Surrounded on all sides, Li Huowang saw that the other party clearly didn't believe a word he said, so he cut straight to the point: "Let me speak with the master of the Astrological Bureau! As long as he sees my reflection, he'll know if I'm lying!"
Just as the man with the whip stretched out his index finger, sternly pointing at Li Huowang and preparing to say something more, his expression suddenly changed.
He hesitated for just a moment, then decisively stepped two paces to the left, opening up a path in the encirclement.
"There's hope!"
Li Huowang felt his spirits lift; he knew for sure that the Astrological Bureau master had just heard what he'd said.
At once, Li Huowang braced himself, clenched his fists, and walked through that path.
Passing through a small patch of forest, Li Huowang soon caught sight of a massive carriage parked by a creek, the fine horses hitched to it quietly grazing and drinking.
