Hu Yunni's face turned cold as she swept her sword. Sword light burst forth like a pear tree in full bloom.
The surrounding trees exploded one after another.
She was furious beyond measure, gritting her teeth as she glared in the direction the golden light had vanished.
That burly middle-aged man had been too fast. Even if she used a secret technique, it would have been too late.
She turned to Leng Tieya.
Leng Tieya frowned, staring in the direction the burly middle-aged man had fled, his face full of unwillingness.
"Mr. Sun..." she said heavily. "The remains are gone!"
Leng Tieya took a deep breath, then slowly let it out, as though exhaling his frustration and rage.
His expression relaxed with that breath. Shaking his head, he said, "Forget it. They were never ours to begin with."
"I'm so unwilling to accept this!" Hu Yunni said hatefully. "Is there really nothing we can do?"
Leng Tieya said, "Even with the Remnant Sword Fragment, I'm afraid it may be useless now."
Hu Yunni's eyes lit up. "Right, the Remnant Sword Fragment!"
Leng Tieya shook his head. "There's something strange about this fellow. The Remnant Sword Fragment may not be able to sense him again."
Hu Yunni hurriedly said, "We have to try. I'll go call Senior Brother Miao!"
Her sword suddenly flared bright, carrying her away like a streak of plain white silk.
Leng Tieya shook his head, his Super Sensation continuously illuminating the burly middle-aged man.
He watched the man turn into a streak of golden light and swiftly flee thirty miles, forty miles...
Only after reaching a hundred miles did he stop and land in the woods halfway up a mountain.
The instant he landed, he assumed a strange stance and closed his eyes.
The golden light around