Taking it out on others!
Of course Rufu knew what those lordlings were best at.
If they succeeded, it was only natural, thanks to their perfect plan.
If they failed, someone had to pay the price for ruining their perfect plan.
So, after helping his disciple Aiden up, Rufu did not pause for even a moment. He dragged his disciple and ran toward the outskirts of Aya Outpost.
He had hidden two fine warhorses outside Aya Outpost.
They were enough to carry him and his disciple back to Yote Plain at top speed.
Of course, Yote Plain was not their final destination.
It was rich, that much was true, but it offered no protection whatsoever.
Farther north was where true safety lay.
It might be bitterly cold.
But that was still better than dying.
As for the south?
Don't joke around. After the earth-shattering change in Navia City, what ordinary person would dare head south alone? That would be courting death.
"Te-Teacher, where are we going?"
Aiden asked, his words leaking air through his mouth.
Compared to the irritating act he had put on earlier, Aiden did not seem annoying now, even with air escaping from his mouth.
Instead, he seemed alert and clever.
"At the very least, we need to reach Smaco Hills. The safest route is through Weiss Valley and into Linya Mountains."
Rufu explained without slowing down.
"Smaco Hills?"
"That place is a den of bandits!"
The young man with the leaky mouth cried out.
"That is still better than facing those monsters. At least..."
"People can be reasoned with!"
Rufu stopped as he spoke, his gaze turning toward the distance.
There should have been two warhorses there.
But now?
There was nothing.
Clearly, his intentions had been discovered.
Still, just as he had said, as long