Under Wu Changqing's care, Wang Anfeng's injuries, from which the poison and vigorous qi were cleansed, were no longer serious. He then employed the Silver Needle technique, stimulated his blood circulation, and disguised himself as uninjured. Estimating that his tracks would go unnoticed, he shouldered his wooden sword and returned to the mortal world.
Seeing no one around, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. To better conceal himself, he chose not to take the main roads and instead made a lengthy detour, approaching Fufeng City from a different direction.
When he left the city, it was morning. After the relentless pursuit, combat, and healing at the Shaolin Temple, it had become late afternoon. In early autumn, the sky already bore the colors of the setting sun's molten gold.