Li Yan searched the backyard several times. In addition to the warehouse, it also included the two rooms used by Jin Zhiyuan himself. He also used Divine Sense to carefully explore almost every inch.
One room is shared for rest and training. There is a lot of money in the city. Even if the forces behind Jin Zhiyuan can buy him a larger store, in order to better help him hide his identity, they will naturally not do that.
So Jin Zhiyuan just added another room for alchemy and cultivation research Spirit Plant according to his own needs.
Li Yan After searching carefully, he found nothing in the end, which made his previous speculation come to nothing again. Jin Zhiyuan and the others should really have no soul lamp or life card.
This shows that the two guys may still have obtained the information through other methods, which should have relied on external forces.
"Someone else informed the store clerk that there was danger, but how did that person know that something happened to Jin Zhiyuan..."
Li Yan had a lot of thoughts in his mind. After searching for clues, he finally returned to his original speculation after going through a lot of trouble.
In this way, we can only say that Li Yan is meticulous in his work, but he still falls into the trap set by the enemy.
Li Yan was standing in the shop in front. He carefully looked at the counter here several times, and Jin Sanyi and the others made sure that it had not been touched since then. They only searched with their eyes and Divine Sense.
Li Yan is still looking outside. The night is still dark. The long night has not passed yet. The dawn of the next day has not yet arrived. The streets are now extremely cold, with only the clear moonlight shining down...
"Fellow Daoist Su, please invite Jin Thirty-one over!"
Li Yan suddenly took back Divine Sense. He turned to Su Liuyun and said, since he is willing to follow, Li Yan will not trouble Su Hong.
Su Liuyun and Su Hong were also investigating. Jin Sanyi and the others were here to search for clues before. Of course the two of them believed in Jin Sanyi and the others' abilities.
The "Gui Xi Army" specializes in teaching in this area. When it comes to experience, Su Liuyun may not be inferior to Jin Sanyi and the others, but Su Hong is definitely not as good as them.
Therefore, they would rest assured and leave these matters to the "Returning Army". However, since they came here with Li Yan, they also wanted to take a look at it themselves, saying that they might not be able to make unexpected discoveries?
After hearing Li Yan's words, Su Liuyun nodded immediately.
"No problem!"
In fact, this is only the distance between the front and back yards. Li Yan can just shout, and Su Hong also handed over these people to him to dispatch, but Li Yan still asked Su Liuyun to give the order.
"Master Li!"
Soon Jin Sanyi came to the front store and bowed slightly to Li Yan. They were arranged by Su Hong to take orders from Li Yan, so they felt that it was not appropriate to call Li Yan "fellow Daoist".
But Li Yan is not a monk in "Guiqulaixi". After some discussion, they decided to call it the same name as Su Hong. This can not only show their respect for Li Yan, but also express their attitudes.
"You're welcome, fellow Daoist. I called you here because I wanted to ask you something. When you were watching the store during the day, where were you conducting the secret surveillance?"
Li Yan nodded to him and asked quickly. Jin Sanyi knew that the other party did not question these people, but just wanted to know the specific situation of their surveillance.
So they raised their hands and pointed outside without hesitation. Although the store was closed at this time, under the one-way restriction, their Divine Sense could completely see everything outside.
"It's at the two shops opposite and at the corner of the street next to it. There is no completely suitable surveillance position on this street, and Divine Sense is not suitable for long-term exploration.
We can clearly see the status of this place, that is, those three places, so we will pretend to be customers and go to the two shops in turn, where we will ask for some materials and talismans, and sometimes we will actually buy them.
Sometimes we just leave after asking for a while, and each time our appearance changes. I am sure that they cannot see our transformation.
The remaining people will be watching at the corner of the street, but they will basically look like they are passing by. After passing by slowly, others will take over from behind, and then the people who have gone away will change their appearance again and come back..."
Jin Sanshi said it very quickly, but in a very clear manner.
Li Yan followed his fingers, Divine Sense passed over those places one by one. This was no different from his previous speculation. These people were indeed masters.
When spying can be carried out without Divine Sense, you will try your best not to use Divine Sense, because you don't know what treasures the other party will have, and once you touch it, all your efforts will be wasted.
Especially in stores like this, they usually have formations to prevent Divine Sense from being detected, just for fear that some valuable things in the store will be swept around randomly.
However, when Jin Sanyi and the others were monitoring, they would occasionally cooperate with Divine Sense so that nothing could be missed.
As a result, Jin Sanyi and the others need to use their eyes and ears to perceive most of the time, which also limits their own scope.
So they have to find a more suitable location, such as a nearby teahouse or wine shop, where they can sit for a long time without arousing suspicion from others.
However, although there are wine shops and teahouses on this street, they are not nearby at all, which makes it much more difficult for them to monitor. This may also be the location of the shop deliberately chosen by Jin Zhiyuan.
So Jin Sanyi and the others wanted to stay in that location as long as possible when they could see Jin Zhiyuan's store. However, once their time was up, they would leave without hesitation and would not act to alert the enemy.
The three places mentioned by Jin Sanyi are also the most suitable locations for Li Yan, especially the two shops opposite are the most suitable. Standing there, you can clearly see every move in the store.
However, it is not suitable to frequently poke out Divine Sense in the store. Not only does the Golden Thirty-One store have formations, but the store opposite also has formations.
And these have nothing to do with the cultivation of those shop assistants. To what extent the formations can detect, even Jin Sanyi and the others are not completely sure whether those formations can detect Divine Sense fluctuations.
After all, this is in the city, and they are not two opposing parties at war. You cannot take the initiative to test other people's formations, so they try not to use Divine Sense.
However, at the corner of the street, people can walk slowly from far to near without arousing suspicion from others.
Because Jin Zhiyuan and the young shopkeeper next to him deliberately chose to be at the corner of the street, in order to confuse others so that they could escape through one of the two back alleys.
This allows pedestrians on the opposite street corner to see most of the situation inside Jin Zhiyuan's store when they pass by. It is even better to use Divine Sense there, because if the store is half visible, it is more reasonable to use Divine Sense.
Li Yan feels that these three places are very suitable for secret surveillance, but they are not as convenient as wine shops and teahouses, and the whole surveillance process is very cumbersome.
Just like Jin Sanyi said, they have to constantly change their appearances, either walking slowly on the street, or they need to enter the two shops opposite.
And you can't just go into the store and ask without buying. If there are too many situations like that, it will also arouse the suspicion of the two stores.
Therefore, Jin Sanyi also mentioned that they would occasionally buy things, just because they were afraid that Li Yan would think that it would be too rash for them to do so.
He only knew that Li Yan was very powerful and very smart, but he didn't know whether Li Yan was proficient in espionage and tracking, so he explained in more detail.
After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Yan had lowered his head. Su Hong and Su Liuyun behind him also stopped exploring after Jin Sanyi came over.
They were also listening to the conversation between the two, and they didn't know why Li Yan was asking these questions?
I thought it was Li Yan who was worried about Jin Sanyi and the others following him, and wanted to judge from the other party's words whether they had missed anything during the tracking process.
Li Yan did not speak immediately after hearing this. Instead, Divine Sense reached out again. After a while, while taking back Divine Sense, he floated up and looked at Su Hong.
"I think I may know... how the other party discovered Jin Sanyiyi and his friends!"
"Oh? What did you find?"
Su Liuyun was also listening to the conversation between the two, and suddenly his eyes lit up when he heard Li Yan say this.
He didn't expect Li Yan to say that he discovered the reason so quickly just after listening to Jin Sanyi's narration, so he immediately asked first.
Jin Sanyi also showed a look of surprise. But they never knew what went wrong?
Is there any clue in what I just said? But several of them later analyzed the processes they mentioned, and never noticed any problems.
A smile appeared on Su Hong's pretty face. She didn't feel too surprised. Li Yan always brought surprises to her. It seemed that letting Li Yan directly participate was the right decision.
"This is still my guess, maybe it's still wrong! Let me tell you first and you can judge. The other party has always been very cunning. After several clues appeared, they were finally interrupted.
They have taken possession of the young monk's shop next door, so that they can establish a secret passage to escape. At the same time, once it is exposed, our investigation attention will be focused on the shop next door.
Just like now, if there are no clues here, then the focus will definitely be on the store next door, but I think their layout is actually much more than that.
They should have used two methods, one light and one dark, to protect Jin Zhiyuan, which further illustrates the importance of Jin Zhiyuan's relationship.
The young monk's shop next door looks very gloomy, as if it is secretly protecting, but in fact it is still just a layer of protection on the surface..."
After Li Yan said this, his tone paused slightly, and a solemn look appeared on his face.