Snake and Rat in One Nest, Each Their Own Fate

Although Fang Shu had taken off the fox skin, he draped himself in a cloak instead.

It was a precaution, lest he encounter someone on the return journey and expose his true appearance again.

What Fang Shu had never expected was that this measure actually came in handy.

Beyond the borderlands, the wind cut like knives.

Fang Shu employed his spell, streaking over the grass with sharp whooshes.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a black gleam flying through the air ahead, swaying from side to side as it brazenly roamed about.

At the sight, Fang Shu immediately withdrew his spell.

After looking around, he tore open a talisman. With a plop, the ground vanished beneath his feet, and he fell into the earth. Once his body had shrunk inside, the soil and gravel above him swiftly closed together.

Within several breaths, not a trace could be seen on the ground.

This was a Ground-Shrinking Concealment Talisman. It allowed immortals who encountered danger in the wilderness to burrow underground and hide, though they could only remain where they were. It was a fairly common talisman, and quite cost-effective.

Very soon, that black gleam passed within a dozen zhang of where Fang Shu was hiding, brushing right past him without slowing as it prepared to fly on.

But just as it was about to pass by, the black gleam in midair suddenly turned around.

A streak of black light immediately spewed forth from the newcomer and smashed viciously into the spot where Fang Shu had been hiding.

With a sizzling sound, the sand and stones on the ground were corroded until black smoke rose from them, and the hole where Fang Shu had hidden was completely exposed.

A cold snort sounded from within the black gleam. The other party muttered inwardly, *Such