To help Luo Hongwu blend into Nanli City without arousing suspicion, Lin Fei had several sets of local clothes made for him and arranged for servants to accompany him.
Every night, Luo Hongwu went to the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion to drink and keep an eye out for Situ Ye.
Lin Fei had been busy, too. He went to the White Crane Pavilion to gather information.
The owner behind the White Crane Pavilion was the Zhao Family, one of the Three Great Families in Nanli City.
The Zhao Family, like the Li Family, had Cultivators among its ranks.
The White Crane Pavilion was only a restaurant; it did not offer lodging.
The top floor's private rooms—the ninth-floor rooms—were reserved for people of high status in Nanli City. They weren't available just for the asking price.
Lin Fei could only choose a room on the eighth floor, one that faced the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion.
To ensure he wouldn't be disturbed and could use the room continuously, Lin Fei paid a hefty sum to reserve it for a whole month.
Although this might arouse suspicion, Lin Fei couldn't afford to worry about that if he wanted to assassinate Situ Ye.
He could simply return to Earth and hide for a few days after killing Situ Ye.
Three days on Earth was roughly a year in Nanli City.
By then, who would still remember him?
"The White Crane Pavilion is ridiculously expensive. One private room costs three thousand gold a day."
"I paid ninety thousand gold to book it for a month. Too bad they wouldn't let me pay by the day; I could've saved quite a bit."
Lin Fei had obtained the gold, silver, and jewels left behind in the merchant's secret chamber. The stash was substantial, but it would only