Shi Zanxue kicked it back into the pond, silently for two breaths, and then turned to smile at Lu Yuque: "Now you know why. Tonight, Miss Lu might also have nightmares about this thing."
"..."
"This is the sign of its intrusion into the current world. As long as you come into contact with it, whether you are stared at by it, or drink the filthy water, eat polluted flowers, trees, or meat, you will contract the epidemic. Since May, half of the Tianshan disciples have already been infected," Shi Zanxue said, "The Tianshan, which seems so high above, in front of it, is like a thin sparrow egg... the entire Western Territory is the same."
Shi Zanxue washed the sword in the contaminated pool water and sheathed it: "And this is just a harbinger. It's still trapped behind the door."
"...Behind the door?"
"Yes, it has a door. When I was fourteen, I earned the name and sword of [Anxiang] and crossed the Qunyu Pavilion for the first time," Shi Zanxue quietly recollected.
