Chapter 141: Teach
Theron looked back as he dashed through the forest. He hadn’t sensed anything, but according to his feel for the situation, the odds that someone would know what happened there were high.
Unfortunately, his assumption was that it would certainly be the Patriarch.
The reason he had been sure to clean up as much as he could was so that he didn’t leave anything obvious behind. He didn’t believe that a man like the Patriarch would be capable of controlling the hearts of these disciples with just raw kindness; there was definitely some manipulation going on.
If he left behind obvious evidence, then at an opportune time, it could be turned back on him while the Patriarch got to keep his pristine image.
What Theron didn’t know was that the person who probably wanted to protect him the most in the world right now was the Patriarch of the Luminescent Moon Sect. He wouldn’t be scheming against Theron in this way.
Of course, whether that was because of the kind and pure intentions in his heart was another matter entirely.
Either way, at least this time, Theron’s caution had saved him from being schemed against again. But it had placed yet another target on his back.
Stepping on a branch, Theron accelerated ahead once more.
He was playing around with people whose strengths were far beyond his imagination. There was no way he would be able to account for everything. But…