The days without the pale-faced scholar by his side did bring many troubles that could not be resolved, but that did not mean his future days would no longer involve wandering the jianghu.
After all, he had been traveling through the jianghu all this time not for the pale-faced scholar, but to better search for the Dragon Balls.
Every day brought new challenges and opportunities for Uchiha Hiko to face. There was no helping it—no matter who was missing, the Earth would keep turning all the same.
"Now, only the two of us can move forward together. There are some things I do not want to get to the bottom of at all. I am thinking that as long as you do not harm me, I will not see you as an obstacle."
"But if there truly comes a day when I become your target, then do not blame me for using ruthless methods against you. That is simply how this world works. No one is willing to let their own interests be harmed."
Although Uchiha Hiko did not want to pay attention to this woman, nor did he want to explain the matter of the pale-faced scholar to her, he felt that this kind of relationship of interests had to be made clear.
Otherwise, Uchiha Hiko worried that this woman might one day bully him, while he said nothing and ended up suffering a great loss.
This was not something that could be resolved through sympathy or pity. Even if he possessed the compassion of a Buddha, he would still be unable to dissolve such a conflict.
"I already told you about this before. I have truly been wronged! I said this matter had nothing to do with me, yet you insist that I had something to do with