Seeing that the other party was not leaving any openings, Qiu Ben stopped asking more questions. Although he didn't know whether the other party was telling the truth, since there was a verification method, it couldn't be ignored.

Moreover, action had to be taken quickly. If Shi Chun and their party were really after some Mouse Demon, they had to find its whereabouts swiftly.

He hurried back inside to urgently relay the message upwards, instructing the Extreme Fire Sect to quickly arrange for investigations in Dazhi City.

Returning to the pavilion to continue drinking tea, Po Yuan was unaware of the trouble he might have brought upon himself with his reminder.

In the evening, Lou Xiu, the Inner Court Captain of Yao Mountain City, was suddenly summoned to the Divine Mountain, where he met the Commander Huang Ye at Beishan Central.

He didn't know why Huang Ye urgently summoned him and greeted him with questions.

Huang Ye immediately asked, "Did you not see Shi Chun when you were in Dazhi City?"

Lou Xiu was taken aback, not knowing why he asked, "No. My lord, are you suggesting that he went to Dazhi City?"

Huang Ye asked again, "Do you know about Chao Yue Hall, that book house's situation?"

Lou Xiu was even more puzzled, "I suppose it's relatively clear, a family of five, with the female owner having died early..."

Huang Ye interrupted, "There's a helper boy there named Wang Ping, haven't you heard of him?"

"Wang Ping..." Lou Xiu was momentarily at a loss. He didn't know whether the Wang Ping referred to was the same one, and the key was that with so many people and things in Dazhi City, how could he pay attention to the names of minor characters, not to mention a helper boy. He couldn't even remember the names of Dong Wenshu's children, the book house owner.

But indeed, now that the Commander mentioned it, he seemed to recall having heard the name 'Wang Ping' before, finding it somewhat familiar at the time, but thinking it was too common a name to give it much thought.

Now thinking back, he couldn't help but cautiously probe, "My lord, do you mean the two Wang Pings are... are..."

Huang Ye let out a cold snort, "I finally understand why you messed up things in Dazhi City. You're daring enough to do anything, but you're quite negligent. Yes, the two Wang Pings are indeed one person. The person does not change his name or surname and was wandering right under your eyelids in Dazhi City, and even more so in front of you in Yao Mountain City. He arrived in Dazhi City a year ago, and that Wu Jinliang, who goes by the alias Gao He, is working odd jobs at the racecourse outside Dazhi City, while you've been blind to it! The higher-ups are investigating the situation, and I've found the facts, but how am I supposed to report now?"

The last sentence caused cold sweat to break out on Lou Xiu's forehead. He also realized that Shi Chun's group had been lurking in Dazhi City for so long, definitely not just for experiencing life, clearly linked to some scheme.

He stuttered slightly, "My lord, I hope you will speak well on my behalf."

Huang Ye: "Inefficient work, everything you do goes wrong. No amount of good words will help. First, do your tasks well; the merits speak for themselves and are the best testimonials. Now Shi Chun has already left the book house, working with Wu Jinliang at 'Bai's Rice Shop' as helpers. You're familiar with Dazhi City's situation, think carefully about what is really going on."

"Moved to Bai's Rice Shop to work as helpers again..." Lou Xiu was quite surprised, then after a moment of contemplation, tentatively asked, "Could it be they're aiming for Huang Yingying? Entrusted by the rice shop lady boss to rescue her husband?"

Huang Ye's gaze turned harsh, "You think alike with Po Yuan!"

"Po Yuan..." Lou Xiu was startled, not knowing why it turned to Po Yuan again.

Huang Ye snorted, "It's unlikely! They've been lurking in Dazhi City for over a year. If they were targeting Huang Yingying, would they need to wait until now? As for Granny Qi going to the mountain at this time, do you think it's to rescue someone and make a collaboration? If someone truly intended to rescue people, given Granny Qi's face, they could directly plead with the Goddess, no need for such troubles."

Lou Xiu bowed his head and quickly pondered, but no matter how he spun his thoughts, he couldn't figure it out, almost exhausting his mind, thinking everything seemed possible yet made no sense at the same time, leaving him thoroughly confused.

Forget it, Huang Ye realized too, calling this fellow to question was pointless, equally unclear about the situation, so he reminded immediately: "A Xun and Po Yuan have a good relationship, didn't care before, but now recognized that Dazhi City's matters ended vaguely. Po Yuan has a big opinion on you, or rather on us, or perhaps suspects we have issues. He even suspects that concerning Dazhi City, you and Shi Chun were in cahoots. Yet he's powerless to deal with us, surprisingly stirring up trouble for Extreme Fire Sect. Since there's no convenient way to deal with him now, be careful yourself."

Lou Xiu grumbled, "When the matter was already settled, he insisted on reporting back to take Huang Yingying away. I felt something was off, suspecting he wouldn't let go, worried he'd try to extract something from Huang Yingying's mouth, sure enough..."

Huang Ye waved his hand to interrupt, "No matter how murky the situation is, Shi Chun and their team must be in the know, hence our plan remains unchanged. You need to closely monitor Shi Chun's movements..."

Meanwhile, outside Chao Yue Hall in Dazhi City, a simply dressed, somewhat timid-looking woman walked into the book house, inquiring if they were hiring.

In the City Lord Mansion, Li Xianghong procured some excellent wine, inviting Bai Qiru to taste it together.

After a few glasses, Li Xianghong casually remarked, "I heard Granny Qi went to the Divine Mountain."

On the top floor of Zhu Lang Pavilion, the night scene was elegant, and the person was even more beautiful.

Yin Xu stayed next to a lantern, personally painting designs; ink painting was her little hobby, and all the lanterns' designs in the building were drawn by her own hand.

The second steward, Tian Shen, approached and reported quietly, "Sister Hong, everything is ready; they can move."

Yin Xu didn't let her brush waver, maintaining focus, yet quipped, "Didn't you say you've already narrowed down the range for the insider who leaked information? Hasn't Lou Xiu come again without results?"

Tian Shen slightly bowed his head.

Seeing no response, Yin Xu finally stopped her brush, looking at him, asking, "Who?"

Tian Shen's face showed a troubled expression, but knowing he couldn't hide it anymore, he sighed lightly and said, "It's about Mei Hua. After watching her, I found she secretly contacted the City Guard. After Wang Ping and the others returned, she secretly passed on a message to the City Guard."

Yin Xu was taken aback, then anger appeared on her face, and she slammed the pen in her hand, "It's one thing for others to betray, but she's one of our tribe, have we treated her badly?"

Tian Shen lowered his head, "Should we expel her?"

Despite the anger, Yin Xu quickly calmed down, and after thinking, said, "After sending Wang Ping and the others out, spread the word to Mei Hua, telling her Wang Ping and the others have been cultivating in the room all this time."

Tian Shen thought for a moment, nodded, and left.

Yin Xu pulled out the hairpin from her head, and the evening wind blowing from the rooftop tangled her long hair...

About a two-hour later, a carriage left the city. The inspection at the city gate was strict, but the guards didn't check this carriage, letting it through directly, because the carriage belonged to the City Lord Mansion.

After the carriage reached the designated spot, it stopped, and two shadows jumped out from the window, directly fleeing into the night amidst the Heart-wrapping Grass woods, then the carriage continued on.

Hiding in the woods, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang watched briefly, then immediately turned and delved deeper into the woods.

The destination was naturally in the direction of the Divine Mountain, but they didn't go straight through, still wary of Yin Xu, they circled most of the way before barging through.

They didn't use the Earth Escape Technique either, in the middle of the night, Shi Chun's right-eye superpower was enough to observe the surroundings.

Until they bumped into the invisible array barrier at the foot of the Divine Mountain, Wu Jinliang then took Shi Chun underground, there the two took out the Command Arrow, this time Shi Chun tried it personally.

The process went smoothly, the light shield ejected by the Command Arrow delivered them unhindered inside.

Once inside, they emerged from underground, only because when using the Earth Escape Technique underground, if not very deep, the rumbling of soil might be detected when passing near masters, of which there might be many on the Divine Mountain.

There's no need for the Earth Escape Technique, with Shi Chun's right-eye superpower, they could easily navigate through gaps past obvious and hidden sentinels.

Sometimes, they even swaggered past a group of people, engaged in conversation.

Though protected by the array, the internal sentinels of the Divine Mountain didn't pose much of a threat.

It wasn't until they broke into the main mountain range area that they felt some semblance of strict vigilance, but it didn't stop them from drifting towards the tallest mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Shi Chun suddenly stopped, staring intently beside a pavilion, blinking his left eye repeatedly.

He saw the shadow of a tree about a meter high, its overall silhouette cloudy white, and the core of the trunk seemed black.

Shi Chun swiftly shot over, landing under the tree; with his left eye he saw nothing, but with his right eye, it was right in front of him. He reached out to touch it, but felt nothing, empty.

He looked up at its leaves' silhouette, matching the legendary records, its leaves resembled those of a maple.

Just this detail brought him joy, knowing he had found the legendary Reversing Soul Tree, unexpectedly so smoothly.

Wu Jinliang, having run ahead, also came back, jumping to his side; upon seeing his expression, guessed something and tried asking, "Found it?"

Shi Chun nodded, "Yes, it's right in front of you."

Wu Jinliang looked around, seeing nothing, also reaching out blindly in the air, felt nothing, and muttered, "Can't touch or see it, how to deal with this?"

Shi Chun: "Since A Xun could manage it, it shows there's a way. According to Huang Yingying, the reason A Xun could locate the Reversing Soul Tree might be related to his sense of smell, what do you think?"

Wu Jinliang: "It's possible, indeed. For those with innate talents, they can do what others can't."

Shi Chun further asked: "Then when he sniffed out the position of the Reversing Soul Tree, how could he find a way to harvest it?"

Wu Jinliang hesitated, "Innate talent is natural; given his age, it can be imagined, it likely has nothing to do with a Cultivation Technique, probably due to various trials that led to success, maybe the result of years of attempts."

Shi Chun asked again: "Useful things tried might just run out, might there still be some not yet used up? Does he usually still collect it? Could he carry it on him?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jinliang muttered oh oh oh repeatedly, pointed at him, showing a realization.

Understanding why Chun Tian would go to great lengths to set a trap to gather A Xun's possessions, why he ensured even without the Death Refusing Incense, he preserved A Xun's relics, now understanding; they could be used for trials now, what if they actually worked? Even if not, at least it's a direction to try.

If it works, it saves a lot of trouble, and a great deal of time.

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