Chapter 16 - The Masked Men

Wang Jingyuan was fortunate to not run into any Qingsha sect pupils, but she was still on high alert any time she spotted another martial artist. With only a month left until the Hero Assembly, she had to make haste and arrive at the Capital in time. When she asked for directions at a village, a helpful cowherd told her that although the main road will lead her to the next town, there was a shortcut that would take her to the town after the first one in the same time it would take her to arrive to the first on the main road. The only problem was that it went into the mountains, where usually only woodsmen and hunters went. Wanting to cut down on time, Wang Jingyuan decided to take the shortcut.