On the third floor, a wisp of sandalwood gold flame aura served as a lone lamp among the rows of shelves.
Shi Chun flipped through the book in his hands, his mind burdened with worries. He read distractedly, for the question of how to escape this place safely kept turning over and over in his head.
That expert demonic cultivator had escaped. Could he be lurking nearby, waiting for him? There was no way to gamble on that, nor did he dare.
At any greater distance, his Right-Eye Ability could no longer make out the demonic essence inside a person. With so many people around, effective observation was difficult.
Besides, Wu Shanshan had the Demon Eye, and so had that expert earlier. Were they really the only two on the Demonic Path with that ability? Again, he dared not gamble.
The encirclement targeting him earlier had clearly been premeditated. Heaven only knew how many people from the Demonic Path were nearby now.
After receiving word, Wu Jinliang had come outside the city to prepare to receive him. But the problem was how Shi Chun could get out. With the Demonic Path deploying an expert of that caliber to hold the fort, slipping out of here undetected using the Earth-Diving Technique was practically impossible. Once again, he dared not gamble.
Without the Earth-Diving Technique, disguising himself or hiding in a crate to sneak out would both be difficult.
That meant, under the threat of the Demon Eye, even getting out of this Book Hall was a problem.
For the Demonic Path to assemble such a force against him showed how determined they were to capture him this time. How could he possibly be anything but doubly cautious?
Unfortunately, the City Guard wanted to arrest him too. Otherwise, he could have made