"Yes!"
That very night, as Sixth Master Huang was checking the accounts in his study, he sensed a shadow dimming the light and, in a blink, a person stood before his desk.
Having been steeped in the Itinerant World for long, Sixth Master Huang had quite the steady nerves. Once he got a clear look at the newcomer, he first started in surprise before quickly regaining his composure. Rising to his feet, he bowed with his hands clasped,
"It turns out to be Master Shang. Please, take a seat!"
Shang San, his face grim, didn't bother with pleasantries and cut straight to the chase,
"Where is that woman?"
"Woman?"
Sixth Master Huang was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was meant,
"Do you mean Miss Gu?"
Shang San remained silent, just staring at Sixth Master Huang, who thought for a moment and said,
"She is currently serving as a servant in the Sun family..."
Shang San's brow furrowed,
"The Sun family in Blue Moon City?"
Sixth Master Huang nodded,
"Indeed, that Sun family..."
"Why would she become a servant there?"
"Miss Gu was without a penny to her name and had no one to rely on, so she thought to find a place where she could settle down and earn some silver for a living. I introduced her to the Sun family, where she now serves as a maid to Miss Sun..."
Without a word, Shang San stared intently at Sixth Master Huang. As their gazes met, Sixth Master Huang momentarily felt dazed, and his eyes became fixed,
"Is what you're telling me the truth?"
Sixth Master Huang nodded woodenly,
"Is that Gu woman really alone, without any accomplices of any sort?"
Sixth Master Huang shook his head again,
"When did she come to Blue Moon City with you, and when did she do the task you asked of her? After completing the task, what did she say?"
Sixth Master Huang's gaze was vacant as he moved his lips, recounting every detail of Shang San's inquiries. Shang San's frown grew deeper,
"Did she ever mention who she gave that jade box to?"
Sixth Master Huang thought for a moment and shook his head...
That's also where Sixth Master Huang's experience in the Itinerant World came in handy: he knew better than to ask questions he shouldn't, so he had never inquired a single word about the jade box. Now even if Shang San used a spell, he couldn't pry a single clue from him, which now spared him some trouble,
"It seems I'll have to go to the Sun family to find her!"
With a wave of his sleeve, Shang San vanished without a trace, leaving Sixth Master Huang to collapse softly onto the ground.
When Sixth Master Huang awoke the next day, recalling the previous night's events and the brooding face of the man surnamed Shang, he couldn't help feeling alarmed,
"It seems that something has gone wrong with the matter!"
Fortunately, that Great cultivator named Shang had only asked some questions and showed no intention of implicating him.
Sixth Master Huang secretly congratulated himself on not being too inquisitive with Gu Shi Yi, considering his narrow escape now all he could do was silently hope that Miss Gu would turn misfortune into fortune!
The news Shang San brought back caused his master to also furrow her brows deeply!
The Sun family was not like the Huang Family; they were a Great Cultivation Family. Although they weren't some formidable grand family, their Wonder Medicine Sect was not exactly a force to be reckoned with either. They couldn't afford to offend the other party lightly. And that Blood Corrosion Grass was a millennium-old Spiritual Medicine; many Great cultivators wanted to get their hands on it. Hadn't she herself gone through great pains to find it in Cold Wind Valley, constantly hiding and even concealing herself among ordinary folks in an Escort Team so as not to attract attention?
If they were to simply show up at the Sun family's doorstep, and the family were to find out, they would likely never see that item again!
The woman felt extremely vexed, frowning in thought for a long while without coming up with a viable solution, finally gritting her teeth and saying,
"We'll just stake out the Sun family; I refuse to believe she won't ever come out!"
They had no other choice!
Wanting to find the person without alerting the Sun family, they had to wait and hope for a chance.
The woman and Shang San stayed in Blue Moon City, secretly inquiring about the Blood Corrosion Grass in the Great cultivators' Market while also keeping a close watch outside the Sun family residence, alert to any movement from Gu Shi Yi.
Meanwhile, Gu Shi Yi was taking the Young Madam of the Sun family's daughter to see the family's Eldest Young Master. This Eldest Young Master of the Sun family was indeed handsome and debonair, with a jade-like face and bright eyes, the very image of a grand family's son. Unfortunately, like the Young Madam of the Sun family, his affection for his daughter was only skin deep. Yet, he cared more about his reputation than his wife and pretended to hold her for a while before quickly handing her back to Gu Shi Yi. Noticing Gu Shi Yi's face, he couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise, casting a glance at his gentle, smiling wife,
"What are you thinking?"
He thought his wife was up to some new scheme to keep him in the courtyard. With a scrutinizing look, he observed Gu Shi Yi from top to bottom,