Gong Zhu and Xin Jie's information overlapped somewhat with what Cheng Shuang had gathered—for example, the damage frozen food does to the body, the effects of sugar, and the existence of one-way mirrors.

As for the issue of whether the 'natives' are human, they had already figured it out and took the opportunity to teach Cheng Shuang a trick. When you come to the Land of Death, don't worry about whether you encounter natives or exiles (ghosts), because anyone surrounding the protectors is key, and the more harmless they seem, the more dangerous they are.

Cheng Shuang was both surprised and not so surprised.

She thought of Teacher Xue from the boarding school in Baiyun Town. Anyone who saw him would think he was a qualified teacher and would never imagine that he would personally send a student to his death.

The little girl was very grateful for her older sisters' teachings and kept them in mind. She was also generous and revealed the nutrition chamber on the first basement level and the purpose sought by the exiles.

The three were clearly seasoned veterans; they showed little shock upon hearing that the exiles from the Abyss City were demanding human bodies. Gong Zhu even uttered a harsh threat, "If we're truly driven to desperation, I'll destroy this body rather than let them succeed. It's utterly disgusting!"

In April, she put down her cup and agreed, saying, "Those who have lost all self-respect and conscience, and only seek to live by taking someone else's shell, are better off dying and being reborn sooner!"

Sister Xin didn't comment until Cheng Shuang mentioned her guess that the floor number of the maintainer's residence ended in 0 or 5. She nodded, "I've noticed this too. I wasn't quite sure before, but now I'm certain. Did you notice the pillars in the front porch of the house? The carvings are all different. The house I live in is decorated with a red bird, and the pattern painted on the palace lantern is also a red bird."

Cheng Shuang asked in surprise, "Was it a man and a woman who came up to you?"

“Yes.” Sister Xin smiled and didn’t ask how she knew. “They see themselves as personal servants. You can notice that although all the residences have palace lanterns, there are four lanterns in occupied houses and two in unoccupied ones. At first, I thought it was based on the size of the house or the gender of the occupants, but you said there are only about twenty maintainers in total, so the houses with two lanterns must be empty. Both the houses above and below mine have two palace lanterns.”

“These are minor issues. What about you, April?” Sister Xin asked, looking at April.

"I don't have any major intelligence, but I heard that basement level two is their kitchen, and all their fruits and vegetables come from there. They take it very seriously and have guards there. The person I contacted said that the person who infiltrated the city lord's inner circle got this information, and his position is not easy to move around, so he can't go deep into the city many times."

Gong Zhu raised an eyebrow. "The more this is the case, the more we should go and take a look. But are the people who have infiltrated the city lord's inner circle reliable?"

It's Brother Du Jun and Sister Liu Juan!

Why don't the two of them contact her? Cheng Shuang bit her lower lip and called out to Sang Sang Gua in her mind again, and Sang Sang Gua responded promptly.

It turns out that Du Jun had been hiding it all along, preventing it from appearing freely. This shows that, as April said, the people around him were more dangerous than anyone else.

Cheng Shuang simply gave up, only instructing Sang Sang Guai that if Du Jun and Liu Juan were in danger, she must notify her, at least leave Sang Sang Guai there, so that she could take them out unexpectedly in critical moments.

"Reliable," April assured, "Very reliable."

"At least in April there were ways to get the message out, but we didn't have much of a chance to contact our companions."

When Sister Xin finished speaking, Gong Zhu let out a disdainful sneer, "Ha, men!"

Sister Xin smiled wryly: "Those guys at my rest stop are really having a blast. Finding them is no easier than gathering information."

"That's not entirely true," April said, her voice sharpening. "Some men are actually quite good."

The women tacitly turned the page and didn't bring up the topic again. Before parting, Cheng Shuang lent Xin Jie and Gong Zhu each a ghost doll. It wasn't that Si Yue was stingy; the one who could contact people was her companion, not herself. The reason she was with Gong Zhu and Xin Jie was because the three women deliberately flocked to women-only shops, so the existence of the ghost dolls was extremely important.

With her puppets as cover, Gong Zhu beckoned Cheng Shuang to follow her, and the two prepared to venture into the second basement level.

Sister Xin and April went to basement level together. Sister Xin is very good at dealing with electronic devices. Even if she can't save people, she will try to destroy other idle devices.

The palace maid was much more composed than her youthful appearance suggested. She was used to dealing with her four servants and could make a big fuss with just a word. In addition, one of the servants was her puppet and seemed to be closer to her. As a result, the other three servants were trembling with fear when they saw her bring back a guide, and they wished they could treat her orders as imperial edicts to be followed for life.

So when this girl suggested playing 'hide-and-seek,' none of the four dared to object. It was Cheng Shuang who, always eager to do what she was doing, persuaded her, "Honored guest, if you get lost, we'll be very worried!"

The four servants immediately looked at the guide, their jealous and wary gazes instantly turning into sympathy and disdain.

Just when they thought Gong Zhuyang was about to use violence again, she gently pinched the little girl's rosy cheek and teased, "Baby, come with me, let's hide and let them find us!"

Cheng Shuang got goosebumps from that "baby" call. Even her parents only called her "little baby" or "big baby" to her older sister. "Baby" is what her father calls her mother!

The little girl rubbed her face and secretly rolled her eyes.

Once Gong Zhu had dismissed the servants, Cheng Shuang took out the light green robe she had worn before. She had thought that a young lady like Gong Zhu, who was dressed so exquisitely, would be averse to the uniform of a male guide, but to her surprise, she turned around and changed into the robe quickly.

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