Mo Chen's heart jolted when he heard that the plan had changed.
[Mulberry Wood]?
Why was it Mulberry Wood again?
Wu Zhengxin, whose Eight Characters contained Mulberry Wood, had given him a thoroughly unpleasant time before.
All of his wood-element attacks could leave a Mulberry Wood mark on anyone they struck, eating away at their dharma power. How had combining it with the Li Household's exclusive secret art given Mulberry Wood the ability to track someone indefinitely?
Had it evolved?
"So these Nayin Effects can keep advancing when combined with their respective spells?"
A string of questions sprang up in Mo Chen's mind, but he knew that this mark was just as easy to remove.
If he could remove it, he could use his remaining supplies to remove Candle Shadow's mark later.
This was a huge risk, but for the Zhu Household's Talisman-Making Secrets, he would stake it all.
Since the caster could easily detect the mark being refined away, they would have to escape first.
"I've forcibly suppressed the mark for now, but to eradicate it, I'll need somewhere absolutely safe where I can devote all my strength to it."
Zhu Shengxia gasped for breath, her face covered in sweat.
"We absolutely cannot stay here."
"All right. Change into these immediately."
Mo Chen handed her a set of coarse cloth clothes he had prepared in advance.
They moved swiftly, quickly changing their clothes and doing their utmost to conceal their auras. They also altered their appearances, disguising themselves as two servants who had just finished their chores.
Worried that the disguise was unconvincing, Mo Chen smeared some dirt and ash on his face before quietly slipping out of the little courtyard.
Using the darkness and the vegetation and rocks in the Li Residence's courtyards for cover, the two of