Wenhua Palace.
After Ling'er left, Zhou Yan was far from being as calm as she was in front of Ling'er.
Everything Ling'er said, combined with Zhou Yan's own deductions, had already given him a vague feeling of unease.
This feeling had actually been there since gaining insight into the totem of Wenhua Palace, but now it weighed heavier. Zhou Yan also knew that the feeling should be similar for Ling'er; otherwise, why would she risk having him deduce the Heavenly Mechanism?
It was precisely for this reason that after Ling'er left, Zhou Yan couldn't help but pace back and forth in his courtyard, carefully calculating.
"Tomorrow is the once-a-decade cultivator exchange event at Wenhua Palace. Many ancient powerhouses will attend. Could someone really be planning to assassinate me? If it's just an assassination, with my current abilities, there shouldn't be any issues, so why do I feel so uneasy?"
