A Lantern Across Mountains and Seas
Chapter 552

The Scholar in Blue

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These Blood Eyes looked exactly like the Demon Eye Wu Shanshan of Heartless Valley had used back in the Divine Fire Domain.

At the sight of the blood in his eyes, everyone beside him stiffened.

Jiang You'er knew he must have cultivated some Demonic Art. But the man was a human cultivator, and the Demonic Arts humans practiced differed from those of Demon Cultivators. They sprang from the same root, yet blossomed into two flowers, each on its own branch.

Since the man was not shirking responsibility and had declared he would handle the matter, Jiang You'er could ask for nothing better. He immediately barked at those beside him, "Quick! Take us to the last place the target fled from!"

"Yes." Someone promptly accepted the order and led the way.

The group immediately rushed toward the site of the final encirclement.

Once there, Jiang You'er took the opportunity to ask about the details of their fight with Shi Chun. He already knew what had happened, in fact; bringing it up again was entirely for the mysterious expert beside him to hear.

Yet the unremarkable-looking Gray-Robed Man showed no interest whatsoever, nor did he express any regret over the reported casualties. As he hovered in the air, his Blood Eyes swept the area and repeatedly checked the others, as though comparing something. Finally, he flashed away in one direction.

Jiang You'er and the others exchanged glances, then flew after him with all their strength.

Before long, they saw the mysterious expert hovering motionless in the air.

The Gray-Robed Man waited until they reached him before asking, "Did any of you come to this spot during the fight?"

They looked at one another, then all shook their heads. One answered for the group, "We never came this far."

The Gray-Robed Man asked

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