Gu Lan felt truly exhausted.
Last night, he had to exert great effort to appease the stubborn Madam, using both sweet words and stern actions, in a manner that made her forgive him wholeheartedly.
And now, early in the morning, instead of lingering on the dragon bed with his beloved, he had to rush to the teleportation array in the Stone Forest.
"Didn't expect soone to activate the teleportation array so soon. You old fellows never give us a mont's peace," Gu Lan muttered under his breath, while the radiant Saint Sovereign in the bronze coffin within the System Space frowned—well, not exactly, since he was a spirit and had no face.
After being interrupted by Gu Lan, Saint Sovereign took a mont before replying, "You should go and check imdiately.
The disturbance in the array was reported last night. It might be too late now."
"What if it's too late? No array is as important as Madam," Gu Lan scoffed.
Of course, his speed was impressive.
He left almost no trace in space, just a faint afterimage, and in the next mont, he was several miles away.
If anyone had seen, they might have doubted their eyes.
How could soone vanish with a re "whoosh"?
The Stone Forest looked just as it always did, as Saint Sovereign had described.
There was no sign of anyone having been there as if no one had ever set foot in the area.
But Gu Lan knew better.
Although the array appeared unchanged, it had indeed been tampered with. Fortunately, he had left a trick up his sleeve.
He summoned his lingering soul and placed his finger upon it.
In an instant, he absorbed all the mories his soul had captured during its ti there.
This thod was even more effective than surveillance in his previous life.
It didn't require much ti to watch, and the images were directly imprinted in his mind as if he had seen them with his own eyes.
Gu Lan's lips curled slightly.
It seed that this technique would be even more useful in his past life, particularly for gathering intelligence in examination halls.
Soon, the images reached his mind.
From Saint Sovereign, he learned that it was likely an ancient creature from four thousand years ago.
So, he shared the images with Saint Sovereign, and they watched together.
"What's this?"
A woman shrouded in a black robe appeared on the screen. Her exaggerated figure underneath the loose garnt suggested her gender.
Ignoring global warming concerns, Saint Sovereign gasped.
"Do you recognize her?" Gu Lan raised an eyebrow.
"No," Saint Sovereign admitted honestly, "but her figure is indeed extravagant... reminiscent of the royal concubines of yesterday."
Gu Lan, always sophisticated and having raised Mu Yuyan, wouldn't have such a shallow insight like Saint Sovereign.
He couldn't help but stare intently, mainly to understand the intentions of the woman in black robes.
If Zhennan Marquis were here, he would probably recognize her as the woman who had manipulated him into doing things against Jing Nation's interests over the years.
Thankfully, after completing his final task for her, they were even.
However, it was puzzling why she suddenly appeared outside the capital in the Stone Forest.
Gu Lan didn't know her, but he sensed danger.
The woman in black robes indeed knew about the teleportation array!
Upon sensing that the array had been repaired, she smiled faintly.
Though only her fair and sharp chin was visible, it was enough to discern her beauty.
Gu Lan regretted that his soul couldn't provide comprehensive surveillance.
It would have been great to peek beneath her black robes.
But considering she was an ancient woman from four thousand years ago, he was puzzled.
"This woman is from your era, and don't you recognize her?" He didn't know her, but it didn't an Saint Sovereign didn't either.
"She seems familiar, but she conceals herself too well. Even the royal 'we' wouldn't recognize her," Saint Sovereign's voice echoed from the bronze coffin.
Gu Lan nodded. The woman was too cautious.
Despite being from four thousand years ago, she managed to conceal herself completely.
Who could recognize her?
The woman explored the entire array and, after confirming it was fully repaired, retrieved a crystal from her ample bosom.
"What is this?"
Even in the soul images, Gu Lan could feel the imnse power of the crystal, causing ripples in the surrounding space!
"It seems to be the legendary Divine Stone?"
Gu Lan was slightly startled. As soone well-versed in the world of eunuch literature, he had heard of the Divine Stone.
It was an unparalleled crystal from other realms.
Could it be that this woman wasn't from their realm either?
The woman embedded the Divine Stone into the array, causing the entire teleportation array to emit a faint white light.
The enhancent was palpable.
The improvents detected by Saint Sovereign, combined with the insertion of the Divine Stone, interconnected the array, emanating an aura not typical of a Saint Stage teleportation array.
However, it quickly subsided, leaving no trace.
Continuing to watch, the woman rely reinforced the array, lingered for a mont, then left abruptly.
Gu Lan and Saint Sovereign were puzzled.
Why enhance the array only to leave it unused?
Soon, the woman disappeared from the soul images, heading towards the capital.
Gu Lan frowned. "This woman is mysterious, and heading towards Madam's territory... It's best to identify her first."
"Moreover, being an ancient woman like her, I can't help but feel she's related to the Six Realms."
Despite Madam being at the peak of Immortal Realm, inching infinitely close to Saint Stage cultivation, this woman was still a four-thousand-year-old enigma. Gu Lan couldn't help but worry.
Suddenly, Gu Lan's eyes lit up. He left his lingering soul to continue monitoring and any news would be sent to him imdiately.
He approached the place where the woman had embedded the Divine Stone, carefully inspecting it.
"Saint Sovereign, don't just stand there. Find out where she threw the Divine Stone."
Saint Sovereign was speechless, finally realizing Gu Lan's intentions.
"Don't bother. Once the Divine Stone is integrated into the array, it becos one with it. We can't retrieve it."
Hearing this, Gu Lan reluctantly stopped.
He hadn't expected to give up the tender monts with Madam in the morning only to co here without any gains.
It was truly disappointing. He had even hoped to study the Divine Stone...
However, thieves don't leave empty-handed. He wouldn't have made this trip for nothing.
"Let's dismantle so key parts of the array so it can't function!"
Saint Sovereign's lips twitched slightly, failing to grasp Gu Lan's thought process.
"Now that the array has been repaired and enhanced, we don't know where it might teleport. Although the woman didn't use it before, the continuous enhancents don't guarantee she won't in the future. By disabling parts of the array, even if she returns, she won't be able to use it... A controlled array is far more useful!"
Saint Sovereign found his logic reasonable and guided Gu Lan to dismantle several crucial components.
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