Chapter 269: The Ghost Race’s Internal Conflict

"Ahem. Perhaps the people outside have different standards of beauty than the ghost race. So you should probably change your appearance a little and get rid of those strange things on your body."

Even if every member of the ghost race carried those unusual markings, that did not mean everyone else would find them pleasant to look at.

"You people simply don’t know how to appreciate beauty."

As he spoke, he erased the markings on his face.

At the same time, he lightened his skin tone by several shades.

Bai He had to admit it.

Looking like this, Gui Baorong was actually much easier on the eyes.

"Well? Not bad, right?"

"Hey, I’m warning you. Don’t get any improper ideas about my master. If my senior brother finds out, he’ll skin you alive."

"Your senior brother? Then bring him here. Let’s see whether he can actually skin me alive."

Bai He was starting to lose patience.

They were almost there already, yet the two of them were still arguing noisily.

"Master, why is there smoke over there?"

Bai He followed the direction Xu Feng was pointing.

What he saw was perfectly clear.

The tavern was actually on fire.

The flames were soaring into the sky and the blaze looked extremely terrifying.

"Master, I’m going to save Senior Brother."

Xu Feng immediately increased his speed and vanished in an instant.

Bai He did not even have time to call out to him.

In truth, there was no need to.

Because of what had happened the previous day, almost no one was still staying at this tavern.

And even if a fire had broken out, was Ye Shiyuan really someone who would fear ordinary flames?

As for the inn’s employees, they would most likely remain completely unharmed as well.

After all, before leaving, Bai He had deliberately left Xuantian Barrier behind.

The fire could not burn anything inside the barrier.

At most, it only looked frightening from the outside.

By the time Bai He leisurely made his way back, things had unfolded exactly as he expected.

The tavern owner and the workers had already rushed outside.

They were frantically carrying buckets of water and attempting to extinguish the flames.

Ye Shiyuan, meanwhile, appeared to have only just discovered the situation and walked out from inside.

The first thing he did was look for Bai He.

He also searched for Xu Feng.

Unfortunately, neither of them was in their rooms.

As a result, he guessed that the two of them had gone out somewhere.

"It won’t go out! What am I supposed to do? If this keeps burning, my tavern will be gone!"

The tavern owner collapsed to his knees in grief.

Tears and snot covered his face as he cried miserably.

Bai He could not bear to watch any longer.

He immediately withdrew the Xuantian Barrier.

Along with the cluster of flames that had surrounded the barrier.

Now that the barrier was gone, it became obvious that the raging fire had merely been an illusion.

The entire inn was completely untouched and had not suffered the slightest bit of damage.

"Master, who is he?"

"Come. Let’s return to the room and talk."

There were too many people around.

This was not the right place for such a conversation.

After arriving in his room, Bai He sat down while the others remained standing.

They listened attentively as he explained the general situation from beginning to end.

After finishing, Bai He looked at them and asked, "Well? Do you understand now?"

"Master, I think I understand most of it. So you went to the ghost race and found someone from their clan because you intend to capture that person and bring him back?"

Bai He shook his head at Xu Feng.

"Not only that. Gui Baorong, within the ghost race, are you currently the one in charge?"

After a moment of silence, Gui Baorong nodded.

"Yes. You could say that."

"Then there really shouldn’t be members of the ghost race disobeying you and running around on their own. Think carefully. Is it possible that someone has long since refused to follow your authority and has been planning to extend their reach elsewhere, perhaps into the mortal world?"

To Bai He’s surprise, Gui Baorong did not deny it after hearing those words.

And not denying it meant there was indeed a possibility.

Bai He let out a sigh.

"It seems this really is trouble caused by your ghost race. Handle it properly. If you fail to deal with it, I’ll have no choice but to report everything to my Senior Brother."

Bai He deliberately made it sound like a threat.

Only by doing so would Gui Baorong devote himself more seriously to resolving the matter.

"It does appear that this matter involves another person. I originally thought he would not be bold enough to stir up trouble. It seems I did not understand him well enough."

"And who is this person you’re talking about?"

"My elder brother, Gui Baozhou. Years ago, he intended to lead a group of ghost race members out of our territory and expand our domain. Fortunately, I discovered his plan and stopped him in time. I repeatedly tried to persuade him to abandon that idea. I truly believed he had given up on it. Unfortunately, I was simply too naive."

Bai He scratched his head.

That meant the matter now involved internal affairs within the ghost race.

Should he really get involved in something like this?

"Master, and there was also what happened just now! That fire was definitely unusual. How could a fire suddenly break out for no reason? If you hadn’t left the Xuantian Barrier behind, the entire tavern would have been burned down."

Bai He narrowed his eyes.

"Xiao Feng, you and Gui Baorong will go together and locate the whereabouts of those ghost race members."

"Yes, Master."

With Xu Feng accompanying Gui Baorong, Bai He had nothing to worry about.

Moreover, if Gui Baorong truly did not want this situation to escalate any further, then there was absolutely no way he would dare do anything to Xu Feng.