"Then we have nothing to discuss," Sunshine Boy said.
The Commandant sighed softly and said slowly, "I have to obey my superior's orders."
Sunshine Boy said, "No wonder I thought you were acting strangely before, always protecting Good Fortune Born. Looks like you two joined forces before we set out, and that seventh-rank official deliberately assigned me to your team. I heard that whenever people from the Demon-Hunting Office leave on a mission, Director Song Yanxue sees them off. Your people were afraid she'd interfere, so they drew her away before we left, right?"
The Commandant said nothing.
"But later, you realized that Good Fortune Born clearly had the ability to unravel the eerie, yet only wanted to save his own skin. You suspected he'd sell you out, so you started looking for a way out."
The Commandant nodded once.
"Tell me who's behind this, and I'll give you a Fortune Character."
The Commandant remained silent.
"Are you that afraid of that member of the imperial family?"
The Commandant's gaze shifted, surprise showing on his face, but he remained silent.
Sunshine Boy understood at once.
"Then tell me everything about this place," Sunshine Boy said.
The Commandant hesitated a moment, then said, "I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you what matters."
"Provided it really matters," Sunshine Boy said.
"Good Fortune Born said the Weird Mother is the true core. Unless the grand sacrifice is disrupted, the five Mothers won't affect this place at all."
"That doesn't matter."
The Commandant took a deep breath and said, "This eerie is very unusual. There's absolutely no solution in the early stages. Any rash attempt to unravel it will inevitably draw the five Mothers' attention. The key to this eerie lies at the very end. He didn't say exactly when, or