She was practically startled awake, though she didn't jump up in fright. That was only because she was utterly petrified, her body instantly rigid as if she'd been paralyzed.
But after a long moment, no further sound came. An utter, deathly silence descended. It was as if the loud bang had come from her dream, but it had felt far too real for that.
Xin Huohuo calmed herself and thought back carefully. In the end, she still felt the sound had come from the first-floor exhibition hall—from reality. 'But the exhibition hall has no night guards or on-duty staff, so who could have made that noise?'
A burglar? 'Impossible.' When she, Bai Qi, and Xiao Ba first explored this place, Xiao Ba had said Xuanyuan Gulun was protected by arrays and barriers. After closing, not even a speck of dust could get in.
