Rong Jian smiled back. "Don't you need an opportunity though?"
"That's why I said 'If worse comes to worse', of course I'll try to fight first." Shen Tianyu responded.
They ran until they were sure they were far enough away from Ling Le Town before stopping. Perhaps because one can buy much of the necessities in the town, there weren't any villages for several li (1). As they were resting, Shen Tianyu loudly said she was going to find water and went into the surrounding wild. The wild forest here was completely different from the Forest of Death and didn't have miasma or powerful spiritual beasts, as if there was some barrier containing the Forest of Death and preventing it from affecting other places. There was plenty of cover here and she just needed to locate the people stalking them. Or... she could have them locate her. Being lazy, Shen Tianyu went deeper into the forest to find a small clearing. She then sat down and began meditating.
