Psychological Warfare

After the red light faded, the once-lush mountain forest had become a complete mess, scorched earth covering the ground.

Broken trunks and shattered branches lay scattered everywhere.

Yet amid these ruins,

Xu Qing and Feng Dian Xianzi reappeared unscathed.

"Where was that place just now?" Feng Dian Xianzi asked curiously.

Xu Qing frowned tightly and said nothing, staring at the charred corpses scattered across the mountain.

There were eleven in total.

Xu Qing crouched down and examined one of the bodies. "These people had been lying in ambush here long ago. That means there's a traitor in Qing You Pavilion who leaked the information. The secret passage stopped being secret a long time ago."

Feng Dian Xianzi frowned. "Then the route Qing Youzi gave us might not be safe either?"

"Yes. We'll take another route." Xu Qing glanced around and waved his hand. "The commotion here will definitely draw their attention. Next, we need to change our appearances again."

"What do you have in mind?" Feng Dian Xianzi asked.

"Two people traveling together are already too conspicuous. To fool them, we need to at least change our numbers."

Xu Qing thought for a moment.

"You want the two of us to split up?" Feng Dian Xianzi frowned.

"No. I mean increasing our numbers." Xu Qing smiled faintly. His figure flickered, and six more Xu Qings emerged from behind him.

Then, the six "Xu Qings" transformed into six people of completely different appearances and builds.

"From now on, we are the Ancient Immortal Merchant Guild. I'm the head shopkeeper, you're the second shopkeeper, and the rest of you are clerks and guards."

Xu Qing spoke to the "group" as though playing a role-playing game.

"Understood."

"Heh, this is fun."

"Then I'll be a clerk."

Watching a group of Xu Qings talking