The Red Leaf Divine Tree

The Fang Mansion's main gate creaked open, then slowly closed again.

Three people walked out as if they owned the place, completely unharmed and not even looking the slightest bit injured.

It wasn't dark outside yet. Judging by the time, it should have been around four in the afternoon on the second day.

"Your family really isn't as scary as you made it out to be." Medusa laughed as she walked back the way they had come. "Maybe the shadows of your youth made your memories automatically turn the whole family into monsters."

Yan Li walked beside her without a word. Yu Xing merely murmured, "Mm," with a faintly strange smile. "Maybe. This family really is... a lot weaker than I imagined."

"Aren't you taking that wooden carving with you?"

"No. I'll be back in less than a day anyway. I'll have plenty of time to work on it later."

They chatted casually as they walked farther away. With Yu Xing leading the way, they didn't encounter anything like a ghostly maze this time. They crossed the boundary dividing the snowy landscape without a hitch, and a cold wind suddenly sprang up.

But none of the three seemed bothered by the cold. They followed the road, yet didn't see a single evil-ghost townsfolk along the way. Who knew where all those wandering townsfolk had gone?

It wasn't until they had walked for over thirty minutes that the feeling of being watched from behind quietly faded.

"..." The three stopped at the same time.

"No one's watching us now." Yan Li spoke calmly, with certainty.

"What a nuisance. That snake has been keeping a close eye on me for ages. Even if I just sit there doing nothing, it still stares at me." Medusa narrowed her beautiful eyes, thoroughly annoyed. "All