Zhong Lin, leaving Tianqi Pavilion, did not return to the inn. Instead, he traversed out of Unenvious Land and stopped atop a mountain peak in the wilds of Unenvious Land.
Soon, a series of ominous winds suddenly arose in the sky, creaking and squeaking. Countless eerie winds converged into wind pillars, swirling on all sides, shrouding and surrounding the entire mountain.
Following this, a black vortex in the sky rotated, resembling the eye of a typhoon. From within the eye, a middle-aged scholar calmly walked out.
Behind him was an ethereal white crane, but the crane's eyes were blood-red, exuding a violent aura that disrupted its ethereal appearance, making it look more like a vicious beast.
"Boy, you sure have guts. Knowing I want to kill you yet daring to venture outside Unenvious Land."
