On the wilderness, in the Ruined City, at the heart of the city, a shadow, both like a living being and a stone sculpture, stood atop a stone pedestal in the center of the pool. The pool was devoid of water; instead, it had a large opening inside. The middle-aged man, Lao Tian, stood beneath it, looking up. A mysterious light from an unknown source cast a faint glow over them. They were waiting for Yi Tian to come down, while also hoping to find a way to break free from the Ruined City's shackles.
They had been here for so long that they'd forgotten when they began keeping watch here or why they were doing so. They just swept the entire Ruined City day after day, maintaining it in a pristinely clean state. They'd forgotten why they did this, but they knew they were waiting for someone to return. Whether that person would ever return, they did not know.
