When passing by the teahouse from yesterday, the place was bustling with people as usual. The waiter scurried back and forth to attend to the guests, just like any other day. It was as if yesterday's incident had been nothing but a dream, and everything was proceeding as normal.
Ji Yunxi looked around and noticed a cloth store across the teahouse.
The store owner greeted them, "Sir and madam, we've just got some new brocade woven cloth in the store. The color is elegant. It looks perfect on you."
Ji Yunxi pretended to feel the cloth on the shelf and showed dissatisfaction, "Oh, bring out the brocade woven cloth for me to have a look."
"Sure thing!"
"Boss, did anything happen in the teahouse across the street yesterday?" Ji Yunxi asked casually.
The cloth store owner shook his head after hearing this, "I haven't heard of any big incident."
Ji Yunxi and Yu Mingyi exchanged a glance, thinking that the bodies of the Moon - Watching Pavilion assassins must have been secretly disposed of.
"Oh, I just remembered. I heard the boss of the neighboring herbal medicine store chatting yesterday. There was a fight in that restaurant."
Ji Yunxi stopped in her tracks, "A fight?"
"Hey, you must be from out of town. In the martial world, it's like this. There are so many travelers coming and going. It's not the first time there's been a fight in that store. Look at how newly - decorated the store is. That's because they have to renovate it often."
"I see. Didn't it attract the attention of the government?" Ji Yunxi mused.
The boss got excited at this question, "There are small fights every three days and big ones every five days. How can the government keep up?"
"Oh." Ji Yunxi turned her head and accidentally saw Jiang Yin coming out of the teahouse across the street. She then pulled Yu Mingyi and followed him.
The boss saw that they were dressed expensively and didn't want to miss this business opportunity. Holding the cloth, he shouted at the door, "Hey, sir and madam, do you still want this brocade woven cloth?"
Yu Mingyi threw out a silver ingot, "Deliver it to the Yu Mansion!"
The boss caught the silver ingot. The fat on his face trembled with his smile. He waved at their backs, "Sure thing, sir. Don't worry. Take your time. Come again next time!"
Yu Mingyi shook his wrist. He was already used to Ji Yunxi's actions, "Who did you see this time?"
"By following that man, we should be able to find the mastermind."
"Oh?!" Yu Mingyi looked at Jiang Yin curiously. This man reeked of blood. He clearly had killed many people.
The two followed Jiang Yin all the way to an inn. Ji Yunxi noticed that there were Moon - Watching Pavilion informants everywhere. She didn't dare to move forward rashly.
"Why did we stop?" Yu Mingyi saw her action but she didn't say anything.
"There are informants. Let's wait here for a while." Ji Yunxi looked around and found a noodle stall to sit down.
Yu Mingyi didn't recognize Jiang Yin and didn't know their strength, so he didn't dare to act rashly either.
Yu Mingyi ordered a bowl of noodles and asked Ji Yunxi if she wanted some.
"Nope!"
Not long after, Jiang Yin came out again. Ji Yunxi patted Yu Mingyi on the shoulder, "Stop eating. Let's go!"
"Let me take one more bite!" Yu Mingyi slurped up a mouthful of noodles before following Ji Yunxi.
Yu Mingyi looked at Jiang Yin, "This is the direction of the ice field. What is he going there for?"
"I don't know. Let's catch him and ask."
Before Ji Yunxi could finish her words, she flew in the wind and landed in front of Jiang Yin.
Yu Mingyi smiled indulgently. This was so typical of her.
Jiang Yin only felt a shadow over his head. There was the sound of sleeves fluttering in the wind. A dark - blue robe fluttered down gracefully. A figure stood in front of him with their back to him. Jiang Yin looked at them warily.
"Jiang Yin, long time no see."
When the person turned around, Jiang Yin was shocked. He turned around and ran. After taking just a few steps, a fan spun in front of him. Jiang Yin bent down to avoid it and did a backflip to land steadily.
"Who?"
A man in a moon - white robe stood in front of him calmly. With a wave of his hand, the fan automatically flew back into his hand, "Sir, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We have some things we'd like to ask you."
Jiang Yin gritted his teeth angrily. Did this look like they just wanted to ask questions? "I don't know anything."
Jiang Yin knew Ji Yunxi's strength. His eyes flickered, and finally he punched Yu Mingyi.
Yu Mingyi's eyes tightened. But Ji Yunxi was even faster. She appeared out of thin air between the two of them, grabbed Jiang Yin's fist, and punched him in the chest with her other hand.
Jiang Yin couldn't break free and had to take the punch head - on. His arm went numb.
Jiang Yin shook his arm and tried to run, but Ji Yunxi used her skills to stop him.
"You actually got out." Jiang Yin asked her in disbelief.
Ji Yunxi looked at him, "Are you very surprised? Did you guys kill the merman?"
Jiang Yin turned his head to the side and said, "It was just a merman. Does it matter?"
Hearing this, Yu Mingyi punched him. His face still looked calm, "Speak up quickly, or I'll make you wish you were dead."
Jiang Yin looked at his hair and suddenly understood, "Oh, I remember. That dead merman had the same hair as you. You wouldn't be their prince, would you?"
A flash of anger crossed Yu Mingyi's eyes. He punched in the same place again. Jiang Yin gasped in pain but still laughed out loud, "I guessed right, didn't I?"
Yu Mingyi laughed instead of getting angry. His whole body was filled with a chilling killing intent, which even startled Ji Yunxi. She had always thought he was a carefree person, but she didn't expect him to be so serious when it came to the death of his fellow tribesmen. She still grabbed his fist, "Stop. You're about to beat him to death. He's our only lead now. Let's go back to Yun Han's courtyard first."
Yu Mingyi looked at Jiang Yin as if he were an ant, "Humph, I'll spare you for now!"
The three of them walked towards the courtyard. When they were almost there, they saw Yun Luotian and the others standing at the door.
"Yunxi." Yun Luotian waved happily at them.
"Luotian, why are you standing here?" Ji Yunxi asked in confusion.
Yun Luotian put her arm around Ji Yunxi's, "I just heard the sound of a fight and thought I'd come out and have a look. Sure enough, it was you guys."
As Yun Luotian was talking, she saw the tied - up Jiang Yin and was very surprised, "Oh, so you ran into him. No wonder."
Jiang Yin looked flustered when he saw Yun Luotian. Yun Luotian noticed this. Suddenly, she seemed to sense something.
Yun Luotian reached out her hand towards Jiang Yin and reversed her divine power. All the remaining Spirit - Binding Cords flew out of Jiang Yin's body. The situation was self - explanatory.
"My Spirit - Binding Cords!" Yun Luotian was happy to see the cords, but they were broken. Her expression visibly fell.
"We'll find a way to repair them." Ji Yunxi comforted her.
"Okay." Yun Luotian nodded. She waved the whip in her hand at Yu Mingyi, "See, we didn't harm the merman!"
Yu Mingyi felt a bit embarrassed when he saw this. He apologized to Ji Yunxi and Yun Luotian. Yun Luotian snorted and tied up Jiang Yin with the Spirit - Binding Cord. The three of them took Jiang Yin back to the courtyard.