Blue Leaf Town.
Su Chen strolled along the street, growing more certain with every step that something was wrong. He had the prickling feeling of thorns at his back.
The feeling had been faint ever since he entered Blue Leaf Town, but after walking for a while, it grew increasingly clear.
Even his heart began to churn with unease.
"Something's not right. I should get out of here first."
Su Chen looked around, his gaze scrutinizing the faces of passersby one by one, but he noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
Yet the unease inside him kept growing, so Su Chen made a snap decision and withdrew.
"Someone's watching me."
The moment he turned around, that feeling of being watched grew even stronger, as if countless eyes were fixed on his back.
Without hesitation, he quickened his pace.
He hadn't gone far when Su Chen's brow furrowed. The street had suddenly grown much more crowded, making him even more certain something was wrong.
He pushed through the crowd and plunged into an alley, walking quickly while keeping a wary eye behind him.
After entering the alley, the feeling of being watched eased somewhat, but the unease in his heart hardly diminished.
After several turns left and right, Su Chen leaped over a wall and took a shortcut out of Blue Leaf Town.
Once outside town, his unease gradually faded.
Su Chen glanced behind him and immediately met several pairs of eyes. A second later, they all looked away.
"There's something strange about Blue Leaf Town. Some people are deliberately disguised as peddlers and passersby. If I weren't skilled in the Disguise Technique, I might not have noticed."
After all this time, Su Chen had long since mastered the Disguise Technique. He could use various methods to tell whether someone was