winked at the younger guard her eyes
conveying a warning but unfortunately
the latter did not notice I in that
moment Lu Yen without looking back LED
guon tion and the others into the outer
Hall the young guard realizing that the
individuals were not elves at all almost
shouted but suddenly recalled the Eerie
atmosphere of the night and hesitated
retracting the words that had nearly
escaped her lips returning to her
original position with a disgruntled
expression s she raised her gaze she
caught sight of the older elf's
ambiguous smile and understood her place
as merely a lowly Guard Captain she had
no audacity to challenge a steward in
the realm of power struggles among the
significant figures being targeted with
spell disaster under Lu Yan's guidance
Guan tion and her companions smoothly
entered the periphery of the sanctuary
the guards they encountered along the
way changed their expressions upon
seeing them yet they tacitly remained
silent their initial apprehension
gradually morphed into relaxation
however gonon did not feel excitement
the absence of difficulty in the outer
Hall made her Wonder just how
challenging the inner Hall would be
after numerous instances in dungeons she
had come to realize that the difficulty
of the dungeon dictated the difficulty
of the mission once a certain level of
difficulty was surmounted the subsequent
tasks would ease present ease indicated
forthcoming challenges with heads bowed
they followed Lu Yin boldly into the
outer Hall traversing the stone path
inward the entire Sanctuary sprawled
over a vast expanse its architectural
layout reminiscent of an ancient Garden
Castle earlier while in the forest gonon
had caught a glimpse of the inner Hall a
midlevel structure akin to the castles
of the West upon entering the outer Hall
it was obscured by the trees rendering
it invisible such a grand inner Hall it
was no wonder it would take considerable
time to search for as they passed by the
side of a hall resembling a Grand
Banquet area they faintly heard raised
voices emanating from within prompting
them to listen intently Lu Yin included
saintus St moral failings are Elven
tribe a laughing stock of the grand
realm Aisha heartof life. esteem chief.
Indulgence deception I leaned poor
temperament Aid manipulation of power
youthful listening from the outside they
could not discern the conversation
clearly even when they slowed their pace
and held their breath only fragmented
phrases reached their ears it seemed to
be a heated debate between two parties
Lu Yin sensing his mood shift at what he
had overheard urged hurry up and move
giu tontion and her companions hastily
quickened their Pace to pass through
this area soon they arrived at an
archway flanked by towering walls
adorned with vegetation vibrant pink
flowers blooming in abundance strangely
there were no guards present you have
only an hour and a half left I will meet
you at the back entrance Lu Yin stated
handing Guan on a note before hurriedly
departing without casting a glance back
at the archway this XO ehong anxiously
surveyed the expressions of his
teammates even he who was usually
Carefree since something was a miss
dionan unfolded the note in her hand
revealing a simple map that marked their
starting point at this Archway leading
all the way to the back entrance she
handed the note to Jong indicating that
this was the sole entrance to the inner
Hall Jong took the note glancing through
it briefly before frowning yes it is
somewhat different from what we
envisioned
indeed I had assumed the inner Hall
would be heavily guarded guon tion
remarked it appears to be tightly
secured on the outside yet LAX on the
inside this could only suggest that the
sole guardian of the inner Hall was
extraordinarily formidable the Elven