In Homecoming Town, everything was as usual.
Their party arrived at noon. Vendors shouted their wares, and people streamed to and fro in a bustling, lively scene. They paused at the crossroads for a while, yet something about the sight felt unreal.
"Seventh Sister."
Dongfang Minghui felt it most keenly. Before they even set foot in town, Little Lecher and Love Flower had already begun clamoring inside her space. It stank terribly. A foul stench hung over all of Homecoming Town, lingering like a haze that refused to disperse.
Seeing that everyone else looked perfectly normal, she could not help asking, "Don't any of you think it stinks?"
They exchanged glances and shook their heads. "Did you smell something?"
"No."
Qian Wanyu watched her pinch her nose, her brows tightly knitted, and reached out to soothe her. "When things stray from the ordinary, something sinister is afoot. From now on, everyone needs to be careful."
The others nodded slightly.
Li Weifeng's party, however, gave them strange looks. Geng Shan in particular asked curiously, "Why are they acting so strangely?"
"Homecoming Town looks peaceful enough. Why did they make the situation sound so serious?" Jin Jing muttered.
"Whatever the case, caution comes first."
Their sizable party first found an inn. It was one of the better inns in Homecoming Town, but the rooms were shabby, with dust everywhere. The attendant stood to one side as though awaiting instructions.
Since there were so many of them, they chose a private courtyard with five rooms in all. They divided the rooms among themselves. Qian Wanyu's group consisted of three women and three men and took two rooms, leaving the other three for the others.
The three women shared one room, and the three men shared another.
"Seventh Sister, do you really not smell