Meeting at Chi Yan's Old Villa

"Holy crap, they're finally gone."

At the edge of the Wilderness Ruins, Shen Hui, lying amidst the chaotic pile of rubble, gazed at the scene outside, aided by the vision provided by the Raven.

After these people entered, the world that had unfolded at the boundary was not taken back, but remained stable there.

Shen Hui dared not enter rashly; stepping into someone else's Creation World would be like walking into a trap.

Having no other option, Shen Hui could only wait there, convinced that they wouldn't retreat.

Indeed, after waiting for a while, Shen Hui saw people returning from inside one after another.

"I don't know if the pollution has been detected yet, but judging from the current situation, it probably hasn't..."

It was uncertain whether they could discover the pollution, and it was also uncertain whether they could contact him after discovering the pollution, so Shen Hui also became uncertain.

But at least for now, people are retreating, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Time passed slowly, and Shen Hui saw Chi Yan leading the team away from this direction. After waiting for a while, all the people guarding the edge left, and the unfolded Creation World completely disappeared.

For safety's sake, Shen Hui waited a while longer to make sure everyone had left before finally leaving the Wilderness Ruins under the watchful eyes of the Raven.

As they arrived in the city from the Suburbs, the sky was already beginning to lighten, and Shen Hui's heart gradually relaxed.

Walking down the street, the security situation had become very tight, with patrols everywhere.

"I wonder if Qingxue and the others have gone in yet..."

Shen Hui muttered to himself, preparing to find a place to rest. Staying up all night was a minor issue; the main problem was that the mental energy extracted from helping the Fool control the formation and open the spatial passage had left him extremely exhausted.

However, just as I was about to set off towards my destination, my cell phone rang.

Beep beep beep~

Shen Hui took it out and saw that it was a call from President Chi Yan.

Shen Hui didn't think much of it and immediately dialed the number and put it to his ear.

"Hey, President, what do you want?"

She is currently in the villa that Chi Yan was originally sealed off due to pollution.

Because the contaminated area is within the residential area, and there is a large green courtyard surrounding the villa, the changes inside are not visible from the outside.

There wasn't much difference between before and after the lockdown, since no one would come in anyway. Now, there are just more guards outside to prevent people from accidentally entering.

Looking at the decaying main structure, some black substances were attached to it, emanating an ominous and cold feeling.

However, just seeing the pollution outside the building, Chi Yan became even more certain that the pollution traces he saw at night were very similar to those here, at least eight layers deep.

Hearing Shen Hui's voice coming from the phone, Chi Yan said:

"Did you see the strange phenomenon in the sky last night? What world caused it? Do you have any clue?"

"Of course I saw it! I've never seen anything like it before. If even you, President, don't know, I certainly don't know either."

Shen Hui sat by the roadside, deciding to deal with President Chi Yan first.

Chi Yan shifted her gaze from the villa; staring at it for too long was making her extremely tense and uncomfortable. She rubbed her eyes and said, "So what were you doing last night? I was going to call you to come and take a look, but I couldn't get through."

Shen Hui thought to himself, "It would be strange if I could even make it through in this Wilderness Ruins."

"Nothing happened. If I can't get through, then I don't know. I haven't received any calls either. It's a real shame I missed it. I was wondering what happened there. If I wasn't worried about causing trouble, I would have gone over to check it out myself."

"President, what exactly happened over there? Have you discovered anything?"

Shen Hui asked casually, but he still wanted to know if they had found anything in the Wilderness Ruins.

Upon hearing Shen Hui's question, Chi Yan couldn't help but smile, like a fish that had taken the bait.

While it's possible that Shen Hui is genuinely curious, based on Chi Yan's understanding of Shen Hui, if he were truly curious, he would definitely contact her first.

"Of course, some unusual traces were found in the Wilderness Ruins."

Sitting on the side of the street, Shen Hui swayed upon hearing this, thinking, "No way, could it really be related to me?"

However, she managed to control her emotional fluctuations very well.

"Oh? What kind of traces? Could they be left by the world that emitted the world's fluctuations?"

"No, it has nothing to do with the fluctuations in that world. Maybe you know about those special traces."

Chi Yan probed Shen Hui further, and Shen Hui's heart skipped a beat when he heard those words.

Could it be that the World Association really discovered it yesterday?

But at that moment, Chi Yan heard no sound from the other end of the phone, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

"I'm the only one who noticed those unusual marks, so I plan to ask you about them privately."

Hearing this, Shen Hui's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, calmed down again. Now she knew for sure that President Chi Yan probably knew, but only she herself had discovered it.

Since things had come to this point, Shen Hui felt there was no need to hide the fact that he had been to the Wilderness Ruins. As for the Tarot Club and anything else, that would depend on the situation.

"Alright, Guild Master, since we've come this far, you must have seen traces of my Creation World's power tainting the Wilderness Ruins, right?"

Hearing Shen Hui admit it was within Chi Yan's expectations.

"It really is you. I think you can come and talk to me."

"Where are you, President? I'm coming right away."

Shen Hui replied, "This isn't the place to talk."

"You can just come in to my old villa."

After Chi Yan told him the location, Shen Hui reluctantly stood up from the street and started heading towards his destination.

More than half an hour later, Shen Hui arrived at Chi Yan's former villa. With Chi Yan's prior notice, Shen Hui walked in through the main gate.

Everything here is still so familiar; Shen Hui has been staying here for a while now.

"Sigh, what a pity. Such a beautiful place. I wonder what it's like now. I've never been back to see it before."

Shen Hui muttered to himself, wondering if this was the trouble he had caused, yet he would still subconsciously avoid this place.

There was also something about what happened in the Wilderness Ruins, which made Shen Hui feel uneasy.

After walking for about a few minutes, Shen Hui arrived at the villa residential area, where Chi Yan was standing far from the entrance, staring at the road he had come from.

Shen Hui appeared directly in her field of vision as soon as he appeared, and Shen Hui immediately showed an awkward smile.

"Hey, how have you been these past few days, Mr./Ms. President?"