"Where... where did all this come from?" After a long while, Ji Yuelan finally turned her gaze to Zhang Tie and asked.
"This is what the Star Emperor Temple used to buy off Zi Family Fort. When I soul-read at Heavenly Square Tower, I got this information from that young master of the Zi Family. After we took out the Star Emperor Temple's god general at Zi Family Fort that day, these several crates were too conspicuous and inconvenient to bring back, so I had Liu Yong and Liu Meng secretly move them elsewhere. They were still hidden in a pond at Zi Family Fort. Today happened to be the new moon, so spatial equipment could be used. The Liu brothers only just went to Zi Family Fort and brought the things back!"
Zhang Tie rubbed his nose as he spoke. There was truth and falsehood in his words. In fact, he had not learned of these things by soul-reading the Zi Family's young master; he had seen them with the Lotus Blossom Eye while at Zi Family Fort. At the time, those crates had been hidden in a secret chamber somewhere within Zi Family Fort. Only after seeing them had Zhang Tie sent the Liu brothers into action. But none of the others would harbor the slightest suspicion at his explanation, because it was perfectly logical. If Zhang Tie had told the truth, he would probably have frightened them instead.
"No wonder I thought you people were acting all sneaky early this morning. A bunch of men going from door to door before dawn..." Ji Yuelan suddenly came to a realization.
Zhang Tie clapped his hands and took out two more spatial rings. From one of them, he removed a pile of miscellaneous items—some potions and pills, as well