Xing Tianyi immediately went to greet Shang Lin upon seeing him, his joy overflowing. Chi Xie felt a bit of a toothache just looking at him. Was it really appropriate for an old man to show such an expression?

However, Shang Lin didn't seem to notice anything amiss and even asked with concern, "It's so cold at night, how long have you been waiting outside?"

Xing Tian chuckled, "It's alright, I'm wearing a lot of layers and I even have a fever patch on."

Shang Lin looked up at the entire Youth Palace building. In the darkness, it seemed like a haunted building standing in the night, so dark it was a little creepy. But he said very calmly, "How are we going to get in?"

Xing Tian pointed to a window on the second floor, "That's the bathroom. Little Scorpion just opened it. We can go in from there."

Shang Lin then asked, "Are there any security cameras inside?"

"I've checked that too, it's not there." Otherwise, they wouldn't have come so early. If the preparations aren't done properly, wouldn't they be delaying the sect leader's time?

"Okay, let's go in then."

Chi Xie and Hu Tangdi each took one of them and rushed into the building. It was even darker inside, and it took Shang Lin a while to adjust before he could see some outlines. However, he had exceptional hearing and could locate objects by sound, just like a bat.

Okay, with Hu Tangdi and Chi Xie around, even if Shang Lin can't see or hear, they'll take his place. Once he got used to the darkness, Shang Lin asked, "When you came here, did you notice anything unusual?"

To check for surveillance cameras, Xing Tian would have walked the entire building. If there was anything unusual, they would have noticed it. But, "there wasn't. So I even suspected that this so-called 'uncleanliness' might be man-made?"

Red Scorpion hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Xing Tian immediately explained, "There are many reasons, such as competitors deliberately smearing us, or the merchants in the building wanting to lower the rent. Of course, this possibility is not high. After all, if negative rumors spread, even if the rent is lowered, there will be no students, and we still won't make any money. Who would risk their life to go to the gym?"

Shang Lin frowned as he listened. "If it's man-made, that's much more troublesome than 'unclean.' There are too many variables involved, and we can't fight it alone."

Xing Tian asked anxiously, "Should we still rent it?"

"Let's see how things go first." After all, they're already here, and whether it was intentional or not is just their guess at the moment. What if they discover something later?

The four of them planned to go down the stairs one floor at a time, so that they could go home when they got down, assuming everything went smoothly.

Oh, and the rooftop too. Shang Lin went up to take a look. Chi Xie led him up. After looking around and finding nothing wrong, they began to check each floor according to plan.

The fourth floor used to be a yoga studio. When they moved out, they naturally couldn't take the previous decorations with them, so everything that couldn't be moved was still there, including two scattered yoga mats covered in dust.

The four of them looked around carefully but found nothing unusual. They went down to the third floor, then the second floor, and by the time they got to the first floor, they were basically convinced that it was man-made.

Even Red Scorpion, who was unusually focused on his work, remarked, "Humans are indeed the most complex beings. I just wonder what their purpose is?"

Hu Tangdi suddenly said, "Is it possible that someone wanted to buy this building, but because the price was too high, they deliberately created this rumor so they could buy it at a lower price?"

Red Scorpion then asked, "Why would you think that?"

Hu Tangdi's answer left everyone speechless. She said very sincerely, "I saw this scene in a TV series a few days ago when I was bored while recovering from my injury."

The others, "..."

Is this learning something new and then applying it immediately?

Shang Lin said, "Maybe it's true. After all, art originates from life, and life is often much more exaggerated than art!"

Xing Tian hurriedly said, "But I've looked into it, and this building doesn't belong to an individual; it can't be bought or sold at will."

Shang Lin chuckled and said, "What's impossible about that? But we haven't finished investigating yet, so let's finish it."

In Shang Lin's view, nothing is impossible if there are people involved. If something is impossible, there are only two possibilities: either there isn't enough money or there isn't enough power.

However, all of this was still too far from what Shang Lin was looking for. They just wanted to find a good place to open a martial arts school, so the four of them continued to explore.

After searching the first floor, they still found nothing. But just as they were about to give up, Hu Tangdi suddenly discovered that there was a basement in the building. Everyone's spirits immediately lifted; perhaps they could discover a "new continent"!

The basement wasn't large, only about fifty square meters, but it seemed to be an abandoned place; the dust inside was almost solidified. Xing Tian sneezed, and dust instantly flew up.

Hu Tangdi handed Xing Tian a mask, and then gave one to Shang Lin as well. As for her and Chi Xie, they could just hold their breath, since for them, covering their mouths and noses felt like having their life force choked.

Shang Lin didn't let anyone move. He took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and looked at it carefully. Unfortunately, the area illuminated by the flashlight was too small, so he said, "Turn on your flashlights."

Hu Tangdi and Xing Tianqi reached for their phones, but then Chi Xie snapped his fingers, instantly illuminating the basement. He said disdainfully, "You only thought of using phones, didn't you think of using magic?"

Shang Lin smiled, "I'm not ready yet."

Xing Tian thought to himself, "You think you're so great? Even if you are, you're still being used by the sect leader. What are you showing off for? You haven't left the mountain in years, how would you know how good the human world is?"

Hu Tangdi showed no reaction whatsoever. It wasn't that she didn't know how to use magic, but rather that she didn't do it because the sect leader hadn't told her to. What if doing so caused some serious consequences?

Having followed Shang Lin for a long time, they would follow his lead in everything, but Chi Xie was different. He was forcibly contracted, so he was always rebellious.

However, Shang Lin didn't care. Since it was a basement and no light could get through, he carefully looked around to make sure there was no danger before starting to walk.

But Shang Lin had only taken one step when he saw a golden light flash on the ground. The light shimmered and disappeared in an instant. He subconsciously asked the others, "Did you see that?"

Hu Tangdi and Chi Xie nodded in unison, but Xing Tian looked puzzled. "What did you see?"

Shang Lin hurriedly said, "It's not certain yet, you all stay where you are."

Xing Tian was a little anxious. This feeling of knowing something that everyone else knew but he didn't was really terrible. However, he would do whatever Shang Lin said, but he was just a little anxious.