When dawn broke the next day, Shang Xia greeted Hai Min before telling her of his decision not to head out of the city. He chose to take a break to stroll around the city.

When the sun was directly overhead, Shang Xia decided it was time to carry out his plan. He headed towards a forge in the southern part of the city.

According to Shang Xi’s letter, the forge was a front used by the spies of the Tongyou City. However, Shang Xia could also tell that Shang Xi had learned of the location recently. From the way she put it, their Shang Clan didn’t seem to be in charge of operations there.

Shang Xia didn’t find it weird that he was getting such information now. When he sent Yan Ni’er back with his report on the situation, he was sure that the clan passed the information to the Tongyou Institution. Most of the spies and foundations the Tongyou City had in the Changfeng City were operated by the Tongyou Institution. From their willingness to send Shang Xia over to the forge, they should be certain that it hadn’t been compromised.

Since the Changfeng City was working with the White Deer Paradise, Shang Xia was sure that the city lord had weeded out most of the spies placed by the Tongyou Institution. He felt that there were only two reasons the...