Both of them had their faces covered with black cloth. Zhu Yu closely followed Lu Qing's steps as they wound east and west, avoiding all the main roads where people might pass by, and wandered through various twisting alleyways for a while.
The further they went, the more Zhu Yu felt that the surrounding buildings became increasingly low, with courtyard walls that were both low and dilapidated. Occasionally they could hear dogs barking in the yards as they passed by certain paths.
Even the road surface became pitted and uneven, and walking on it felt somewhat slick beneath their feet, completely different from the smooth bluestone roads of the grand courtyards on the other side.
In the pitch-black surroundings, Zhu Yu couldn't distinguish directions very well, so she followed closely in Lu Qing's steps.
