Logically speaking, Smile, as the initiator of the Immortal Palace plan, should be the first to leave without anyone else discovering his true form. However, if he leaves last, the others can wait outside to trace his tracks, which might expose his trail.
"Me?" Smile said, "Does a fish need to leave the rivers? Do trees need to leave the earth? Do birds leave the sky? I don't need to go. Next, witch."
Li Ying obeyed and left. As soon as she stepped out of the basement, she ran without looking back. After several minutes of twisting and turning, she finally reached the edge of the Imperial Academy. She jumped up to climb the wall and leave, then immediately removed her mask and black robe, casually throwing them into a river outside the Academy, and walked onto the grand avenue illuminated by street lamps.
