Cheng Yu naturally had no idea what the Sages were planning after appearing in the world. Right now, he was caught in an unprecedented state of agitation.
The reason was simple: Fuzhou City in West Sea Prefecture had been placed under martial law.
According to the official explanation, large numbers of the Demon Race had been sighted off the coast of the Eastern Continent. To guard against unexpected incidents, all of West Sea Prefecture had entered a state of martial law.
Even Fuzhou City had begun enforcing a curfew.
Of course, none of that troubled him the most. What truly unsettled Cheng Yu was that Fuzhou City had begun checking the household registrations of everyone in the city.
Moreover, the city was now teeming with experts, including more than one heavyweight at the Emptiness and Heaven Peering levels.
Had he been an ordinary mortal, things would have been fine. But Cheng Yu now counted as a formidable expert himself.
That made him stand out, and an expert of unknown origins was precisely the sort of person most worth guarding against. Worse still, Cheng Yu himself could not withstand an investigation.
Sitting before Mu Feng, Cheng Yu pondered for a long time, but ultimately let out a helpless sigh.
Unless something unexpected happens, this role-playing mission is as good as failed.
Now I can only hope the God of Amusement's punishment won't be too harsh.
Cheng Yu even suspected that the God of Amusement might have orchestrated this incident. Unfortunately, he was still too "weak." Faced with the sweeping currents of the age, he remained helpless; even trying to exert the slightest influence felt beyond him.
Although he was not the sort to pin his hopes on others, optimism was all he had left when it came to matters beyond his