Hui Mian said no more. With a gentle toss, he set the scale floating before him, then took the Golden Brush in hand and wrote several golden characters in midair.
Mist Conceals Its Trail!
As the four golden characters settled, golden chains stretched out from the ends of their strokes, wrapping the scale completely. Then golden light flashed, and everything vanished.
Yi Shuyuan nodded slightly, having roughly grasped Hui Mian's intentions. There was no need to ask further; Hui Mian had his own wisdom and methods.
"Sir, I'll be off, then."
"Go on. Be careful!"
"Yes!"
Hui Mian answered, scooped up the scale with his paw, and used Wind Control to leave Ao Po's side. Under Ao Po's gaze, he flew high into the sky. By the time he became a streak of light heading toward the North Sea, he had already put away both brush and scale.
Ao Po withdrew his gaze and merged his body into the wind. His invisible dragon form swept its tail with the breeze, stirring a current of air as he flew back toward Haiyu County.
In Haiyu County's town, a spotted dog barked furiously at a patch of grass in a dark corner of the night.
After it barked several times, a number of dogs from nearby households gathered and began barking at the grass as well.
"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!" "Grrr, woof, woof, woof!"
The barking was so loud that it woke some residents who had long since gone to bed. Others threw on clothes and opened their doors to step into their courtyards and see what was happening.
"What are you barking at in the middle of the night?"
Some neighbors came out too, adding their own comments when they heard the noise.
"Could there be a