Wu Youren's most basic requirement was to clean up the bloodstains, arrows, weapons, and so on within two minutes, and then he had to make his escape.
As for whether the garrison will bring in Ability User to investigate when it gets light, there's no point in discussing that.
Even if the garrison was careless, it's impossible that Saina wouldn't have reacted. That guy is just weirdo, not an idiot!
He was mentally prepared to try to disrupt Taowan's investigation over the next two days.
However, now that Chen Quanxu has managed to create such a commotion, he naturally wants to seize the opportunity and try his best to clean things up thoroughly.
Five minutes later, he was certain that he had handled the situation fairly well—even if there were any more clues, they were beyond his ability to deal with.
So he decisively tiptoed away.
Half an hour later, Wu Youren arrived at the foot of a cliff, quickly dug a cave, crawled inside, and began to check his harvest.
He had just broken open a glow stick when he sensed something was wrong. He turned around and saw Scops Owl crouching at the cave entrance, staring with wide eyes.
"You've run quite a distance. Luckily you dug a cave; there was an energy fluctuation there."
The boy reached out to rummage through the items, asking, "How long can this strange activity continue?"
"Half an hour to an hour and a half," Chen Quanxu, giving a rather large timeframe.
This is normal; he has already left, and it's impossible to predict how things will develop further.
His real concern was, "Don't move, I'll search the area. Cover the entrance!"
Without saying a word, Wu Youren went outside the cave and moved a large rock to block the faint light at the cave entrance.
He imagined that Chen Quanxu had dealt with the Hall of Extraordinary Masters quite a bit and should be more familiar with some of the insidious methods.
"This guy is really poor," the Scops Owl muttered softly as it rummaged through the corpse and clothes.
"Damn, I knew it! It was hidden in the buckle, two Resentment Qi Crystal —wait, damn it, damn it!"
The next moment, an object the size of an egg appeared on the Scops Owl's claws.
The object is stained with blood and other unidentified liquids, but that's not important. What's important is: it's light blue and has a honeycomb pattern!
"Uh—" Wu Youren couldn't help but pause in surprise, "Your luck doesn't seem as bad as you said!"
This is the Marching Stone, a treasure coveted and wildly sought after by countless people!
"Okay?" The Scops Owl blinked its big, round eyes. "How big is your Marching Stone?"
"Uh, it is a little bigger than this," the boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "But it's good enough to have one!"
"Wrong, terribly wrong!" Chen Quanxu muttered under his breath, "In my understanding, it should be about the size of a fist, right?"
Wu Youren nodded slightly. "Indeed, at least that's how it is in my area."
"This thing was definitely obtained from a Weird Transformation creature that was not yet an adult," the Scops Owl said, its claws waving. "It's still underage!"
"That's enough," the boy said with a smile, "I highly suspect you're showing off!"
"Where is it?" the Scops Owl muttered softly, then fell silent.
Seeing him pack the Marching Stone into the leather bag, Wu Youren blinked, "Where did you find this?"
"You won't like that answer," Chen Quanxu replied. "You really want to ask?"
"Alright, I won't ask anymore," the boy shook his head. Actually, he could roughly guess where it was from the other person's actions.
The Scops Owl nonchalantly remarked, "Anyway, if you were to search it, it would probably end up burning it down."
Two names involuntarily popped into Wu Youren's mind: Ershan and Kelvin.
Thinking that he hadn't searched either of them so thoroughly, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
"Alright, there aren't many people as twisted as her," Chen Quanxu actually guessed what he was thinking.
"Since the Hall of Extraordinary Masters is in such a bad state and doesn't have a very safe place to live, it's normal for them to carry some things with them. Let's burn it."
This time, the harvest included two crystals, Marching Stone, and a dozen or so gold coins.
Everything else was taken away, including the modified horsebow and the expensive, specially made arrows.
It's understandable to feel heartache, but even Chen Quanxu said, "Collecting this kind of thing is too risky."
He dared to keep the jade bamboo shoot he stole from the princess's burial goods, after all, it was just an ordinary treasure.
Even those Ability User from the Hall of Extraordinary Masters who have retired still keep their personal belongings extremely sensitive.
The Marching Stone was an unexpected bonus. Chen Quanxu expressed that he really wanted it, but he had taken too much advantage of the boy and couldn't fight for it anymore.
For him now, the Flawless Crystal and the Shadow-Splitting Yue are more important, as they are matters of life and death; the Marching Stone has to take a back seat.
Next, Wu Youren cast Fireball Spell.
It must be admitted that this spell is quite effective at destroying evidence; not only does it produce no black smoke, but it can also quickly soften and deform swords.
Even the Scops Owl couldn't help but exclaim, "It's only been seven or eight minutes, I want to learn too—uh, it stinks!"
Wu Youren quietly sealed the cave entrance and returned to the camp just as dawn was breaking.
He didn't turn on his watch, but he turned on the stove and started cooking.
Twenty minutes later, an off-road vehicle appeared, carrying four instructors from Red Pine.
It's easier to get into trouble at night, but if something happens during the day, Saina dares to openly attack a student, they can easily cover for him.
Bingma immediately informed Manna and Luo Xi that they had also received the news and would be coming today.
They had no idea that a thrilling battle had taken place the previous night.
Ranxue did provide a hint: there seemed to be some strange activity on the ridge last night.
The boy thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it unnecessary to trouble so many instructors? I've been having really bad luck lately, I can't seem to catch any monsters."
"They'll be with us tonight," Daiqisi casually remarked. "Having more people to meet you will have a better deterrent effect."
To be honest, she felt a little ashamed that she couldn't be with him that night and had to stand up to the people from Taowan.
Meanwhile, outside the quarantine site, Prince Saina had just woken up.
He rarely got up this early, but Jiuyou Feng's mission to kill the Jin youth for a reward was no small matter.
However, the Ability User did not return by the afternoon, which made him somewhat suspicious. "I'll go and find out what's going on."
Previously, to avoid suspicion, the Taowan's delegation had been waiting quietly, but now they couldn't care less about that.
Not long after, news came back that the boy and Red Pine's instructor were still in the same place, and the former had probably turned off his wristwatch.
"What about Jiuyou Feng?" Saina wondered to himself, "Is he really that calm?"
He hired the other party as a bodyguard at a high price, and has been doing so for more than three years. His ultimate goal is to bring the other party back to Taowan.
Therefore, although the related expenses were not low, his father, the king, was responsible for the main expenditures.
This is a minor matter. The key thing is that after spending these past few years together, he has a general understanding of Jiuyou Feng's style of doing things.
The little fellow from Jin is still lively and energetic, while Jiuyou Feng is silent and likely lying in wait in the shadows.
Prince Taowan was a little confused. Was it really necessary to be so cautious for such a minor figure?
However, he only dared to keep these doubts to himself and would never dare to say them to Jiuyou Feng's face.
Others think he acts arrogantly and conceitedly, but they don't know that he knows very well who he can and cannot mess with.
Fighting with the New Army in the street is fine, but if he really angers Jiuyou Feng, there's a real possibility that he could be killed on the spot.
Just then, several SUVs drove up from the direction of Tianjing; it was Red Pine's group returning from their business trip to the city.
A car drove directly to Taowan's camp, and a man and a woman got out. "Where are your Taowan hostages? Come out!"
It was Manna and Luo Xi who arrived; they had been invited a few days earlier to help identify the Parasitic Weird.
The host family who invited them was also a very influential family, and after the business was completed, they treated the two of them to a grand feast.
The two had originally planned to stay in Tianjing for a couple more days, hoping to get some other orders.
Who would have thought that Wu Youren would encounter such a bizarre situation?
They don't have to come back, they don't even need to find a reason, since the boy has four Knight with him anyway.
However, in human relationships, it is all about give and take, and what Wu Youren encountered this time was indeed quite significant.
The differences between people are always revealed through comparison.
Even though the two were unwilling, they didn't want to be outdone by the other four, so they could only reluctantly head back.
Manna was in a very bad mood, so she came directly to us.
"Who are you?" a Knight from Taowan asked, displeased. "What's your identity? How dare you speak like that?"
"Shut up!" Luo Xi stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face. "A mere hostage like you dares to be arrogant?"
In theory, this is the kind of treatment a proton should receive.
However, the people of Taowan had no such awareness at all, and the other side took a real hit without warning.
Then things got interesting, with several Knight rushing out to demand justice.
However, Luo Xi dared to make a move not without calculation. The New Army did not want to provoke the other party, but Red Pine really had few scruples.
That's the gist of it. Taowan is an ally of Liang, but only a subordinate; she's not a true Liang person!
Seeing the outsiders causing trouble, many Liangren martial artists refused to stand by and rushed forward, causing a chaotic scene.
Finally, a Great Knight stepped in and calmed the situation down, saying, "Speak properly! If you have too much energy to spare, go kill some monsters!"
Saina finally stepped forward. He wasn't tall, but his head was huge, making his whole body seem quite disproportionate.
He was quite rude, asking, "What do you want from me?"
But Manna was even more blunt, "I'll just ask you one question: what are you doing here at Red Pine?"
Saina raised his large head, looking arrogantly at the sky. "I enjoy diplomatic immunity—I refuse to answer!"
"Fine, you can," Manna laughed angrily, "But I'm giving you a heads-up."
"You dare to run wild on Red Pine's territory? I won't let you get away with this, and no amount of pleading will help!"
This attitude cannot be entirely attributed to her.
She also felt that this matter was a bit tricky, and it was difficult to grasp the right balance, so she specifically consulted her master.
The Instructor Hong, feeling increasingly annoyed, directly expressed his opinion.
"You're all overthinking it. Since he's come to Red Pine, why don't you just make the rules clear to him first, and that'll be fine?"