In truth, Sun Zhuo had not initially expected these people to genuinely be hiding something. After years of roaming the world, he had instinctively sensed something amiss and warned Fang Qianyuan to be careful.
The reaction of Wang Yan, the Wang Household's daughter, had taken him completely by surprise. Thinking herself clever, she had actually tried to sow discord and persuade them, which only heightened Sun Zhuo's suspicions.
He told Fang Qianyuan they might as well pretend to leave and see what those people were really up to.
He had two reasons for saying this. The first, naturally, was his curiosity and wariness; he did not want to stay any longer.
The second was even simpler.
Their original destination had been that valley. Following the Mystic Sun Sect disciples and the Wang Household members back had been an unexpected detour.
Neither of them was beholden to those people. Strictly speaking, they had even helped them. It might not count as saving their lives, but they had lent a hand all the same. Now that their good deed was done, what could the others do if they chose to leave?
Both possessed considerable skills and had no fear of traveling at night, so they had walked out openly.
Now, seeing Wang Yan lead her people back in pursuit without the slightest hesitation, they felt she had practically confessed without being questioned.
There were countless roads they could have taken. Why had she gone straight in that direction?
This only made the two of them more interested.
"Let's circle around another way and avoid running into them!" Sun Zhuo told Fang Qianyuan.
It was not that they feared those people. They simply wanted to avoid unnecessary complications.
Fang Qianyuan smiled. "Makes sense."
The two quietly withdrew, swung onto their respective Spirit Creatures