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Formation Pavilion, before the Shrine.
The incense had burnt out, leaving only ashes behind.
Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng stood guard over Mo Hua's body during "Divine Thought's departure," their faces filled with worry.
"Time's up, why hasn't Mo Hua awakened?" Bai Zisheng expressed his concern.
Bai Zixi frowned as well.
Just then, "Mo Hua" murmured something and opened his eyes.
Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng's expressions brightened with joy.
Bai Zixi softly asked, "Are you okay...?"
The gaze of "Mo Hua" held a moment of confusion, then slowly cleared up as he sat up and nodded with a smile, "I'm fine."
At the sight of "Mo Hua's" smile, Bai Zixi's gaze turned cold, and instantly she brought her hand down like a knife on the back of "Mo Hua's" head, knocking him unconscious.
Bai Zisheng was shocked. "Zixi! Why did you strike Mo Hua?"
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Bai Zixi shook her head, "Something's off about him."
"Off?"
Bai Zisheng was taken aback, then looked closely at Mo Hua, his brow furrowing as he too noticed something amiss.
"Mo Hua's" aura had changed...
His face no longer looked as adorable as before.
The smile just now felt somewhat out of place.
This wasn't his junior brother.
Bai Zisheng then remembered something Mo Hua had instructed long ago:
"If you find anything wrong with me, knock me out immediately!"
Bai Zisheng slightly nodded, puzzled, "An evil spirit has invaded his Sea of Consciousness?"
"It's possible..."
"But that can't be right... how could there be an evil spirit inside the Shrine?"
Bai Zixi shook her head, "I don't know..."
"What about Mo Hua then?"
Bai Zixi turned her head, staring at the Shrine, her eyes like glimmering glass, deep and inscrutable.
Bai Zisheng opened his mouth, "He can't still be inside, can he...?"
He was getting anxious, "The incense is gone, the Shrine is sealed, how will our junior brother... get out?"
"Perhaps..." Bai Zisheng pondered with a furrowed brow, "we should find the Chief Elder, have him light another stick of incense, open the Shrine, and let junior brother out?"
Bai Zixi slowly shook her head, "No."
The Shrine was connected to the core heritage of the Five Elements Sect, the Chief Elder definitely wouldn't agree.
Junior brother must have discovered some secret of the Shrine...
Otherwise, with his cleverness, he shouldn't be unable to come out.
"Let's wait a little longer," Bai Zixi said calmly.
Bai Zisheng was still worried, "But the time is already up..."
Bai Zixi's beautiful eyes narrowed, her thoughts racing, "The time is up, but the Chief Elder hasn't come, which must mean Master has foreseen some complication and kept the Chief Elder detained."
"Master is buying time for junior brother."
"We'll wait here, make sure junior brother is safe until he comes out..."
Bai Zixi's voice was clear yet cold.
Bai Zisheng, who always listened to his sister and knew she was smarter than him, readily nodded in agreement.
...
Inside Mo Hua's Sea of Consciousness.
The Little Five Elements Ghost was jumping up and down in fury.
"What's happening?"
"How was I detected?"
But having only said two words and smiled, it was seen through and promptly knocked unconscious...
Why?
Why did the girl recognize at a glance that he was an imposter?