"They actually tracked me here. The Awakened of Night Spirit City are rather interesting."
Lu E smoothed her hair and stood up, looking impatient. "This isn't the Land of Exiles, after all. I can't cause too much of a stir in Night Spirit City, or it'll be hard to escape once the Crimson Eye locks onto me."
"Heh, I heard even the Spirit Mirror Knight was badly injured under the Crimson Eye. I can't make the same mistake."
With a sweeping gesture, she put away the mirror.
Lu E glanced out the window, packed her luggage, and changed into plain, inconspicuous clothes before strolling out.
Since this was a shared rental with more than a dozen residents, and they had only tracked a man here, a woman leaving wouldn't attract any attention.
That made perfect sense.
Besides, I'm a genuine woman.
"This is the place. Be careful," Xu Ye told Anderson gravely.
The mud on the street was still wet. Hard soles scraped against it with every step, squeezing out foul-smelling sewage.
Anderson took a deep breath.
Although he was descended from nobility, he had undergone training. He had little practical combat experience, but at least he wouldn't hold them back.
He drew a blood-red handgun and concealed it in his sleeve, his palm growing slightly sweaty.
Tap, tap, tap!
Someone came out. It was a woman.
His heart clenched, then relaxed a moment later.
She wasn't their target.
The woman dragged her shabby luggage past Xu Ye.
Suddenly, Xu Ye's pupils contracted.
He saw the woman's suitcase. It was identical to the one the young married woman had seen in the rough-looking man's room.
At the same time, the Bandit Lord spoke up. "Xu Kid, this woman's aura is very similar to that man's."
Xu Ye stopped short.
"What's