275 Forbidden Area (2/2)

It was impossible to sense anything around him. Even his sight was capable of reaching further than his spiritual energy, causing him to feel slightly uncomfortable and apprehensive.

Although it was hard to see or sense anything immediately wrong with the Forbidden Area, there was definitely something going on within this area to be able to block his spiritual energy like this.

Looking at the others, he saw that the King and Bai Tianyi both were frowning.

”Seems like it is not only me who has their spiritual energy blocked,” Xue Wei muttered, and both of them nodded their heads in confirmation.

Bai Tianyi was the one who had it the worst. His entire body was composed from soul and spiritual power. Every step he took felt as if he had been wrapped with large chains, and his entire body was so weak that he could not help but tremble, even just standing up proved to be challenging.

Xue Wei watched him silently, just waiting for Bai Tianyi's own decision.

After a few minutes of conflicting emotions, Bai Tianyi finally gave up and sighed. ”I can't do it,” he said firmly. ”My body is being suppressed here; the energy is trying to rip my body apart. In fact, it feels as if chains are holding me down, but at the same time it also feels as if something is draining the energy that this body is created from.”

He frowned, ”If I stay here, I am likely to lose my body.”

”Lin Xiao, help him back over the wall,” Xue Wei said with a nod of his head. He had not asked Bai Tianyi anything before, and he had not wanted to make a decision for the other man. Although Bai Tianyi seemed to be a kid in the eyes of others, his companions knew that he was an ancient old monster. He understood his own situation much better than any of them.

Hearing Xue Wei's order, Lin Xiao once more hoisted Bai Tianyi up in the collar of his robes and leaped on top of the wall.

He did not jump down with him. Instead he pushed him, casually tossing him down the wall seemingly without any care for whether or not he was capable of surviving such a long fall.

It might have seemed ruthless, but Lin Xiao was aware that Bai Tianyi's body was not human. It was made from energy, so even if it crashed heavily onto the ground, it would be impossible for him to die from it. He might feel pain but death was impossible, and it might be quite amusing to see the usually carefree but composed kid in an undignified flail as he fell.

Lin Xiao was grinning when he saw the annoyed expression on Bai Tianyi's face at the bottom, but neither of them said anything else before they went their own ways, Bai Tianyi going back to their own courtyard and Lin Xiao back to Xue Wei and the others.

As Lin Xiao returned to Xue Wei's side, he noticed that Xue Wei had not paid attention to him throwing Bai Tianyi down from the tall wall, instead his eyes were focused on a building that was placed a bit away from the others.

His eyes were dark, a dangerous air was around him, and the temperature felt as if it was dropping drastically. Xue Wei's lips slowly curled into a grin, but this grin was not a friendly one but one that was filled with malice.

Lin Xiao was confused. What could have happened during the short time he had jumped to the top of the wall and down again?

The others were also looking at Xue Wei with rapt curiosity, but Xue Wei slowly started walking purposefully towards the house. He was not trying to be sneaky, nor was he being loud. He just walked normally, his back straight, his head held high, and the chilling smile plastered on his face, with his dark and dangerous eyes focused fully on the door leading into the house.

The others were perplexed at first, but when Xue Wei started moving, they did not hesitate to follow him. It was impossible to sense anything with spiritual energy, so the only thing that might have caused this sudden change in Xue Wei's expression is if he had seen something, yet the house seemed similar to the other ruins, with no trace of inhabitants or movement to be seen from the outside.

Still, they were advancing slowly towards the house and were getting closer by the second. As they got nearer, they suddenly started hearing some weird sounds from within the house. They sounded like slow, scratching or scraping sounds as if someone was dragging a chair over the floor.

The sounds were eerie in the middle of the otherwise silent night. Although they were faint, no one was able to ignore them, it was obvious that there was someone within the house, but who could it be and what were they doing?

The forbidden area had supposedly been closed off to the outside world for seven thousand years. No one seemed to know what was within the forbidden area, not even the principal and his elders were entitled to enter the forbidden area.

Although there was no real protection, no one would dare enter the forbidden area. This was a taboo that was simply impossible to see someone break. Yet here they were, a group of four had entered, only to find that there was at least one living being within a ruined house.

They had arrived in front of the house. Hei Gou, Lin Xiao, and the King were all looking at Xue Wei, wondering what he would do next. Would he try to force entry? Yell for the person inside to come out? Cause a scene?

Contrary to their expectations, Xue Wei calmly lifted his hand, clenched his fist and knocked on the door.

”Excuse me, we are wondering if you wouldn't mind some guests?” His voice drifted through the air. Although his expression had been one of malice moments before, he suddenly looked like a gentleman as he stood outside the door. His face held an amiable smile on his lips, his eyes serene.

All his companions were shocked silly upon seeing him behave like this.