The snowstorm was thick, making it hard to see the sky.
Liang Province's skies seemed gloomy all year round, making it difficult to tell day from night.
In the main hall on the first floor of Night Return Inn, numerous martial artists were still chatting animatedly. The bonfire crackled brightly, and the aroma of roasted meat filled the hall.
Lin Bai came down the stairs, while the crow on his shoulder swept its black-gem-like eyes across the hall.
"My lord, was the meat to your liking?"
Seeing Lin Bai come down, the shop attendant hurried over to greet him.
"It was all right. Quite good."
Lin Bai replied with a smile.
After speaking, Lin Bai headed toward the door. The shop attendant hurried after him with a smile. "My lord, night is about to fall. It's very unsafe to go out now. You've only just arrived in Liang Province and are unfamiliar with the place. What if you run into some villains?"
"The nights in Liang Province are different from those outside. The nights here are long."
Lin Bai smiled. "It's fine. I'm just going out for a stroll. I'll be back soon."
With that, Lin Bai ignored the shop attendant's attempts to stop him and walked out the door.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
As he stepped outside, the biting wind struck Lin Bai's face like blades.
The wind and snow after nightfall seemed even more terrifying than during the day.
Lin Bai circulated his cultivation spiritual power to protect his body, and his figure gradually vanished into the snowstorm.
"I hope they won't follow me."
Lin Bai's icy voice drifted through the snowstorm.
Inside the inn.
After Lin Bai walked out the door, the lively first-floor hall instantly fell silent.
The more than twenty martial artists there all turned toward