Su Lun braved the snowstorm and left Sword Forging Village, and didn't encounter any further accidents along the way.
Mountain Hermit Country did have monsters, but not to the extent that you'd run into a horde just by walking around, as had happened before.
Because it was premeditated, the vanguard of the Tenth Fleet had been scattered, and the crisis had naturally been resolved.
Su Lun traveled dozens of miles by night, stumbling upon a few wild beasts that lacked foresight and casually killing them, then found a cave to spend the night.
Early the next morning, he changed into the attire of a ronin from Mountain Hermit Country and left the Izumo region, heading for Chikada.
Senjo said she had run into a bit of trouble, and he needed to go there.
