Shen Miao and Luo Tan returned to the original thatched house. Hui Xiang and Ba Jiao stood under a locust tree, looking around. Cong Yang and Mo Qing sat under the tree, hugging their swords and frowning.
Hui Xiang suddenly said, "They're here!" Ba Jiao quickly went up to them and saw Luo Tan and Shen Miao walking over. Luo Tan was fine, but Shen Miao seemed to have fallen somewhere. Her entire body was covered in mud, and her hair was disheveled.
Hui Xiang and Ba Jiao looked at each other and asked, "Madam, you…"
Just as Luo Tan was about to speak, Shen Miao tugged at her sleeve. Luo Tan looked up and saw Shen Miao shaking her head.
Shen Miao said, "Let's go."
Daoist Priest Chi Yan said, "Since you're in a hurry to go back, there's no need to take the way you came. I'll show you a shortcut." He led the few of them around and when they arrived, they saw an endless field with a path stretching out to as far as the eye could see.
