Having figured out the cause of death for both of them, Han Li could only wish this senior fellow disciple, now on the road to the Yellow Springs, a smooth journey and a swift reincarnation. Afterward, he ruthlessly began to search their bodies.
Since they were already dead, Han Li naturally had no qualms about accepting their storage bags.
After one thorough search, he found nothing!
His expression grew serious. He meticulously searched a second time, but still found nothing!
Han Li felt his body hair bristle all at once. His heartbeat surged and pounded wildly.
There had to be a fourth person present, the one who had taken the storage bags! Although it was highly probable this person had already left the area, Han Li couldn't rule out the possibility that they were nearby, using these two corpses as bait to observe him, looking for an opening to exploit.
Across the cliff face was a vast expanse of tall reed grass, easily concealing a person. Han Li was currently crouched with his back to the grass, facing the corpses. This fact made him even more uneasy. Perhaps that person was hiding right behind him.
Han Li’s posture didn’t change; he remained crouched, appearing from behind as if still focused on the corpses before him.
In reality, he was on maximum alert. He had silently drawn out his magical artifacts and talismans, and his spiritual sense spread out soundlessly, attempting to detect any possible ambushers.
The result of his spiritual sense probe was as Han Li expected—nothing unusual nearby, no abnormal fluctuations in spiritual energy.
This was hardly surprising. If someone truly was hiding nearby, they would certainly be using the "Breath Concealment Technique" to suppress their own magical power, making them undetectable. Han Li’s purpose in using his spiritual sense search was simply to startle the snake in its hole!
At the very least, it would discourage any hypothetical opponent from acting rashly.
And the outcome was exactly as he had theorized. Either he was being paranoid, scaring himself for no reason because no one was there at all, or the observer saw no opportunity and continued to conceal their aura, deciding not to make a move.
A moment later, Han Li stood up, turned around, and coldly surveyed the expansive reed field several times. Then, without a word, he suddenly leaped into the air. After a few bounds, his figure dwindled to a black speck and gradually vanished into the distance.
When Han Li’s form had completely disappeared without a trace, a rustling sound suddenly erupted from the eerily silent reed bed. Then, a slender figure emerged—it was a young girl in flowing white robes.
The girl looked young, only fifteen or sixteen, but her features were pure, her face an image of innocent charm. To find such an ethereal, delightful creature in a place of life and death was truly incredible.
Judging by her attire, the girl was likely a disciple of the Yanyue Sect!
The girl glanced in the direction Han Li had vanished, her lips curving into a small smile, and she murmured to herself with a surprisingly mature air: "Courage, mental fortitude, not bad at all. Just a bit lacking in magical power, and her aptitude seems to have even bigger issues, not much untapped potential. Otherwise, once he gets out alive, he might be someone worth shaping up!"
"Still, judging by the movement technique he used to escape at the end, it looked like a mundane world’s lightness skill, and a fairly powerful one at that. Quite interesting!" The girl lightly tapped her pointed chin, her large eyes gleaming with interest.
If Han Li had heard these words, he would have been utterly dumbfounded.
The critique was far too accurate. In just a few brief phrases, she had ruthlessly pinpointed all his strengths and weaknesses, seeming to understand him even better than he understood himself.
"I’ll let you off for now. I should get back to my real business. But next time we meet, little fellow, it won’t be so easy for you to get by." The girl wrinkled her nose, forming a playful little crease, and said with a hint of reluctance.
It seemed Han Li had become a new toy she had just acquired, one that was quite appealing to her, making her reluctant to leave just yet.
In the end, with her lips still pouted, the girl reached out and produced a talisman. With a wave, her entire body disappeared in a flash of dazzling green light.