My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 538: Have You Found Your Answer?

Seeing Bai Hanyun happily tie the new black Qiankun Pouch around her waist, Feng Xiyan smiled. "It will take some time for Brother Wu to finish setting up the tower. How about we inspect the area while we wait?"

With nothing else to do, Bai Hanyun agreed readily. "Alright."

After receiving her answer, Feng Xiyan lifted her up. "Hold on tight."

Hearing this, Bai Hanyun obediently wrapped her arms around his neck and clung to him.

Seeing her nervous expression, he smiled helplessly. "Yun’er, trust me. I won’t let you fall."

"Mhm." Though she nodded, Bai Hanyun only hugged him tighter.

Unable to do anything about it, Feng Xiyan shook his head helplessly. Circulating his internal energy, he activated his lightness skill and soared into the sky.

While Feng Xiyan carried Bai Hanyun and made a round of the surrounding areas, Bai Hanyun kept her eyes on everything they passed. She missed not even the smallest detail, carefully noting each one in her mind.

Landing lightly on the rooftop of a watchtower, Feng Xiyan looked down at the slaughter below.

After the Dizhu Tribe exterminated the soldiers and feasted on their flesh and blood, they broke into the garrison city and slaughtered the common people living there.

Witnessing the hellish scene, Feng Xiyan clenched his fists. "These beasts."

Hearing his words come out through gritted teeth, Bai Hanyun looked up and saw his darkened expression.

’I never expected there to be a tribe even crueler than the Yuezhi Tribe.’

Steeling herself, Bai Hanyun took a deep breath and forced herself to look down again. However, when her eyes fell upon the scattered limbs and half-eaten bodies, she couldn’t help closing her eyes and turning away.

Seeing that the sun’s position had almost returned to normal, Feng Xiyan said, "Time is nearly back to the present. Let’s return and see if Brother Wu has finished setting up the tower."

Too nauseated to speak, Bai Hanyun could only hum softly, "Mhm."

Activating his lightness skill, Feng Xiyan kicked off the rooftop of the watchtower and leaped forward effortlessly.

Meanwhile, after leaving the Yurong Border Pass garrison, Feng Wu noticed that time outside the garrison had not been affected by the Yin Mirror’s time reversal spell.

Aware of the urgency and importance of his mission, Feng Wu didn’t waste time pondering how the spell worked and instead rushed to find Zhan Qi.

After traveling for more than an hour, he heard faint sounds of horse hooves approaching from a distance.

Landing on the cracked ground, Feng Wu closed his eyes and sharpened his hearing. Seconds later, the sounds grew closer and clearer. Opening his eyes, Feng Wu rushed toward the source.

Ten minutes later, dust rose in the distance. Familiar with the sight, Feng Wu landed and waited patiently under the scorching sun.

On the other side, Zhan Qi noticed a man in black standing in the middle of the road, his face concealed by a black mask. Recognizing the black token hung on the man’s waist and the carving on the mask, his eyes flickered.

’That man... he’s one of the Great General’s shadow guards. Why is he here?’

Though questions filled his mind, Zhan Qi raised his hand and ordered, "Stop!"

Following the command, the soldiers pulled on their warhorse reins and slowed.

Stopping a few meters away, Zhan Qi clasped his fists and asked, "Brother, why are you blocking the road? Are you here under the Great General’s orders?"

Seeing that Zhan Qi recognized him, Feng Wu clasped his fists in return. "General Zhan, my Master sent me to escort you to the Yurong Border Pass garrison. We must regroup with him as soon as possible."

The moment those words fell, Zhan Qi’s heart skipped a beat. ’For the Great General to send a shadow guard... Did something happen at the garrison?’

With that thought, Zhan Qi replied solemnly, "Then we will trouble you, Brother."

Nodding, Feng Wu said, "I have already scouted the route and mapped out the shortest and safest path. General Zhan, please follow me."

"Understood." Zhan Qi raised his hand and ordered, "Follow me!"

"Yes, General Zhan!"

With Feng Wu leading the way, Zhan Qi and his troops left the official road and entered a narrow path.

At the same time, Bai Hanyun watched Wu Jun coordinate with Hua Yuyu and the others over the phone.

"Captain, how is your progress?" Wu Jun asked.

A moment later, Hua Yuyu’s voice came through the speaker. "We only need to install the final tower. We are not far from the Yurong Border Pass now."

"Understood." As Wu Jun spoke, another green dot appeared on the three-dimensional map displayed on his laptop screen.

Before he could speak, Wang Kaimu reported, "I have installed the last tower and am heading toward the Yurong Border Pass now."

"Well done. Brother Kaimu, be careful on the way," Wu Jun reminded him.

Sensing something amiss from his tone, Hua Yuyu asked, "What happened?"

Wu Jun lifted his gaze from the laptop and glanced at Bai Hanyun.

Seeing her nod, he said, "When we arrived at the Yurong Border Pass garrison, there were no survivors, only bloodstains and torn clothing. We also found a few large, deep pits. We have found the cause, but it’s not suitable to explain over the phone."

Realizing something serious had occurred there, Hua Yuyu said firmly, "Speed up and gather at the Yurong Border Pass."

"Yes, Captain," the others replied in unison.

As Hua Yuyu’s team hastened their work, Feng Xiyan stood by the wall and observed the sun’s position. As its movement gradually slowed, he knew the Yin Mirror’s time reversal spell was nearing its end.

Seconds later, the sun halted completely, and cracks appeared across the sky. As he watched the fissures lengthen, the Yin Mirror’s ethereal, gentle voice echoed in his mind.

[Master, time is up. Have you found your answer?]

The sky shattered into countless golden fragments at her words, which scattered with a violent gust of wind, carrying with them the stench of death.

Taking a deep breath of the heavy air, Feng Xiyan stared at the sky and murmured, "I did find my answer... Unfortunately, it wasn’t the one I hoped for."