"Master, look over there. There's a household. How about we stay there? It's getting dark, and if we keep traveling, we might run into some danger."
The fair-faced scholar looked at the darkening sky, somewhat afraid. He knew the forest was full of fierce tigers and wild beasts, and he feared that staying in the forest would put his safety at risk.
"You don't dare walk just because it's dark? Why are you so timid? At your pace, when will we ever find the Dragon Pearl I want?"
"Though that household has its lights on so late, there aren't any other homes in this deep forest. They're the only family living here. Don't you think that's suspicious?"
Uchiha Hikaru had long since grown accustomed to such things. He merely mocked the fair-faced scholar for knowing nothing. How was he supposed to wander the jianghu in the future like this?
"But... but..." The fair-faced scholar stammered, too afraid to speak. He had many doubts in his heart, but after hearing Uchiha Hikaru's words, he did not dare say anything else.
"But what? All you know is how to stop and rest. We haven't been traveling for long, yet how many times have you brought this up already? At your pace, who knows how much farther we'll have to go!"
Uchiha Hikaru was clearly growing impatient. He felt that this fair-faced scholar was truly too timid. The night road was dark, and there were indeed more fierce tigers and wild beasts in these deep mountains and forests, but what real harm could that do?
Right now, all Uchiha Hikaru wanted was to obtain that Dragon Pearl. He did not care much about anything else. Moreover, the capable aide who had been with him before had now been replaced by this fair-faced young