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“Did the cord-and-bell array ever ring?”
“Yes, it did.” The guard thought back. “It was just when Uncle Wu called me over. The bells outside the courtyard, inside the courtyard, and in the room were all ringing. They went on for quite a while before stopping. Uncle Wu said something was looking for Mr. Cheng.”
“What was it?”
“Uncle Wu didn’t say.” The guard added, “The lantern inside that shell stayed lit the whole time. Up until the very last time I saw it today, it still… still hadn’t gone out.”
Fushan Yue immediately said, “A Heaven, Earth, and Man Hanging Bell Array? If Cheng Yu’s enemy couldn’t be seen, then it was probably some kind of evil yin spirit.”
That array was specifically used to detect an enemy’s movements.
“Bring us that shell.”
At Fushan Yue’s command to Commander Lu, the latter rushed off at once.
Not daring to keep the two big shots waiting, he came back about a quarter of an hour later with a wooden box in his arms.
When he opened it, the transparent shell was indeed inside. But its surface was covered in cracks. One glance told you it was ruined.
“It was already like this when they found it,” Commander Lu emphasized.
Bai Ziqi examined the bottle carefully. He even relit the white-and-gold candle, pinched the lamp spirit off it, and tossed it into...
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