Although he had found many clues in this illusion, Gu Shi still had no idea how to leave.

All he could say was that fortunately the flow rate of the hourglass had been normal so far, and he still had enough time to find a solution to this problem.

After confirming Anthony's importance, Gu Shi no longer went out all day. He would stay in the restaurant most of the time, chatting with Anthony and waiting for Asher.

As time passed, the situation in the city did not improve. The number of patrolling soldiers continued to increase, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Under such circumstances, the Anthony family no longer went out as before, but relied on the stockpiled supplies and stayed in the house all day long.

Anthony even specifically instructed Gu Shi that the patrol teams were quite sensitive recently and would approach and question anyone they saw.

People like Gu Shi, who are obviously outsiders, should not go out recently if they don’t want to be arrested as suspicious persons.

Gu Shi was not the kind of person who would not listen to advice. Not wanting to cause trouble, he chose to stay in the restaurant. Even when he went out, he would deliberately avoid the patrols.

During this period, Gu Shi would chat with Anthony every day, but unfortunately he could not get any useful information from him. The progress of his mission seemed to be paused, and he had no idea where to go next.

Seeing the sand in the hourglass slipping away day by day and a long period of time without any results, Gu Shi became a little anxious.

Fortunately, the situation around Gu Shi was not completely unchanged. Some things were developing slowly but continuously with the passage of time.

Asher has been even less willing to see people lately. He has been staying in his room all the time, and even deliberately staggered his activities with the other four people in the restaurant. He would only leave his room late at night when no one was around.

As his roommate who lived next door to him, Gu Shi, who had the advantage of geographical location, had been secretly observing Asher's actions. During this period of time, Gu Shi could feel that his condition was getting worse day by day.

At the beginning, Asher could still maintain his quiet and taciturn appearance. Although he looked difficult to approach, he was not as intimidating as he is now.

Anthony once accidentally ran into Asher late at night, and the next day he ran to Gu Shi's room with dark circles under his eyes to complain to him.

Anthony confided with a tired look on his face: “What’s wrong with Mr. Asher recently?

Not only does he move around every night, but he also exudes that horrible aura. When I saw him in a daze last night, I was almost scared to death by him.

Now, whenever I close my eyes, his back appears in my mind, and I can’t sleep well at all.”

Gu Shi patted Anthony on the shoulder and comforted him, "Mr. Asher must have his own difficulties. He has taken the initiative to avoid us and only hangs out late at night. Next time, don't go out at night."

Gu Shi had some guesses about Asher's current condition.

From his last close observation, he could tell that there must be something bad in Asher's body. The reason he looked like this now was most likely because he was about to be unable to suppress that thing.

Anthony sighed, "Well, this is the only way. I can't blame Mr. Asher for this.

I just hope Mom and Dad don't run into Mr. Asher at night. I'm somewhat prepared, but they have never seen Mr. Asher's other side.

No, I have to remind them.”

Gu Shi's focus of observation has shifted from Anthony to Asher. In order to better achieve his goal, he changed his daily routine.

Although he would still meet Anthony's family at the dinner table, Gu Shi began to take rest whenever he could during the day. At night, he would listen to the movements outside with full energy.

There was only a wall between their two rooms, and the sound insulation of this house was not very good, so Gu Shi usually used alchemical props to set up a barrier. Otherwise, as long as he concentrated, he could easily hear the movement coming from next door.

It was obvious that Asher had the same habit. Gu Shi could not hear any of his movements in the room. Only when he went out could his footsteps be heard outside the room.

Gu Shi also thought about using other methods to monitor Asher, but since the other party was stronger than him, those methods would most likely be discovered by Asher.

It was unrealistic to break into Asher's room to look for clues when he was not around. He just liked to stay in his room all day long. Even if he left, a few minutes was not enough time to do anything.

This inefficient method made Gu Shi's progress in observing Asher very slow. For several days, apart from understanding Asher's fixed schedule, Gu Shi did not get any other useful clues.

Just when he was thinking about whether he should try some more adventurous observation methods, things suddenly changed. For three consecutive days, Gu Shi did not hear Asher go out.

"..., Brother Gu Shi, Brother Gu Shi!"

Anthony's cry finally made Gu Shi, who had been immersed in his thoughts, react.

Gu Shi turned his head and looked at Anthony who was a little angry next to him, and apologized, "I'm sorry, Anthony, I was distracted just now."

Anthony put his hands on his hips and said with dissatisfaction in his voice, "I called you several times just now, Brother Gu Shi, why are you distracted all the time today? It seems like you haven't even listened to what I am saying seriously."

Gu Shi apologized to Anthony again, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about other things today, so I wasn't really listening just now. I'm sorry, Anthony."

Hearing Gu Shi say this, Anthony asked curiously: "Brother Gu Shi, what are you thinking about? If you have any questions, tell me and I can help you think of a solution."

Gu Shi thought for a while and explained, "It's like this, I live next door to Mr. Asher.

Because I don't sleep well, I used to hear him leaving the house every night, but recently he hasn't left the house for three days in a row. I'm a little worried that he might have had an accident in his room."

Anthony was a little surprised. "That's how it is. Mr. Asher hasn't left his room for three days in a row? Because he only comes out after I fall asleep, I didn't even know he hadn't appeared for three days."

Anthony looked at the worried look on Gu Shi's face, tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Since you are a little worried about Mr. Asher's condition, let's go and ask him."

Gu Shi was very confused. "Ask? Who should I ask?"

Anthony smiled and said, "Of course, we should go ask Mr. Asher directly. It's getting late now. If nothing unexpected happens, Mr. Asher must be awake by now. Let's go knock on the door and see."

Gu Shi was very surprised to hear Anthony's suggestion, because he had been observing secretly before, and he had never thought of going to the door and asking directly.