Strictly speaking, Weixiao, as the initiator of the Immortal Palace Project, should have been the first to leave without letting anyone else discover his true identity. However, if he left last, the others could wait outside and track his trail, and might even expose themselves.
"Me?" Weixiao said. "Do fish need to leave the rivers? Do trees need to leave the earth? Do birds leave the sky? I don't need to go. Next, Demoness."
Li Ying obediently left. The moment she stepped out of the basement, she broke into a run, sprinting wildly without looking back. After more than ten minutes of twisting and turning, she finally reached the edge of the Imperial Academy. She leaped up, climbed over the wall, and left. Once outside, she immediately removed her mask and black robe and casually tossed them into a river beyond the Imperial Academy. Then she walked onto the grand avenue illuminated by streetlamps.
Li Ying had already planned her escape route while discussing things with everyone at the Platinum Tower. Now, she only needed to return to Vermillion Bird Alley, and her mission for the night would be complete.
It was nine o'clock at night. Although it had not completely grown dark, aside from the few commercial streets, there was hardly anyone on the other roads. Most people had already gone to sleep. Apart from barking dogs and crying cats, there was no other sound along the way.
"Meow~~"
Li Ying saw a calico cat by the roadside and could not resist squatting down to rub its back. The cat was white, plump, and clearly well fed by the nearby residents. It did not resist contact with people, but it kept meowing while she rubbed it, acting outrageously coquettish.
"Stop meowing. If meowing worked, I would have done it