Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

As Shen Weixin walked out of the city lord's mansion with doubts, he happened to bump into Wen Yutang in front of the gate.

The girl was not wearing the Taoist robe of the Fuyou Sect from yesterday, but a light pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with delicate orchid patterns embroidered on the hem, which perfectly accentuated her beautiful and slender figure.

When Wen Yutang saw Shen Wei, she was stunned for a moment, then reacted, a bright smile spreading across her face, her tone filled with undisguised excitement:

"Young Master Shen? To actually run into you here, does that mean you've changed your mind and are willing to help us protect Qingyun City?"

Shen Wei paused for a moment, then chuckled, seemingly amused by the girl's exaggerated reaction. "Yes."

"In that case, come with me."

"Um?"

Shen Wei was taken aback. "Didn't you come here to wait for your brother?"

"That was true," Wen Yutang waved her hand, "but he was too busy."

"Besides, I feel you're more reliable than your brother, so hurry up and catch up. Master Shen, I'll show you around Qingyun City while I'm at it."

Shen Wei pondered for a moment. He had just come out of the city lord's mansion, and the clues about the Jade Dew Sect were still nowhere in sight. He was indeed clueless.

Thinking this, he nodded slightly in agreement and unconsciously followed the girl's figure.

He then followed Wen Yutang, traversing the streets and alleys of the inner city.

Before long, they arrived at a quiet alley on the outskirts of the inner city.

A young man dressed in a blue and white brocade robe was standing in the alley, his brows furrowed and his expression deep, bending down as he carefully searched for something.

It was Xu Yu.

"What's wrong with him?" Shen Wei asked Wen Yutang beside him with some curiosity.

"His younger brother, Xu Yun, died yesterday."

She pointed to Xu Yu, who had a deep expression on his face, and then whispered.

Shen Wei sniffed lightly, his tone flat, "But I didn't smell a trace of blood here."

"He didn't die here. We followed the residual scent on Xu Yun all the way here, but when we got here, the scent completely disappeared, and we couldn't find a single clue."

"That's why I went to the city lord's mansion to find my brother."

Shen Wei chuckled lightly, "Then you've come to the wrong person. I'm not exactly a detective."

Wen Yutang walked around in front of him twice with her hands behind her back.

How will you know if you don't try?

Looking into the girl's expectant eyes, Shen Wei finally relented.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes and used his divine sense to probe every aura around the alley.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, his tone somewhat surprised.

"Hmm... an indescribable demonic aura."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yu turned and glanced at Shen Wei, her expression somewhat complicated.

"You're right, it was indeed done by the Demonic Sect. I also found a faint trace of demonic energy on Xu Yun's body."

"Oh my, Young Master Shen, your spiritual sense is quite sharp."

A hint of admiration flashed in Wen Yutang's eyes.

This was actually due to the evil dragon spirit within him, which was extremely sensitive to this kind of demonic energy.

"Can you sense the direction of the demonic energy?"

Wen Yutang crossed her arms and leaned against the wall of the alley, seemingly asking a casual question.

"You can give it a try..."

Then, he closed his eyes again, deliberately relaxing his mind and slightly handing over control of his body to the evil dragon within him.

After years of getting to know each other and clashing, he was actually quite familiar with Xie Longsha's personality.

With just a little hint using the "sweetness" of demonic energy, it will obediently search for traces of demonic energy for itself.

A moment later, a thin black thread appeared clearly in Shen Wei's consciousness, winding and twisting, extending outward along the alley, pointing directly to the southwest area of ​​the inner city.

"Found it."

Xu Yu frowned, her face full of disbelief, her tone tinged with skepticism: "So easily found? I've been searching here for a long time, and the aura clearly ended here."

Shen Wei ignored his questioning and simply turned to Wen Yutang beside him, saying calmly, "Come with me."

Before he finished speaking, he used his lightness technique, his figure becoming a blur as he sped off in the indicated direction.

"Hey, slow down, wait for me."

Seeing this, Wen Yutang quickly circulated her spiritual power and used her movement technique to catch up.

Xu Yu watched Shen Wei's retreating figure, his expression shifting uncertainly. After hesitating for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and followed in the direction the two had gone.

......

As the three sped away, the game of chess inside the city lord's mansion was far from over.

Beside the chessboard, Wen Jingxing frowned slightly, his tone tinged with doubt, as he looked at Liu Huan opposite him.

"I still don't understand why you value him so much. Although his cultivation is not weak, he is ultimately just a rogue cultivator without a sect or a faction. He is not worth handing over the city lord's token to him."

Liu Huan held a chess piece in his hand, looked up at Wen Jingxing, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"The person you introduced, you don't even know his background?"

Wen Jingxing was slightly taken aback, then shook his head. "Please answer, Lord City Lord, I truly do not know."

"His identity is not that of an ordinary rogue cultivator."

"Identity? Not just... an ordinary rogue cultivator?"

Wen Jingxing murmured the words repeatedly, constantly analyzing their deeper meaning in his mind, and his hand unconsciously slowed down when placing a piece.

Seeing his dazed expression, Liu Huan smiled and placed his last piece.

"I won."

He then stood up with his hands behind his back before continuing to add...

"As for his identity... you will understand when the time is right."

......

"This is it."

Shen Wei leaned lazily against a pillar, his arms crossed over his chest, and said calmly to Wen Yutang.

Wen Yutang was slightly out of breath. "Where did you learn your movement techniques...? How can you be so fast?"

"It's just a lightness technique."

"Are you mocking me? Isn't that just the most basic movement technique?"

Wen Yutang clearly didn't believe it. She had mastered the Wind-Stepping Cloud-Chasing Step of the Fuyou Sect, how could it be inferior to the Lightness Technique?

"I'm not lying to you," Shen Wei said calmly, gesturing towards the buildings in front of them. "Let's go inside quickly."

Wen Yutang then calmed down and looked up to carefully examine the building in front of her.

On the vermilion plaque, the three gilded characters "Fengyue Pavilion" are particularly eye-catching.

The surrounding area was bustling with noise, the sounds of string and wind instruments filled the air, and wafts of fragrant breezes carried the sounds of laughter and merriment. This was the largest and most famous brothel in Qingyun City.

Her cheeks flushed instantly; for a young girl like her who had never married, this place was an unexplored and mysterious territory.

Seeing Wen Yutang standing there in a daze, Shen Wei teased her deliberately, "What are you standing there for? Weren't you going to show me around Qingyun City? Lead the way."

"...Are you kidding me? Do you think I'd come to a place like this?"

Wen Yutang glared at him fiercely with her almond-shaped eyes.

"Too."

Shen Wei chuckled lightly, his tone indifferent, and stopped teasing her, turning his gaze to the maid who came to greet him.

"Young master, please don't linger outside, come in quickly!"

A maid dressed in brightly colored clothes, with a flirtatious smile, quickly stepped forward and bowed to Shen Wei.

"Our Fengyue Pavilion has a new girl arriving today. She is proficient in all kinds of arts, including playing musical instruments, singing, playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. We guarantee that you will be satisfied."

Wen Yutang was annoyed when she saw that the maid was completely ignoring her and saying things to Shen Wei that made her blush.

She stepped forward, took out the Wen family's official token from her waist, and showed it to the maid.

"We are here on important business, not for leisure. Go and inform your superior immediately!"

Upon seeing this, the maid's expression instantly became respectful.

A flamboyant middle-aged woman stepped out at the opportune moment, her face beaming with a humble smile.

"Oh dear, it's Miss Wen! I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly. I've failed to discipline you properly, and the servants have been neglectful. Please forgive them."

A flamboyant middle-aged woman emerged from the crowd, looking at the two of them apologetically.