At noon, on a small hill outside the city.
The big, fluffy Niao Niao had grown a little tired after flying for half the day and was now lying in the grass, basking in the sunshine and having a lazy nap.
Zhe Yunli lay among the flowers, propping her chin on both hands as she carefully studied a passing convoy. She frowned.
"Something's wrong with that convoy. The timber on the carts looks like twenty logs each, but the two in the middle feel lighter when they start and stop, not as cumbersome as the others. I reckon there's an empty space under the logs, with something hidden inside..."
Fan Qinghe lay beside her, carefully examining a small inn in the town through the Telescope. Hearing this, she whispered:
"Why bother with things that have nothing to do with us? According to what we found out, the Five Snake Peak Fiends should be in town. Find their whereabouts first..."
That morning, after Ye Jingtang had taken Hua Qingzhi to school, Fan Qinghe and Yunli had gone to the undercover agent's meeting place to pass on Ye Jingtang's instructions. Then the two of them had begun searching for the Five Snake Peak Fiends amid the Capital City's seas of people.
Fan Qinghe had visited the Capital City before and rummaged through the cupboards of plenty of princes, nobles, generals, and ministers. Well acquainted with Yanjing's channels, she had first sought out "Know-It-All" Zhang Fourth in the West Market to ask for information.
For some reason, however, when Zhang Fourth saw the two of them arrive with their faces covered, he had dropped to his knees on the spot and blurted:
"Stop hitting me! Will this ever end? I really don't know..."
The sight had completely bewildered Fan Qinghe. When she asked