Chapter 419: Grey Market [V5C126 – A Distance Within Reach]

Song Zining’s expression was incomparably solemn after all the people had left and he alone remained. He was very clear that Xu Lang was a highly ambitious person, not the kind the Nangong family could easily put to work. There might be someone behind him, or perhaps some other reason—none of them was a good sign under the present circumstances.

Song Zining pondered for quite a while before he managed to discard the distracting thoughts and start preparing for the bitter war. Leading troops wasn’t Qianye’s forte, so Song Zining was prepared to shoulder this burden alone.

But it had been so long since there was any news of that troublemaker. Could he really have encountered some misfortune? Song Zining’s brows knitted together involuntarily as he recalled the fuzzy vision he had seen via the Three Thousand Flying Leaves Art—a golden spark flickering weakly in a boundless world of darkness—holding on, steadfast, and unyielding.

Qianye was traversing the Black Forest at this moment. Every leap took him over ten meters forward as he leaped from tree to tree, his feet never touching the ground. It was unknown just how many times faster he had become, but his movements were completely silent.

The Black...