Uchiha Shin continued onward. After he had gone a thousand meters, he heard rustling footsteps behind him, and judging by the sound, they were moving quickly.
Uchiha Shin still paid no attention and continued forward.
But the person behind him seemed to have broken into a run and quickly caught up to him. A cold smile touched Uchiha Shin's lips as he struck backward with his right hand.
"Big Brother Shin, it's me!"
The person behind him shouted loudly, terror showing in his eyes.
Uchiha Shin could not help but halt his attack. Looking at the person behind him, he was surprised as well. It was none other than Xuanzang.
"Xuanzang, why are you here?" Uchiha Shin asked in surprise.
After parting ways with him last time, Xuanzang had returned to Gold Mountain Temple. Uchiha Shin had not expected him to appear here now.
At first, Uchiha Shin had suspected that this Xuanzang had been transformed by someone else, but after inspecting him carefully, he found that was not the case.
"Big Brother Shin, I heard at Gold Mountain Temple that many cities north of Zen City had lost young boys and girls, so I wanted to come investigate," Xuanzang said with a smile.
Uchiha Shin nodded. Xuanzang really was warmhearted. Or rather, it was not simply warmheartedness—he held all living beings in his heart.
"Xuanzang, leave this matter to me. Go back to Gold Mountain Temple and wait for news," Uchiha Shin said with a smile.
It was already good enough that Xuanzang had such intentions, but his strength was not particularly great. Going along would inevitably be dangerous.
"Big Brother Shin, you cannot put it that way. I know my magical power is far inferior to yours, but I am also from Chang'an and a citizen of the