Chapter 143: Clearing

Regardless of what the two women were thinking, Yu Hong addressed their questions and still proceeded with his plan to leave.

Of course, he wouldn't completely relax his vigilance, and had arranged for two black lizards to patrol the camp, ready to launch a sneak attack should the women dare to do anything to the camp.

Given the black lizard's toxicity that could even corrode shadows, it might be just as terrifying to humans. After all, its original name included the word "plague."

In the dense forest.

Yu Hong moved slowly forward, his feet crushing the dry, yellow fallen leaves.

The thick layer of fallen leaves formed a soft carpet under his feet, dry on the surface but still moist and soft underneath.

"This indicates a lack of sunlight, not sufficiently sun-dried," he thought.

Yu Hong glanced at his own boots, where in some spots the soles had pierced through the dry leaves and touched the damp layer below, even picking up faint water stains.