Chapter 1364 - 1358: Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole

Chapter 1364: Chapter 1358: Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole

"Luring the snake out of its hole?"

Murong Ziyue looked puzzled.

"Did you forget what those mercenaries said earlier? They mentioned that the female ghost would ask ’What is your surname?,’ and whether the other person answered or not, they would be devoured. The female ghost is searching for someone, specifically passersby. The suburb is vast, but travelers can only pass through the official road in the North Suburb. We just need to disguise ourselves as passersby. Moreover, we must be high-profile; the more conspicuous we are, the more likely we are to be discovered by the female ghost."

Xin Lin suggested.

A day had passed, and both Mu Chen and Ghost Shiva were searching for the whereabouts of the female ghost.

Only Xin Lin was inquiring about other matters.

She wandered around the city and found some mercenaries who often sought work near Fengdong.

From them, Xin Lin learned some details about the female ghost’s attacks.

Since it’s a strategic point with an official road, there are quite a few passersby near Fengdong. Even in the dead of night, there are often mercenaries or merchants passing by.

Most of the passersby attacked by the female ghost travel with a convoy, or in large numbers.

This behavior is quite strange; the female ghost doesn’t like to target solitary travelers.

Like last night, there were several passersby through Fengdong, but only the wedding convoy was attacked, simply because there were many in the convoy, over a dozen people.

Xin Lin couldn’t figure out the specific reason for the female ghost’s behavior, but since the ghost likes large groups, she had to set a trap that the female ghost would find appealing, using a large team to lure her out.

"Sounds reasonable, but just the two of us?"

Murong Ziyue looked at the ghost soldiers behind them.

The ghost soldiers were exuding Evil Qi, not at all resembling humans.

"Just the two of us won’t do, the female ghost needs to devour five or six people at a time. The two of us wouldn’t even be enough to fill the cracks in her teeth."

Xin Lin shrugged.

"So, what do we do?"

Murong Ziyue became even more puzzled.

"No rush, someone will be here soon. But... in the meantime, we need to deal with a little trouble."

Xin Lin smiled and glanced at the ghost soldiers behind her.

Suddenly, there was a wailing of spirits, the twenty or so ghost soldiers had been long ready, and they rushed forward to attack Xin Lin and Murong Ziyue.

Murong Ziyue was startled and was about to make a move.

"Don’t rush to fight, let’s run first."

After saying that, Xin Lin took off running.

Still confused, Murong Ziyue saw Xin Lin running forward, so she hurriedly followed.

Both had trained for a while at the Dragon Ancient Tomb with Yin Sha, so their skills were quite good.

The twenty or so ghost soldiers were chasing behind while Xin Lin and the others sprinted and quickly covered several miles.

By then, it was around midnight, and the moon was obscured by a grey cloud.

"Xin Lin, how long are we going to run? My mother..."

Murong Ziyue panted slightly.

The sound of carriage wheels and horse hooves echoed.

Xin Lin and Murong Ziyue looked ahead and saw a carriage and several fast horses speeding along the official road.

The tall horses seemed to glide over the night terrain, with their hooves barely touching the ground.

"It’s the Nu Gui Horses."

Murong Ziyue recognized the horses; they belonged to the East Court.

Only the legitimate young lords and ladies of the East Court were privileged to use such horses.

"Finally, they’re here. Ziyue, put on these clothes first."

Xin Lin said, pulling out a Qi Stone, quickly absorbing the Spiritual Energy from it.

Murong Ziyue was about to ask when suddenly Xin Lin’s body began to change rapidly.