Jun Xiaomo personally patrolled around the courtyard outside but to no avail – she did not discover the movements of any assailants or enemies.

Nevertheless, she had a hunch that something big was going to happen tonight.

Thus, she retrieved approximately ten black-coloured paper cranes from her Interspatial Ring and waved her hand over them, imbuing each of them with a little bit of her demonic energy. Just like that, the paper cranes all “came to life”.

“Go forth. Scout on ahead and patrol the borders of this valley and see if there are any peculiar movements that I should be aware of.” After Jun Xiaomo disseminated her instructions to the paper cranes, they each pecked obsequiously on Jun Xiaomo’s palm before taking to the skies and melding into the dark of the night.

Then, after deliberating for a moment, Jun Xiaomo turned around and made her way towards Ye Xiuwen’s room.

Ye Xiuwen was in a light slumber because he was in a foreign place right now.

There was the massive burden of the safety of his martial brothers weighing heavily on his shoulders, and he was unable to set his heart at ease and sleep without a care in the world. After all, he couldn’t afford a single lapse in his vigilance at all.

Thus, he woke up as soon as Jun Xiaomo opened the door to his room.

“Who’s there?!” Ye Xiuwen furrowed...

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