But Chen Zui still felt that wasn't enough. "You can go find something useful to do. I'll keep watch over them here."
Let's see who still dared resist. One slash, one Nascent Soul—he definitely wouldn't show mercy.
Wen Xu & Chunchou: ...That could work.
After thinking it over, the two actually headed straight for the City Lord's Office inner courtyard. Those left behind in the City Lord's Office did not dare stop them. Even so many Nascent Soul True Lords had failed to stop them—what could small fry like them use to block the way? Even their lives would not be enough.
Thus, Wen Xu and Chunchou searched without the slightest obstruction. However, since they had been abandoned so easily, there truly were not many clues left in the City Lord's Office. Moreover, neither of them understood the art of pill refinement. After rummaging around for a while, they were fortunate to have the pill-refining manual Shi Yijian had given them, which allowed them to find a few clues in the pill workshop within.
The Shi Household's pill-refining manual had indeed come from the City Lord's Office. In other words, the Shi Household and the City Lord's Office truly shared a community of interests, which was why they had remained so closely connected to this day. However, judging from how complete the manuals were, the City Lord's Office version was more comprehensive.
"Wen Xu-Xu, come quickly! Look what I found!"
Wen Xu turned his head and met Chunchou's wide-eyed stare. Following his friend's gaze, he saw an entire wall of nameless spirit tablets, enshrined within a hidden great hall. "There wasn't anything here just now..."
"Exactly, there wasn't, right? But I don't know what mechanism I stepped on, and it suddenly appeared. Those densely packed tablets are lit by only