Summoned by Gu Fan, everyone assembled together. Gu Fan explained how he couldn't simultaneously protect the map and the key, suggesting that one of them should be kept by someone else, adhering to the adage of not putting all one's eggs in a single basket.
As to whom Gu Fan would entrust the key, he decided to keep it secret for the time being. He would go to find the person individually after the meeting, his smirk oozing mystery.
Concerning Queen Qianye's need for twelve sacrifices to attain immortality, whether this was true or not, eight had already disappeared, leaving four more to go. The question now was, who will be next?
Now, only Lin Xi, Du Jun, plus two males and two females remained. This meant that four of the six amongst will disappear next. Who exactly would they be? Would the perpetrator seize on an opportune moment, or had the victims been selected from the start?