Ryushi shook his head vigorously, shaking away that feeling of powerlessness before opening the door and striding out.

She was going to find Chen Shengjiao and ask where the dinner party was held that day, who the participants were, and who the shopkeepers surnamed Qin were in Chaoyun County.

This would allow her to deduce whether the person who met with Xu Ju that night was from the Squire's dinner party, and thus narrow down the scope of her investigation.

If the mountain ...