Hou Niao walked slowly, listening intently, as he couldn't discern too obviously who was speaking, making it impossible for him to respond or ask questions.
These enforcers from the Six-Ear Palace, numbering about twenty or thirty, were mostly cultivators of the God Sensing Natural Realm. Given the unpredictable nature of the Daoist Sect's methods, he didn't even have a chance to look up. Surely, driven by mere curiosity, he couldn't risk exposing this rare chess piece, could he?
He found the situation somewhat amusing—it was an undercover meeting an undercover, quite ridiculous.
He hoped to obtain more information, such as who were escorting You Chaoen: how many people? Were there any traps? What about the life or death of Xu Shanren? And so forth…
However, this particular spy from the Six-Ear Palace only provided him with that bit of information until they completely missed each other, disappearing from sight.
