The servant guiding him suspected nothing and hurriedly led Ding Songyan back toward the Second Courtyard.
To his mind, this was an honored guest whom the young master had insisted on meeting and chatting with despite his grave injuries. If he said there was something important, there surely was. They must not delay.
Carrying the Cold Shadow Sword, Ding Songyan followed the servant with steady steps, distinguishing the scents drifting in from all around as he searched for possible clues, while also sensing every detail of the Hundun State.
As he saw it, since the Emissary appeared to have used something imbued with yin evil to obliterate Qi Lingyi's ghost, and had sealed an evil creature resembling a Ghost Infant inside Ma Accountant's child, there was a very high chance that she practiced the Demon-Swallowing Evil-Eating Art. Demon-Subduing and Evil-Repelling would affect her to some degree, producing slight changes in the Hundun State that would help Ding Songyan locate her hiding place.
At the same time, Ding Songyan activated Candle Eyes and Star Pupils, looking specifically into the dark places more than five zhang away.
He continued onward like this, yet found nothing unusual.
Where had the Emissary hidden? Had she circled behind the east and west wings toward the Main Room? Possibly. That was outside my Hundun State, with buildings blocking my view... Or, after slipping inside, had she discovered that the Liu Family was too heavily guarded to strike, and chosen to retreat? Was the scent I picked up what she left behind as she departed? Ding Songyan pondered the possibilities as he followed the servant "back" along their original route.
To his mind, there was another strange aspect to this affair:
*Why would someone carrying out an assassination powder herself with such a strong fragrance? The Classic