In the night, the lakeside camp where the secret realm was located was silent, with wooden huts large and small scattered haphazardly.
Most of the Jianghu guests were already sound asleep, only a few responsible for the night watch were gathered in small groups, chatting about amusing incidents of recent days.
While they waited for the opening of the secret realm, they could only kill time with idle chatter, playing games like throwing dice or pushing Pai Gow tiles.
If a Heavenly Pride were to compete in the martial arts arena over the lake, these people would be even more excited, shouting bets enthusiastically.
From dawn to dusk, not a moment of peace.
And when a thin white fog appeared for an instant before dissipating, it stirred the spirits of those on night watch.
After going out to check that nothing was amiss in the surroundings, they found that the members of the Southern Barbarian Sect from the dense forest had vanished.
"Those barbarians have retreated?"
