Ginkgo leaves from First Middle School in Qingyang City fluttered down in spirals. Su Yao sat on a bench in the corner of the playground, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the Cyan Jade Pendant. The warm lingering resonance left behind when her Father's remnant soul dissipated still lingered in her heart, yet the faint black miasma hovering over the distant teaching building broke the brief peace like a discordant note.
"Thinking about Nether Temple?" Lin Yu's voice came from behind. The young boy thrust a warm milk tea into her hand, his sword-like brows slightly knitted. "Yun Shang says there's been abnormal demonic energy fluctuations in the city recently, especially around the antique street in the west side." Before his voice even faded, Zhao Ya rushed over in a flurry, her golden hair tied into a high ponytail, with half a Jade Slip protruding from the pocket of her sportswear. "I just got word from Master—Nether Temple is collecting the fragments of the Soul-Devouring Lamp!"
As dusk fell, the three of them threaded through the mottled alleys of the antique street. The bluestone pavement was damp with a fine drizzle, and the lanterns on both shops swayed in the wind, casting eerie light and shadows. Su Yao suddenly came to a halt, the Azure Heaven Sword vibrating slightly in her schoolbag—the shop directly ahead named "Xuangu House" had a talisman pasted on its doorframe that was identical to the runes of Nether Temple.
Chapter 241