Gu Shi Yi went to a large city a hundred miles away again. Sweeping his Demon Perception outside the city, he didn't detect any trace of Monk Shi Jie or the Old Monk, which left him baffled, not knowing how to inquire. So, he used a spell technique to ask the gatekeeping soldiers,
"Bald heads? Recently, two bald heads arrived. Which one are you asking about?"
"Two bald heads? Is one elderly and the other a young child with a mature demeanor?"
"Exactly, the elderly one entered the city early and was treating illnesses on the street. Once cured, he would ask for two steamed buns. The young child also came inquiring about the bald elder..."
"Oh... And after that, did they meet?"
The soldier furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and shook his head,
"I don't know... but the patrolling government officials should have seen them..."
Gu Shi Yi went to ask the patrolling officials, who remembered,
