Within a mountain forest.
Rustle...
A figure flitted through the forest like a phantom, vanishing among the trees before anyone could even make him out.
An hour later.
On a desolate mountain fifty kilometers away, a figure flashed into view, and Ye Han appeared atop a large boulder...
Standing on the boulder, he frowned as he gazed into the distance and cursed, "Damn it! How did the Black Mountain Cult find out that Young Master Black Mountain died at my hands?"
Ye Han was deeply puzzled. He had never expected his and Fairy Jade Orchid's killing of Young Master Black Mountain to go entirely unnoticed, hidden from gods and ghosts alike.
But even Fairy Jade Orchid did not know his true identity.
How had that damned Black Mountain Cult uncovered his true identity?
He kept feeling that Han Qiushui of Heavenly Peace Market was most likely involved...
But he had no evidence, and there was no way he could go to Heavenly Peace Market now to investigate Han Qiushui.
After all, the Han Household wielded considerable influence as one of Azure Cloud City's four great lineages.
Azure Cloud City also had a Golden Core Stage Great Cultivator presiding over it. With his meager cultivation, he would accomplish nothing by going back there to stir up trouble, and might even lose his life in the bargain. Naturally, there was no need to go to Azure Cloud City to settle accounts with Han Qiushui.
Still, Ye Han kept this firmly in mind. Once an opportunity arose, he would take his time settling that score.
But now the Black Mountain Cult had its sights set on him.
After killing Young Master Black Mountain, he had already been extremely cautious. He had not casually sold the treasures in Young Master Black Mountain's Storage Bag,