"Finally, it's over!!"
Jiang Ning glanced back and saw that Liu Linmen had already reached the spot where he had just stood.
By then, however, he had fled a full li away.
On this rainy night, a li was far enough to put him beyond Liu Linmen's detection.
He gave Liu Linmen an indifferent glance.
Then Jiang Ning turned and left again.
Now that the dust had settled on this plan, he was fairly satisfied.
He had killed the variable!
No one would learn his greatest secret.
His only regret was that he lacked the strength to kill Liu Linmen.
That would leave some trouble waiting down the road.
He had taken one precaution just now: indiscriminately shooting down that group of people.
That was the most he could do.
As for whether Liu Linmen would discover that he was responsible for tonight's events, Jiang Ning considered the chances very small.
The pouring rain could wash away every trace he had left.
And the night was so pitch-black that he could not see his own fingers.
How could Liu Linmen possibly discover that he was responsible, unless the Yellow Heaven Cult possessed methods he knew nothing about?
Soon.
Jiang Ning left the area shrouded in heavy rain and headed home.
Elsewhere.
After searching everywhere without success, Liu Linmen returned to his original position and escorted his subordinates toward their lodgings.
They hurried along in silence, vigilantly watching their surroundings, afraid that an arrow would suddenly shoot out of the pitch-black rainy night, whipping up a shock wave and breaking the sound barrier.
Tap, tap, tap-
Disordered footsteps sounded against the ground, sending water splashing.
As they walked, Liu Linmen took out medicine to treat his injured eyes.
A long while later.
Only after they left the area shrouded in heavy