"Do you think that guy will catch up while carrying someone?"
Hanyu stumbled onward, his heart pounding. If they weren't going to split up, the other guy could carry someone and still come after him! For a Peeping God Realm cultivator, flying while carrying someone wasn't difficult.
"Or maybe he killed her?"
"Then could he be chasing us while carrying a corpse?" Little Artifact Spirit said, sounding unsure.
Hanyu was surprised. He hadn't thought the Artifact Spirit might be just as clueless.
"Ridiculous. The bottle makes the pills, so it gets to interpret them. Who else would know just how broad the rules are?"
Little Artifact Spirit spoke with disdain. Hanyu was at a loss for words. It did seem to have a point. The Empathy Pill had made Elder Feng capable of peering into other people's deepest secrets, hadn't it?
Hanyu staggered onward, running on sheer willpower. Even with his powerful body, he wasn't in any shape to keep going after an explosion had left a Peeping God Realm cultivator unable to move.
Just then, a tremendous whoosh tore through the air as someone came racing after him. Hanyu shuddered, his heart sinking to the bottom.
"Catch that savage! I want to study him!"
An exceedingly excited voice rang out behind him. Cousin stood up from the flying shuttle, brimming with excitement. Behind him sat a group of exhausted clansmen, while the Old Butler, Chou Yin, sat beside them, looking utterly dispirited.
They had spent the better part of half a day on the flying shuttle. The howling cold wind had numbed their scalps and stretched their faces long. By now, every one of them had a stiff face and looked practically paralyzed.
For the third time, the Old Butler forced down the urge to vomit. But Cousin had