The crow flapped past, its jet-black feathers faintly glinting blue as it gave two harsh caws. In the ghostly, sinister Graveyard of Grudges, the sight was anything but pleasing to the eye. Yu Ci glanced up but said nothing.
They found a boat by the lakeshore and headed toward the village in the heart of the lake, intending to settle in first. Notably, the crow circled above them for quite a while, only vanishing after they boarded and crossed the lake.
"So arrogant?" Kou Chu, who had been following behind them, muttered under his breath. The ghost cultivator did not know where the crow had come from, but who could fail to see what the bird was doing?
Yu Ci was the only one among them who could guess the crow's origins, but he did not take it to heart. He had no conflict of interests with that person, and if anything truly happened, he had no fear.
The group knew the way well and quickly found lodgings. Claiming that he needed rest after traveling without pause, Yu Ci stayed alone in his room.
He first used the Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror to inspect the surrounding situation. Sure enough, it was still the same as last time: he could not form a Zhaoshen Map. When borrowing the Divine Intent starlight, however, his view was fairly clear. Yet You Rui, the host of the parasitic starlight, was currently staring blankly into space, revealing nothing.
Because of the White Tiger star power that had poured into her the day before, the female cultivator had suffered quite a bit, and Yu Ci had considered withdrawing the Divine Intent starlight to avoid exposing his tracks. For now, though, he could observe a while longer. What truly occupied his mind was another plan.
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