Zhou Gu moved swiftly. After pronouncing his decision to descend the mountain, he didn't hesitate for a moment and practically flew down the slope.
Ziye followed behind him, wanting to ask why they were descending the mountain once they heard about the secret tunnel instead of apprehending the culprit. However, he was barely able to keep pace with Zhou Gu, let alone raise his question.
No sooner did the two of them depart than a group of men barged into the courtyard where Zhou Gu was staying. Seeing the empty yard and room, and the still-warm tea in the teapot, the man leading the group arched his eyebrows, "Where's the man? Why isn't he here?"
The man asking the question was in his forties, named Lin Hai, sporting a pair of goatee, with a sharp face and an unmistakable air of someone not easily bullied.
