After Lin Bai left this stretch of forest, he never returned. Of course, he had also been constantly pondering the words of that "Man in the Forest," wondering how much truth they contained.
"How did this person know that I was involved with what happened in the White Bone Battlefield? Was it merely a guess, or has he already confirmed that I was the one who took the treasure?" Lin Bai thought about this question incessantly. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "He should still only be guessing. If he had already confirmed that it was me, he probably wouldn't have spoken to me in the forest."
"If he had already confirmed my identity, he should have set countless mechanisms and traps in that forest, waiting for me to walk in and die!"
"He didn't kill me, nor did he attack me. That can only mean he still can't confirm that I was the one who took Young Master Lu's treasure."
"If that's the case, then when he told me to deliver the treasure to Qilin Town within a month, it seems that was the bait he cast, huh? If I really went to Qilin Town, Young Master Lu would probably be able to confirm my identity instantly, and I would be doomed. Or perhaps I could report this matter to the sect—but so long as there was any unusual movement within the sect, Young Master Lu would still be able to confirm my identity."
"Looking at it now, I can only respond to all changes by remaining unchanged."
Lin Bai quickly deduced the plan that this person had been weighing in his heart, then murmured, "He's one of Young Master Lu's people... Or perhaps... he is Young Master Lu himself!"
"What the Bone Clan powerhouse