After Ye Bing left, Song Wen also rose and departed the inn.
However, he did not cancel the rental of the small courtyard.
He went straight out of Phoenix Plume City. After circling around outside the city, he put on a mask and donned a cloak before returning to the Prosperity and Peace Inn, where he rented Courtyard No. 36.
This courtyard was separated from the No. 32 courtyard where he had previously stayed by three other courtyards.
Should anything happen in Courtyard No. 32, he would be able to see it all clearly.
Though he intended to help Ye Bing seize the spiritual medicine on Jin Xun, he feared unforeseen complications.
What if Jin Xiuqi's deep affection for Ye Bing had been nothing more than an act?
If Ye Bing went there, she would be walking straight into the tiger's jaws.
If she were captured, she would inevitably be interrogated or soul-searched.
If that happened, Song Wen would also risk exposure. Changing courtyards was much safer.
What surprised Song Wen somewhat was that Ye Bing returned very soon.
"Gou Jun, open the door. I'm back," Ye Bing said softly outside the gates of Courtyard No. 32.
Yet after waiting for a moment, Ye Bing found that the courtyard gate remained shut, and no sound came from within.
She did not think much of it, assuming only that Song Wen had gone out.
[Gou Jun, I'm outside your courtyard. Return at once.] Ye Bing took out a communication jade slip and sent Song Wen a message.
Song Wen, who had been constantly watching the movements around Courtyard No. 32, naturally noticed Ye Bing's return.
After observing for a moment and confirming that there was nothing unusual about Ye Bing and that no one was following her, he sent a message.