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That night, the sky was moonless and the wind was high.
In the Black Pine Wood, ten miles from the Cangyun Sect.
A night breeze swept through, and the leaves rustled like the whispers of ghosts.
Xie Songnian's figure suddenly appeared in a clearing like a phantom.
The wound on his shoulder still ached faintly, and with his son missing, his mood grew increasingly foul.
Before long, the shadows before him twisted and coalesced into a familiar figure clad in a large, black cloak.
The Shadow Demon, Mo Wuhen!
"Did you get the item you were after?" Xie Songnian asked, getting straight to the point.
Mo Wuhen was silent for a moment before saying grimly, "No. That Rebirth Bell... it's stranger than I imagined. After that kid from the You Family activated it, they vanished... but they didn't just hide. They... vanished completely! It's like they went to another world. I have no way to track them... I'm still searching for the two of them."
