Li Yuan immediately sensed that Cui Family Patriarch was hiding something, but his expression didn't indicate any "harm to him" or some "unknown sinister plot." It was just a "peculiar" unspeakable feeling.
He quietly took note of this and didn't press further on the matter. After all... pressing for answers would only raise alarm without getting results.
...
An uneventful night passed peacefully.
Aside from the roars of some wild animals or wandering Demon Beasts from the mountains, nothing else happened.
There were no midnight assaults, eerie events, massacres, or life-and-death escapes.
The second night...
The third night...
In no time, five days had passed.
However, the team tasked with "surveying the terrain" had found nothing.
The senior members held a meeting and decided to let the disciples continue their exploration, while they headed to the nearby mine.
