After the lecture at the foot of the mountain concluded, Han Xuhan walked back to his hut, following Xuanyuan Zhou and Xiao Wu from a distance, not close enough for them to notice what he was doing, nor far enough for them to lose track of him completely.
The mountain road that led to their huts was full of twists and turns, shrouded in dusk's gloom and faint mist, giving him plenty of opportunities to direct the game plan from afar.
He had designed two plans after careful consideration.
Plan One: Zhanxian would go into the deserted valley, hiding his identity, to complete the transaction. Tun Shi Tian would mix in with the flocks of birds returning to their nests inside the woods, acting as the scout.
If anything goes wrong, Zhanxian would use an artifact to alert both Han Xuhan and Tun Shi Tian. This artifact could produce an enchanted whistle that would reach the ears of its owner no matter how far he was from it.
