At dusk, the sun sank in the west.
Third-Grade Banfeng City, in a residential district for cultivators.
The Dao Court Office cultivators had long since laid out their array technique, set their traps, and concealed themselves in ambush around the area.
Gu Changhuai sat atop a nearby high pavilion, his gaze burning like torches as he watched every movement of every cultivator along the entire street. At his side, Inspector Xia wore the same vigilant expression.
There was also a Golden Core inspector transferred here from outside a Third-Grade Immortal City near Ganxue Prefecture.
This inspector was named Fan Jin. He was a towering, burly man with a face full of beard, skilled with a pair of Refined Iron Hammers. He was a Body Cultivator with abundant blood and qi.
He was also the transferred Golden Core inspector who had previously fallen into a Demon Sect ambush alongside Gu Changhuai, only to escape unharmed thanks to Mo Hua's meddling. The high pavilion offered a broad view, yet after watching for a long while, the three of them saw no one arrive.
Fan Jin asked quietly, "Is the information reliable?" Gu Changhuai touched the Message Token at his side.
The Message Token contained the exceedingly detailed intelligence Mo Hua had given him.
Gu Changhuai nodded. "At roughly a quarter into the Xu Hour, He Laoqi will disguise himself as a physician and walk down South Street. He will circle around, then at three quarters into the Xu Hour, arrive at the northernmost end. Counting from right to left, he will enter the third house, the one with a red banner hanging before its door."
"After He Laoqi enters, he will first harvest yin, then drink blood, and finally perform skill transmission..."
This was confidential intelligence from Mo Hua. Previously, only Gu