Ch. 461Following the Trail!
Key Plot Points and Events
- Jiang Dao captures a paper effigy controlled by an unknown entity.
- The effigy reveals that there are four Black Jade Bracelets needed to open the Night Watcher's inheritance site, and Jiang Dao has one.
- The effigy offers cooperation to find the last bracelet and open the site, suggesting a blood oath.
- Jiang Dao agrees, but secretly follows the effigy, revealing it was being tailed.
- The effigy leads Jiang Dao to a chaotic mountain forest and a dilapidated mourning hall.
- Jiang Dao attacks and destroys the effigy upon arrival.
Character Developments
- Jiang Dao demonstrates his calm and calculating nature, using deception to gain information and trap the effigy.
- The paper effigy shows fear and desperation, revealing its true form and origins under pressure.
Significant Themes
- Deception and trust: Jiang Dao uses deception to gain information, while the effigy attempts to deceive him.
- Power and temptation: The Night Watcher's inheritance site holds immense power, driving characters to cooperate and compete.
Character Interactions
- Jiang Dao and the paper effigy: They engage in a tense negotiation, with Jiang Dao using his domain to intimidate and extract information from the effigy.
- Jiang Dao and the unknown entity: Their relationship is ambiguous, with the entity manipulating the effigy and potentially the events surrounding the inheritance site.