A full moon hung high.
Cao Jinxing flitted beneath the moon like a phantom, heading for the Li estate in the western outskirts.
The "Gold-Touching Finger" Li Family was not particularly famous, but it was still one of Kaifeng Prefecture's five leading martial powers and was registered with the court. Before coming, Cao Jinxing had looked up the relevant records in the archives. He knew where their estate stood and what businesses they ran. Finding it was no problem; the difficulty lay in getting inside.
The murders at the Li estate were suspicious, and quite a few people were watching in secret.
The conjecture Cao Jinxing had made earlier was not difficult to arrive at. A treasure on the level of the [Qin King Bone-Illuminating Mirror] would be far safer right under their noses than hidden somewhere outside.
All four gates were now guarded, so the item had to be inside the Li estate. They might be searching for it in secret. If he went in now, the slightest mistake would leave him surrounded. Add Zhao Xizhen, a veteran Faxiang practitioner and the foremost of the Three Elders of the Star Sect, and even an ordinary Faxiang practitioner would find facing him troublesome.
Cao Jinxing used his lightness skill, drawing closer and growing increasingly wary.
He did not want a conflict with Zhao Xizhen either-not because he feared him. First, Zhao might have the [Celestial Star Formation Diagram], which was troublesome. Once trapped inside its illusions, he could very well be left at their mercy; even the Qilin had been unable to break free. Second, he did not know how many of them there were. If they were only human Faxiang practitioners, that would be fine, but what if there were Divine Beasts? The Fire Phoenix's innate divine ability, [Fire