The three of them had no idea that everything they said and did was being seen by Li Qiu with absolute clarity.
A thirty-foot-tall tree standing beside them had become their hiding spot, unaware that Li Qiu was currently inside that very tree—or rather, that Li Qiu *was* the tree. Using the same method, the other four individuals had concealed themselves in different directions, and they, too, were clearly visible to Li Qiu.
Li Qiu sighed and returned to his cave dwelling. He had decided that his trip to the Northern Territory could not be delayed. However, before heading north, he had to find Qian Yin; only by locating him could he track down the two who had fled. Li Qiu was so concerned about their whereabouts because he needed the incantations required to activate the "formation within a formation."
Chapter 177