Miao Yi rushed to the inner fortress and found Charcoal. He immediately mounted the steed and ignored the rough bloke sending him off. On the surface, he’d put on a front that he was in a hurry to look for his cousin. But in reality, he was in a hurry to make his escape. Riding Charcoal, he speedily dashed out of the mountain fortress, going down the mountain, scuttling into the forest, traveling further away...
The rough bloke casted a glance at the disappearing figure in the night and chuckled, “What an idiot!”
Turning back, he took large strides and returned to stand beneath the high platform, awaiting for his orders.
However, after waiting for a long while, he saw no signs of activity from the top of the high platform. From the start until the end, not a single sound could be heard. He could even smell the stench of blood. The rough bloke really wanted to go up to get to the bottom of the matter.
