For a moment, the world fell silent. Not even the sound of breathing could be heard.
When the call to battle faded and the Headless Divine Statue fell from the sky, it was as if all of Mingzhou had suddenly grown quiet.
Aunt Zhang looked toward the altar before her, seeing the few pieces of black bone that had fallen after the Five Evil Ghosts were slain. She was at a loss for a moment before she suddenly snapped out of it, hastily bowing toward the shadow of the Zhensui Mansion behind her.
By now, the Golden Armored Warrior had returned to the Zhensui Mansion, and its shadow was rapidly fading, disappearing. Yet the black Token she had thrown out earlier had not been retrieved.
As the shadow of the Zhensui Mansion vanished, Aunt Zhang vaguely, through a narrow crack in the mansion's opening door, seemed to see a figure standing within the fading image, looking at her. She couldn't make out the person's features clearly, but they felt very familiar.
