Lin Xi returned to the riverfront small building in the middle of the night.

Only after setting up another ring of ‘dark bells’ around the small building, did he grab both the Old River Lump and the remaining Ironhead Dogfish, starting to butcher them, clean out their innards.

‘Dark bells’ was an alert method taught by Green Luan Academy, using some threads and other hard to detect objects to produce sounds, arranging them in the surroundings. As long as someone didn’t take the normal path, enter through the front door, then a sound would easily be produced, alerting him ahead of time.

When Xu Chengfeng previously sent out those assassins, it was precisely because they made contact with Lin Xi’s simple but effective arrangement that allowed him to notice them ahead of time, allowing him to react promptly.

While setting up the ‘dark bells’ around the riverfront terrace, Lin Xi saw that there were sixty to seventy fishing boats that gathered on the distant river surface, brightly lit, looking extremely lively. Lin Xi already asked Elder Mo for guidance, but he didn’t know what occasion these fishermen were celebrating either, only learning that this type of scene wasn’t normal.

Lin Xi didn’t think too much of it either. After cleaning up the Old River Lump and Ironhead Dogfish, he removed the turtle’s shell and chopped it up, then placed it into a large pot, adding some medicinal goods...