Jiangcheng had heard of the saying "crossing the yin bridge." In essence, it meant using external forces to communicate with the underworld. Naturally, candles, paper money, and ingots were indispensable, but they also needed to prepare some whitewashed paper used by paper shops, old bamboo strips, a water basin, a bronze mirror, and other items.

Li Bai explained that these things were needed to build a paper bridge. A basin of water would then be placed under the bridge. The bridgehead and the bridge tail would simulate the yin and yang worlds. Therefore, crossing the yin bridge had a more direct name: Yinhun Du (Soul Ferry).

The timing for Yinhun Du was chosen to be at the third watch (between 11 PM and 1 AM), when yin and yang converged. As long as Fatty could carry Gao Yanqing on his back across the bridge, then Gao Yanqing would never be able to turn back, and Fatty would have passed this trial.

It sounded simple, but the danger involved was self-evident. Jiangcheng and Zhang Qizheng agreed that Zhang Qizheng and the others would collect the items needed for tonight, while Jiangcheng would take Fatty to Wujia Lane in the west of the city to look for clues.

Because it concerned Fatty, Jiangcheng was worried about Zhang Qizheng and the others, so he planned to have Li Bai and Yao Shunyu go with them. Li Bai also had some research on the ways of the yin trade, so with her there, nothing major would go wrong.

Of course, all of this would be kept from Fatty.

After saying that, everyone dispersed again and began a more detailed search of the Yizhuang (Funeral Home). Jiangcheng also took this opportunity to secretly record Fatty's possession and the plan to cross the yin bridge tonight. After the previous incident, Jiangcheng didn't even trust himself anymore, so he wrote it down in black and white, just in case.

Finding no other useful clues, the group ignored Quanfu's body and left. Before leaving, Li Bai took the bronze basin, which would come in handy tonight.

Walking out of the Yizhuang, they didn't see Fatty and Yao Shunyu, but they heard a faint sound of talking near the courtyard gate. Upon closer inspection, General Yuwen and a few others were there in addition to Fatty and Yao Shunyu.

"Masters, having seen the corpse, do you have any good strategies for exorcising the demon?" General Yuwen asked, looking at Jiangcheng, who was at the head.

"The corpse's state of death is slightly different from the previous victims, but we already have a clue. Please tell the Marquis that we will do our best," Jiangcheng said sincerely.

General Yuwen nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. "That's good. It won't be in vain that the Marquis trusts you so much. If there is anything my Marquis's mansion can assist with, please speak frankly."

"We will need to use some things for exorcising the demon, and we plan to go out to buy them. Please, General, make it convenient for us," Zhang Qizheng said, cupping his fist at General Yuwen. His etiquette and measure were just right.

Unexpectedly, General Yuwen smiled slightly, his attitude becoming even more respectful. "There's no need for the masters to make a special trip. You can wait quietly in the Marquis's mansion. You can write down the items needed for exorcising the demon, and I will send someone to buy them."

It seemed that the Zhennan Marquis was determined to keep them in the Marquis's mansion. The successive abnormal behaviors further deepened everyone's suspicion of the Zhennan Marquis, and, most importantly, the story told by the Zhennan Marquis couldn't stand scrutiny.

"Thank you for General Yuwen's kindness, but some things are of great importance. Once there is a mistake, it may affect the entire Marquis's mansion. Having been entrusted by someone, we must be loyal to their affairs. What the Marquis has entrusted us with, we dare not entrust to others."

Seeing Jiangcheng bring up the Marquis, especially with such terrifying consequences as affecting the entire Marquis's mansion, General Yuwen didn't say anything more. He waved his hand, and the servant behind him handed over a blue satin package with good sense, which looked very heavy.

When the package was opened, there was a small wooden box inside. Inside the box were several rows of neatly arranged silver ingots. The silver ingots were not large, but they looked shiny and tempting when placed together.

"Hehe, this is a small token of the Marquis's appreciation. I hope the masters will not decline. The exorcism items the masters need must be extraordinary. If this silver is not enough, you can also mention our Marquis's mansion's name and ask those merchants to come to our Marquis's mansion to collect the money later."

Jiangcheng and the others didn't refuse upon seeing this and accepted it generously after some polite exchanges.

Soon someone led them out of the Marquis's mansion, but this time, General Yuwen didn't forcibly send someone to follow them, seemingly very trusting of them.

The group first came to a secluded alley, took out the wooden box from the package, and Yao Shunyu took out a silver ingot, weighed it in his hand, and then turned the silver ingot over, finding a mark underneath. He squinted his eyes and said, "As expected, it's government silver. No wonder these silvers are so new, like they were just cast."

Jiangcheng looked at the silver ingot in front of him and shook his head. "It's not government silver. How would ordinary merchants dare to accept government silver? It's ordinary market silver, but these market silvers have been privately marked by the Marquis's mansion."

Zhu Jie sneered upon seeing this. "These people are really cunning. They don't need to send people to monitor us. I think the Marquis's mansion will receive news no matter which merchants eventually accept our silver. Then they will not only understand our movements but also know what we have prepared."

Zhang Qizheng stepped forward and said, "It's simple. We'll turn the silver into broken silver. Isn't it okay to use broken silver to buy things? We can also exchange some copper coins with broken silver."

After they completed all of this, everyone divided the silver. Jiangcheng left with Fatty, bought some food on the way, and hurried to Wujia Lane in the west of the city.

On the way, Jiangcheng repeatedly tested whether anyone was following them, but the road was quite peaceful. It was unknown whether the Zhennan Marquis was trusting them or was sure that they wouldn't be able to make much of a splash.

"Doctor, I've been thinking about how the Zhennan Marquis's words don't quite add up?" Fatty followed Jiangcheng, still savoring the Zhennan Marquis's words on the way. This so-called pavilion in the lake made him increasingly uneasy.

"Of course they don't add up. General Guo and the others aren't fools. Such a top-secret operation would naturally be heavily guarded. How could they so easily let someone blow up the ship with explosives? Also, since they were going to Jile Lou (Paradise Pavilion) to seek medicine, the people on the ship should all be disciples. How did the Zhennan Marquis's wife get on the ship?"

Jiangcheng asked two questions in a row, each of which hit Fatty's heart. Fatty nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes! That's what I was thinking too. Also, he didn't mention the old fisherman's matter. Those people aren't any remnants of the previous dynasty."

Jiangcheng took a deep breath, his eyes becoming more determined. "I think our Zhennan Marquis probably doesn't want to destroy that pavilion but wants to use us, first to get rid of General Guo and the others who are seeking revenge, and his ultimate goal is to use us to find that Jile Lou."

"What does he want to do with that pavilion?"

As soon as Fatty finished speaking, he immediately reacted, and several seemingly unrelated clues in his mind were all connected at this moment. His eyes shrank and he said, "Are you saying... the Zhennan Marquis is also a disciple?"

"Not sure, but it's probably like that. Look at his ghostly appearance. If he is really a disciple, I suspect his door is about to collapse."