When they entered the city again, it was still bustling with people.
In fact, there were several tenths more people than yesterday. The side streets were manageable, but once they reached a main road, all they could see were people packed shoulder to shoulder.
For someone of Zhou You's cultivation, this was trivial. Never mind a crowd like this—he could have squeezed through a Shanghai subway at rush hour with room to spare, without even getting winded. The problem was...
At that very moment, he had an extraordinarily conspicuous fellow beside him.
No matter how crowded the road became, people automatically cleared out of the space within five feet of the Eight-Treasure Arhat, even creating a pocket of empty space amid the sea of people.
Glancing at the prying eyes around them, Zhou You spoke to the Eight-Treasure Arhat.
"Look, monk, with you looking like this... how are we supposed to browse anything? I feel like a monkey in a zoo, with everyone gawking at me..."
"I know what a monkey is, but what's a zoo?" The Eight-Treasure Arhat rubbed his bald head, looked around, and sighed helplessly.
"There's nothing I can do either. Everything was fine yesterday. Who knew today would... fuck, those thieves must have spread the word. Once my fellow monks arrive in a couple of days, I'll have them killed..."
Zhou You rolled his eyes.
"Forget settling scores for now. Do you have any way to deal with this?"
The Eight-Treasure Arhat gave him an apologetic look. "Uh, sorry about that. I've never practiced any techniques for changing my appearance, and I'm even worse at sneaking around or hiding my tracks..."
After some thought, Zhou You sighed.
"Fine. Come with me. I'll figure something out."
As they spoke, they had already reached the entrance to a