Daoist Xue had certainly not walked so fast because his injuries had healed. Only after he was far from the lane where the Zhong residence stood did he relax.
The moment he relaxed, his whole body felt sore and limp, his muscles and bones drained of strength. He nearly fell to his knees as he walked.
But Daoist Xue gritted his teeth and held on, and that weakness temporarily receded.
Daoist Xue had left while the bailiff looking after him went out to relieve himself. He had left a note and used a little illusion, so no one at the County Office should have discovered his departure yet.
Still, Daoist Xue was in no hurry to return to the office.
In the dim night, Daoist Xue looked around as he walked, as though searching for something. His steps occasionally faltered.
He knew an expert in the city must have helped him, perhaps the elderly gentleman from before, Old Man Yu.
If the Golden Rooster Announces Dawn Talisman had failed to activate last night, there might have been nothing afterward. That crow had come at just the right moment.
Having roamed the Rivers and Lakes for so many years, Daoist Xue knew there were always people beyond people and mountains beyond mountains. This was not merely a matter of having an opportunity to seek an expert's guidance; he felt that this affair was probably not so simple.
Daoist Xue had understood from the outset that the matter was complicated. After unleashing the "Fire Dragon Talisman" last night, he had felt a flash of insight, as though his mind had opened, and sensed even more subtleties in the affair.
The City God Broken Divination Stick had offered guidance, and the Land God had appeared to explain cause and effect!
If properly resolved,