Perhaps, he had really returned to the city. Due to the vast land of the forest, it was certainly easy to miss out on him anyway. Under the torrential rain, she decided to teleport away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Shortly after she left, a figure appeared on a big tree. This man was wearing a black robe and had a purple jade crown on his head. There was a mask on his face so his identity was not revealed. It felt like he had been covered by a dark cloud and had been camouflaged into the dark.
It was such heavy rain, but there was not a single drop of rain on him. The robe he wore fluttered even though there was hardly any wind. He stood there, staring the place where Gu Xijiu stood a moment ago. He was slightly fascinated but did not know what he was thinking.
"Master!" A black shadow emerged from the earth and bowed to him.
"How?" The man in black robe did not ask much.
"I have searched all around, but I can't find any trace of him."