"Damn it, he got away." Chen Nan gave chase but still lost him.
Just then, Yan Fuzhen arrived with his people. The plaza was massive, split into 12 areas. His Guiding Token had placed him in a different area from Ning Xuan. The moment he left the Secret Realm, he had rushed toward Ning Xuan's group, afraid someone might target her. But he hadn't expected to be a step too late.
"What happened?" Yan Fuzhen asked grimly.
"Someone tried to make a move on the Contractor. I don't know who it was, but they escaped." Chen Nan nervously scanned the surrounding crowd, seeing everyone as a potential threat.
Ning Xuan's gaze was fixed on the center of the plaza, where twenty or thirty platforms had been set up. The platforms had been empty, but a male Spirit Controller was now placing an Alchemy Furnace and other auxiliary equipment on one and beginning his alchemy. A dozen or so people stood vigilantly at his side, protecting him from any disturbance.
