It was already evening.
The late-summer sky had not yet fully darkened, and the moon had yet to rise. The sky was a deep, somber blue, while the clouds were a lifeless iron gray. Yet when one looked westward, a faint orange-pink sunset glow still lingered on the horizon.
The route Wang Rui had chosen was extremely secluded, tucked away in a corner of the Martial Soul Department's teaching district. Hardly anyone passed by, and there was even a trident fountain pool with ducks swimming in it nearby. All in all, it was particularly suitable for spies meeting in secret.
Lush vegetation sprawled along both sides of the road, while the Soul Tool streetlights stood far apart, leaving the path shrouded in darkness.
From afar, the surface of Sea God Lake was visible. Looking in the other direction, tall buildings could be vaguely seen behind the dense greenery. The buildings had been painted purple and were probably dormitories or teaching buildings for fourth- and fifth-year students.
Wang Rui looked toward the vast greenery beside him. Leaves rustled softly in the wind, while the shadows beneath the shrubs seemed bottomless, as though something might dart out at any moment.
Bai Chenxiang looked at him in confusion.
There might be snakes. The wind carried the fishy-sweet scent of some venomous creature, but what kind of snake could make an Auspicious Beast this wary?
However, an unreadable smile appeared on Wang Rui's face. With a light tap of his toes, he sprang into the treetop as nimbly as a cat.
He moved lightly through the canopy, crossing the lush vegetation between Shrek Academy's buildings until he arrived above a small path amid the greenery.
A slender figure stood hidden on the path amid the landscaping, draped in a black cloak.
Three yellow soul