At the same time, in a Heaven-class guest room at Tongfu Tavern.
Though the room's furnishings and decor were all exceedingly comfortable, Ren Ze had no desire to sleep. A thread of unease lingered in his heart. Not even when he and Alice had destroyed Umbrella Corporation's headquarters, or when he had faced the Black Mountain Demon, had he experienced this instinctive warning that signified danger.
Ren Ze spent the entire night agonizing over what had gone wrong. He always felt that he had overlooked some detail, yet no amount of thought brought him an answer.
The only thing that seemed relevant was that he had killed a painted-skin ghost. He truly had not thought much of it at the time. Even if that painted-skin ghost really had a powerful backer, was rushing to Lanruo Temple in the middle of the night not more dangerous than spending one night in a major city and returning after dawn? Wouldn't it make them easier targets for ghosts lying in ambush?
As a rooster crowed in the distance, the sky gradually brightened. Yet Ren Ze's sense of danger did not lessen in the slightest; instead, it grew increasingly intense. Not knowing where the problem lay, Ren Ze could only wake Nine Tails, fully release his Psychic Power to stay on guard, and wait for daylight before leaving.
"City guards? Why is there such a huge commotion so early, before it's even light out?"
Very quickly, Ren Ze discovered that squads of city guards had arrived on the streets and surrounded the tavern from all sides.
"Something's wrong?! The other soldiers are no different from ordinary people, but although their leader has no demonic or ghostly aura, his energy is abnormal. It's about the same as that woman's yesterday, before she tore off her