Upon hearing this news, both Master's and my expressions darkened.
I spoke to Master at the same time:
"Master, it seems Wang Laowu not only has problems, but major ones.
He claimed everything was peaceful here, yet he went straight to a villa guarded by ghosts.
There's a high chance that guy has become an evil cultivator, or an evil cultivator's lackey.
He may very well be connected to the evil cultivator Kong Lingqi."
After hearing me out, Master nodded as well.
"That's highly likely. We had only met him last night, and he went to a villa like that.
Nine times out of ten, he went to tip them off.
But it doesn't matter. Now that we have a lead, it'll be easier to proceed.
At noon today, I'll see if I can lure him out.
When the time comes, we'll capture him alive and get some information out of him first."
We all agreed with Master.
Even if he refused to talk when the time came, we had already identified that villa. We could use that lead to uncover more information.
Seeing us nod, Master turned to Xia Feilong and the immortal He Gui.
"Feilong, He Gui, it's still early. This isn't a good time to invite him out. I'll call him later."
"Alright. Uncle He, tell Old Song and the others where that villa is."
Without hesitation, He Gui gave us a detailed account of the information he had discovered last night.
The mountain was across the river, and the villa was called Elegant Charm Villa.
I checked the map, and it really was there.
It was a high-end resort villa, located just across the river, only a little over twenty kilometers away...
Last night, He Gui had discovered three batches of captured ghosts, totaling eight or