They had said they would find somewhere to have a proper chat, but once Young Master Nan left the prison, he knew he had lost his freedom. Guards watched him the entire way.
On the way, Young Master Nan remembered something and could not help asking, "Shi Chun's people, those from the Bright Mountain Sect-have you already arrested them?"
He had assumed that since even he had been arrested, Shi Chun's subordinates could hardly have escaped.
To his surprise, Wei Mo shook his head. "We haven't touched them yet. Moving against them before we catch Shi Chun would only beat the grass and startle the snake. But they're under tight surveillance."
All right, Young Master Nan understood. That was also why they had arrested him in secret...
Starlight reflected off the water. Among the reeds, Shi Chun suddenly gestured to Wu Jinliang to keep quiet. Wu Jinliang immediately held himself rigid, calming his breathing and concentrating so that his movements would not disturb the water.
Through Shi Chun's right-eye ability, the indistinct figures around the distant inn began to move. They left the inn and the island, though their method of departure was somewhat strange. After studying them carefully, he could tell they had all escaped through the water.
Although they followed a winding route through the waterways, they kept getting farther away. They were almost beyond the range of his right-eye ability. He immediately signaled for Wu Jinliang to stay put, then slipped out to follow them.
He also traveled underwater, but neither earth nor river water could block his right-eye ability. Sometimes, for convenience, he climbed ashore and cut straight across.
After following them for a while, he discovered that no matter how much they doubled back, their destination was hardly unexpected. They were heading straight for the