Pitter-patter~
A light rain began falling over the city in the small hours.
The sparse lights along the streets took on a hazy glow in the rain and mist. There were no pedestrians left on the roads.
Linghu Qingmo walked along the street with an oil-paper umbrella. The streets were empty and silent, with nothing to admire, and there was even less trace of evil demons or followers of the Outer Dao. A little worry inevitably crept between his brows.
"How did Xie Jinhuan used to find all those evil demons and Outer Dao followers? Why can't I find any?"
"Chirp?"
Coal Ball perched on his shoulder. Seeing that Momo, too, wanted to find someone to kill in the middle of the night, Coal Ball refrained from slacking off for the sake of a midnight snack, spread its wings, and soared into the sky, searching for fellow cultivators willing to dig out their hearts and lungs to donate some travel funds...
It was Linghu Qingmo's first outing with Coal Ball, and he looked a little puzzled.
Still, he understood that Coal Ball had probably gone to find some evil demons or Outer Dao followers. He stood beneath the eaves to wait. After half an hour passed without Coal Ball returning, he even began worrying that he had lost it.
Fortunately, after a long while, Coal Ball flew back and landed on his shoulder, bobbing its head to shake the rain from its body before looking straight ahead.
"Chirp!"
This time, the meaning was perfectly clear!
Seeing that Coal Ball had found a target, Linghu Qingmo immediately followed its directions. In the end, he ran all the way from the inner city to the outer city, arriving near Carefree Cave.
At night, Carefree Cave became a ghost market where people from