After leaving the Myriad Affairs House, Song Wen went straight out of East Min Market and sped through the air.
As a precaution, he changed direction several times along the way, then slipped into dense forests and rushing rivers in succession. Only after repeated checks confirmed that no one was following him did he head toward Blood Radiance City.
After entering the city, he did not return to the courtyard at No. 57 Willow-Brushing Lane. Instead, he took a room at an inexpensive tavern nearby.
He had asked Wang Qi about the Azure Glazed Fruit and Great Yin Netherfire on several occasions. If anyone else learned of this, they could easily deduce that "Gou Jun" was "Ye Hua."
The identity of "Ye Hua" was no longer safe.
Naturally, he could no longer stay in the courtyard "Ye Hua" had rented either.
The bait had been cast. All he needed to do was wait for the Myriad Affairs House to quietly spread word of the "Life-Restoring Fruit" throughout Blood Radiance City.
As for whether the Myriad Affairs House might take his spirit stones without doing the job, that was another matter.
Song Wen was not worried about that in the slightest.
Information about the Life-Restoring Fruit was itself worth a king's ransom. Even a rumor whose authenticity could not be verified could bring the Myriad Affairs House considerable profit. There was no way they could sit atop a mountain of treasure without being tempted.
A response came even sooner than Song Wen had expected.
The following day, while he was meditating on the low couch, a communication jade slip in his storage ring began to pulse.
[Are you Gou Jun?] That was the message the other party sent.
[Yes,] Song Wen replied.
[You have a Life-Restoring Fruit?] the other party continued.