After leaving the Thick Fog District, Chu Qingyun used his Thousand-faced Martial Soul to assume the appearance of a dead Examiner he had seen earlier in order to avoid becoming someone else's prey.
It wasn't that he was afraid of being robbed, given his current strength.
However, it was better to avoid trouble. Constant harassment on the road would be a nuisance, and it would be a critical loss if it delayed his quest for Military Merits.
Maintaining the disguise, Chu Qingyun hadn't been walking long before he encountered many others. Some were in small groups, while others traveled alone, but all of them were rushing north in a hurry.
Chu Qingyun considered this for a moment. He sensed something was amiss and decided to follow along.
Along the way, he stopped one of them. "Friend," he asked, "why is everyone rushing north? Did something big happen?"
