A Bit of Trouble

"Let's rest for a while!"

"Now?" Fu Hua glanced at the sky, then at Niu Youdao beside her. It was only midafternoon. They were stopping already?

They could not remain hidden overseas forever. The journey back was long and would take considerable time, and they had to guard against unforeseen developments. They needed to set out early, and they were already on the return journey.

"I keep feeling that something is off. Let's send people ahead to scout the surroundings first," Niu Youdao gave as his reason.

His words immediately put the group on alert. For someone with such sharp judgment to feel that something was wrong, there had to be some trigger. It was better to be careful; caution never hurt.

They immediately did as Niu Youdao said and dispatched a group of people to investigate in all directions.

Niu Youdao himself also went to inspect the area.

After searching for a while, Niu Youdao felt his way to the edge of a gorge. Before him was the very gorge that allowed raging torrents to surge through it, the place where he had escaped the pursuit of the various kingdoms before.

After observing the surroundings, Niu Youdao slipped into the rushing waters again and began feeling his way through them to alter things once more.

There was no helping it. When he had escaped pursuit here and changed into Misty Pavilion robes, someone had seen him appear as a member of Misty Pavilion.

Logically, the people of the various kingdoms would not fixate on a member of Misty Pavilion. But he had to prepare for the worst. If something truly went wrong, he would deny to his dying breath that he had impersonated someone from Misty Pavilion. Without evidence, unless they forcibly pinned it on him, no one could