"No particular reason. I simply felt it was the right thing to do," Yang Qing said.
The onlookers burst into laughter and dispersed.
Yang Qing and Jiang Zhizhou, however, left last, their eyes fixed on the stallholder's movements.
"Do you think he was the one who brought this map here?" Jiang Zhizhou asked Yang Qing.
Yang Qing pondered for a long while before answering, "Possibly."
"But if it really was him, why wouldn't he come in person?" Jiang Zhizhou glanced at the stallholder again. "Could there be something more to this?"
Yang Qing abruptly stopped walking. "Something more? Quick, you and Bu Er find somewhere deserted, intercept him, and get to the bottom of it."
Bu Er and Jiang Zhizhou agreed. Yang Qing parted ways with them, with only Fen Liyou following him.
They were only halfway back when they saw Ouyang Lin approaching with an anxious expression. He stopped as soon as he spotted Yang Qing.
"What happened?" Yang Qing rarely saw Ouyang Lin this agitated. Alarm surged through him, and he could not help asking.
Ouyang Lin stepped forward and seized Yang Qing's arm, then turned to Fen Liyou. "Master Fen, do you have anywhere else we can stay in Urn City?"
"Somewhere else? Of course, but may I ask..."
"Good. Does anyone besides you know about that place?" Ouyang Lin pressed.
Fen Liyou shook his head. "It's a private residence of mine. I bought it just before entering Urn City and haven't had time to send anyone over to put it in order. Why? Has something gone wrong?"
"All the better if no one knows," Ouyang Lin said. "I was passing near the city gates just now and spotted Mo Yi and his men. I fear they come with ill intent."
*Mo Yi had come to Urn