The noonday sun shone into the Magic House and Jiang Shu, left alone in the room, finally stopped pacing and sat down in his lounge chair.
It had been only seven days since his trip to the Fifth District, but it felt as long as several months.
Indeed, a lot had happened in those short seven days.
He pressed on his temples, feeling utterly exhausted in both body and mind, despite having rested for a few days already.
Although he didn't face any dangers in the Fifth District, the psychological battle with Tang was indeed draining.
Without the extraordinary ability of the "Deception" Entry, he couldn't have been sure he would always have the upper hand.
Speaking strategically, the confrontation between Jiang Shu and Tang was basically a race to see who would discover the other first, and Jiang Shu was lucky—Tang's forces were vast, so while they were rich in resources, they were also cumbersome, presenting too many targets.
And then there was Ding...
