Back in the Misty Mountains.
"Hm? Is it just me, or the mist here has thinned?" Qiu Shou muttered when he noticed it.
"It is not just you. I can also see it." Qiu Lie said.
"But, the mist comes from the ground and not above…" Ke Lin spoke as they walked down further and the mist had really become thinner. "Also – " he said as he looked behind them. " – why does it seem the mist becomes thicker again?" he asked.
Qiu Shisi started and also noticed it. "Let's walk faster." He said. "We could better observe it from the ground." He told them.
They nodded in agreement and picked up their pace.
"Say…" Qiu Lie spoke as he pondered over something. "Since the mist seemed to be coming from above and not on the ground, where it was actually thinner – " he took a deep breath. " – and we are near the Eye of the Abyss, so…" he looked at them.