"Brother Dong."
On a small path not far east of the Small Market.
Chen Dong stood with his hands clasped behind his back, watching the Small Market.
He had kept watch here from morning until now, for three full days.
Although the cause of Tie Dan's death had yet to be determined, he could already deduce with complete confidence that Lin Shisan was active somewhere nearby.
Even Tie Dan's death might have been Lin Shisan's doing.
But according to his information, Lin Shisan had only been at the third Body Tempering realm while in the Azure Cloud Mountains.
The last record also stated that Lin Shisan's cultivation had been completely destroyed by severe injuries, and he had been expelled from the Azure Cloud Mountains.
Only three to five months had passed. Even with exceptional talent, Lin Shisan could not possibly have reached a level where he could kill Tie Dan, who had been at the seventh Body Tempering realm.
Han Yansong had kept things so thoroughly under wraps that Chen Dong knew nothing at all about Lin Shisan's affairs at the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.
Then the matter involving Feng Qingye and Mu Ling'er had occurred, and everything concerning Lin Shisan had been classified as confidential.
There was even less chance of Chen Dong knowing that the pivotal figure who had stirred up a storm on Deer Gate Peak was the very Lin Shisan he had been searching for all along.
"Have you found anything?"
Chen Dong turned his head.
It was his follower, Yun Yan.
He had just accompanied the others to Lin Shisan's courtyard.
"Brother Dong, our fellow disciples searched the entire Small Market, but they didn't find anyone named Lin Shisan. There wasn't even anyone surnamed Lin."
Yun Yan glanced around, stepped closer, and lowered his voice.
He