Over a hundred Imperial Guards and sixteen members of the Zhao family, along with the Golden Core Realm expert Zhao Yanliang, had given chase to Chen Tianshi, Li Tianqing, and the black pot, yet failed to catch them and let the two people and one dog escape.
Chen Shi was extremely familiar with the geography of Ganyang Mountain, while the others had come from the provincial capital and knew nothing at all about the terrain.
The mountain paths were varied, with numerous caves, ravines, and dense jungles. Escaping them was naturally a simple matter.
After searching for a long time without finding the two people and one dog, the group instead encountered an attack by evil Sui, resulting in more than ten deaths. Stricken with shock and anger, they hurriedly returned to their camp.
It was impossible to tell whether it was day or night now; the sky was merely a pale red, and though there was light, it was not very bright.
In weather like this, eyesight could not see things in the distance. Venturing out rashly was very likely to end in death out there, and even more likely to mean losing the way back.
When they returned to the camp, Zhao Yanlong, who had already been transformed into a porcelain doll, sat stupefied and dazed on the edge of the table, refusing to leave no matter how others tried to persuade him.
He was now porcelain; if he fell off the table, he would likely be smashed to pieces.
Yet he was currently in too much grief to let it go for the time being.
There is no need to persuade him.
Zhao Yanliang said to the others, "My brother is the master of Xuan Ying Mansion after all. Though he is grief-stricken, his mettle is extraordinary,