The helicopter had crashed in a forest. To the right of the woods lay a stretch of rice paddies, while to the left was a village.
From the time Lu Yang entered the imperial capital until he left, he had not revealed any treasures, much less exposed Rednight or the Three-Eyed Demon Flower. To others, Lu Yang merely seemed like a lucky poor boy who had visited the imperial capital, been deemed talentless, and sent back to the East Sea as an ordinary person.
Since the helicopter had crashed, even if Lu Yang was a peak Rank One mage, falling from dozens of meters in the air without any treasures would leave him either dead or severely injured.
There were no bloodstains on the ground, so it could be assumed that Lu Yang had used magic to erase the traces. But he would most likely hide in the village to look for emergency medicine, or flee blindly toward the rice paddies to take cover.
The middle-aged man pursuing Lu Yang was more inclined to believe that Lu Yang would go to the village. After all, it was normal to spot a village below from a helicopter in the sky. So, he sent three subordinates to check the less likely direction while he came to the area where Lu Yang was most likely hiding.
Unfortunately, the middle-aged man had guessed wrong. Lu Yang had not been injured at all. He followed behind the man until they reached the village entrance, then revealed himself.
The middle-aged man had been wondering why he had not found any trace of Lu Yang along the way. Suddenly hearing a sound behind him, he spun around. In the light of his torch, he saw Lu Yang, and delight immediately appeared on his face.
"Kid, you really