There were more than a dozen other inns in the city. Mu Bai visited every one of them that night to inquire, but found nothing.
"Gusu Wan'er spent lavishly. It's entirely possible she isn't staying at an inn. Could she be in some private residence?"
But Earthfire City had at least a thousand residences. Searching them one by one would truly be like fishing a needle from the sea. Presumably, they had come here to attend Earthfire City's auction, but by the time the auction began, Chen Shichong would probably already be a pile of white bones.
Although Mu Bai and Chen Shichong had met by chance, they had found themselves kindred spirits on their journey from Biyou Peak. Both were utterly sincere and loyal friends, and greatly admired each other-theirs was a friendship that made them regret not meeting sooner. Now that Chen Shichong was in danger, Mu Bai would never stand by and do nothing. Even if he could not withstand a single move from that sinister man, he would exhaust every means to find them and obtain the antidote.
But where could they be? Mu Bai stood alone on a street in Earthfire City. Before long, the morning sun leaped above the distant eastern horizon, and whirlwinds tore at the yellow sand as they raced across the land...
Gradually, more people appeared on the streets. Mu Bai concealed himself in a steamed-bun shop, constantly watching the cultivators entering and leaving the Golden Tower.
Before Earthfire City's auction, the Golden Tower was the best-informed place for all the latest news. Mu Bai was certain that Gusu Wan'er and the sinister man would appear there again.
Unexpectedly, Gusu Wan'er did not appear. Only the sinister man walked straight into the Golden Tower, then came out again shortly afterward.
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