Of course, all of Jiang Churan and Xi Yangchun's behavior could be dismissed as stubborn sophistry.
But Xu Yi knew that given enough time, Xi Yangchun and Jiang Churan would inevitably turn on him. Neither of them had to believe he might be a Night Walker; hatred was enough.
And the Plum Blossom Iron Guard, which had long been hunting Night Walkers and was desperate for clues, would naturally shift its focus to him next. That was hardly surprising.
If they set their sights on him, his days ahead would be far from easy.
He was pondering how to get out of this predicament when his expression changed in an instant. With a thought, he moved the ancestral demon seal, the Crescent Moon Three Stars Seal, the message talisman, the Four-Colored Seal, the Sheep Fat Jade Pure Bottle, and the other treasures—as well as the Ruyi Pearl containing the imprint of Song Zhong's booklet—into a Sumeru Ring.
The next moment, he tossed the Sumeru Ring into the clear pool inside his cave abode.
The pool in the cave abode was fed by a spirit spring from beyond the mountain. The water flowed into the abode without being confined, then continued on and flowed back out. It was a living stream.
The Sumeru Ring had barely touched the water when the cave's Stone Gate opened by itself. The mountain-gate restriction token lying not far in front of Xu Yi showed no reaction at all.
The Stone Gate swung open, and a group of people entered. They were Chen Tieshou and the Plum Blossom Iron Guard under his command.
"I came without an invitation. I hope Lord Xu will forgive my presumption."
Chen Tieshou said with a smile, holding a restriction token in his hand without making any effort to conceal it.