"All right. Since that's settled, I'll head back to the city first. Take care, Demon Suppression Envoy Xue!"
Fang Han said nothing more about Xue Qinghe's choice. After cupping his fists in farewell, he turned and quickly left the cliff.
Within a few breaths, his figure vanished into the thick mountain mist.
Watching Fang Han leave so decisively, Xue Qinghe pursed her soft red lips and grew a little annoyed.
"Stupid man. Just like that, he leaves. He didn't even think to stay!"
The moment she muttered those words, her cheeks flushed. She took a deep breath and calmed herself.
In truth, Fang Han had not gone far.
After traveling three or four miles through the mist, he stopped in an open area and looked back toward the cliff.
The mountain mist was thick, though, and he was now so far from the cliff that he could see nothing.
Fang Han smiled faintly. That's exactly what I wanted.
Only then would Xue Qinghe have no idea where he had gone.
He drew in his aura until he blended completely into his surroundings, then followed the ridge around toward the far side of the cliff.
Before long, Fang Han reached the cliff's other end.
Rocks lay scattered everywhere, making it an excellent place to hide.
Standing at the edge, Fang Han leaned forward and looked down into the Black Water Abyss. Dozens of yards below lay dark, black-tinged water whose depths he could not see.
Earlier, when he had entered the Black Water Abyss and the insect nest with Xue Qinghe,
she had stayed beside him the entire time. He had been unable to fully use the Rebirth Secret Art to draw the vast quantity of vital blood from the Blood Locust Mother Insect's corpse without risking her noticing something amiss.