The two of them walked in silence for about a mile, far from the city gate, when Ma Mian suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Why did you stop?" Shen Luo walked beside him, puzzled.
"Take a different route." Soul Hook Horse Face answered, revealing a mysterious smile.
Shen Luo's gaze swept around, seeing only the path under his feet. Change path? Change to which path?
Just as he wondered, he saw that Soul Hook Horse Face was holding a yellowish talisman and belted it onto his shoulder with a swift pat, and then grabbed his shoulder abruptly.
"Go."
Upon hearing Ma Mian's command, Shen Luo suddenly felt as if the ground beneath his feet turned as soft as mud, before he could react, he sank under the ground covered by a layer of yellow light.
"Escape Ground Technique?"