But Old Ox tugged at Lord Lu without immediately moving him. He still stared at the sky, then looked at Old Ox and Beimou.
"I'm afraid we can't just leave whenever we want."
Though he said that, Lord Lu withdrew his gaze and hurried with Old Ox and Beimou toward a certain direction in the city. Many pedestrians and shopkeepers preparing to shelter from the rain remained in the shops lining the streets. Townsfolk ran hurriedly through the streets, while vendors packed up their stalls and moved away quickly. Their faces were filled with panic at heaven's might. For ordinary people, such gathering thunder clouds were mostly a sight they had never witnessed before.
At this point, demonic and devilish auras in the city also gradually began to spread. There was no longer any need to hide them. Though some still concealed their presence like Lord Lu and the others, even so, the city already seemed like demons dancing wildly. The number of auras might not have been great, but none could be taken lightly.
If not for the tens of thousands of townsfolk still in the city, merely seeing demonic, devilish, and sinister auras intertwined would have made it seem like a city of demons.
Old Ox led Lord Lu and Beimou onward at a swift pace. Outside an inn, Wang Youhong, who looked like a young man, stood with two other demons and gazed at the sky. As if sensing something, Wang Youhong looked toward the end of the street and spotted Old Ox and the others rushing over at first glance.
Lu Wu, Northern Demon?
Old Ox moved like wind and fire. Before reaching the inn, he was already shouting at Wang Youhong.
"Wang, think of a way to get us out of this predicament. It's not