Chapter 366
"But they're ghosts—yin souls, Hallmaster," Wu Anning said, her voice threaded with worry.
"It doesn't matter. If others can handle them, why can't we?" Lin Hui replied, unruffled.
Wu Anning's shoulders eased, though the worry never fully left her eyes.
"But—"
"Keep all the rough martial arts disciples here," Lin Hui instructed. "Send the rest home."
From the exchange he'd overheard between those three, tonight might be his first genuine glimpse into the deeper layers of this world. Better to send the refined disciples away—no point risking innocent casualties.
"Yes..." Wu Anning nodded and withdrew to make arrangements.
Night settled in. Beyond the walls, the night watchman made his pass, his gong clanging through the dark.
Lin Hui and Xie Tieniu kept vigil beside Xie Daxin's corpse, waiting for whatever the night would bring. This was Lin Hui's first time witnessing a mystical power—something other than mutants—from the very moment of its emergence.