True Immortal Wuchen was genuinely caught off guard by this turn of events. They had just slipped away like that? When Baitian entered the estate during the day, his Sword Sense had detected at least four people inside, including at least the two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators he had seen.
They were a force of no small size, enough to warrant Master of the Book Pavilion protecting them.
He had blocked their gate, yet they had left without a sound. If word got out, did they not care about their reputation? Moreover, although True Immortal Wuchen stood there quietly without making any move, his Sword Sense and divine sense had been subtly probing the area the entire time.
At the very least, if anyone entered or left the estate, theoretically they should not have been able to evade his perception.
He wanted badly to confirm it, but found himself in a difficult position.
If he increased the intensity of his divine sense, it would be a provocation against the estate's owner. On a larger scale, it would be a challenge to Great Leaf City's order.
The Sword Sense he had Warm Nurtured within his chest caused less disturbance when used to sense things, but it was too sharp and could easily injure people wherever it passed.
What if they had not left at all, and had merely laid a trap for him? Would he not be walking right into it? For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma. Should he leave, or continue blocking the gate? Leaving might mean falling into their trap, while continuing to block the gate might turn him into a joke.
Without realizing it, offense and defense had switched sides. He was the one in the awkward position now! As he agonized over it, the