He sounded perfectly serious, but in truth, he had not spotted anything wrong at all. He was simply repeating what Shi Chun had said. If Shi Chun said the message from "Nightingale" was suspicious, all he had to do was say the message from "Nightingale" was suspicious too.
There was no need to complicate things or rack his brains. He only had to join the chorus, and he would never say something careless that caused new branches to sprout from the problem.
Seeing the two women wavering in uncertainty, he was probably just adding a little weight to the argument.
The two women looked at each other. Both men had noticed something amiss, while they still had no idea what was going on. It made them realize how weak their vigilance was.
"Miss, shall we move somewhere nearby and observe for a while?" Feng Chi asked tentatively, reluctant to make another decision on Xiang Lan'er's behalf.
Thinking that it was only a matter of shifting their hiding place slightly, with hardly any trouble involved, Xiang Lan'er nodded in agreement at once. If it really could help them avoid danger, it was worth doing.
The four pointed out various spots around them, quickly settled on a hiding place, and darted over to conceal themselves, turning to watch the top of Lone Blade Cliff...
Once Mount Wukang's search force spread out, it did not take long to find witnesses who pointed out the direction Xia Fuli had taken. There was more than one witness, too.
Of course, the witnesses could not confirm that it had been Xia Fuli, but they were certain someone had flown across the sky, pulling another person along.
The news was reported to Bian Jixiong immediately.
Upon hearing it, Bian Jixiong was about to go question them himself,