In the end, Old Demon was persuaded by Bai Xiaowen and agreed not to report it for the time being.
However, Old Demon added a condition: if their subsequent investigation revealed anything inconsistent with Bai Xiaowen's judgment, they had to report it immediately without delay.
Naturally, Bai Xiaowen had no objections to that.
They first returned to the off-road vehicle. Bai Xiaowen had Feng Kui drive He Zhiqing straight back to the supply station, where she could return to the base city with the station's transport convoy.
The two assistants were somewhat worried and told Bai Xiaowen to be careful. They knew that whenever an Awakened did not allow assistants to accompany them, it usually meant they were heading deep into the Wilderness Zone to explore unknown dangers.
"All right, you decide. Which way should we go now?" Old Demon asked. "The Wilderness Zone is huge. Finding a group of rout soldiers won't be easy."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and drew a cross directly onto the military map with the Fang Dagger. "Here. We go this way."
Li Shuyi glanced at the marked location and said in surprise, "Here? Isn't this a Big-Eared Monster gathering point?"
Old Demon frowned slightly, deep in thought.
Northwest of Wild Wolf Valley, Big-Eared Monster camp.
This place had once been nestled against the mountains and beside the water. A group of Big-Eared Monsters had homes and fields, living carefree lives.
But now, the entire Big-Eared Monster camp had been wiped out, replaced by a group of rout soldiers dressed in tattered armor and wearing yellow headscarves.
Behind a low cliff, Bai Xiaowen and the other two crouched down in hiding.
"You really called it. Xiao Wen, you're so smart." Li Shuyi's eyes sparkled.
Bai Xiaowen chuckled smugly to himself.
"How did you guess?" Li