Ye Wucan had only sealed off the message birds traveling between inside and outside the city. He had not cut off communications within Willow Leaf City itself, so once Sikong Jing entered the city, he could once again use message birds to contact everyone.
This message had been sent by Ren You.
But the actual source of the information had come from Xiong Tingting of Fragrance Inquiry House.
It concerned a guest who had been seeking flowers and asking willows at Fragrance Inquiry House—and that guest was Ye Lushi, Ye Wukui's grandson.
After crushing the letter into scraps, Sikong Jing quietly instructed the people aboard the ship, "First send the merchant ship and the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion back to the Heavenly Tyrant Branch. Tell Leng Sha that I'll be back soon..."
With that, Sikong Jing flashed away from the merchant ship. He was going to Fragrance Inquiry House in person.
Because Xiong Tingting had reported that...
After getting drunk last night, Ye Lushi had told one of the girls at Fragrance Inquiry House that he was the one who had forced Su Yuexian into the Holy Tomb Demon Cave. That girl had then passed it on to Xiong Tingting as idle gossip.
And because this matter concerned Sikong Jing, she had sent word to him.
Naturally, Sikong Jing had to get to the bottom of it. At the same time, there were a few things he wanted to tell Xiong Tingting.
Not long afterward, he appeared inside Fragrance Inquiry House.
Fragrance Inquiry House naturally was not open for business in broad daylight, but some guests would sleep themselves senseless inside after a night of revelry.
Ye Lushi was one of them. He had stayed here for two or three full days without going home.
Upon entering Fragrance Inquiry House, Sikong