I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

So, Tian Lin didn't suspect Zhou Shichou.

"I don't think Senior Brother Zhou is that sort of person."

"I understand now—the one surnamed Jiang must be afraid of retaliation from the Blood Sect Devotee, or perhaps fears being detained by the Heart Inquiry Sect, that's why he fled alone. He's always been the type to fear death and seek life, and it's not surprising that he'd run away at the sign of danger."

Tian Lin thought this too on the first night of surveilling the inn, and sure enough, Junior Brother Jiang returned early the next day.

He suspected that Junior Brother Jiang might be colluding with the Blood Sect Devotee to ambush them, but after several days of surveillance, there were no suspicious individuals around the inn.

"Why not wait until tomorrow morning to see if Junior Brother Jiang returns to the inn. If he comes back and doesn't bring it up on his own, we won't ask either. Just watch what he does next."

After finishing, Tian Lin asked Senior Brother Zhao to place the clothes back on the bed, and then they both left the room.

Senior Brother Zhao couldn't sleep and spent the night in Tian Lin's room.

But Tian Lin had not slept for several days, and as soon as he hit the bed, he fell into a deep sleep, which Senior Brother Zhao greatly admired Tian Lin for his concentration.

The next morning, as soon as Tian Lin opened his eyes, he asked Senior Brother Zhao, "Did any sounds come from Junior Brother Jiang's room?"

Senior Brother Zhao shook his head. Tian Lin said, "Let's go have a look in his room."

Unable to contain his impatience, Senior Brother Zhao quickly got up and knocked on Junior Brother Jiang's door.

As Tian Lin expected, the door was opened from the inside, and they saw Junior Brother Jiang looking surprised as he said, "Has Peak Master Senior Brother returned?"

Before Senior Brother Zhao could speak, Tian Lin said with a smile, "I just came back last night, and I'm looking for Junior Brother Jiang to go have breakfast together this morning."

Junior Brother Jiang yawned, rubbed his bulging belly and said, "Go ahead, you two senior brothers. I'm not hungry right now."

Tian Lin and Senior Brother Zhao went downstairs, and Zhao muttered to Tian Lin, "The smell of alcohol on his breath wasn't fake, looks like he's been drinking quite a bit with someone."

Tian Lin frowned as well, but ultimately didn't say anything.

He didn't actually care much about Junior Brother Jiang; after all, his main purpose was to safely enter the Heart Inquiry Sect, and his main target was Zhou Shichou.

Whether or not Junior Brother Jiang was conspiring with the Blood Sect or wanted to escape, Tian Lin didn't really care.

But not clearing things up was always a hidden danger, so at the dining table in the great hall, Tian Lin told Senior Brother Zhao, "If he goes out again tonight, follow him quietly."

Senior Brother Zhao nodded and anxiously waited for the night to fall.

Sure enough, as the lanterns were first lit, Junior Brother Jiang changed his clothes and went downstairs.

Senior Brother Zhao, who had been watching the corridor from his room, nodded at Tian Lin, then opened the door and followed closely behind.

Tian Lin, left alone in the room, chewed on the Ghost Head Swallow and waited until all the household lights were extinguished and only the lanterns in taverns and skills shops on the streets were still lit, when suddenly a shadow moved outside the room.

Tian Lin knitted his brows; the shadow outside the room seemed to float back and forth like a roaming soul.

After a full half hour, Tian Lin couldn't stand it any longer.

He flipped out of the second-floor window to the street below, then with sword in hand, he went back up the wooden stair back to the corridor on the second floor.

What he saw then was that the one 'wandering' outside the door turned out to be Zhou Shichou.

Zhou Shichou was seen furrowing his crescent-shaped brows, pacing back and forth in front of his own room door in a troubled state.

Tian Lin suddenly remembered that yesterday, during the day, Zhou Shichou had also loitered in front of the inn for nearly an hour.

"What kind of Evil Magic is this?"

Tian Lin's heart chilled, but after observing secretly for a long time, he did not see Zhou Shichou chanting any spells or setting any traps.

After some thought, Tian Lin went back down the wooden stair, and made his way stealthily back into his own room from the street.

Sure enough, Zhou Shichou's figure was still lingering outside.

Tian Lin also wanted to know what exactly Zhou Shichou was up to, so he cleared his throat, picked up the teapot from the table, and opened the door.

Zhou Shichou in the corridor stopped in his tracks, looked up at Tian Lin indifferently, then turned his head away.

Tian Lin said with a smile, "It turns out to be Senior Brother Zhou—what a coincidence, I was just about to go out and get some hot water—were you looking for me, Senior Brother Zhou?"