Mu Jinyu left with another subordinate.
Su Zijin and the rest almost guessed his intention, and after wishing Mu Jinyu a silent blessing for a smooth journey upon his departure, they tried to soothe the anxiously pacing "Mu Jinyu" for a while, before going to prepare dinner.
After all, no matter how anxious they were about Yu Linglong and her companions' predicament, there was nothing they could do to help at the moment, and starving themselves was meaningless.
...
After leaving Seaview Garden Villa District with that subordinate, Mu Jinyu handed him the bag containing the Spirit Gathering Array and the Spring of Life, and then they split up.
After all, if he went to Yida Plaza with this subordinate, he would attract even more attention from the Clown's men, and vanishing suddenly would only arouse more suspicion.
Now that they had separated and disappeared, the other side wouldn't suspect too much.
The subordinate took the bag, got into the car silently, and then drove toward Yida Plaza.
Mu Jinyu took a detour, finally found a blind spot in the surveillance to disguise himself once more, and then set off for Yida Plaza.
When Mu Jinyu arrived at Yida Plaza, he flared his nostrils a few times but didn't smell the medicine powder he had left on the papers and the Spring of Life. It seemed the subordinate, heeding his instructions, was indeed a bit slow and had not yet arrived at Yida Plaza.
Afterwards, Mu Jinyu went into a clothing store, bought a few outfits at random, took the bags to a crowded public area to change, and then disguised himself again before waiting in front of Zhen Xiang Milk Tea Shop.
Even if he had stayed in the same outfit and appearance, the people from Withered Tree Quest for Spring might not have recognized anything, but it was still better to be cautious.
After ordering a milk tea, Mu Jinyu waited in front of the tea shop for a while. His subordinate, carrying the bag with the documents of the Spirit Gathering Array and the Spring of Life, finally arrived.
The subordinate looked around upon arrival, didn't see Mu Jinyu but guessed that the Dragon King had probably disguised himself and was squatting nearby.
Without further action, to avoid raising suspicion from the people of Withered Tree Quest for Spring, he walked up to a trash can as instructed by Mu Jinyu.
He tossed the bag inside and then walked away without looking back.
Mu Jinyu watched this scene quietly, his expression unchanging, waiting for the Clown's men to come and retrieve the items before following them.
It was only a short while before a person wearing sunglasses, a mask, and gloves came over, located the bag that Mu Jinyu's subordinate had thrown into the trash can, and took it.
Thereafter, he didn't leave immediately but checked it first.
After making sure there were no tracking devices, he turned and left the place.
Mu Jinyu didn't follow immediately. He waited another five minutes before leisurely leaving the tea shop, going to a public restroom to change into new clothes, disguised himself again, and upon leaving the restroom, he quickly followed in the direction of the masked man.
Halfway through the pursuit, Mu Jinyu's expression shifted subtly, then he revealed a cold smile.
In his perception, that masked man had probably handed the items over to someone else by now, and once the other person received them, he quickly copied the method for setting up the Spirit Gathering Array, transferring the Spring of Life into a new sterilized bottle.
After finishing these tasks, the person burned both the newly written method for the Spirit Gathering Array and the original bottle which contained the Spring of Life.
"Do you think this is going to work?"
Mu Jinyu scoffed coldly.
The medicine powder he had applied to the paper and the bottle was a very unique drug, and as long as a person came into contact with it, even if they copied the paper or changed the bottle, the substance would still remain.
It was simply futile.
Then, based on the direction and movement of the two areas where the medicine powder scent lingered, Mu Jinyu was certain that the person quickly moving was the one from Withered Tree Quest for Spring, who, in his haste, was taking the documents and Spring of Life to the Clown.
So, he changed his direction and started to pursue it.
In an abandoned factory in the suburbs of River City.
The Clown listened to the subordinate's report, his brows slightly furrowed.
"He's been staying at home the whole time, with no action?"
"Yes, he probably cares too much about those two women, so he dares not make any rash moves, fearing that we would harm them. According to our investigation, his character is indeed like that."
A man nearly two meters tall spoke to the Clown with a voice as deep as a bell.
Thinking it over, the Clown said, "Perhaps, where has the Spring of Life and the Spirit Gathering Array reached now?"
The strong man replied, "In another ten minutes, it should arrive. The members of Dragon King Hall we have under surveillance haven't caught up, all motionless, it's just..."
"Just what?!" the Clown asked.
The strong man said, "The first member of Dragon King Hall to leave Number One Villa at Seaview Garden disappeared after going to the high-speed railway station. We have no idea where he went; we haven't been able to find him."
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing that, the Clown's brow furrowed, adding, "You're saying he disappeared? After leaving the Dragon King's home and going to the high-speed railway station, he vanished."
"Yes, he probably followed Dragon King's orders to do something else," said the strong man.
"Bang!"
The Clown slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "Bring up the surveillance video from the Dragon King's house for me; I want to watch it again."
"Yes," the strong man's heart trembled upon hearing this, feeling that something bad might have happened, hastily calling someone to bring up the surveillance video for the Clown.
Watching Mu Jinyu on the screen, the Clown looked carefully for a long while but couldn't spot any problems. His expression was anxious and irritable, occasionally roaring in response to the persuasions directed at Gu Xiyan and the others.
'Did I guess wrong?'
Thinking thus, the Clown suddenly narrowed his eyes and rewatched the video, spotting something amiss.
It was when Su Zijin faced Mu Jinyu's roar, she seemed very frightened but didn't have that genuine sense of utter panic!!
"This Dragon King is a fake!"
The Clown suddenly realized that Mu Jinyu likely possessed a disguise technique beyond imagination, probably having changed countless faces along the way, stealthily following his own subordinate carrying the Spring of Life to this temporary base.
"Send a message to Number Two quickly, tell him to stop, not to come this way."
The Clown clenched his fists, a sense of urgency and fear filling his heart.
Despite showing disdain in the video confrontation with Mu Jinyu, the new Dragon King of Dragon King Hall, the Clown was actually very afraid of her.
After all, Mu Jinyu's strength was such that she could sweep through the Twenty-Eight Constellation Lords of Dragon King Hall. How could he, a Genetic Modifier with strength no less than that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, withstand a punch from her?!
If Mu Jinyu showed up, he feared it would undoubtedly be his end!
"Yes!"
The strong man also sensed the dire situation, quickly taking out a specially made communicator to send a message to the cohort with the Spring of Life, instructing him to head elsewhere fast.
The strong man glanced at the communicator and saw that eight minutes had passed since he mentioned the ten-minute arrival time.
He felt there was still time.
"Bang!"