
After hearing Yan Qingchen's speculation, Liu Siyu also felt it made perfect sense. If the enemy could truly control this place by force, there would have been no need to go to such trouble.
Her tension finally began to dissipate somewhat.
"Then how were they poisoned?"
Liu Siyu suddenly thought of something and immediately grew tense again.
Yan Qingchen had told her to keep her defenses firmly activated and not let her skin come into contact with the outside world. That meant this place might be filled with deadly poison.
At the same time, she thought of the conclusion Yan Qingchen had left unsaid: perhaps an enemy was concealed in the shadows, an expert assassin waiting to strike at any moment...
"Don't worry. I've inspected this place several times, and there are no hidden enemies. Besides, that poison may already have been completely used up.
"Or perhaps, in order not to arouse Senior Brother Shen and the others' suspicion, the enemy did not release much of it. The tiny amount that existed has already dispersed.
"I merely wanted you to be a little more careful..."
As though he had seen through her worries, Yan Qingchen immediately spoke to reassure her.
Yet at that moment, his heart tightened even further, and his Divine Sense silently spread in full around him.
Although he was certain that no enemy should have entered the courtyard at this point, he was deeply calculating and would only trust a true confirmation.
Ever since Liu Siyu