"Master, look, there's a house over there. Why don't we stay there? It's getting dark now. If we keep walking, there might be some danger."
The pale-faced scholar looked at the darkening sky, somewhat afraid. He knew the forest was filled with tigers and wild beasts, and he feared that staying in the forest would put them in danger.
"You're afraid to travel just because it's nighttime? Why are you so timid? At your pace, when will we ever find the Dragon Pearl I'm looking for?"
"Although that house has its lights on so late, there are no other homes in these deep mountains. Isn't it suspicious that they're the only household living here?"
Uchiha Hiko had long been accustomed to such things. He merely mocked the pale-faced scholar for knowing nothing. How would he manage in the days to come, roaming the martial world?
"But... but..." The pale-faced scholar stammered, too afraid to speak. He had many doubts in his heart, but after hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, he did not dare say anything more.
"But what? All you know is how to stop and rest. We haven't been traveling for long, yet how many times have you already brought this up? At your pace, who knows how much farther we'll have to go!"
Uchiha Hiko was clearly growing impatient. He felt that this pale-faced scholar was truly too cowardly. The road at night was indeed dark, and there were many tigers and wild beasts in these deep mountains, but what real harm was there in that?
Right now, all Uchiha Hiko wanted was to obtain that Dragon Pearl. He did not wish to concern himself with anything else. Moreover, the capable assistant who had been with him before had now been replaced by this pale-faced scholar, and he could