The Ear of Secret Prying was quite interesting. In the Place of Piety, it could directly strip invaders of their secrets through sound, but in this theater, it could only expose someone's lies when they were lying.
This move was undoubtedly the most useful way to deal with Mouth Brother, so his annoyance with the ear might have been genuine as well. At least for now, the fact that Lips of Foolish Play refused to say another word proved the ear's power.
However, with the two brothers present both keeping their mouths shut, Cheng Shi could not find any evidence related to the "birth of the Mask" or the "birth of the five senses," even after searching the entire theater.
All that lay before him were countless mangled corpses. The brutal scene showed that a massive brawl had once taken place here, but as for why the fight had happened or what it had led to, he knew nothing.
So, to uncover the truth behind Mouth Brother, to find out what had happened to Sandlais, and also to look for clues about the other body parts, Cheng Shi furrowed his brows and pulled that... Time's Notebook from his robes.
That was right. It was the Time's Notebook the Dragon King had practically given him for free—a memory item that could be used once to activate "Past Life Replay."
In fact, Cheng Shi still had another memory item in his possession: a long, small-hammer-shaped Memory Sea Insight. That item could give him some insight into this place's history, but he felt that the story behind Lips of Foolish Play could not possibly be simple. A few words would probably not be enough to explain it.
If he used Memory Sea Insight and still failed to get an answer, he might have