The sky outside was gloomy, making one feel like sleeping, but now was not the time for sleep. Uchiha Hikaru still needed to carefully plan the path he would take in the future.
Besides, Murong Si's matter had not been properly settled yet, so everything was still unstable. Uchiha Hikaru had to see each matter through before he could rest easy and get a good night's sleep.
Getting so little sleep every day had not been going on for just a day or two. Ever since this competition began, Uchiha Hikaru had spent more than ten hours every day immersed in the competition and his work.
Yes, even though he was staying in Gao Family Village and did not need to travel elsewhere, this kind of daily work was still exhausting—more tiring than constantly being on the road.
Yet Uchiha Hikaru had gained a great deal from it all, so he felt that everything he had put in was worthwhile. Still, the most urgent matter now was to see what route lay ahead and decide how to proceed.
There was also another matter: Uchiha Hikaru needed to determine how many people would be traveling with him. He had originally agreed with Murong Si that she would follow him, but because of her father, it was no longer entirely certain.
So he still needed to look into the situation carefully before he could plan the route. After all, if he were traveling alone, then it would not matter which way he went.
After all, one person would be freer. If a young woman were traveling with him, it would make some aspects of daily life more convenient.
But Murong Si was not particularly skilled in martial arts, so he had to take her into consideration and choose a safer, more suitable