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The sentence in the jade slip echoed in my mind, not loudly, but like background sound, ringing continuously and at a low frequency.

Su Tang was lying on the bed, not having insomnia, but not sleeping deeply.The dream was full of spinning jade slips, each piece playing the same sentence - there is more than one source of shadow.

When I woke up, there was a cup of warm tea by my pillow.Three points sweet.Shen Yebai has already gone downstairs.

Su Tang picked up the teacup and took a sip, then leaned against the bedside, lifted Fat Orange up from the quilt and put it on his knees.Fat Orange was woken up, meowing dissatisfiedly, and brushed the back of her hand with her tail.

Boss, you were talking in your sleep last night.Bai Zhi heard it and told me.

Su Tang was stunned for a moment.What did I say?

You said, 'Don't turn around, put the jade slip down'.Fat Orange licked his paw, who are you dreaming about?

Su Tang didn’t answer. He put Fat Orange back on the bed and got up to wash up.

When he went downstairs, Shen Yebai was already sitting behind the counter.A book in hand and a cup of tea in front of her.Bai Zhi is cooking porridge in the kitchen, Xiao Cui is cleaning the table, and Da Zhuang is carrying flour.

Everything is business as usual.

But there is one seat vacant - the third table by the window.The man in black sat there yesterday.

Bai Zhi said that the man didn’t order anything and only drank a glass of water.Baishui didn't need any money, not even spiritual stones.A person who didn't spend money or order, just to leave a message, sat in the store for an hour.This is not because of idleness, but on purpose.

Su Tang walked to the table, bent down, and touched the tabletop with his fingers.

There is nothing - no engravings, no spiritual power residue, not even fingerprints.It was as clean as if something had wiped it.

Su Tang stood up straight, sat down by the window, and looked out the window at the street.

Bai Zhi, have you seen the man in black yesterday?

Bai Zhi thought for a while.No.But I remember his hands—very white, thin, with long fingers.When he was drinking tea, his wrist was exposed, and there was a silver light on it, like a bracelet or bracelet.

Su Tang remembered it.Silver light, long fingers.

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In the morning, Su Tang went to Tianji Pavilion to find Wan Tang.

Wan Tang is sorting out the fragments in the study - twelve pieces brought back from the ice field. She records the size, weight, and energy intensity one by one.Yin Wuxie was at the side helping to rub the runes.Yun Yin is also there. He often comes to Tianji Pavilion recently, saying that he is helping Wan Tang organize the classics.But Su Tang noticed that he brought a box of osmanthus cake every time he came, and Wan Tang would finish it every time.

Wan Tang, have the spies from Tianji Pavilion seen a man wearing black clothes and a bamboo hat?There is a silver light on the wrist, and the fingers are very long, like a piano player.

Wan Tang put down the fragments in his hands and thought about it.Silver light?Three years ago, a man wearing a silver bracelet came to Tianji Pavilion, left this bracelet, and said, 'If Anchor goes to the northern forbidden land one day, give this to her.'He didn't leave a name, just said he was 'from the north'.

​​ Alliance of Loose Cultivators?

Wan Tang nodded.Neutral in name, but cooperating with Tianji Pavilion.Where the Tianji Pavilion Intelligence Network cannot cover, the Rogue Cultivator Alliance can.If that person is really a 'Northern Man', his purpose in coming to the dessert shop may not be to warn, but to ask for help.

Su Tang frowned.Help?What do you want?

Wan Tang took out an old map from the drawer and spread it out.The various spheres of influence in the cultivation world are marked on the map. There is a blank space in the far north, and two words are written in the blank space - forbidden land.

The headquarters of the Loose Cultivator Alliance is in the north, close to the ice field.They have been monitoring the area where debris fell.Recent reports say that there are abnormal energy fluctuations deep in the forbidden area.Different from Shard Wave, but older and more powerful.

Wan Tang looked at Su Tang.

They may have discovered the source of another shadow.But they have no anchor and can't get in.So they come to you.

Su Tang’s finger crossed the map and stopped at the word forbidden area.

Forbidden land.The name just doesn't sound like a good place.

Wan Tang, are the people from the Loose Cultivators Alliance reliable?

Wan Tang was silent for a moment.People in the Loose Cultivator Alliance do not support any sect, only themselves.But 'Northside Man' is different.He made an oath not to participate in power struggles and only to protect the northern border.He has been patrolling the debris fall area on the ice sheet.

Su Tang kept the route on the map in mind.The north, the forbidden land, another source of shadow.

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When I returned to the dessert shop, I found that Shen Yebai was not behind the counter.

Bai Zhi said he went upstairs and had something to do.Su Tang went upstairs and opened the door of Shen Yebai's room.He was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a letter in his hand, his face serious than usual.

What's wrong?

Shen Yebai handed the letter to her.It came from Jian Zong.An unusual celestial phenomenon occurred on the northern border. There was a dark red light flashing in the sky, which was the same color as the debris, but with a larger range.The spies said that there was no grass growing in that area for hundreds of miles, and all living creatures had fled.

Su Tang took the letter and read it.

The dark red light has a wider range and is barren of grass - this is not a fragment, it is another shadow source awakening.

She remembered what Xiaotang said - there were similar energy fluctuations in other directions.North is one of them.

When the silver bracelet comes, the source of the shadow appears.Not a coincidence.Su Tang returned the letter to Shen Yebai. He knew something would happen there, so he came to see me.

Shen Yebai stood up and hung his sword on his waist.When to leave?

Tomorrow morning.Today I need to prepare some things - dry food from Angelica dahurica, dried fish from Fat Orange, Lingmi cake from Xiao Qinglong, and the Spring of Life.Su Tang counted the numbers on his hands. By the way, he also needed to wear a thick cloak.It's cold in the north.

Shen Yebai looked at Su Tang, his eyebrows stretched a little - he rarely smiled, but when he stretched his eyebrows, he smiled.

You have never brought so many things with you before going out.

I used to be alone.Not now.

Su Tang turned around and walked out of the room, his steps brisk.

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On the day of departure, Su Tang woke up before dawn.

She was lying on the bed, listening to the wind outside the window.The morning in Yunmengze was very quiet, with only a few barking dogs occasionally coming from the distant city.Fat Orange was curled up on her knees, sleeping soundly; Little Green Dragon was coiled around her neck, its scales warm; Shen Yebai was in the next room - she could hear the sound of him turning over.

She got up, washed and changed clothes.

Today I’m wearing Bai Zhi’s new outfit—a thick cotton outer robe with a leather jacket underneath and a silver belt around my waist.Bai Zhi said, senior sister, if you go to the north, wear thicker clothes.Su Tang looked at the person in the mirror and felt like a bear.

She shook her head, put the dagger on her waist, and hung the Tingxue Sword given by Shen Ye in vain on her back.The baggage was stuffed with things - dry food, elixirs, spiritual springs, maps, and a "Cultivation World Food Guide" stuffed by Angelica dahurica, saying that if you get hungry on the way, you can find delicious food.

When we went downstairs, everyone was already in the store.

Bai Zhi is cooking porridge in the kitchen, Fat Orange is squatting on the counter as a lucky cat, the little green dragon is coiled on the pillar, and light snow is floating in the air.Yun Yin and Yun Yi were sitting at the table by the window, with two cups of tea in front of them.Wan Tang was also there, with long dark red hair hanging loose, holding a big bundle in her arms.

Prepared for you.Wan Tang handed over the baggage. It was very cold in the northern forbidden area. Some disciples from Tianji Pavilion had been there and brought military-style warm cloaks and tents.There are also enough talismans and elixirs.Not enough for summons at any time.

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