After that shout, Wang Chong took to his heels, leaving Bone Demon and Tall Woman staring at each other!
Wang Chong was seventy or eighty percent confident he could kill these two formidable enemies, but he could not guarantee he would do so unscathed. With over a dozen Yegeluo Clan experts pursuing him, getting injured would be tantamount to slowly waiting for death. So long as he remained unhurt, he could keep dragging this out. He refused to believe these pursuers would never let their guard slip. The slightest lapse from the Yegeluo Clan men would bring an incomparably fierce counterattack from him, but to fight without restraint when that moment came, he had to keep himself in peak condition at all times.
Wang Chong ran several li in moments. When he looked back and saw neither Bone Demon nor Tall Woman pursuing him, doubts stirred in his mind. How had those two caught up? Moreover, that woman had definitely not been among the dozen or so Yegeluo Clan pursuers earlier. Could these pursuers summon reinforcements? If so, the road ahead would be difficult indeed.
Wang Chong encountered no more enemies that day and rested overnight in the mountain woods.
The next day, he passed through a small town on his journey and asked for directions. He discovered that Tongzhou Prefecture was actually not very far away. By sheer coincidence, the direction he had been traveling had not strayed much from his course.
Delighted, Wang Chong ordered seven or eight dishes at the town's only eatery and ate his fill. Then he asked for some flatbreads and took to his heels. He had no money on him now, so he could only come back to repay them another day. The proprietor shouted curses and chased him halfway down the street