I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Zhou Shichou appeared somewhat uneasy, hesitatingly saying, "So Brother Tian is also here."

Tian Lin was taken aback by his words, unable to help asking in confusion, "Isn't Senior Brother Zhou here to find me?"

Zhou Shichou quickly shook his head, "No, no—in fact, I mean, I am indeed here to see Brother Tian."

Tian Lin thought for a moment, and he roughly understood Zhou Shichou's character.

He stepped aside, inviting Zhou Shichou into the house, not bothering to prepare any hot water.

"What does Senior Brother Zhou need from me?"

Tian Lin poured a cup of tea for Zhou Shichou, but the large man stood awkwardly at the table, turning away without uttering a word.

Seeing this, Tian Lin flicked his finger, and the brightness of the oil lamp immediately dimmed.

With the room now dimmer, Tian Lin noticed that Zhou Shichou seemed visibly more relaxed.

He sat down by the table, holding the cup without drinking, and spoke in a rough voice,

"I have come to inquire where Brother Tian obtained the Heart Inquiry Pill?"

Tian Lin answered, "I procured it from Elder Xiao of my Baihua Peak when I left the sect."

Zhou Shichou could not help but ask, "Then, where did Elder Xiao acquire the Heart Inquiry Pill?"

"I do not know that."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shichou was visibly disappointed across the table.

"However, if Senior Brother Zhou really desires the Heart Inquiry Pill, I can return and implore my Peak Master to refine some more."

As soon as Tian Lin finished speaking, Zhou Shichou abruptly stood up, his tone somewhat excited, "Brother Tian, are you saying Elder Xiao possesses the formula for the Heart Inquiry Pill?"

"So, does Senior Brother Zhou seek the formula for the Heart Inquiry Pill?"

After Tian Lin's question, Zhou Shichou took a while before responding in a strained voice, "Would Elder Xiao be willing to share the Heart Inquiry Pill formula with others?"

"Our Baihua Peak does not practice the Heart Inquiry Skill, so the Heart Inquiry Pill is indeed of little use to our sect. Besides, our two sects are like branches of the same tree, our ancestors jointly ventured overseas from Cangzhou—"

Tian Lin's tone was confident at first, but then he shifted slightly, "I think, if I earnestly plead when I return to the sect, the Peak Master will likely agree."

Upon these words, Zhou Shichou unexpectedly knelt down and began bowing:

"If Brother Tian can obtain the Heart Inquiry Pill formula for my Heart Inquiry Sect, I, Zhou, would be indebted and serve you like an ox or horse."

Tian Lin refused to accept such courtesy, standing up to avoid the bows and helping Zhou Shichou rise.

"Why talk of repayment among brothers? Rest assured, Senior Brother, once my affairs are handled, I will definitely obtain the Heart Inquiry Pill formula for you."

Zhou Shichou was exceptionally moved but asked Tian Lin,

"May I know what urgent matter Brother Tian must attend to? Allow me to handle it, even through fire and water."

Tian Lin smiled, helping Zhou Shichou back to his seat.

Switching to liquor instead of tea, he poured Zhou Shichou a cup of wine,

"Senior Brother Zhou must be aware, two disciples of my Baihua Peak are currently visiting the Heart Inquiry Sect. I am here under orders from our Peak Master to fetch them back to the sect."

Zhou Shichou remained silent for a moment, and Tian Lin frowned slightly but soon relaxed, casually mentioning,

"Actually, I plan to visit the Heart Inquiry Sect tomorrow to meet its elders. If it's convenient for Senior Brother Zhou, then I would appreciate your introduction."

Zhou Shichou hesitated for a long while before saying, "This might be somewhat difficult to arrange."

Tian Lin uttered, "Oh? What's difficult about this matter?"

He didn't believe the Heart Inquiry Pill formula couldn't be exchanged for Han Yue and Zhong Wujie.

"Brother Tian may not be aware, but when Elder He from your sect brought those two disciple siblings to our sect, a conflict arose. That Elder He—killed one of our elders—so I say, this is not an easy matter."

Tian Lin's confidence vanished instantly.

He stood up, paced a few steps back and forth before steadying himself, managing a forced smile, "You're not joking with me, are you, Senior Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Shichou replied, "This concerns the reputation of our sect, and moreover, how dare I jest with my grandfather's life?"

Tian Lin still found it difficult to believe!

After all, as a sect elder, he would certainly be a powerful practitioner in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Furthermore, since its founding, the Heart Inquiry Sect has never engaged in matrimonial alliances with others, and its members can be described as severely dwindling.

Moreover, due to their customs of intermarriage among close relatives, everyone in the sect is truly related by blood or marriage.

Elder He killed a 'Sixth Grandfather', wasn't that like stirring up a hornet's nest?

"When Elder He returned to the sect, he surprisingly never mentioned this matter to us."

If Tian Lin knew that Elder He had caused a murder in the Heart Inquiry Sect, he would never agree to come to the Heart Inquiry Sect.

Moreover, given Tian Lin's understanding of Elder Xiao, if Elder Xiao knew about the great disaster caused by Elder He, he wouldn't naively think that sending him could successfully take Han Yue and the others away.

"Don't blame me for being nosy, Brother Tian—

Your Elder He is truly too arrogant. He arrived at the mountain gate with a flying crane and claimed he wanted to slaughter all our Heart Inquiry Sect members."

Tian Lin was somewhat speechless after hearing this and then thought:

"Perhaps there's a misunderstanding, Senior Brother. That flying crane is just naturally talkative. Whatever it says about leaving no piece of armor behind, it doesn't actually intend to harm the disciples of the Heart Inquiry Sect."

Tian Lin felt that there must be some misunderstandings in the situation.

According to Elder He, the Heart Inquiry Sect detests Blood Sect Devotees, hence harbors dissatisfaction with the Yao Yue Sect, and subsequently detained Han Yue and Zhong Wujie.

But now, from Zhou Shichou's words, the situation Tian Lin understood was not entirely as Elder He described.

"Regardless of the situation, your sect's Sixth Elder indeed passed away due to my Elder He's involvement — this matter—"

Tian Lin no longer held any hope of entering the sect to rescue Han Yue, and now he was contemplating whether to flee overnight.

"In fact, there's still a turn of events possible."

Zhou Shichou said: "If Brother Tian hadn't brought news of the Heart Inquiry Pill and its recipe, I would have advised you against entering the Heart Inquiry Sect, lest my family detain you. But since Brother Tian brought the information about the Heart Inquiry Pill and its recipe, and considering you once saved me—"

Tian Lin's heart had already started to retreat, but his words changed as he spoke:

"If I did not know the Sixth Elder was killed by someone from our Yao Yue Sect, that's one thing. Now knowing a sect elder made such a grave mistake, how can I have the face to enter the Heart Inquiry Sect? How can I ask the martial uncles and aunts of the Heart Inquiry Sect to release anyone?"

Tian Lin's mind was made up, and he immediately said: "Senior Brother, you need not persuade me any longer, I will leave early tomorrow morning."

But in fact, he planned to escape immediately after sending Zhou Shichou away.

Zhou Shichou, who was not good with words, did not know how to persuade Tian Lin for a moment.

Just then, Zhao Senior Brother ran back breathlessly, seemingly surprised by Zhou Shichou's presence after he barged into the house.

Yet, he merely greeted Zhou Shichou with a bow and then told Tian Lin: "Senior Brother, Junior Brother Jiang, that fellow, was actually fooling around in a brothel."

Tian Lin was a bit surprised, not expecting that Junior Brother Jiang's sneaky behavior was due to the allure of women.

In fact, the Yao Yue Sect did not forbid relationships with women, but since they've long professed to follow the Righteous Path, very few ventured into brothels.

Even if they frequented brothels, it was always done in a secretive manner.

"Where is he now?"

Tian Lin asked with a frown, then heard Zhao Senior Brother say:

"He's still at that place called Fengyue Pavilion—I tried to drag him back, but he ended up having a big argument with me."

Tian Lin nodded and said, "Junior Brother Jiang cares about his reputation, and since you two have had some grievances these past few days, it's not surprising he got angry and argued with you."

Suddenly, Zhou Shichou spoke up: "There are Blood Sect Devotees in Fengyue Pavilion, I'm worried that this Junior Brother Jiang might encounter the Vice Hall Master of Fengyue Pavilion."

Tian Lin frowned and asked, "The Vice Hall Master? I wonder if he has any relationship with Hall Master Qian?"

Zhou Shichou explained: "This Vice Hall Master arrived in town even before Hall Master Qian. The reason I've stayed in town all this time is to keep an eye on her—"

Tian Lin turned to Zhao Senior Brother and asked, "Did you reveal your identity when you went to see Junior Brother Jiang?"

Zhao Senior Brother's face also turned grim as he thought and said:

"During our argument, I didn't care too much. However—

I think, as long as the Blood Sect Devotees don't know we killed Hall Master Qian, they probably won't do anything to Junior Brother Jiang."

But Zhou Shichou replied: "This is not good, I'm not the only one keeping an eye on Fengyue Pavilion, my second aunt is too—if she finds out that Junior Brother Jiang is a disciple of Yao Yue Sect, I'm afraid she won't let him off easily."

As soon as Zhou Shichou finished speaking, a woman's cold voice came from outside:

"Zhou Shichou, everyone says you're as shy as a young girl. But now, Aunt sees that, although you are like a young girl, you are not a shy one, but a shameless flirt instead."