He quickly sensed his surroundings, but he didn't see a soul. He couldn't even detect the faintest fluctuation of a Technique.
His wariness of Elder Huang and the Blue Sky Alliance deepened a little more.
'Blue Sky Alliance, huh?'
Muttering to himself, Qu Qingxian waved his hand, opening the secret chamber before heading toward his family's archives.
He had no recollection of the Blue Sky Alliance whatsoever. Since he'd fallen into their trap, he needed to gather some information—at the very least, to get a handle on the situation.
...
"Senior Brother? Senior Brother Zhang?" The moment Zhang Deming snapped out of it, he heard Li Shifan's questioning voice.
"Yeah? What is it?" Zhang Deming asked.
"You just spaced out all of a sudden...?" Li Shifan asked.
Zhang Deming smiled and said, "Oh, it's nothing. I just remembered something."
Li Shifan glanced at Zhang Deming but didn't press the issue. "Let's go," he said. "I feel completely recovered now."
