The man in black's reason for leaving was simple. The return journey spanned thousands of miles, and any point along it could become Chen Xiaorong's grave, so he was in no hurry. Besides, he wasn't confident he could escape unscathed if all three of them attacked him at once.
In fact, everyone knew that as long as Chen Xiaorong was alive, she possessed a final trump card—one that would take her enemy down with her. The man in black's goal was to force her to play that card, leaving her completely spent.
The two of them ran swiftly, covering hundreds of kilometers in just a few hours. But this was no straight path; it involved cresting several thousand-meter-high mountains that were difficult to go around. Even though they hadn't taken any detours, Zhao Zuo was not satisfied with their progress.
The enemy hadn't reappeared, yet the threat hung over their heads like a sharp blade.
