The old woman nodded, and most of her previous doubts vanished.
"You may withdraw. There will be no need to monitor him from now on."
The black-robed figure bowed in acknowledgment, then slipped into the Void and vanished.
Before long, the old woman flashed away from the Special Space.
She transformed into a heavily made-up, flamboyantly dressed brothel madam and entered a bustling brothel in Chaotic City.
One day, the portly manor lord arrived at the brothel, where the close female friends eagerly welcomed him.
Not long after entering, he went upstairs with women in both arms.
After going upstairs, he entered a guest room, then passed through a hidden door into a secret chamber, where he met the old woman disguised as the madam.
The two spoke inside for quite some time before the portly manor lord finally departed.
Upon returning to his manor, he immediately sent someone to Gu Xingzhi's room to invite him over.
Though Gu Xingzhi was puzzled, he cooperatively followed the servant to meet the manor lord.
"May I ask why the manor lord summoned me?"
As soon as he saw the manor lord, Gu Xingzhi politely bowed and asked directly.
The manor lord did not beat around the bush and told him at once.
"Have you heard of the Hengchuan West Sea, young friend?"
Gu Xingzhi shook his head. "No. Where is that?"
"The Hengchuan West Sea lies in the western part of the Chaotic Sea. Within it is a special region shrouded in white mist and filled with the aura of Space Origin Essence."
"It is said to contain the secrets of the Myriad Heavens."
At this point, the manor lord paused and glanced at Gu Xingzhi.
Gu Xingzhi remained calm and composed, showing no unusual expression.
The manor lord frowned slightly before