As he made his way to the forest, he avoided places with large human presence to avoid dragging them in case there were more of the black-robed individuals after him or to avoid more of their cohorts in the off-chance that they had hid themselves with the public in anticipation of if he were to escape.
After circumventing and redirections, after half an hour he finally reached the outskirts of the Silver scaled oak forest. It was already dark by the time he reached it. The moon was already overhead and the forest had a chilly wind flowing through and out of it, accompanied by the sounds of insects.
Lai Lei didn't have the time to cautiously evaluate his surroundings as he immediately plunged into the welcoming darkness of the forest as he headed in the direction of the cave Luo Ran had told him about.