The mysterious scholar hadn't even seen how Lin Feng had disappeared. With a single [Chase the Wind and Tread the Scenery], she'd vanished without a trace.
He watched and let out a wistful sigh.
"...A Literary Heart with no restrictions on its use..."
"...Truly enviable..."
Thinking of himself, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.
After sighing over it, the mysterious scholar clasped his hands behind his back and followed at an unhurried pace. Though he seemed slow, every step covered more than a zhang, and he wasn't far behind Lin Feng. The cave entrance the guards had found was extremely well hidden. It would be easy to miss even in daylight, let alone at night. Once they had their men clear away the rocks concealing the entrance, a moist breeze blew against them.
That meant the cave had another exit.
"Go in."
Five guards took the lead, Lin Feng and the shameless mysterious scholar who'd tagged along took the middle, and the remaining five guards brought up the rear.
At first, the cave mouth was extremely narrow, forcing them to proceed carefully in single file. After walking a little over a hundred paces, it finally widened enough for two people to walk side by side, and Lin Feng grew even more vigilant. Only after they passed through a winding passage did the cave suddenly open up.
At the end lay a vast space.
The mysterious scholar said, "Someone's been here."
A rough stone bed sat in the open space, still slightly warm. That meant someone had been lying there not long ago.
A guess: "The assassins who ambushed us were staying here?"
Lin Feng's fingers clenched tightly around her sword sheath.
She said gravely, "We'll catch them. They can't have gone far!"
Unfortunately, this cave system was full of