Sudden Situation! The Road Ahead Is Gone!

"Daoist Master! The Daoist Master ahead! Daoist Master, please wait!"

The escort team behind caught up. The escort leader, Lin, spoke with a relatively polite tone, calling out to Fan Wu from behind, "That... Daoist Master, please wait!!!"

Fan Wu stopped walking.

He turned around to look.

He saw that the leading escort in the caravan bowed his hands towards him and said, "My surname is Lin, and I am the escort leader of the Huwei Escort Agency!"

"Is there something?" Fan Wu's response was indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

Escort Leader Lin felt a little awkward.

This very robust-looking Daoist in front of him seemed unapproachable, making him unsure of what to say for a moment.

Just then.

The curtain of the carriage was pulled open again, and a pleasant voice sounded leisurely, "The majestic vital energy on fellow Daoist is truly astonishing. I didn't expect to encounter a cultivator in a place like this."

"I am a lieutenant from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau. I was adopted by the Bureau from a young age and can be considered to have inherited its teachings. My main focus is on methods for killing ghosts and eliminating demons."

The speaker revealed some of his information as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he wasn't guarding against strangers at all.

In fact, Fan Wu already knew the other party's identity without needing an introduction.

He also knew some of the other party's information.

[Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant -- Vitality: 299 -- Strength: 7.7 -- Skills: Hundred Killings Divine Path Technique, Seven Seals of Demon Suppression, Imperial Astronomy Bureau 16th Edition Comprehensive Talisman Guide]

The other party wasn't lying; he was indeed a lieutenant from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau and knew methods for killing ghosts and eliminating demons.

Moreover, this person's attribute values were very high.

Among the living people Fan Wu had seen, this person's [Vitality] and [Strength] attributes were second only to Xuan Shizi, who was possessed by the Great Venerable!

"An ordinary Daoist, apprenticed to the Old Heavenly Master of the Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery," Fan Wu used his swindler of a master as a shield.

His swindler of a master, who had been dead for many days...

Perhaps this was his only use.

"Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery?"

The other party had clearly never heard of the Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery.

After all... the Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery was at most famous within Prison Dragon County. Outside, it was just an unknown, run-down monastery.

And in reality, it truly was a run-down monastery; there wasn't a single genuine Daoist in the entire place.

"Fellow Daoist, you must be heading to Baihe County, right?" the other party asked again.

Fan Wu nodded slightly.

"Ha! What a coincidence, we're traveling the same way." The person said something that made Fan Wu's mouth twitch, using a very pleasant voice.

Fan Wu didn't want to get entangled with people from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau for too long.

From his shallow understanding of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, the people there were somewhat similar to a special kind of runner...

Or perhaps, more like the Embroidered Uniform Guard from his previous life's history.

Getting involved with such people would undoubtedly bring endless trouble.

Moreover, talking to a man whose voice sounded like a falsetto made Fan Wu feel very strange.

Especially when he noticed that the Imperial Astronomy Bureau lieutenant seemed to be sizing him up with a curious gaze.

This made Fan Wu extremely uncomfortable.

Damn it!!!

Fan Wu remembered that the County Magistrate of Prison Dragon County had previously educated him... that the people in the Imperial Astronomy Bureau were all sorts of strange individuals.

Now he was broadening his horizons.

At the very least, the guy in front of him was very strange in Fan Wu's eyes!

He didn't continue talking to this guy, and he couldn't be bothered to ask what was being transported in their carriage.

Turning around.

Fan Wu led the Old Green Ox and walked on his own.

The Imperial Astronomy Bureau lieutenant didn't seem to mind this, as if he was already accustomed to being treated this way. After pulling the carriage curtain shut, he stopped talking.

The caravan also began to move.

"Escort Leader, why isn't that Daoist Master talking to the official from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau?" a young escort beside Escort Leader Lin quietly asked in a low voice, "Doesn't he know what the Imperial Astronomy Bureau means? And the official doesn't seem to mind that the Daoist Master is ignoring him, what's going on?!"

Escort Leader Lin glanced at him and said, "You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? Perhaps that Daoist Master is quite capable and has his own confidence facing an official from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau."

"You kid, stop overthinking it. Since the official from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau was so polite to him, it means that Daoist Master is very extraordinary!"

"As escorts, besides having good skills and being brave, we also need to be observant!"

"..."

The sky...

quickly darkened.

The escorts of the Huwei Escort Agency had traveled for most of the day. Even though they were sitting on horseback and not walking themselves, the constant jolting had taken its toll!

Even Lin, the veteran escort, felt a bit weary.

But there was no choice... there wasn't a suitable place to rest nearby.

They had to light torches and prepare to continue their journey in the dark.

Lin looked at Fan Wu, who was leading the ox ahead, and couldn't help but marvel, 'This strange Daoist Master has been walking for most of the day on foot. Isn't he tired at all?'

What was even more unbelievable was that Fan Wu, walking on his own two legs, was keeping pace with the caravan!

This shocked Lin even more... Was this person made of iron?

Time ticked by.

Night quietly fell!

The exhausted escorts traveled with torches, their expressions more tense than during the day. They all tacitly moved closer to the carriage of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant.

It seemed that only by staying near the Imperial Astronomy Bureau official, who could kill ghosts and subdue demons, could they feel a little sense of security.

After all, in this World of Gods and Anomalies, traveling through the wilderness at night...

was very dangerous!

If they encountered any monsters or demons, they'd be in serious trouble!

"Moo~"

Under this tense atmosphere, the Old Green Ox's cry startled the escorts.

Before they could calm their pounding hearts... they noticed a light not far ahead!

"Boss! It looks like there's an inn ahead!" an escort said urgently. "We can rest there!"

"Wait... something's not right." Lin frowned. "How can there be an inn here?"

This wasn't his first time on this road. As an experienced escort leader, why would he risk taking an unfamiliar path?

"I escorted goods along this road just a few months ago, and there wasn't any inn then!" Lin said warily. "Besides, not many merchants travel this road. Who would open a shop here? Wouldn't that be a pure loss?"

His words jolted everyone.

Right!

Who would open a shop in this desolate place?

Normally, not even ten people passed through here in a whole day.

What kind of sucker would choose to open a shop in such a location?

This was very wrong!

Lin couldn't make up his mind. He turned and said to the Imperial Astronomy Bureau Lieutenant in the carriage, "Sir, there's something unusual ahead. Should we... Huh?!"

Just then, Lin's eyes widened.

His gaze swept past the carriage, the escorts, and the goods being transported...

and looked behind them.

Lin swallowed hard.

A chilling coldness crept up his spine, making him shiver!

"Sir, the road we came from is gone!!"

Lin exclaimed in shock.