After Chu Xuan and Qingqing left the private booth, they were chatting while walking back toward the inn.
But at some point, the surroundings grew increasingly dim, and the moonlight and starlight gradually vanished from the sky.
They were engrossed in their conversation and didn't notice at first, until gusts of eerie wind blew and thick ghostly mist rolled out, making them realize something was amiss.
Chu Xuan almost immediately recalled what the shopkeeper had said earlier: Several people have gone missing in the city lately...
Qingqing started to feel scared, "Look at you, telling ghost stories in the middle of the night. Great, now the ghosts are really here."
While gripping his flying sword in hand, Chu Xuan calmly observed the surroundings, "Are you scared?"
Qingqing retorted immediately, "You're the one who's scared."
