The entrance to the alley lay ahead.
It was not completely dark inside, but tinged with a bluish-black hue.
His vision was hazy, extending only a short distance inside. The sedan that had rushed in made neither a crashing sound nor the roar of an engine.
It was as if it had simply vanished.
Jiang Qiao looked back. The bridge behind him appeared perfectly normal, but he could guess that whether he returned to the other side or went around the alley and continued onward, he would definitely encounter this alley again.
"Looks like something has its eye on me."
After pondering for a moment, he decided to test it out.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!"
Arcs of lightning spilled forth, weaving together like spider silk and giving off an eerie Black Light. A pungent smell soon filled the air, as though something had been scorched.
This was the Supernatural Aura permeating the surroundings.
It could not be seen or touched, yet it spread through the area and covered the entire region.
The moment it encountered lightning, it immediately reacted.
More and more arcs of lightning emerged, strand by strand, thread by thread, quickly forming an electric net. Under Jiang Qiao's control, it shot into the alley like a cast fishing net.
"Crackle—"
The electric net sped forward.
Amid a string of explosions, it swiftly tore through the bluish-black haze. Ten meters, thirty meters, fifty meters, a hundred meters... It went smoothly all the way, encountering no obstruction and seeing neither evil entities nor Vicious Ghosts.
Green brick tile houses lined both sides of the alley.
Some had small courtyards, while others opened directly onto the street.
Most of the houses were rather dilapidated.
Mottled windows, eaves covered in moss, peeling walls, and a Stone Slab Road worn uneven yet remarkably smooth.