Xiao Ying looked at the man again, then at Ye Yang, "I don't see any death aura on him."

Xiao Ying, seeing that Ye Yang didn't answer her question, asked again, "How did you know the lights were making it hard to distinguish between people and ghosts on the street?"

"I'll tell you when we get back!" Ye Yang was just a man of few words. He rarely explained things to others like I did. Most of the time, it was either you understood or you didn't, and if you didn't, don't ask.

In fact, Ye Yang had noticed the lights above Hua Lianqing's head when she left the pedestrian street.

The three lamps at the entrance of the street had been replaced with ancient candle lamps, while the remaining nine were electric.

It was because of the interference of those three lamps that Ye Yang and Xiao Ying couldn't identify the ghosts.

Once those three lamps were broken, their eye techniques would work again, and it wouldn't be difficult to break out of the encirclement.

Ye Yang fired nine more arrows, adjusted the lights, and used a Feng Shui formation to suppress the ghosts. Besides wanting to reduce casualties, the more important thing was that he was verifying whether there was some kind of mechanism hidden in Beishui Town.

What he found was that not only were there hidden mechanisms in Beishui Town, but their design was also very exquisite. Many mechanisms had been integrated into the buildings of Beishui Town, and it was impossible to find them without careful identification.

Seeing that Ye Yang hadn't spoken twice, Xiao Ying couldn't help but pout and followed Ye Yang like a puppy. As a result, she bumped into Ye Yang after only a few steps.

When she looked ahead while rubbing her head, she saw Ye Yang staring at a flight of stairs leading up the mountain.

According to the information Qing Ming had given them, the house half-hidden in the mountain above the stairs was Fan Fang's office.

Ye Yang squatted down, lit a special white candle, and slowly pushed it towards the stairs. A fine line, like a spider web, was revealed on the steps.

Ye Yang simply leaned the white candle against it, and the finger-thick candle was cut into two pieces by the trembling thread.

Xiao Ying gasped, "This is… a hidden weapon? No, this is spider silk. There's a yao gu (a type of demonic insect) on this road."

When Ye Yang looked up at the stairs again, he saw two figures, one standing and one kneeling, at the top of the stairs.

The one standing was a woman in black. Her attire was similar to Hua Lianqing's, but she was much older and didn't have Hua Lianqing's strange charm.

Beside the woman knelt a person who looked like a tourist. The woman in black put her hand on the other person, "The top is the place Master reserved for himself. You can't go in. Master is waiting for you at the Xihua Lou (Cherish Flower Pavilion)."

"This is your man, right? Take him back!"

As soon as the woman finished speaking, she pushed the kneeling person down the stairs. The person only rolled a few meters before being cut into several pieces by the spider silk in the air. The bloody head rolled all the way to Ye Yang's feet before stopping, and dozens of bloody threads appeared on the stone steps.

Although Ye Yang only saw a part of the dripping blood spider silk, he could feel that the spider silk had spread all over the hillside. Without removing the yao gu hiding in the dark, no matter which direction he went, he would run into endless spider silk.

If Wang the Butcher was here, Ye Yang might still have a chance to fight, but with only him and Xiao Ying, they couldn't defeat this yao gu.

The person pushed down the mountain by the woman was probably Qing Ming's subordinate. Although he had avoided the spider silk outside, he hadn't escaped the other party's clutches.

When Xiao Ying looked at Ye Yang, the latter said calmly, "We're going to the Xihua Lou."

As Ye Yang walked towards the Xihua Lou, Xiao Ying was constantly sending messages to Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall).

Old Liu, who was playing chess with Ling, pinched a chess piece. After listening to the news from Xiao Ying, he couldn't help but smile, "Commander Ling is as wise as a sage. Your move to have Wang the Butcher and Wang Xiaohuan rush to Beishui Town to support Ye Dangjia (Family Head Ye) was the right one."

Ling shook his head, "Master Liu, why be so humble? In fact, you had already seen the key to this. Even if I didn't say anything, you would have sent Wang the Butcher to reinforce Ye Yang."

Old Liu unfolded his fan, "I would have sent Wang the Butcher, but only as a precaution. Commander Ling, however, was aiming directly at the target. I think the secret agent who was killed by the other party must have come from Tianji She (Heaven's Secret Society), right?"

Ling nodded, "Master Liu should be able to see that I am also setting up the Yinyang Inn. Therefore, I am looking for an opportunity to enter the inn."

"Beishui Town had already entered my sights, but before I could act, Liangjie Tang received the mission."

Old Liu shook his fan and said, "Is Qing Ming in Beishui Town also a subordinate of Tianji She?"

"No!" Ling shook his head, "That should be Qing Ming. If Qing Ming hadn't appeared, my people would have taken on the role Qing Ming played. Buying information at the scene of the incident doesn't count as a violation!"

Old Liu smiled, "Commander Ling wants Qing Tang to submit to Liangjie Tang! I thank you in advance. But why didn't Commander Ling say it directly?"

Ling said calmly, "Wine needs to be aged to be more fragrant. Drinking new wine too quickly can choke you. It's the same between me and Li Po. I don't want him to feel like he owes me too much!"

Old Liu was silent for a long time before saying, "A life-and-death friendship, a confidante; to have one is enough to comfort a lifetime. How lucky is the master to have such a close friend."