Early the next morning,
Jiang Hao got up early and went to the back mountain for his morning exercise. The winter air was fresh and biting. He did not do anything strenuous, merely stretching lightly.
After exercising for a short while, a pretty figure came up from the foot of the mountain. Jiang Hao saw that it was Ma Xiaoling, and she was holding a compact mirror compass.
"Hmm? Why were you up so early today?" Jiang Hao asked curiously.
Living under the same roof as Ma Xiaoling, he knew this girl was not exactly diligent. She usually did not get up until eight or nine.
"I got up this morning to see if I could find any clues. The sooner I finish the job, the sooner I get paid," Ma Xiaoling said.
"So, did you find anything?"
"No. I've already covered half the hotel and found nothing. It's as though she vanished into thin air," Ma Xiaoling said in confusion.
Jiang Hao thought, Didn't she vanish into thin air? Chuchun is cultivating inside my Purple Gold Gourd right now.
"Are you still going to keep looking?" Jiang Hao asked.
"Of course."
"Then I'll look with you."
The two continued searching around the hotel. Ma Xiaoling probed here and there with her compass while Jiang Hao followed behind, putting on an act.
When they reached the hotel lobby, they found Master Peacock and his disciples still seated there. Ma Xiaoling was quite surprised.
"Monk, you really are persistent. Don't tell me you sat in the lobby all night?" Ma Xiaoling stepped forward and asked.
Master Peacock opened his eyes. "Of course not. The hotel donated rooms for us. We slept in them."
Ma Xiaoling curled her lip. "I thought you had enough perseverance to sit in the lobby all night."