Chapter 556: Leaving the City (2/2)

As such, many felt more and more curious, but their questions got no real answer, and they decided to change their strategy.

Many experts tried various methods to get news, and this was what Mo Lian had left to intercept.

She released many fake news. At the same time, she also added many interesting details, making it so that those who received the word were unaware of what was true and what was fake.

Under the veil of rumors and confusion, an ordinary carriage left the city. The carriage was just one among many that were going in and out every day, and no one paid it any attention.

Within the carriage were Xue Wei and Lan, who were focused on their cultivation once more, while the branch leader was casually looking at the screen that showed the crowd outside the carriage.

He could not help but feel a little disillusioned when he saw how simple it was for them to escape the city with no one paying them any attention.

He and Mo Lian had spent many hours trying to find the most inconspicuous way to escape so that those who were aiming for their secrets would not find them, but none of them had thought of this method.

When Xue Wei casually suggested it, they both felt as if a whole new world had opened up to them, and they felt rather surprised.

The branch leader had never before considered just pretending to be an ordinary merchant. It was not that he looked down upon these ghosts, but he had never considered pretending to be someone he was not.

When he looked at Xue Wei and Lan, who both acted as if this was a commonplace experience, he could not help but feel that he had a lot to learn about the world of the living.

The Ghost Realm was very violent, but not many were that scheming. Most preferred to fight with strength, so while a few schemed against others, it was not something that the branch leader was very familiar with.

As the carriage left the city behind, his wound-up nerves slowly relaxed, and he too began to cultivate.

What he was cultivating was not Qi, but instead soul energy. He was consuming soul crystals slowly, and while the advance in strength was minimal, he still felt that it was better to try and get at least a bit stronger than to waste the time spent in the carriage on the way to the haunted area.