It was noon, and rumors had it that the Black-faced Bat King, due to practicing evil martial arts, feared the glaring sunlight. Exposed to the sun, he would become incredibly itchy all over, resulting in weakness. A group of Jianghu guests from the Luo family in Brocade City seized this rare opportunity to search the forest.
The Jianghu guests banded together in groups of threes or pairs, wielding swords, guns, sticks, and all kinds of peculiar weapons. They delved into the forest, concealing their tracks. Li Xian and Luo Feiyan were among the crowd, but they entered the forest from another side, slightly later. Luo Feiyan held a geomantic map, comparing locations from the map and chose a spot, saying: "This thief must have fled here."
Her status was noble, having no prior encounters with such vicious matters; so how could she know the ways of tracking down an evil criminal? Her commands were entirely based on assumptions, and were bound to be futile.
Li Xian pondered:
