Yang Xiaoyun sighed gently as she spoke up to this point.

Su Mo was lost in thought, nodding slightly when he saw Chen Dinghai hesitate to speak.

He couldn’t help but laugh:

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Yes."

Chen Dinghai immediately said:

"In addition to these, I have also found out about another thing.

"Cuiyang Mountain is adjacent to Xiao Jingshan, which has a group on it called Jingxin Hall.

"Actually one of the Nine Peaks.

"It’s heard that Nong Yue Villa monopolizes Cuiyang Mountain, which is within the sphere of influence of Jingxin Hall.

"On regular festive occasions, they would always send regards to Jingxin Hall.

"But now they are being exterminated, yet Jingxin Hall has not made a sound.

"Such negligence has made many in Jianghu criticize Jingxin Hall.

"I was uncertain if I should report this idle chatter."

Su Mo was taken aback upon hearing this:

"Jingxin Hall within the range, one of the Nine Peaks?"

Su Mo’s finger tapped lightly: "This might be the critical matter... Since they’re part of the Nine Peaks, they shouldn’t be ignoring matters under their domain.

"If they’re entirely unaware, then further investigation should be expedited.

"Roaming Jianghu, it’s all for fame and gain.

"Ruining my reputation is tantamount to murder.

"Jingxin Hall can turn a blind eye to this, perhaps there’s some connection between them.

"Fang Jie’s words are not entirely accurate, but he’s sure he can find traces of the Blood Lotus Sect.

"This strangeness... might just be right here.

"This half-grown kid has some tricks up his sleeve but knows little about Jianghu after all.

"Testing him might yield some results."

Yang Xiaoyun couldn’t resist giving him a sidelong glance upon hearing this:

"You, the Nanhai Supreme, bullying a child, and you’re quite pleased with it?"

"Hahaha."

Su Mo chuckled, then shook his head lightly:

"The brat has a deep grudge, logically I shouldn’t do this.

"Pretending in front of me, if I don’t tease him a bit, it would be a waste of his little schemes."

By now, Fang Jie’s identity was almost beyond doubt.

This person is most likely the Young Master of Nong Yue Villa.

His eagerness to learn martial arts is probably due to hating his own powerlessness, watching helplessly as his family and disciples died before him yet being unable to do anything.

This hatred is not only against the Blood Lotus Sect but also towards himself.

Thinking of this, Su Mo genuinely wanted Yin Xiaoyu to teach him the Killing Heart Demon Scripture.

The Killing Heart Demon Scripture is unorthodox, progresses very quickly.

However, because of this, it’s the easiest to cause Deviation.

If someone gets lost in the killing aura, they’ll become a murderer, a madman.

It’s unknown if Fang Jie could accept it?

Aside from this martial art, it’s absolutely impossible for other skills to be useful to Fang Jie in a short period.

Thinking of this, Su Mo shook his head, without thinking more.

The daylight passed in the blink of an eye.

Fang Jie slept for a whole day, not waking even until dusk.

Su Mo, seeing the sky darken, quietly sneaked out the goods he had brought from Wangyou Island to the inn courtyard.

Winding along the path, he arrived at an inconspicuous courtyard.

Knocked lightly on the door, explained the code left by Young Master Xing.

Only then did the door open.

The group pulled the carriage inside and started counting the goods.

The person in charge across from Su Mo kept nodding and bowing, looking extremely courteous.

Su Mo didn’t want to keep a stern face, so casually asked:

"Young Master Xing didn’t come tonight?"

The person hurriedly replied:

"After Young Master came back during the day, Master immediately called him away.

"He instructed the receipt of goods before leaving, repeatedly warning us never to be impertinent."

"..."

The last sentence was somewhat redundant.

But called away during the day, hasn’t returned by night?

This Xing Ru Hai, what exactly does he want to say to his grandson?

Su Mo thought for a moment but couldn’t figure it out, nor did he care.

Currently, there are myriad matters before him; when he sees Yu Lingxin and Yang Yizhi, he plans to advise them to drop the idea of accepting Xing Family’s invitation and wait for Xiao He’s return.

Nothing more was said; once they finished counting, they settled the final payment.

Su Mo glanced at his task list, finding ’In Progress’ had changed to ’Completed.’

The task’s reward was also in settlement.

Presumably, it’ll take at least until tomorrow morning for a result.

Finally pulling two large carts of Silver back to the inn, this matter was considered finished.

He had only one purpose coming to Baisui City.

Which was to investigate the Blood Lotus Sect’s whereabouts.

Now, traces of the Blood Lotus Sect might be unraveled from Fang Jie.

Nothing else was left to do.

In the early night, Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun changed into a set of night clothes.

After instructing Chen Dinghai briefly, the couple snuck out of Baisui City towards Longevity Pavilion.

Inside Longevity Pavilion, two people sat facing each other.

Among them, a middle-aged man occasionally looked around, brow furrowed. He then checked the time again, his brow furrowing deeper.

The woman across saw him distracted, couldn’t help but laugh:

"It’s just seeing your daughter and son-in-law, is it necessary?"

"Not having seen them for so long... I wonder how they’re faring, if they’re living peacefully."

Yang Yizhi seemed not to hear the woman’s teasing, instinctively tidying his collar, then checked his sleeves, concerned about anything being amiss.