Yi Shuyuan stopped teasing Qi Zhongbin and Granny Yu. After all, he might have a mischievous streak, but he would not keep playing dumb before people who could see through him.
"It wasn't merely using the rain as a medium. It had merged completely into the rain clouds. Down below, you could never have outlasted it."
By saying this, the man before them had effectively admitted it. Joy showed on Qi Zhongbin's and Granny Yu's faces.
"Mr. Yi, what has become of that evil entity? Did you drive it away? Do you know where it went? Is there any way to find it?"
The two of them had fallen into illusion magic earlier, their senses led around by the nose. They had gained virtually no information, and finding it after daybreak would not be easy.
If it kept bearing a grudge against them, they could never guard against it forever.
"Rest assured. There's no need to look for it. It won't be stirring up any waves again!"
As Yi Shuyuan spoke, he passed between them and continued down the corridor.
Qi Zhongbin and Granny Yu hurried after him. Was Mr. Yi really going to the privy?
Of course, whether he went to the privy mattered far less than the evil entity. Qi Zhongbin could not resist pressing him further.
"Have you already slain it, sir? Or grievously wounded it? Could you divine its exact whereabouts so we can root it out completely tomorrow morning?"
"It was nothing more than a mass of pure yin energy. By now, it has already been refined away."
Leaving them with those words, Yi Shuyuan continued without breaking stride. Naturally, he was not going to the privy. He headed into the rear courtyard, to the spot where Qi Zhongbin had fought for his life while