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Bai Yu is an extremely arrogant and conceited person. He does not allow anyone to challenge his authority, which is why he looked so grim when he saw the mess inside the building.

"You should know why I'm here today." Bai Yu's voice was filled with murderous intent, while Jiang Shiyi replied with a smile, "I know, you want to know Jiang Yingyue's whereabouts, right?"

Bai Yu didn't respond further, but just stared at him with a gloomy expression.

"One thousand taels." Jiang Shiyi didn't beat around the bush and stated the price directly. Bai Yu sat there without even giving a gesture, and the Shield Envoy carried in several boxes of gleaming silver. However, Jiang Shiyi only glanced at them and said, "Alliance Leader Bai is quite humorous. What I said was one thousand taels, in gold."

Bai Yu's face was instantly filled with anger: "What did you say?" The shield bearer also instantly entered battle mode, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, as if a single spark would cause a massive explosion.

"Getting their information isn't cheap to begin with, and just now, your people blatantly violated the rules of Tingyu Tower and damaged my precious house and ground. If we don't offer some compensation, I'm afraid everyone will dare to ignore Tingyu Tower in the future." Jiang Shiyi explained calmly to Bai Yu, then looked at him with feigned grievance, "I think Alliance Leader Bai will understand, right?"

To everyone's surprise, Bai Yu did not react to such a request. He lowered his head, took a few deep breaths, and when he raised his head again, there was no trace of anger on his face. Instead, he had an almost eerie smile on his face: "What the Lord said makes sense, Shield Master."

After bowing, the Shield Envoy left, undoubtedly to collect his reward as Bai Yu had requested. A thousand taels of gold was not exactly emptying his coffers, but it was still a significant financial blow. Bai Yu had been involved in many shady dealings over the years; otherwise, where would he get the money to support his four great protectors? There were also so many secret guards in the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and even the South Wind Tower was part of his intelligence network.

The Shield Bearer was indeed efficient; in just a short while, he brought a whole box filled with gold leaves.

"Well? Would you like to check it out yourself, Master?" Bai Yu leaned back in his chair, completely relaxed. Jiang Shiyi, already knowing the situation, shook her head. "In that case, quickly tell me where Jiang Yingyue is now?"

Jiang Shiyi manipulated a hidden compartment to take away the box of gold leaves, then looked up at Bai Yu: "Hangzhou, Tingyu Tower."

These words startled Bai Yu, who immediately stood up: "What?" He then looked around warily, "They're still here?"

This is simply impossible. When the Qin Envoy went out to report earlier, he clearly said that he saw Jiang Yingyue and the others go through the secret passage. How could they still be in Tingyu Tower? Even so, Bai Yu immediately gave the Shield Envoy an order: no matter what, he cannot let go of any possibility.

"Are you playing me?" Bai Yu placed his hands on the table, looking down at Jiang Shiyi, but he was not intimidated at all: "Since I have accepted your gifts, Alliance Leader Bai, I can only answer the truth: Hangzhou, Tingyu Tower."

Meanwhile, Jiang Yingyue and her two companions had just arrived at the port. They hadn't talked much along the way, as each of them seemed to have their own thoughts on their own. Just as they were about to board the ship, Jiang Yingyue stopped Ye Qingzhu and Ji Yinglei.

"What's wrong, Yue'er?" Ji Yinglei looked at Jiang Yingyue, who seemed unusual, while Ye Qingzhu said anxiously, "Oh dear! We can talk about it once we're on the ship, or it will be too late."

"No, wait a little longer." Jiang Yingyue pulled the two of them back while paying extra attention to the direction of Tingyu Tower. However, the other two had no idea what she was thinking.

Back at Tingyu Tower, the Shield Envoy's search yielded nothing. Given that the Music Envoy had just broken the rules, Bai Yu couldn't cause a scene at Tingyu Tower and had to leave. However, he didn't completely give up; a large group of Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples were stationed around Tingyu Tower to maintain vigilance. After Bai Yu left, Jiang Shiyi took out a small firework and set it off before the disciples could take their positions.

Hearing the commotion from the dock, Jiang Yingyue finally felt relieved: "Let's go!" She pushed the other two people onto the boat quickly, and the boat was about to set sail.