I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Sister Qingyi, what do you think is in the documents the patriarch gave us?"

"How would I know if you don't know? You were there when he gave it to me."

"How about we open it and take a look?"

"Don't do anything rash. This was given to Qin Ge by the patriarch. He didn't say we could open it."

"Don't you want to see what's inside?"

"I want to... but no, I can't do anything reckless!"

"Alright... I wonder what that guy is doing at the Shadow Martial Arts Hall. How long are we supposed to stay at the Jiang family's place?"

As Cai Qingyi and the other person were chatting, the phone rang.

An hour later, Cai Qingyi and her group arrived at the Shadow Martial Arts Hall headquarters.

Feng Shuofang and Qiu Ang had a very pleasant conversation with Qin Ge and warmly invited him to stay at Yingwu Hall, even arranging a private courtyard for him.

Qin Ge thought it was good, so he called Cai Qingyi and the others over.

"Why do you smell so strongly of alcohol?" Le Fei pinched her nose. "Are you out of your mind? You've drunk so much before it's even dark!"

"And all that worry about you from Qingyi and me, while you're enjoying yourself here!"

"Who says you can't drink during the day?" Qin Ge stretched out his long arm, pulled Le Fei over, and breathed on her face. "I don't actually drink much, but I couldn't refuse their hospitality."

"How did things go? Jiang Xianjue didn't detain you, so he must have agreed, right?"

"Just as you expected." Cai Qingyi took out the document. "This is what the head of the family asked us to give to you, saying it might be helpful."

"What is this?" Qin Ge took the document and opened it.

"I don't know, we haven't seen it." Cai Qingyi leaned closer. "Can I see it?"

Le Fei's eyes were now fixed on the document, filled with curiosity.

"The Withered Heart Ghost Sect?"

Qin Ge carefully examined the contents of the document. His prediction was absolutely correct. Only the Jiang family could have managed to dig up something like this!

"The unique cultivation method of the Withered Heart Ghost Sect allows for rapid progress, but it places an immense burden on the heart, causing all cultivators to suffer from weakened blood and qi, and a withered physical body..."

"To overcome this drawback of their cultivation method, the Withered Heart Ghost Sect created an unorthodox technique that forcibly replenishes qi and blood with fresh hearts, reversing the deterioration of the physical body!"

As Le Fei read the contents of the document, she couldn't help but gasp. "Does such a bizarre group really exist in this world?"

"What does it mean that Patriarch Jiang gave you this?"

"Are you stupid?" Cai Qingyi lightly tapped Le Fei's head. "Have you forgotten what happened to Sister Ling and the others?"

Le Fei's body stiffened abruptly, "My heart..."

"Could it be that Sister Ling and the others...?"

She tried to stop her imagination but couldn't control it; her stomach churned, and she began to dry heave.

Cai Qingyi thought for a moment and asked, "Even if it really was done by the Dry Heart Ghost Sect, where do we go to find them?"

"This document says that this sinister organization hasn't appeared for over a hundred years!"

Qin Ge put the file away. "Having this information is already quite good; at least we have a direction."

"It doesn't matter how long they haven't appeared. If it really is them, someone else will definitely die, unless they cripple their own power and no longer need fresh hearts."

"And doesn't this document describe their characteristics?"

"The description is so ghostly, we'd recognize it instantly if we ever ran into it!"

"They're really bold. After being silent for so many years, they suddenly reappear in a place like Beidu. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't do that."

Cai Qingyi nodded in agreement, "Finding a remote place to slowly cultivate and enhance one's strength would indeed be much safer, and one wouldn't be so easily caught."

A thought suddenly struck her: "If the people of the Withered Heart Ghost Sect dared to kill people in Beidu, could it mean they had a reason to come to Beidu, or that someone in Beidu was protecting them, and they were confident they wouldn't get into trouble?"

"Our Qingyi is truly brilliant!" Qin Ge pulled Cai Qingyi over as well, one on each side. "Since Jiang Xianjue has agreed to cooperate with me, the Jiang family's resources should now be at my disposal, right?"

"Ask him if the Min family of Beidu has been behaving strangely lately?"

Cai Qingyi asked, puzzled, "You suspect the Min family?"

"That's unlikely, isn't it?"

"Based on the information we have so far, the murderer should have been in the haunted house at the time, along with you and Le Fei. And since you have a grudge against the Min family, if they were going to kill someone, they should have killed you instead!"

"I know, and I also think it wasn't the Min family." Qin Ge smiled slightly. "I asked you to ask about the Min family; it has nothing to do with the haunted house murder case."

"I'm just interested in the Min family, and since the Jiang family's resources are free right now, I might as well take advantage of them!"

"I need to ask someone, I'm going out for a bit!"

Qin Ge picked up the documents and went out to find Feng Shuofang.

......

"Why not ask Brother Qin for help? Are you really that confident?"

Qiu Ang was very dissatisfied with Feng Shuofang's hesitant behavior. "You don't trust him that much?"

Feng Shuofang said helplessly, "It has nothing to do with trust. You know me, it's a matter of principle, and I can't compromise on it."

"To be honest, I'm not 100% sure about the haunted house thing. It would be great if Brother Qin could help, but that's not in accordance with the rules."

"Don't forget, Brother Qin is the prime suspect right now. Letting him get involved would have a bad impact and wouldn't be good for him either."

"The logic here is simple: once the matter is investigated and the real culprit is caught, Brother Qin will be exonerated."

"But if he gets involved, things will change, and his innocence won't be as completely clear. Why go through all that trouble?"

"You're overthinking it. There aren't that many twists and turns!" Qiu Ang poured himself a glass of wine and downed it in one gulp. "If I'm not sure what the reason is, you shouldn't have a reason to refuse my help, right?"

Feng Shuofang smiled and filled Qiu Ang's glass. "I'd be more than happy to have Master Qiu help me!"

"Everything is under control for now, except that the suspect's strength is still unknown, which is the only uncertain factor."

"That's it?" Qiu Ang held up a section of his little finger in front of Feng Shuo's face. "Is this all the courage you can muster now?"

"Are you two still drinking, Masters?" Qin Ge arrived as the two were chatting.

Feng Shuofang was quite surprised to see Qin Ge arrive. "Brother Qin, what brings you here? Haven't you had enough to drink yet?"

"Don't try to trick me into telling you anything. I've told you everything I can. There's more I really can't tell you!"

"You're so stingy!" Qin Ge tossed the file to Feng Shuofang. "I won't ask for nothing. Can't I at least exchange something for you?"

"Nothing is acceptable. I'll explain in detail once we catch the person." Feng Shuofang opened the document and began to read.

Qin Ge said disdainfully, "If I could catch them, would I even care to know?"

"I was just worried you wouldn't be able to catch them, so I thought I'd help you out!"

"The Withered Heart Ghost Sect?!" Feng Shuofang's eyes widened. "Brother Qin, where did you get this?"