Uchiha Madara felt that he and Te Ouxiyao had truly become enemies this time. No matter what, he had to catch him—and Ci Enyiwu had told him to kill him.
What had happened earlier had already exposed his whereabouts, so he had to hurry and settle this within the city. Otherwise, once Te Ouxiyao left, where would he find him in such a vast world?
Uchiha Madara went to the city gate and kept watch there.
There was a small tea stall beside the gate. Uchiha Madara paid a few coins and sat there, drinking tea as he waited.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, an entire day had gone by, yet Uchiha Madara had gained nothing.
Many people entered and left the city. Uchiha Madara scrutinized every single one of them, afraid of missing any trace of Te Ouxiyao.
But Uchiha Madara had been there for a whole day and still had not found anyone suspicious, much less Te Ouxiyao.
Still, Uchiha Madara did not give up. No matter what, Te Ouxiyao had to come out eventually, so he continued waiting there.
And just like that, the second day passed as well.
As Uchiha Madara drank tea in boredom, he heard people at a nearby table discussing how the city lord had lost a treasure.
Uchiha Madara immediately became interested and walked over to ask about it.
"May I ask when this happened?" Uchiha Madara said.
The two men drinking tea looked at Uchiha Madara, who seemed to be an outsider.
Uchiha Madara noticed their confusion and smiled. "To be honest with you both, I am a guard from a neighboring country. A thief in our country stole something extremely important."
"I tracked him all the way to your country, but I lost his trail here,