Free Web Novel"Saying you're dumb, you managed to think that we'd also go looking for Zhu Qiansi and planned to rendezvous with us that way; saying you're smart, you just directly went up to the natives created and reproduced by the Causality Silk in Willow Town and shouted, 'I want to see Zhu Qiansi,'" Li Nian looked at Seagull, also somewhat helplessly. "You really are a peculiar character."
"I can't help it. I've actually realized now that what I did was too reckless," Seagull said helplessly. "And besides, I was really panicked... This new body is way too unfamiliar. Suddenly changing from male to female, and I'm not some psychopath or mentally unstable lunatic. Of course I'd be anxious after a gender change, so my emotions got a bit out of control and my judgment dropped."
After Seagull finished his explanation, he inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine.
It seemed that his whole explanation had inadvertently offended some very dangerous and powerful entity, creating an unknown enemy and opponent.
Then Seagull heard a gentle female voice speak softly: "Hehe, well said. As long as one isn't a psychopath, a gender change would indeed cause operational difficulties. What you said makes perfect sense."
Seagull looked at the speaker. It was the girl who called herself 'Jiang'an Hall' and 'Old Yao.'
He quickly nodded: "Right, right?"
At the same time, Seagull told himself that the dangerous feeling of having offended someone earlier must have been his imagination!
Even though his sixth sense was usually accurate most of the time, it could still fail occasionally.
"In any case, it seems you two are also planning to go to Zhu Qiansi's place, so we're heading the same way," Seagull exhaled. "Hopefully, we can also rendezvous with the remaining three there."
"Hopefully. At least Snowy Owl and High Mountain should be fine," Lin Yu didn't want to jinx it, especially with Flying Knife around. "But we definitely can't just go straight there... Even though these natives created by the Causality Silk still think they're living normally in Willow Town from back then, you can't guarantee what state Zhu Qiansi is in."
"As the creator of this 'Phantom Realm,' it's highly likely she remembers everything. And facing her now, this is her home turf. Not to mention, even just in terms of raw power... the 'Zhu Qiansi' from back then probably isn't someone we can easily deal with."
"Three hundred and fifty years ago, Zhu Qiansi in human form had already forced that Taiqing Sect's founding ancestor to use the Hundred Calamity Forbidden Art just to kill her."
Lin Yu analyzed methodically, and Seagull nodded repeatedly.
"Well said, Sister Yao!"
Seagull immediately took action. He lifted the curtain again and instructed the carriage driver.
"Don't stop directly at Zhu Qiansi's door later. Stop a street away... no, two streets away."
As Seagull spoke, the driver immediately agreed.
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The quality of this carriage driver once again demonstrated that the Wan family, which Seagull had integrated into as 'Miss Wan,' was likely quite prominent.
And 'Miss Wan's' own status was probably not low. Otherwise, if anyone truly suspected she was possessed, how could they let her go out alone with just a driver to see a doctor? freewēbnoveℓ.com
Not to mention that the driver had no objections to her various somewhat strange instructions.
Soon, the carriage stopped steadily again.
"Miss, we've arrived. You'll have to walk a bit. Do you need me to accompany you?"
The driver's voice came through the curtain, and Seagull casually replied.
"Of course not. I have my two friends with me."
Seagull answered, then got off the carriage flanked by Lin Yu and Li Nian.
The street here still had that brand-new, elegant style. But compared to residential areas, there were more shops selling literati items like calligraphy brushes, ink sticks, paper, inkstones, paintings, calligraphy, and tea. It looked like a high-end shopping area.
Looking ahead along the street, most of the people walking here were dressed decently. The men and women coming and going were mostly wearing plain yet well-fitting silk clothing.
This gave a glimpse into the aesthetic of Willow Town's upper class.
Mingling in the crowd, Lin Yu and Seagull didn't feel out of place, but Li Nian looked a bit incongruous—though she didn't seem to care.
Before they had walked far, Lin Yu quickly spotted the location of Zhu Qiansi's family shop.
A spacious storefront facing the street was surrounded by a dozen or so people. Above the door hung a wooden sign reading "Xinglin Medical Hall."
The door and signboard were antique and very refined in style.
But the people gathered in front of the storefront weren't the elegant upper-class patrons lingering in front of other shops on this street. Although a few looked like scholars living nearby, the others included wealthy merchants, laborers, vendors... Their styles were not uniform.
However, they seemed to get along harmoniously, as if they were all eagerly waiting for something.
And although they were at the medical hall's entrance, Lin Yu had a feeling...
"Ah, I bet not a single one of these people is here for medicine. They're all here for fortune-telling," Lin Yu said.
Li Nian asked, "How can you tell?"
Now that Seagull was present, Li Nian wasn't as affectionate as before, but she still responded when Lin Yu spoke.
"If they were here for medicine, even if all their family members were healthy, there should still be a few sick people mixed in, right? But these people don't look sick at all," Lin Yu sighed. "And if Zhu Qiansi's family's medical elder was so skilled that he didn't need to look, listen, ask, or feel the pulse—only needed to ask a few questions of the family to prescribe the right medicine and attracted this many people... wouldn't that enthusiastic knick-knack stall owner we asked earlier have mentioned it?"
Li Nian blinked: "That does make sense, Sister Yao. Since there are so many people, should we mix in and take a look?"
"No, we should find High Mountain and Snowy Owl first and rendezvous with them," Lin Yu said in a low voice, then looked around at the other shops near "Xinglin Medical Hall."
A shop selling rice paper, one selling calligraphy and paintings, one selling antiques...
Scanning them one by one, Lin Yu quickly locked his gaze onto a teahouse diagonally across from "Xinglin Medical Hall."
Because it was a teahouse, it was different from the others. The second floor had open windows, clearly featuring seats with a view of the street!
Seeing this teahouse, Lin Yu was certain...
"If I were Captain High Mountain, I would definitely choose to enter this teahouse!"
For a professional policeman, this was the perfect spot to stake out and keep watch on "Xinglin Medical Hall."
Moreover, a teahouse itself was a classic "distribution hub for information." If he used this well, he might be able to glean some information he wanted from this teahouse.
