In the portrait.
There was a person wearing a ghost-faced mask, with no name—only the nickname "Ghost Masked Old Fiend" and a bounty.
The bounty was extraordinarily high. Aside from a great deal of ordinary gold and silver, it stated that anyone who provided clues about this person would receive a reward from immortals. Whoever killed him would receive bestowed cultivation arts and the like.
He had killed immortals.
Was this Ghost Masked Old Fiend truly so vicious?
If he had not killed until even immortals feared him, why would they cooperate with ordinary people to post a Wanted Order?
Chen Sanshi and Ningxiang met up.
The information they had obtained was roughly the same.
Recently, strange phenomena had appeared frequently near the small town: immortals, demons, even exotic beasts coming down from the mountains to devour people. The matter had grown so serious that Southern Xu Prefecture City had begun sending people to investigate.
"Let's find somewhere to settle down first."
Chen Sanshi and the others still needed to head out to sea, but night was approaching. The sunset had dyed half the sky red, and darkness was about to fall, so they could only wait until tomorrow to find a ship at the docks.
As they walked deeper into town, he discovered through the Qi Observation Technique that these so-called immortals had disguised themselves and hidden throughout the streets and alleys!
Some had dressed as wandering martial heroes, while others had posed as local residents...
Outside a tavern, an old man leading a donkey appeared to be buying wine. In truth, spiritual power circulated within him, and streams of light invisible to mortals emitted from his murky, aged eyes as he swept his gaze across every person on the street.
Even Chen Sanshi's group of three had not