The two arrived at Shen Luo's residence in no time. Despite being gone for over a year, the courtyard remained immaculately clean, clearly maintained by regular visitors.
"Big Brother Shen, where have you been for the past year? Why didn't you send any word back to the village? I thought you'd been devoured by the Heaven Devouring Tiger," Ying Luo grumbled slightly.
"I apologize, Daoist Ying. That day when chased by the Heaven Devouring Tiger, I accidentally stumbled into a hidden cave. The exit was sealed by a prohibition and I was trapped inside until recently when I managed to escape," Shen Luo explained nonchalantly, his eyes flickering subtly.
He withheld information about the incident in the Oblique Moon and Three Stars Cave and didn't tell it to Ying Luo.
