"Sister Hong, someone anonymous has sent you another letter."
Atop the Vermilion Jade Pavilion, in a pavilion amid the wind and moonlight, Second Steward Tian Shen presented a letter to the Shopkeeper's Wife, Yin Xu.
Yin Xu opened it and found exactly what she had expected. Just like before, something had been finished, and she was being asked to contact Shi Chun.
After dismissing Tian Shen, she rubbed the letter into ash that drifted away on the wind, then took out a Mother-Child Talisman to contact Shi Chun directly.
Unfortunately, her timing was poor this time. Shi Chun gave no reply for a long while, so she could only give up for now and try again at intervals.
In fact, Shi Chun already knew that she had sent a message, but his hands were occupied. He could only ignore it for the moment and contact her later...
A-Lan sat at a table blending fragrances from a collection of bottles and jars. From time to time, she glanced at the Mother-Child Talismans laid out beside her, checked the incoming messages, and sent a reply, looking serene and self-contained.
Once she had reviewed most of the reports from the various sides, she rose and went over to the Red-Clad Woman, who was reading. She summarized, "The tracking on Demon Eye's side is going smoothly, but we still can't confirm whether the other party is following the target. After changing hands, the things the Spirit-Building Sect finished refining in the desert entered the Winehouse we're watching. Among those on the Divine Mountain who can approach Granny Qi, a Mountain Patrol named Yin Fei sent someone to that Winehouse after meeting with her..."
The Red-Clad Woman turned a page and asked, "Didn't Feng Xi seal off the mountain?"
A-Lan said, "They said Granny Qi