White belonged to the world of day

Yu Xing waited in the medicine garden a little longer, and at last Ren Yi came out.

After washing up, Ren Yi was clearly feeling much better. Even his steps were lighter. His long hair was still damp, and he walked over to Yu Xing while drying it with a hand towel.

"Ancient people really are a pain," Ren Yi sighed before Yu Xing could even speak.

At the Research Institute, he couldn't even be bothered to get his hair cut unless Zeng Lai nagged him. He hadn't expected that entering an Inference would leave him having to look after a head of long hair. It was truly irritating.

"Mm-hmm." Yu Xing made no comment. When he'd woken up, his hair had already been dry; his thoughtful vice-captain had taken care of all the unnecessary trouble for him.

"Where are we going next?" Ren Yi asked.

They hadn't mentioned forming an alliance, but things had developed to this point, and working together was a foregone conclusion.

"Let's go to the West Market." Yu Xing shared the information he'd just coaxed out of the two apprentices. "That Master Feng is holding a birthday banquet in three days. Apparently, many merchants in the West Market received invitations. Let's go see what they're like."

"I see. Sounds like Master Feng's birthday banquet is a major event affecting all of Fengtou Town." Ren Yi thought it over. "Our deadline for finding the Witch is also three days away. There must be some connection we don't know about, so this really could be our breakthrough."

They agreed at once and set off.

They left Hundred Longevity Hall through the back door and looped around to the street where the front entrance was. Only then did they realize the clinic was in a very busy district,