When Yang Qing withdrew his palace sense, another thought struck him—something he should have asked Duan Ting and Liu Ying the moment they revealed that Jiang Hao and their boss, Bai Chen, had gone missing.
Taking a brief pause to gather his thoughts and frame the question properly, Yang Qing finally asked,
"Your boss and Escort Supervisor Jiang Hao—do they, by any chance, have soul lamps?"
"They do," Duan Ting replied, though a flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes—something Yang Qing immediately noticed.
Just as Yang Qing opened his mouth to ask about the lamps' condition, Duan Ting, anticipating the question, quickly continued,
"The soul lamps..." He hesitated, searching for the right words. "They're... dormant," he said at last, though his tone betrayed uncertainty.
Even as he spoke, it was clear that the word "dormant" didn't entirely capture what he wanted to convey. He frowned slightly, as if dissatisfied with his own explanation.