Chapter 170: Ghostly Visit at Midnight
By the time they left that place, it was nearly three in the morning.
Heroine Wu led the horse while holding a lantern, being quite vigilant. She frequently glanced left and right, fearing that hidden arrows might suddenly spring from the grass or that a nefarious individual might be following them from behind.
However, they encountered no trouble until they returned to the village.
“Surprisingly, nothing happened!” The woman seemed a bit taken aback.
“It’s because you were vigilant.”
“It’s not just me being cautious; something feels off today.”
“What do you mean?”
“When we were walking through the ghost market, I noticed several subtle gazes darting around me, my divine steed, you, and even behind you and on Lady Calico. They were hidden well, but I could see through it. Most likely, some surviving jianghu heroes from Mount Beiqin spread word of our characteristics,” Heroine Wu paused for a moment.
She added, “I initially thought they were coming to find us, but now I think it’s more likely that news of those jianghu heroes' grim fates and deaths reached them, which made them hesitant to act.”