Early the next morning, a coffin appeared on the Official Road outside Badu.
Six paper people carried the coffin, advancing with stiff steps.
It was plain to see that the paper people came from the Immortal Ascension Sect's branch, the Human-Paper Path.
"Urrgh, urrgh, urrgh."
After traveling only two or three hundred meters, the paper people let out indescribable wails. Blue-black corpse spots rapidly spread across their surfaces.
As their screams abruptly ceased, the paper people crumbled to ash.
"The corpse inside is truly vicious. Even True Immortal-level paper people can't hold out for long."
Three Daoists followed behind the coffin, one man and two women, all at the True Immortal level. Vivid funerary makeup adorned their faces, and nothing in their movements resembled the living.
Seeing this, the man in the lead took six Human-Skin Talismans from his sleeve.
The talismans unfurled in midair, instantly turning into new paper people that took over carrying the coffin.
"Eldest senior brother, we're almost at Badu."
"Mm, all thanks to you, junior sisters Yuheng and Yuqiong." The man had star-bright eyes and swordlike brows, his features exceedingly handsome. A faint, elusive smile lingered on his lips, drawing frequent admiring glances from both women.
Badu's city walls had already come into view. With evening approaching, few people were entering or leaving.
"It seems this Metropolitan Examination will be quite lively. I wonder how many princes and princesses have their eyes on the golden roll."
He turned to the two women. "Don't act rashly once we enter the city. After all, I was entrusted with delivering a corpse. There's no need to invite trouble."
Yuqiong was impatient by nature. She frowned at his words. "Eldest senior brother, why should you have to? Pang Tianlan was already betrothed to you, yet now she has you