"In the end, the Pearl Relic House Master wanted neither my demon seed corpse nor that man's. Clearly, he must have noticed something, but acted that way because he didn't want to wade into these muddy waters."
The instant the Lotus Eye opened.
A voice entered Xu Taiping's mind.
Xu Taiping recognized the voice. It belonged to Zhuang Mu, who had proposed using heaven-grade true fire to burn the demon seed corpses at the Pearl Relic House.
And things had indeed gone as he said. In the end, the Pearl Relic House Master had taken neither man's demon seed, nor had he made things difficult for them.
But only Xu Taiping knew that the Pearl Relic House Master had refrained from acting against Zhuang Mu entirely because he had agreed to Xu Taiping's proposal not to beat the grass and startle the snake.
"Taiping, those people have already crossed one street. There's only one street between you now. Barring anything unexpected, they'll ambush you when you cross."
At that moment, Bai Yu, who had been standing on Xu Taiping's shoulder all along, suddenly transmitted another message to him without betraying anything.
Hearing this, Xu Taiping raised his head and looked ahead.
He saw that he had come to a fork in the road. Jade Pot Street lay to the left, and Scenery Gate Street to the right.
Xu Taiping did not immediately decide whether to take Jade Pot Street or Scenery Gate Street.
He untied the wine flask at his waist and continued watching the scenes projected by the Lotus Eye as he took small sips.
"However, on my way out, I bribed a junior manager at the Pearl Relic House. From him, I learned that the last cultivator to request a direct audience with the Pearl Relic House Master