"If I'd known, I should've had you come earlier. The moment you arrived, you got acquainted with that wealthy patron, and I got to move into a nice place. Usually, I have to live in a temporary cave abode." Yuan Ci laughed as he patted my shoulder, while I could only laugh and cry at the same time as I hurriedly explained things to Zou Wei.
Zou Wei wasn't the delicate, pampered type of girl. She had grown up beneath a halo and seen all sorts of things, so she knew perfectly well when to open her eyes and when to close them. Earlier in the city, quite a few people had greeted her, but they hadn't dared come over because she was entertaining a cultivator like me.
Many wealthy young masters in the city had been smitten with her for a long time. Having heard that she was sightseeing in the city, they had come hoping to chance upon her. Zou Wei, however, seemed to have broad horizons, and those young masters clearly hadn't caught her eye.
With the local power, Jade Treasure Pavilion, helping us gather information in the open, things would be much easier for us. But Senior Brother Hai's situation was probably not as simple as it appeared. He might well have fallen into the sphere of some hidden forces, so I couldn't simply stay here and wait for news.
However, I wasn't familiar with this stretch of sea and was afraid of getting lost, so I needed a guide. That guide wouldn't be easy to find, either. Not everyone knew this sea area well. Some islanders had never even left their islands in their entire lives; they certainly couldn't lead the way.
I told Zou Wei about the matter, hoping she could introduce me to