Su Yao walked slowly along the shaded path on campus, the sunlight filtering through the leaves to cast mottled patches of light and shadow upon her. Ever since the thrilling struggle in the Cultivation World, the campus had seemingly returned to its former peace, but Su Yao faintly sensed an undercurrent quietly surging.
"Su Yao!" A familiar voice came from behind. Su Yao turned and saw Lin Yu's handsome figure walking briskly toward her. Lin Yu approached her, naturally taking her hand with a trace of worry on his face. "Recently, I've had this lingering feeling that something is off, as if a pair of eyes is watching us from the dark."
Su Yao nodded gently, sharing the exact same intuition. "I can sense that presence. Although faint, it is brimming with malice. We just don't know their objective and strength yet." As the two spoke, Zhao Ya hurried over from a side path, looking flustered with fine beads of sweat dotting her forehead. "This is bad! Some strange phenomena have been happening around the school lately. Many students have fallen ill inexplicably, and their symptoms are extremely bizarre."
Chapter 178