Learning that Jiang Yan now had such powerful backing made Skin Player even happier.
This meant he and Gu-Eating had more to look forward to in the days ahead. Perhaps there might even be a chance for Gu-Eating's body to recover.
While he was rejoicing, Jiang Yan spoke again.
"Oh, and there's the matter I wanted to discuss with you yesterday. I need to ask you about it first."
Having explained his background to give Skin Player some motivation, Jiang Yan returned to the business at hand.
"You and Gu-Eating have been at the Prefecture Academy longer than I have. Do you know anything about that Desire Corpse Daoist?"
Xipi Daoist Child scratched his head at the question.
"Master, I'd only occasionally heard a few things about him before. I never knew anything specific.
It was only later, because of your affairs, that the two of us asked around... but we didn't find much."
Jiang Yan was not surprised. East River Town's population was neither particularly large nor by any means small.
Desire Corpse Daoist was an ordinary seventh-grade cultivator. Although some of his ways were sinister and strange, that hardly meant everyone would know him.
"If that's the case, never mind."
Jiang Yan flicked his fly whisk. Considering what Zhang Yunhong had said earlier, he still decided to send Skin Player to keep watch.
"Then do this. Every day, watch the people coming and going at the eastern entrance to town."
At this point, something else occurred to Jiang Yan. Xipi Daoist Child ought to know Jiang Chi, shouldn't he?
"Oh, do you know Jiang Chi?"
"Yes. The few of us were neighbors for a while.
Rest assured, Master. As long as he hasn't changed too much, I'll definitely recognize him."
Hearing this, Jiang Yan nodded in reassurance.
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