He should have contacted that girl in yellow first. Then, at a single call from her, people would immediately respond. She could even have gathered people beforehand and waited by the stump for the rabbit!
Enduring his injuries, Yang Yan hastily turned and ran back, afraid that the man might slip away during his absence. Yet when he returned and that spot came into view, his heart sank another notch.
She had already led more than a dozen people far away. Only a few attendants remained by the ruins.
The girl's good intentions were easy enough to guess: knowing he did not want to expose himself, she had deliberately led everyone away.
But the old man had not left either!
When they went around behind the tower and saw no one, they naturally assumed the cloaked man had moved too quickly and already escaped. Only Yang Yan knew he had not had time to leave at all.
Once again, Yang Yan faced a choice.
Chapter 161: Officials and Bandits
He could go down immediately and catch up with the girl, though that would also mean exposing himself, with his flimsy disguise, to everyone's eyes.
For a moment, he truly felt that impulse. This affair needed only this one final link. All he had to do was secure this helper and tell her everything she needed to know-the old man was hiding upstairs; please gather people to hold him here; Pei Ye had already gone to report to the authorities-and he would have done everything he could.
He had just experienced what it felt like to face a powerful enemy with a companion. Bearing that pressure alone while dragging his injured body along was truly unpleasant.
But Yang Yan still did not move.
He firmly restrained the feet that wanted to