Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

"The compass only gave a general direction..."

"The information above indicates that Minister Zhong has not yet left Beiding County..."

"It's roughly located in the east of the city..."

Yan Zhengchu analyzed the clues on the compass for a while before making his guess.

He added, "However, I can't be entirely sure, since this is the first time I've used my 'Soul-Seeking Technique' to find someone."

Zhong Dingyan was overjoyed and immediately went to the door, instructing the guards, "Go and tell the steward to bring back all the men we sent out."

"Narrow down the search area, only look for them in the east of the city!"

Upon hearing this, the guard rushed off immediately.

Zhong Dingyan glanced at Aunt Qiu under the corridor again and saw that she looked like she was heartbroken. He couldn't bear to see her like that.

He stepped forward and said, "Auntie, you should go back and rest. I will investigate the matter of my second brother thoroughly and give you an explanation."

Aunt Qiu sneered upon hearing this: "The person is already dead, what use is there for me to give an explanation?"

Without even glancing at him, she turned and left.

Zhong Dingyan watched his retreating figure, genuinely worried that he might do something rash. He then instructed the servant beside him, "Keep a close eye on Aunt Qiu, and make sure she doesn't do anything foolish."

Inside the room, Ren Fengjue suggested, "In that case, let's go look for it together."

"No, no!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Dingyan quickly refused, saying, "You have all traveled all night, just had breakfast, and then spent a long time searching this room."

"Now that we know roughly where Father is, leave the rest to me."

As he spoke, he insisted on personally leading everyone to the guest rooms to rest.

Ren Fengjue understood his temperament, so she stopped pressuring him.

The guest rooms in the Zhong residence had already been prepared.

Whether it was Zhong Dingyan's intention or not, he arranged for Yan Zhengchu, Yu Lang, and A Xia to stay in a courtyard.

Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo were arranged in another courtyard, with their rooms next to each other.

Ren Fengjue appeared indifferent on the surface, but his feelings were indescribable.

Xia Ximo didn't think too much about it. After returning to her room, she leaned against the couch and closed her eyes to rest.

Although I had barely slept all night while traveling, I was not sleepy at all at this moment.

After closing my eyes and thinking for a while, I felt a little restless and agitated.

Another thought even popped into his mind: to find Zhong Ming as soon as possible.

Once the thought came to her mind, she didn't waste a moment and immediately got up to open the door.

However, the moment the door opened, she saw Ren Fengjue's face.

At this moment, he was leaning against a pillar in front of the door.

Their eyes met, and they were both startled.

Ren Fengjue was caught off guard by her sudden opening of the door, and for a moment, he was somewhat flustered.

"Miss Xia, haven't you rested?"

"without."

She glanced at him suspiciously and asked, "Why are you standing here?"

Ren Fengjue quickly explained, "I...I was thinking about something."

"About Zhong Ming?"

"yes…"

Xia Ximo nodded, and without saying much, said directly, "I plan to go out and look for him."

Ren Fengjue was surprised again.

Although she felt that this was not like her usual style, she didn't ask any further questions and simply said, "Then... let's go together."

Xia Ximo seemed puzzled: "You're going too?"

If she hadn't taken the initiative to suggest going, Ren Fengjue would definitely have been waiting at home for news of Zhong Dingyan.

But now…

"I'm very uneasy about this matter, and Miss Xia just happens to be thinking the same thing."

"..."

Xia Ximo remained as concise as ever: "Let's go."

The two walked out of the courtyard side by side.

At the gate of the Zhong residence, a servant stepped forward and asked, "Is the guest heading out?"

Ren Fengjue: "We'd like to wander around the city a bit."

Servant: "Do you need a car prepared?"

"No need."

No sooner had the two left than Yan Zhengchu and Yu Lang also came out of the mansion.

It turned out that Master Yan was worried that Zhong Ming had been possessed by an evil spirit and would harm innocent people, so he decided to go to the east of the city to check on him.

Yu Lang was a person who loved to join in the fun, and when he saw Master Yan going out, he immediately went along with him.

At this moment, the two had just left the Zhong residence when the sharp-eyed Yu Lang began to make a big fuss.

"Master Yan, look who that is!"

Following the direction he was pointing, Yan Zhengchu was also startled: "Is that the young marquis and Miss Xia?"

"What are they doing here?"

Did you sneak out shopping without telling them?

Yu Lang narrowed his eyes and guessed, "I guess the young marquis wants to accompany Miss Xia for a stroll. These two... tsk tsk."

They've become increasingly close.

Yan Zhengchu counted on his fingers and laughed, "We were a match made in heaven. Even if the engagement is called off, our fate is still tied."

Yu Lang deliberately asked, "Then, Taoist priest, could you also tell my fortune? Where is my beloved?"

"you?"

Yan Zhengchu did some calculations, then suddenly frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Shaoqing interrupted him.

"Forget it, I guess my marriage won't happen that soon."

"We should hurry and check on their movements..."

Having said that, he pulled out a fan from somewhere, waved it, and strode forward.

Seeing his posture, Yan Zhengchu clicked his tongue and followed after him, asking, "Have you forgotten why we came out here?"

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

On the other side, Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo arrived at the bustling market in the blink of an eye.

Both of them were new to Beiding County and unfamiliar with the place, so they had to ask for directions.

Lord Ren glanced around and saw a small market at the intersection of the main street, where a loud-voiced peddler was hawking his wares.

Without a second thought, he pulled Xia Ximo closer.

So-called general stores sell a wide variety of goods, and they also mix genuine and fake products, as well as new and used items.

In addition to common daily necessities, there are also many antique artifacts collected from other places.

Of course, there were also some women's jewelry and headdresses.

Such a mixed market is not allowed in the capital; Ren Fengjue had only ever read about it in books like "Anecdotes".

At this moment, at a glance, it really is a case of mixing the genuine with the fake, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

As the peddler called out his wares, he saw a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman approaching and immediately asked, "Young master and lady, would you like to buy anything?"

Ren Fengjue smiled, immediately taking a liking to a crescent-shaped, double-sided carved silver comb, picked it up, and asked directly, "How much is this?"

The peddler knew he was a connoisseur, so he deliberately made a witty remark.

"If you're giving this to this lady, just give her whatever you think is appropriate."

Upon hearing this, Ren Fengjue immediately pulled out the largest silver ingot from his pocket and gave it to him, then asked, "Could you tell me how to get to the east side of the city?"

Seeing his generosity, the peddler beamed with joy and pointed to the street behind him, saying, "Go along this street to the end, and you'll reach the eastern district of the city."

"But it's a desolate place over there, there's not much to see."

Ren Fengjue thanked him, but then turned around and handed the silver comb to Xia Ximo, saying with a half-smile, "You'll probably find it easier to throw this silver comb."