Lu Chen gave Qin Yaotiao a look, signaling her not to make any sound.
The senses of a Martial Artist at the Marrow Refinement Realm were already far superior to an ordinary person’s, and any slight noise could easily lead to discovery.
After what felt like a long time, the sounds from outside gradually faded away, and the weight in Lu Chen’s heart was lifted.
He quietly got up and glanced outside the crevice, observing that it had become bright outside and no one was in sight anymore.
"Yaotiao, it’s time for us to leave."
Qin Yaotiao had also stayed awake all night, fearing that she might make snoring sounds in her sleep. Hearing Lu Chen say it was time to leave, she quickly gathered her spirits.
Lu Chen first checked the wound on Qin Yaotiao’s back and, after Doctor Zhao’s treatment, the wound had almost completely healed.
"That counts as rare good news."
Lu Chen thought to himself and then kicked Wu Er awake with one foot.
"Senior, senior!"
Being in pain from waking up, Wu Er inside the sack started shouting out right away.
However, Lu Chen had changed the plan, saying, "Tell me how to take the shortcut there, we’ll go on our own!"
Wu Er quickly informed him of the route, fearing that Lu Chen would take the wrong path and take his anger out on him, so he described it in great detail.
After a while, he hadn’t heard any response from Lu Chen, and doubt crept into his heart. Could it be that he had left?
Thinking of this, Wu Er tried to struggle out of the sack. Lu Chen had indeed already left, and no matter how much noise he made, it wouldn’t be discovered.
Wu Er was, after all, a Martial Artist at the Flesh Refinement Realm, and soon enough, he burst through the sack.
"Gone?"
In the cave, not a soul remained, and Wu Er, having narrowly escaped death, sat collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily.
After a while, he finally came to his senses and mumbled to himself, "The shortcut is easy to take, but it’s a pity... at the end, it’s said you’ll encounter the hidden Immortal Sect! No matter how strong you are, you’re no match for someone from the Immortal Sect! It’s a pity Big Brother died, it seems I should trouble people less from now on..."
Wu Er glanced at the cave and then got up to leave.
But the sight of the dead bodies on the ground startled him once more.
However, he soon burst into elation.
He was just a Martial Artist at the Flesh Refinement Realm, and these dead were all from the Bone Refinement Realm!
Gathering all their weapons to sell would also bring him a significant fortune!
"Haha, the heavens never block off all paths, without unexpected wealth one cannot be rich!"
Overjoyed, Wu Er searched the bodies, recognizing these people as those who had entered Ten Thousand Demon Mountain before them, all wearing valuable items.
And yet, he hadn’t considered why over ten people had died in this place!
When he was ready to leave the valley with his loot, he unexpectedly came face to face with a person in black.
"You came out from the valley?"
The person in black asked.
Having suffered a great loss just the day before and nearly dying, Wu Er promptly replied, "Yes, senior!"
This person in black seemed unassuming, just like Lu Chen.
Lower Realm Martial Artists couldn’t sense the elemental force of their superiors, so Wu Er dared not show any disrespect.
"How long have you been in the valley?"
The person in black, with a pleasant smile, inquired.
"It should be... about a night?"
Wu Er truly didn’t know how long he had been unconscious, and was even less aware of what had happened.
"A night?"
The person in black’s pupils suddenly constricted, and then he grabbed Wu Er, demanding, "Lead me into the valley to take a look. Where did you hide yesterday?"
He was one of the three Martial Artists from yesterday who were in the Marrow Refinement Realm.
Originally, when dawn broke, they had left, but considering that there were still bodies in the valley that if left unattended might arouse suspicion and expose their organization, they decided to split up, with one returning to deal with the bodies and the others to report the news about the eye gem.
However, they didn’t expect someone to have stayed in the valley all night.
And they had discussed many secrets the previous night, and they didn’t know whether Wu Er had heard anything!
"Yes...yes, senior!"
Frightened pale, Wu Er barely dared to breathe too loudly as he led the person in black to the cave entrance.
"You hid in here all of last night?"
The person in black’s eyes flashed with a fierce light.
"Yes, senior. Last night, I was abducted by people and brought into this cave, even put into a sack! Later, when I awoke and found they were gone, I managed to break free from the sack!"
Wu Er dared not hide a single detail, recounting everything truthfully.
"You were abducted? Explain in detail what happened to you! If you hide even half a word... don’t blame my father for being rude!"
A murderous aura instantly enveloped Wu Er. Trembling, he quickly recounted his encounter with Lu Chen at the foot of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
After a stick of incense, the person in black snorted coldly and swiftly struck out a palm.
Bang!
Wu Er’s skull shattered, and he died on the spot!
The person in black quickly threw all the bodies in the valley into the stream and then sprinted out towards Ten Thousand Demon Mountain!
From the information obtained from Wu Er, he was absolutely certain that those were Lu Chen and Qin Yaotiao!
And the information they had received the previous night was that Xu Yueru did not find the jade pendant.
Therefore, it was very likely that the jade pendant remained with Lu Chen!
An hour later, he finally caught up with his two companions at the foot of the mountain!
After sharing the news, the three Martial Artists at the Marrow Refinement Realm raced off, pursuing into the heart of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain!