After all, he was lost in thought and couldn't possibly monitor every subtle change in Shen Mengyan’s expression every second of the day.
Shen Mengyan had been gone for over a minute, and Mu Ting hadn't said a word.
"Mute?" Ye Nan asked, feeling strange. "Is there really no other way?"
"Didn't you feel that something was a bit off just now?" Mu Ting replied, ignoring the question, his expression turning serious.
"Off how?" Ye Nan frowned.
"There seemed to be a momentary fluctuation of evil energy. It was so fast and faint that I almost thought I’d imagined it," Mu Ting muttered.
Ye Nan paused, falling into deep thought.
After a long silence, Ye Nan’s face suddenly changed. "It’s been ten minutes, and Shen Mengyan still isn't back!"
Mu Ting realized the gravity of the situation, his gaze scanning the area sharply. Though he felt a secret sense of urgency, no matter how much he worried, he could no longer detect even a trace of that evil energy.
Damn it. Combining the Reverse Five Elements with sorcery—it was truly hateful!
It wasn't necessarily difficult to fight, but it was like a toad landing on your foot; even if it didn't bite, it was absolutely disgusting.
"Stop searching—split up!"
Ye Nan made a split-second decision, vanishing alongside Mu Ting in a blur of movement.
***
Ten minutes earlier.
After Shen Mengyan walked out of the banquet hall and entered the women’s restroom, she suddenly felt a momentary lapse in focus, followed by an inexplicable sensation of being j…
Chapter 249