And Ye Wudao's guess had indeed been accurate; the Zhong Family had indeed desired to replicate the Spirit Gathering Array for years, but they had never succeeded, and thus they were not particularly worried that Ye Wudao would manage to copy it. Unless Wudao physically removed the entire building, which was clearly impossible, the Zhong Family didn't fret over whatever Wudao was up to inside.
At first, the Zhong Family members stood guard outside, but as the second and third day passed, they stopped minding him, allowing him to do as he pleased, providing whatever he requested, and even offering him fine wines and dishes every day as a gesture of cooperation.
Inside the Zhong Family's grand manor, Zhong Tianyi stepped out of his grandfather's room, his grandfather Zhong Yubo's wounds had significantly healed after several days of rest, though Tianyi's own arm was still bound in bandages.