Ten days passed.
In a courtyard in Blue Leaf Town.
Wei Jie listened to the report from his subordinate and couldn't help furrowing his brow.
Ever since Su Chen had appeared last time, his men hadn't spotted him in town again.
It was as if Su Chen had only come by to make an appearance. Once he had caught Wei Jie's attention, he vanished without a trace.
And he wasn't the only one who had disappeared.
An old man had shown up in Blue Leaf Town not long after Su Chen left.
Like Su Chen, he had appeared in town for only half a day, then never showed himself again.
At first, Wei Jie had assumed the old man was from the authorities, sent to Blue Leaf Town to gather information.
But as time passed, a new idea occurred to him.
"Could Yang Guo and the old man possibly be the same person in disguise?"
It wasn't impossible. Warriors often disguised themselves.
"Protector Wei."
Wei Jie called over a subordinate and instructed him, "Check whether any new, unfamiliar faces have appeared in town over the past ten days. Include old men, middle-aged men, and... women!"
"Yes!"
"Wait. Have someone investigate Yang Guo again. I want detailed information, from his birth to the present. Leave nothing out!"
"Understood!"
Five more days passed.
After keeping watch for half a month, Su Chen had finally pieced together a few clues and found Wei Jie's residence.
Unfortunately, Su Chen hadn't found a chance to strike. Wei Jie was almost as much of a homebody as Liu Tong.
Every day, he either practiced martial arts in the courtyard or stayed in his room, doing who knew what.
Just as Su Chen began to think he might not catch even a glimpse of Wei Jie