A Strange Tale

With a method in hand, the rest was much easier.

Xiao Ran led Guxin Hall around from the other side. He wasn't worried about running into those Demon Gods.

As long as he didn't enter the time and space they occupied, they could only stare helplessly, even if they came face-to-face.

With a complete map of the Ghost Capital, Xiao Ran led Guxin Hall back and forth through the palace.

Avoiding the nodes that could lead directly into the "future" time and space, the two headed straight for the Forbidden Palace's gates.

"Go out through that gate on the left in a moment. Remember to walk backward. You should be able to get out soon. Once you do, go find Shao Hongzhang and give him this. He'll know what to do."

Xiao Ran took out a sheet of yellow paper and wrote a string of informational coordinates on it. After he sealed off the Ghost Capital, this would let them leave safely.

Before entering the imperial city, Xiao Ran and the others had already used the Tiger Demon's sense of smell to find Shao Hongzhang.

To prevent anything from going wrong, he had specifically left the Tiger Demon by Shao Hongzhang's side. So there was no need to worry about Guxin Hall being unable to find him.

"What about you? Will you be all right on your own?"

Guxin Hall looked at Xiao Ran. On the way to the city gate, he had seen plenty of bizarre things.

For example, as they crossed a corridor, they'd seen several headless palace maids walking by. Though they had no heads, their movements were perfectly synchronized.

Sometimes they even picked up rotted heads from the ground and tried to put them on. There were also consorts and imperial concubines whose entire bodies had