Meanwhile, Chen Qing raced into the distance. When he realized Yu He wasn't chasing him, he couldn't help but wonder, 'Could it be that I'm not his target?'
But he quickly dismissed that idea.
'Then why isn't he chasing me? Could it be... he's after the wrong person?'
Chen Qing suddenly recalled the deliberate shout back at Jiangchuan Bridge, and a thought struck him.
'That old demon deliberately shouted my identity, but he was the first to flee. It's obvious he was trying to divert the trouble onto someone else, making Yu He think the person who shouted was me and sending him in the wrong direction!'
'Could it be that Yu He mistook him for me?'
Chen Qing didn't dwell on it. He pushed his Startled Swan Escape Shadow Technique to its limit and quickly left the place of conflict. He traveled without rest, sticking to mountain forest paths.
「Three days later.」
A travel-worn Chen Qing finally returned to the gates of the Wutai Sect.
