But he still came up empty.
"It seems the person hiding here knew they couldn't fool me, so they left ahead of time."
He shook his head, not bothering to investigate further.
Since they had come prepared and were deliberately avoiding him, they certainly wouldn't have left any clues.
Still, he searched the area just in case. Only after confirming there were no traces did he walk over to the man in black.
「At the same time, by a small river several miles away.」
A young man with a longsword was leaning against a large boulder, his gaze distant as he watched the river burble under the night sky.
A figure emerged from the darkness, came up behind him, and knelt on one knee.
"Young Venerable, it seems Fang Shuwen was just using the Seven-String Ancient Chapter to bait us out. That failed ambush must have been what made him turn back..."
"Are you suggesting this is my fault?"
The Young Venerable's tone was ice-cold.
"I wouldn't dare."
