Chapter 182: Affinity And Idea (1/2)

”Why was I not informed of the mayor's arrival?” Wu Hei questioned in a cold tone.

”My lord, we… could not. We sensed the spirit qi scanning over the manor before the Mayor's carriage entered the manor. As per your previous orders, we chose to hide and did not expose ourselves to the Mayor.” The masked man spoke in a nervous tone.

A confused expression appeared on Wu Hei's face for a moment before he spoke again.

”The Mayor used spirit sense? But I did not detect it!? Are you sure of this?” Wu Hei questioned.

”Yes, my lord. I swear on my life.” The masked man answered as he tapped his chest with his fist to show his determination.

”Hmm…” Wu Hei hummed as he rubbed his chin.

'Father is getting sneakier. He never did this before. Has he started to suspect something, perhaps?' Wu Hei thought to himself.

”Alright, it's fine then. But keep a closer eye next time. I want to know if he even gets close to the eastern district next time.” Wu Hei ordered.

”Yes, my lord!” The masked man replied.

Wu Hei then continued thinking for about five minutes during which, the masked man stayed silent and waited.

”There will be some new guests in our district soon, the disciples of Tri cauldron peony sect. I want every single movement of theirs reported to me when they arrive.” Wu Hei ordered.

”As you command, my lord.” The masked man responded with his head lowered.

”You can go now.” Wu Hei dismissed the man.

The man thus stood up and was just about to leave the office when Wu Hei called out to him again.

”Wait! Inform Hei Wan about this as well. Tell her that we may need the assistance of our 'ally' if something gets problematic. He should be useful if our assumptions about him are correct. So far, he's only lived up to it.” Wu Hei said in a calm tone that changed to a more expectant one at the end.

”As you wish, my lord.” The masked man replied before swiftly leaving to complete his assigned orders.

Wu Hei went to sit at his desk again and slouched slightly as he rubbed his forehead in fatigue.

~Sigh~

'What is father planning now? First, he turns a blind eye to the Northern town head's actions, and now this. There is certainly something bothering him, I need to find out.' Wu Hei thought to himself. 'And these 'culprits', I wonder if they found out anything new about them yet.'

***

In the Sleepscape, Lin Mu was sitting down below the spirit apple tree and had his eyes closed.

Lin Mu was currently on his second attempt at practicing the nameless technique created by the lost immortal. He was channeling his spirit qi according to the instructions in the wooden slip and did not find a difference this time either.

Lin Mu had exhausted nearly all of his spirit qi wisps and was barely left with a hundred wisps now, along with six drops of liquid spirit qi. He had successfully refined two more drops of them during the entire day.

He had thought that his speed of refining liquid spirit qi would improve, but no such thing could be seen for now. Still, he did not lose hope and knew that he should improve some time later. Senior Xukong told him the same thing as well.