Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Seeking Candidates

At the Cloud Building, the numb-faced attendant with pockmarked cheeks caught up to the elderly madam Feng Chi on the stairs. Understanding the situation, she quickly made it to the corner of the stairwell, turned into a nearby corridor, and pushed open the door to an unoccupied room to step inside.

As soon as the door closed, the attendant handed over a note to her.

Feng Chi unfolded the note and exclaimed in surprise, "Just came out from the Land of Exile? Shi Chun, oh, so it's not that Si Chun..." She furrowed her brows in thought for a moment, "This is really hard to confirm. One cannot simply come and go from the Land of Exile to gather information. Besides those from the Bowan Building, only the city guards of Life Prison have relatively easy access in and out." She shook her head, "Nevermind, I'll find a way to confirm this myself."

With that, the attendant silently left...