Zhang Xiaohua guarded the horses alone, but his divine sense was spread out, watching the activity in the tea shed. By now, he wielded his divine sense skillfully and could already divide his attention many ways—his eyes watched, his divine sense swept around, and his hands never stopped absorbing vital energy, without delaying anything.
Suddenly, the grazing horses let out long neighs and all retreated several steps. Zhang Xiaohua was startled and hurried forward, grabbing the reins to soothe the frightened animals. Looking carefully, he saw that the spot where they had been grazing bordered a field. A field mouse had suddenly darted out of a rat hole in the earth, startling the horses.
A flash of insight streaked through Zhang Xiaohua's mind, as though he had thought of something.
At that moment, Ying Fei ran out of the tea shed and asked what had happened. Zhang Xiaohua explained without expression. Ying Fei laughed. "Very good, Ren Xiaoyao. Watch the horses properly. Tonight, I'll let you suffer a little less."
With that, he turned and went back into the tea shed.
Zhang Xiaohua spat toward Ying Fei's retreating back, then stood there quietly again. He withdrew his divine sense and stopped absorbing vital energy, focusing wholly on the thought that had flashed through his mind.
Fields, field mice, rat holes—what exactly had that made him think of?
Staring at that tiny rat hole, Zhang Xiaohua suddenly saw the light. Wasn't it Earth Evasion? It was Earth Evasion! Though he still did not know what Earth Evasion was, judging by the name, it had to mean digging a tunnel through the earth and escaping through it. If he could truly dig a tunnel from underground and flee through it, then even with Lord Qin's martial arts, he might not be able