The gathering ended.
Everyone left the basement one after another.
After leaving the tavern, the hoarse man who had been selling the necklace quickly entered a bustling street nearby.
After passing through an empty alley and crossing two open-air markets.
He entered a small courtyard.
Then.
He left through the back door of the courtyard and eventually entered an inn.
He shut the door.
Only after confirming that no one had followed him did he carefully tear off the human skin he had used to disguise his face, revealing the delicate features of a woman.
"It's getting more and more dangerous."
Liu Yuanyuan let out a soft breath.
This was the first gathering she had attended in Manshi County, and she had wanted to use this method to sell off the dangerous items in her possession.
This was no easy job.
She had to guard against being followed by people with ulterior motives, while also avoiding the official agencies of Caomiao Village.
Especially since she knew people in Caomiao Village.
If she was even slightly careless.
There was a good chance she would be recognized.
She would never bet that her friend would let her go for the sake of their past friendship.
Talking about friendship in the Supernatural World.
Was truly a luxury.
"At least the first two attempts went fairly smoothly. I'll take advantage of the information gap while I can, attend a few more secret gatherings, and leave immediately afterward."
After confirming once again that no one was following her.
She took out another human-skin mask and carefully put it on.
Very soon.
A dry, scrawny old woman opened the door and walked out, heading to the next destination to attend another gathering.
"What do you think?"
By the lake.
At the lakeside pavilion.
The woman