Unlike the astonished people around him, Lin Feng's first reaction on seeing the footprints was, "Something's strange."
The footprints of a four-meter humanoid should have looked more like those of the legendary Bigfoot.
But what would a four-meter Bigfoot actually mean?
Its footprints should have been astonishingly wide and long, not the same size as an ordinary person's.
"A slender Ghost Shadow is watching us."
Lin Feng said quietly, "And I didn't notice it. This is getting very interesting. We've been marked. Lead everyone out! Xie Liu, go get the others."
That was what mattered most. Neither the "five Ghosts" of the Thief's Gate Secret Art nor the wind had detected this thing. Either it possessed extraordinary strength and Lin Feng was no match for it, or it had some unique concealment technique. This was its home ground.
Whichever it was, "Lead everyone out."
They could not stay here any longer.
Lin Feng told Xie Liu to take everyone away without packing anything. As for Hong Ni, he returned the Sky Pearl to her.
He held tightly to Teacher Xun. Amid the chaos, Teacher Xun remained remarkably calm.
Beside Lin Feng, he said rapidly, "It's them. They're here.
"It looks like they don't want me with you.
"They seem to have come to take me away. They probably won't kill me.
"If we get separated, don't look for me. If I can, I'll come find you. Do you remember what you told me earlier?
"We're in different times. If I really can live until your era, I'll definitely help you."
Teacher Xun spoke in a frantic rush, like a machine gun. "Also, the place I deciphered last night—I've been there. It's in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze, in the Min Mountains.
"I know that place. They have