Although his master, Xu Qingshan, had warned Jiang Che not to investigate further, he had not given up on monitoring Xie Songnian.
After returning to his courtyard, Jiang Che immediately immersed his consciousness into his crow subordinate, the one responsible for surveillance.
'I'll see what tricks this old dog pulls next!'
For the next few days, Xie Songnian acted unusually low-key.
He remained secluded, almost never leaving his courtyard except to handle necessary Sect affairs.
It was as if he were truly disheartened by the pain of losing his son and suffering an "unjust grievance."
However, through the crow's eyes, Jiang Che keenly noticed something amiss.
Xie Songnian had met someone late at night.
It was a stooped old man dressed in the ordinary clothes of a Servant, appearing utterly unremarkable.
The two of them spoke in the secret chamber of Xie Songnian's study for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, after which the old man departed without a sound.
