Investigation

Beside Gloomwind Gorge, within a radius of less than ten li, lay the main camp of these Demon Spirit Masters. Though both places were in the mountains, those ten li were far from as close as one might imagine.

"These Demon Spirit Masters are truly clever. They put their nest in a place like this—no wonder no one has ever been able to find it." Pang Xing looked at the marked location on the map, his face full of cold laughter. Although the Demon Spirit Masters' nest was not far from Gloomwind Gorge, it was actually quite well concealed. Most importantly, this stretch of road was extremely difficult to travel.

"Yes. People heading to Gloomwind Gorge generally would not pass through there. Even if a few did, their being captured would not arouse much suspicion." Those who came here were basically planning to enter Gloomwind Gorge, so their disappearance would not draw attention.

Huo Hai understood this very well. Even if someone vanished near this place, others would assume they had entered Gloomwind Gorge and died inside. In a forbidden land like Gloomwind Gorge, a few more deaths would not seem strange in the slightest.

More importantly, even if someone suspected this place, they would turn their attention toward Gloomwind Gorge. Yet there was nothing at all within the gorge. The Demon Spirit Masters had truly gone to great lengths in choosing this location for their hidden nest. If they had not happened to encounter Pang Xing this time, and if that unreliable fellow had not actually carried such a map on him—

For this matter to be exposed, they would have had to wait until the Demon Spirit Masters willingly revealed themselves. Even Huo Hai had not taken those bandits seriously, at most treating them as a bandit organization,