Chu Feng noticed that not only did Zhang Shirui have that pendant around her neck—
Zhang Boyi was wearing the same pendant as well.
Previously, Chu Feng had been unable to discern anything special about that pendant.
Even when Zhang Shirui had touched it before and caused his barrier power to be sealed, he still hadn't been able to detect anything unusual about it.
But now, after they had fallen into this passage, Chu Feng could see that the pendant was emitting a faint, dim glow — so weak that unless one was deliberately observing it, that sliver of light would be nearly impossible to notice.
"So this pendant is closely connected to the strange power here."
Chu Feng made a silent resolution: once the opportunity arose, he would seize the pendants from both of them, no matter what.
"Oh right, big brother, you still haven't finished telling me."
"Why did the clan leader suddenly issue orders for us to relocate to the main formation?" Zhang Shirui asked abruptly.
It seemed that before Chu Feng had arrived, she had been in the middle of questioning Zhang Boyi about something.
Chu Feng had interrupted them, so now she intended to continue pressing for answers.
"The Grand Protector is dead," Zhang Boyi said.
"The Grand Protector is dead?" Zhang Shirui's eyes widened in shock. "That's not a funny joke."
"I'm not joking. It's true — the news came directly from the clan leader himself. How could it be false?" Zhang Boyi said.
"Who did it?" Zhang Shirui asked.
"He died by self-detonation. As for who was responsible, that's still unknown."
"And it's not just the Grand Protector. The experts our clan sent out have been dying one after another."
"This is nothing like what we anticipated. In theory, the experts of the Great Thousand Upper Realm are extremely limited in number. Even if they entered the Void Sacred Tree, they shouldn't have been able to contend with us — they were supposed to be fish on a cutting board, waiting to be seized by our clan at will."
"But these unexpected developments have thrown our calculations off."
After hearing Zhang Boyi's words, Zhang Shirui fell into deep thought. After deliberating for a moment, she asked, "Could other forces have sent experts in?"
"That can't be confirmed, but it seems we may have real opposition this time. After all, the Grand Protector was at the pinnacle of the Venerable realm."
"Even though he died by self-detonation, he was still the Grand Protector. That means the clansmen our clan dispatched have run into serious danger."
"To prevent anyone from leaking our secrets, relocation was the only option," Zhang Boyi said.
"Our clansmen would sooner die than betray the clan. They would never sell us out," Zhang Shirui said firmly.