Perhaps the other party had been watching them all along and, sensing that they might make a move, had not dared to show themselves.
After hearing Xu Tong's suggestion, the others thought it over and decided he had a point. They soon went to rest.
The lights in the house went out. Only after roughly two hours had passed did Xu Tong hear movement outside.
He had been cultivating here all this time, making his dark element even more sensitive.
The moment someone stepped into the little courtyard, Xu Tong noticed. He immediately wrapped his dark element around the intruder.
Now that his cultivation had advanced, he was even more powerful than before. Naturally, laying a trap like this to track someone would reveal no flaws.
Moreover, it was night, and his dark element blended into the darkness, making it virtually impossible for anyone to detect.
Even someone whose cultivation surpassed Xu Tong's would not notice anything amiss.
Before long, the men got what they had come for and prepared to leave. Xu Tong followed them, tracking the marks he had left on their bodies.
Soon, he arrived at a mansion on the outskirts.
The place was brightly lit, but after entering, Xu Tong used his dark element to slip into the rear courtyard, silent as a phantom.
Once there, he soon spotted the girl named A Ting whom he had seen that day.
The girl was tied up, her eyes covered. She remained motionless, and Xu Tong could not tell whether she was unconscious or awake.
After obtaining the Snow Lotus, the men seemed to be discussing something.
Only when he drew closer did Xu Tong learn from their conversation that this mansion did not belong to them at all.
"Boss, we really got our hands on some fine