"Everyone, it's getting late, and demons are rampant in Tongling lately, making the Official Road quite unsafe," he said. "Let's set off early so we can reach Zhaoyang County by tonight for a rest; otherwise, we'll have to sleep on the Official Road!"
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly mounted their horses and followed Zhao Qingxue, setting off on the Official Road together.
Hou Yuxiao, trailing at the rear, displayed a hint of darkness on his face.
The thing he had feared most still happened...
There were two routes from Wanyang County to Tongling County.
One was to take the southwest Official Road to Tianling County, and then head directly west from Tianling County, bypassing Zhaoyang and going straight to Tongling.
The other was to go west all the way, passing through Zhaoyang before reaching Tongling Prefectural City.
The reason he had joined the expedition initiated by Zhao Qingxue was his concern that these people would take the latter route.
