Princess Cromwell and Her Six Brothers
The two blue-faced, fanged evil spirits guarding the city gate saw Carl descending and immediately bowed low, their ghostly eyes shining, backs hunched as they shouted: "Congratulations, Master, on achieving your wish!"
Carl turned the ring on his finger, the silver ornament making a soft sound with his movements, like iron horses on the eaves shattering moonlight.
As he walked down the steps, the evil spirits turned into blue smoke and dispersed. Only the city gate creaked open, revealing the winding streets inside.
On both sides of the street were pavilions hung with lanterns, crimson curtains glowing under the ghostly fire, and through them, ghost cultivators could be seen drinking and ma