Cloud-Hidden City.
In a private chamber of a teahouse.
Song Wen held Ye Bing's communication Jade Slip and sent a message.
[Daoist Ye Bing, are you still in Cloud-Hidden City?]
Soon after sending the message, Song Wen received a reply, but the person replying was not Ye Bing.
[Senior Gou Jun, I've finally received your message.]
The voice of the person replying was clear and lilting, unmistakably that of a female cultivator.
Moreover, Song Wen guessed that her cultivation was probably not high.
[Who are you? Why is this communication Jade Slip in your possession?] Song Wen demanded coldly.
[Senior, my name is Wu Qian. Senior Li Yue gave me the communication Jade Slip,] she replied.
Li Yue was an alias Ye Bing had used in Phoenix Plume City.
[Why did she give you the communication Jade Slip?] Song Wen pressed.
The woman calling herself Wu Qian said, [According to Senior Li Yue, she arranged to meet you in Cloud-Hidden City. But she spends most of her time away from the city and was afraid of missing you, so she hired me to keep watch over the communication Jade Slip. I'm a rogue cultivator and have lived in Cloud-Hidden City's North City for many years.]
After reading this message, Song Wen found little reason to doubt her words.
Because of Du'e, Ye Bing certainly would not dare remain in Cloud-Hidden City for long.
Having Wu Qian watch the communication Jade Slip for her would indeed reduce the risk considerably.
[Then do you know where I can find her?] Song Wen asked.
Wu Qian said, [I don't know. Senior Li Yue has always been the one to contact me. I don't know where she lives. However, Senior Ye Bing comes to Cloud-Hidden City once every few months. You need only wait