First Madam Xia Weiyin immediately tried to suppress the news, but the Li Family had inside eyes planted by other powerful clans; how could she possibly keep it contained?
Soon, a Thousand Mile Sound Talisman contacted her. It was from the Xia Family—her older brother, Xia Chuming, with whom she had been very close in childhood. Xia Chuming beat around the bush, asking whether the rumor of her husband being trapped was true, and whether she needed the Xia Family's help.
Xia Weiyin knew that many people were watching the Li Family's every move in Xinxiang Province, but she just hadn't expected even her maiden family to be watching.
She handled the matter smoothly, but soon someone else contacted her via a Thousand Mile Sound Talisman: a sister from the Zhang Family in Xijing.
Xia Weiyin was kept busy to the point of exhaustion, yet she knew the news could no longer be contained.
She conjured a Thousand Mile Sound Talisman to contact the Quanzhou Li Family.
The Quanzhou Li Family is probably the last among the great clans to know about Li Xiaozheng being petrified by the Great Ming Treasure Ship, she thought with considerable helplessness.
Gongzhou, Fei County, Xinglong Town.
Chen Shi did not ride in the wooden cart, but walked alongside the green-robed scholar, inquiring about the origins of the evil Sui.
This was Ding Ding's first time encountering such a matter of exorcism, so she was very excited, listening intently and repeatedly asking for details.
The compass controlling the direction of the wooden cart was held in Black Dog's paws. Black Dog controlled the cart's direction, its legs stepping out to keep up with them.
The green-robed scholar felt something was slightly amiss. He glanced around, found nothing out of the ordinary, and continued, "This evil