Along the way, Qi Yu resisted the urge to look at the ghosts.
She was afraid that showing fear would give her away.
Although she and Li Mingjue had applied human skin masks and changed into ragged clothes, making themselves look just like the other ghosts,
they still made an effort to contain their breaths, as it was easy for the breathless ghosts to detect them otherwise.
The two of them kept at the back of the group, maintaining some distance from the ghosts to avoid detection.
Fortunately, it was much easier to deceive these ghosts than humans.
Throughout the journey, their gazes were fixed straight ahead, never once looking back.
She held Li Mingjue's hand so that in case of any emergencies, she could immediately pull him into the space with her.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the Imperial City.
The leader, the waiter from Ningzhu Pavilion, knocked on the door a few times, and someone immediately inside asked, "What is it?"
