Ding Songyan took only one look before withdrawing his gaze and whispering to Zheng Zhuxi:
"Senior Sister, don't look too long, lest Shen Wanli notice."
From the characteristics of his technique and his unusual appearance, he had confirmed that the man hiding against the tree trunk was Shen Wanli. But the Wanted Notice said little about the youngest of the Three Fiends of Xiao City, leaving him unable to rule out the possibility that the man could use the forest to heighten his senses.
Zheng Zhuxi quickly turned her gaze to Ding Songyan and said very quietly:
"I'll circle behind him and try to take out this hidden sentry quickly, without alerting Cao Yue and Lu Guangqing inside the mountain god temple."
Shen Wanli was only at Fifth Rank, "Probing Mystery." Although he could make use of the forest, a surprise attack might leave him no time to bring his strengths into play. Zheng Zhuxi still had some confidence.
At that moment, Pan Yunzhou surveyed the terrain, pointed to a tree, and told Zheng Zhuxi:
"Junior Sister Zheng, I'll make a little noise over there to draw Shen Wanli's eyes. Seize the chance to ambush him."
"All right." Once again, Zheng Zhuxi found that Pan Yunzhou had ample experience roaming the martial world.
In an ambush, quality mattered more than numbers. Seeing Zheng Zhuxi volunteer for the task, Xing Chang and Xie Fengchao did not insist on joining her.
Ding Songyan leaned close to Zheng Zhuxi's ear and whispered:
"Senior Sister, watch the plants underfoot and around you."
Zheng Zhuxi nodded lightly to show that she had taken his warning to heart.
She knew what her junior brother meant. Shen Wanli possessed the ability "Communion with Plants and Trees," so the vegetation within a certain range of him might already