"It's a shame I didn't bring the Thousand Miles River and Mountains Painting with me. Otherwise, these herbs could have made me incredibly wealthy!"
Su Han sighed, regretting not bringing the painting. If he had, he could have collected all the herbs here and become unimaginably rich.
Evidently!
The crowd on the second level was sparse. After all, ninety-nine percent of people couldn't pass, and those who did were desperately trying to hide themselves, not wanting to be targeted. Thus, the second level was much quieter.
Only the occasional roar of beasts indicated that this place was not entirely devoid of life!
After a brief rest, Su Han immediately activated his senses and began exploring the surroundings.
Suddenly!
Within a ten-mile radius, Su Han detected a highly concealed target. Moreover, this target seemed to be approaching him, its movements incredibly stealthy.
"A master! A super master!"
Su Han was startled. If not for his current formidable mental power, allowing him to scan over long distances, he would have had difficulty finding this person. What Su Han found most incredible was that this individual seemed capable of concealing their presence so effectively that even the beasts nearby didn't notice them!
"What's going on?"
Bai Li Qin Yin was also somewhat shocked. She felt nothing, not even a hint of danger. However, seeing Su Han's solemn expression, she knew he wasn't joking.
"Someone is approaching us... We should leave quickly before they arrive. This person is strange, possessing an incredibly powerful stealth ability. Those Dire Wolves just now acted as if they saw nothing, so..."
"You're saying those Dire Wolves ignored him?"
"Yes!"
Su Han found this particularly uncanny. If he had used his invisibility cloak, the Dire Wolves could still have detected him by scent and found some clues. But to pass by them so silently, Su Han admitted he couldn't do that.
"Walk slower, but don't stop!"
Su Han advised. If the other party noticed them fleeing rapidly, they would surely pursue. Therefore, Su Han decided to have Bai Li Qin Yin walk slowly, thinking of a plan as they moved.
Soon.
As they continued their movement, indeed, the pursuing figure began to accelerate, doubling their previous speed.
"Damn it... they've discovered us!"
Su Han's heart tightened. He had to admit, the other party was determined to catch up. Sensing trouble, Su Han immediately urged Bai Li Qin Yin to speed up and escape.
This was because Su Han noticed that the beasts in the areas this person passed through seemed completely oblivious.
This could only mean one of two things: either they possessed powerful concealment abilities, or they had extremely formidable strength, or perhaps they were of the same kind as these beasts.
In the blink of an eye.
Just as Bai Li Qin Yin had run about a mile, Su Han's heart skipped a beat. His mental power now told him that this person was within fifty meters of him.
After all, Bai Li Qin Yin was a woman, and carrying him, she couldn't run very fast.
At this moment, about twenty meters ahead, a dark silhouette stood beneath a tree, its pair of glowing green eyes fixed on them!
Gulp.
Bai Li Qin Yin felt a tremor of unease, unsure if the figure was human or spectral, especially those eyes, which seemed to emanate from the deepest pits of hell.
"Who are you, and why are you chasing us?" Bai Li Qin Yin asked.
The dark silhouette snorted, "So you discovered my presence long ago. You must have some incredible treasure on you; I can smell it. Hmph, but don't worry, I, Qian Duo Duo, am not untrustworthy. As long as you are alive, I won't actively take your treasures. That's my principle. However, if you happen to die... Hmph, if Qian Duo Duo doesn't take it, someone else will, haha!"
Su Han was also astonished. The person before them was completely shrouded in black, making it impossible to discern their gender. However, the voice sounded like that of an old man, perhaps seventy or eighty years old. It was unclear if the voice had been altered.
In a flash.
After the dark silhouette introduced itself, it asked, "I've finished speaking. It's your turn. Tell me, how did you discover me? By all rights, with your cultivation and strength, you shouldn't have been able to detect me..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Li Qin Yin immediately retorted with disdain, "Hmph, there are always people better than you, and skies beyond the skies. Do we need to tell you how we found you?"
Su Han secretly nodded. He had to admit, Bai Li Qin Yin handled the situation well. This person before them was neither entirely good nor evil, and being too honest would be dangerous. The more they revealed, the more perilous it would become.
"Oh, then I understand. You have a master among you. But from what I see, the person you're carrying on your back seems like a complete waste. Could this master you speak of be him? He looks like he's about to die. Otherwise, girl, why don't you put him down? I'll bury him after he dies, and then I'll take his treasure. How about that?"
At these words, Bai Li Qin Yin immediately became defensive.
She was not foolish enough to put Su Han down here. Su Han meant everything to her. Although they hadn't crossed the final threshold, in Bai Li Qin Yin's heart, Su Han was already her husband.
"Hmph, what do you want? Just come at me. If I, Bai Li Qin Yin, so much as frown, consider me defeated. But if you dare to touch a single hair on my man, I will fight you to the death!"
Upon hearing this, the dark silhouette was utterly shocked, its green eyes widening in disbelief.
"Hiss... They say that when disaster strikes, couples fly in different directions, but this is truly rare. Fine, I, Qian Duo Duo, love money, that's true, but I dislike the business of killing and plundering. Alright, then I'll follow you. Don't worry, I won't help, nor will I interfere. But I can warn you, you have no chance of leaving the second level alive. This place has undergone significant changes; some individuals from the third and fourth levels have already arrived here..."
"You will only become their food. Tsk, tsk, tsk. That's all I have to say. I, Qian Duo Duo, am not one to meddle in others' affairs, or I would have died long ago!"
With that said, Qian Duo Duo's silhouette flickered and instantly vanished into the surrounding shadows of the trees, as if they had never been there at all...