Li Ze did not deny Yunxi's words, because they were true. But he no longer wanted to speak with the four of them. He felt that if he said another word or two, they would pry even more information out of him.
Thus, Li Ze said stiffly:
"Everyone, it is inconvenient for me to reveal too much about this matter. I will escort you back to Wanyuan Zhai now."
The four did not intend to make things difficult for Li Ze. They rose and followed him out of Huo Wan's Colorful Clothes Pavilion.
Huo Wan respectfully saw them off, then closed her shop and went to gather Soul Stones.
On the way back, Yunxi and Han Lian truly did go to a general store and spend one Mid-grade Soul Stone on a map of the Ghost Realm before leisurely returning to Wanyuan Zhai.
Only after Li Ze personally watched the four enter and activate the Isolation Formation did he turn and return to the previous street. However, the men he had arranged in advance had failed to capture the old ghost from Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Even Rong Le had vanished.
"Captain, neither the old ghost nor Rong Le is there. What do we do?"
"Search! We finally found a new lead. We cannot give up, or would our brothers not have died in vain?"
"Yes, Captain."
The city patrol soldiers immediately scattered and began searching for Rong Le. Yet Rong Le seemed to have vanished into thin air and never appeared again.
Back at Wanyuan Zhai, the four were gathered together, discussing what they had discovered during their outing.
Yunxi was the first to speak.
"Ever since we left Wanyuan Zhai, little ghosts have been following us all the way."
Mockery filled Han Lian's heroic face.
"Hmph! Did they really