Capítulo 2131: Chapter 2129: Gap in the Rooftop

The Tenth Elder, very understanding, walked over and said, “Come, come, give it to me. Let this old man feed them. They are also contributing to the clan. It’s only right for this old man to serve them.”

Si Yihuan handed the food box to the Tenth Elder and politely said, “Thank you for your hard work, Tenth Elder.”

The Tenth Elder chuckled, “It’s not hard work, not hard at all. If anyone should be thanking someone, it’s these young rascals who should thank this old man. I should thank you for these delicious treats.”

With that, the Tenth Elder picked up a small shaomai and put it in his mouth, chewing a few times and saying with satisfaction, “No wonder it smells so good; it tastes truly delicious!”

The people from Wei Hall were dumbfounded. Weren’t they supposed to be fed? Why is he eating it himself?

Unfortunately, as they were maintaining the barrier, it was inconvenient for them to talk, so they could only stare blankly. Fortunately, the Tenth Elder hadn’t eaten much before he started feeding them, helping each one of them taste the food.

However, the Tenth Elder fed them one, and he could eat two himself. Soon the food box was empty, and each of them only got one or two servings. It’s really pitiful considering their stomachs were growling with hunger. It’s even worse, as eating made them crave more, but they only got one or two servings, isn’t this torture?

The people from Wei Hall could only glare at the Tenth Elder, wishing they could curse him. He said he wanted to serve them, but it all ended up in his own stomach.

The Tenth Elder contentedly wiped the grease from his lips with his sleeve and said to Si Yihuan, “Girl, next time bring more food, don’t bring too little.”

Bai Ruozhu’s face darkened. Hey, is he treating her sister-in-law like a maid? She herself hasn’t dared to boss her sister-in-law around.

However, bringing more food isn’t wrong, after all, everyone here has worked too hard and is contributing to the clan. As for the Tenth Elder, she promised to deliver him a separate portion, and it’ll be entirely vegetarian!

Bai Ruozhu had observed that the Tenth Elder liked to eat meat; he was the kind of person who couldn’t enjoy a meal without it.

Si Yihuan immediately agreed, then proceeded to pack up the food box, preparing to take leave. She somewhat reluctantly looked at Bai Zepei, and then suddenly froze, her gaze was fixed on something unknown in the distance.

Her gaze wasn’t on Bai Zepei, but instead somewhere above his head, she felt there seemed to be something on the roof of the confinement room but couldn’t quite tell what it was. She got mesmerized for a moment.

Bai Ruozhu noticed her abnormality and hurriedly asked, “Sister-in-law, what’s wrong?”

Si Yihuan murmured, “Why is there a trace of black Qi emerging from above the roof?”

The Tenth Elder was greatly startled and hurriedly looked up at the roof, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see anything. He looked back at Si Yihuan, who appeared bewildered, “How come it disappeared, did I see it wrong?”

At that moment, a tile inside suddenly flew up, heading straight for the weakest person among the ones in Wei Hall. The people from Wei Hall had set up the barrier primarily to trap “Sun Xu” inside the confinement room; there were no protective barriers around themselves, which was why the elders and clan members were placed here to guard.

And as that tile flew over, if it struck someone, even a minor disturbance of Divine Sense could possibly destroy the entire barrier. The people from Wei Hall could reset the barrier, but just one or two seconds was enough for that monster to escape.

The incident happened so suddenly that the Tenth Elder couldn’t stop it in time. Although Bai Ruozhu noticed it, she was too far away from the person to help, watching helplessly as the broken tile was about to hit that person’s head…

“Stop! Stop it!” Si Yihuan shouted anxiously, her eyes fixed intently on that tile as if she were staring at an enemy.

Strangely enough, as if the tile hit something, its trajectory changed mid-air and it fell harmlessly to the side, sparing the person below, who released a breath of relief.

Meanwhile, Si Yihuan collapsed weakly to the ground, hands tightly covering her head. Her expression appeared pained, seeming like she wanted to say she had a headache but was reluctant to worry Bai Zepei. She only opened her mouth before quickly closing it again.

Bai Ruozhu hurried to support her, asking worriedly, “Sister-in-law, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, so long as everyone’s okay,” Si Yihuan replied, her voice trembling a bit.

Xiu Shao’s expression darkened slightly, and he said to everyone, “That monster secretly created a gap in the barrier. It’s time to reset it, everyone pay attention, transform the array!”

Everyone moved their hands, changing their hand signs, and before long, the barrier was reset without a single gap. Si Yihuan, enduring the headache, looked at the previous spot and quietly said, “This time, no black Qi is coming out.”

Bai Ruozhu suddenly realized that sly monster had been secretly opening little cracks in the barrier. Just now, it had almost broken through, and because everyone from Wei Hall was focused on maintaining the barrier, they didn’t notice the change on the roof. Fortunately, Si Yihuan spotted the issue.

As a consequence, the monster inside grew angry and used a tile to attack the people in Wei Hall, trying to take a gamble. Luckily, the dirty trick was thwarted by Si Yihuan.

If she hadn’t brought Si Yihuan with her today, by nightfall or, at the latest, tomorrow, that monster might have escaped.

She dared not imagine the bloody chaos the monster would cause if it got out. In her heart, she both praised Si Yihuan’s actions and silently prayed that Fengcheng would quickly bring reinforcements.

The Tenth Elder regained his composure, stroking his beard, and said, “Girl, we owe today’s success to you. If you hadn’t discovered the gap in the barrier, sooner or later something major would happen. I heard from Xiu Shao about your extraordinary Divine Sense; you should go to Wei Hall to get a book and cultivate your Divine Sense diligently so that it can be more useful.”

He continued as he handed a seal to Si Yihuan, “Take this to get a basic cultivation manual for Divine Sense at Wei Hall.”

Si Yihuan accepted the seal and thanked him hurriedly. If she could cultivate Divine Sense, wouldn’t she, like her husband, protect their family too?

She expressed gratitude to the Tenth Elder once again, but he waved it off, saying, “No need to thank me; I should be the one thanking you.”

Bai Zepei glanced over and mouthed to Bai Ruozhu to quickly take Si Yihuan back home to rest. Bai Ruozhu knew her brother was concerned for his wife, so she quickly bade farewell to the Tenth Elder and helped Si Yihuan leave.

She dared not let her sister-in-law overexert herself, otherwise, her brother surely wouldn’t let it slide.

Unexpectedly, Si Yihuan didn’t want to go straight home and instead said to Bai Ruozhu, “Can we go to Wei Hall to get that book on cultivating Divine Sense now? If I start practicing sooner, maybe it can ease my headache.”

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but laugh, “You want to help Brother sooner, don’t you?”