Suddenly, two more people appeared out of nowhere, laughing and chatting. "Oh, you guys arrived here already. Did I miss something?" one of them quipped, oblivious to the tension in the air.
"Tian! You're here!" Ye Suyin exclaimed, all signs of her previous sadness gone as she greeted her friend warmly.
However, just as things seemed about to return to normal, yet another unexpected twist occurred.
Fear seemed to steal over Ye Zhao's face, and his gaze became fixed on Xia Tian, someone who Ye Suyin had thought was a welcome ally.
"Y-You?" Ye Zhao stuttered before standing up and pointing accusingly at Xia Tian, his body shaking with an unexplained terror.
Xia Tian met Ye Zhao's gaze with a self-assured grin, apparently unperturbed by the older man's disquiet.
But before anyone could think much more about it, the tension in the air peaked, and a massive shockwave accosted them without warning.
