"Do you truly want to see him?"
Looking at Yang Qing's calm face, Jiang Zhizhou felt a little annoyed with himself for speaking too hastily.
Yang Qing said, "Since we know where Dai Sheng is, naturally I should pay him a visit, if circumstances permit."
After all, they had been colleagues for several years.
Though Yang Qing did not say it outright, Jiang Zhizhou could guess a little of what he was thinking.
Dai Sheng's abrupt transfer back then, followed by his disappearance, had most likely had something to do with Yang Qing.
He had probably been dragged down by his association with Yang Qing.
They might have held Yan Pass, but how could ordinary people presume to fathom the minds of those above them?
"Yang Qing..." Jiang Zhizhou's lips moved. He wanted to offer a few words of comfort, but did not know where to begin.
Yang Qing waved a hand. "There's no need to say anything more. I know what I'm doing."
After a pause, Yang Qing looked at Jiang Zhizhou again. "Since we're heading to North Mountain, let's go back now and make our preparations."
Spirit Mountain was some distance from North Mountain. It would hardly be appropriate to rush straight there.
"Young master, we only saw one path on our way here. Does that mean we have to go back the way we came?"
Coming down had already been so difficult. Now they had to go back up?
Bu Er's brows drew into a deep frown.
Naturally, Yang Qing also thought of that exceedingly strange waterfall, where Bu Er and Jiang Zhizhou had both lost their internal power for no apparent reason.
Although they had now obtained the extraordinary book, there was no guarantee that their internal power would not suffer again.
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