Before an unremarkable cave on Jilei Mountain.
Ximen Ka had no idea where he had dropped his lighter, so he snatched the cigarette butt from A Xing and borrowed a flame from him... The two smoked together.
"The evil spirit is in there?"
"The Tracking Talisman shows that it's definitely here."
"Why are there no guards?"
"Probably some kind of psychological tactic?" A Xing said casually. "Yu Linglong made such a huge commotion that no one would think she'd hide the most important thing in a place this ordinary. Besides, if she set guards here, wouldn't that be a classic case of hiding the silver right under everyone's nose?"
"It's not that there's no one here." Ximen Ka shook his head and twitched his nose. "There's someone inside... and it's a woman."
"What a dog nose." A Xing shrugged. After sticking dozens of talismans onto his body, he hummed as he parted the grass and walked straight into the cave.
Just as Ximen Ka's dog nose had indicated, A Xing really did find a woman inside the cave... a woman who had been tied up extremely thoroughly.
"This kind of knot... Whoever tied it knows what they're doing."
The two men squatted before the woman, who was bound and gagged, and rubbed their chins as they discussed the matter.
The woman was actually conscious. At that moment, she was glaring furiously at the two middle-aged men.
Ximen Ka held up something resembling a card and began scanning the woman's body. Before long, he got a result.
"Who is this?"
Ximen Ka's expression shifted slightly. "Dance Ji, one of the four Mountain Guard Mikos of the Jade Shrine... How did she end up tied here?"
"Dance, Rites, Music, and Sword... The four Mountain Guard Mikos of the Jade Shrine are led