The number of souls in the Soul Bottle was not large, but not everyone intended to reincarnate. Many, like Old Lin, wished to seize this opportunity to experience the outside world.
Therefore, Li Zhonglou could understand Old Lin's refusal.
"Then I'll have to trouble Senior Caihong."
"It's alright, feel free to ask me anytime if you need anything."
Caihong had not officially fused since his last experiment. His original intention was to reincarnate as soon as possible, so he was more than willing to do this.
Li Zhonglou nodded and immediately fused with Caihong again.
The next moment, a grey light flashed in Li Zhonglou's eyes, as if a veil had been instantly wiped away from his vision. His gaze suddenly became extremely clear.
At the same time, the scene inside the room came into view.
"What happened?"
Li Zhonglou's brows immediately furrowed tightly. Inside the room, only Qiu Bai was sitting there, but his expression was clearly amiss.
His eyes clearly held deep hatred, and he was staring intently at the wooden door, as if staring at the murderer of his father.
Considering that he was invited by Qiu Bai himself, the hatred in his eyes was entirely directed at him!
Li Zhonglou was utterly bewildered. Everything had been fine yesterday, so why had Qiu Bai become like a completely different person today? And he wasn't even drinking!
Indeed, there wasn't a single wine bottle in Qiu Bai's room at this moment! And judging by his complexion, he hadn't touched a drop.
The scene was as if he had spent the entire night thinking, or waiting, all for this moment!
At this thought, Li Zhonglou suddenly realized something, and two figures surfaced in his mind.
"From yesterday until now, the only ones who could cause trouble are these two."
He had arranged for them to go to Du Tian's residence overnight. The two claimed to have their own tasks, but Li Zhonglou naturally didn't know what they had been up to during that time.
However, if it truly was their doing, Li Zhonglou couldn't understand what they could have possibly said to Qiu Bai to cause such a drastic change in his attitude.
Yesterday, Qiu Bai had been full of gratitude and expectation, but now he was sitting on the bed with hatred in his eyes, waiting for Li Zhonglou to walk into his trap.
It was important to remember that in their eyes, Li Zhonglou was just an ordinary person. If they were planning to kill him, and if someone else had come instead of Li Zhonglou, they might have actually succeeded!
After soul fusion, basic thoughts could generally be shared. Li Zhonglou suddenly heard Caihong's voice.
"He's just an ordinary person. Even if he wants to make a move, he can't pose any threat to us, right?"
Caihong's tone was filled with doubt.
This general thought sharing didn't refer to specific thoughts, but rather to basic emotions. Since their visions were already shared, Caihong couldn't understand why Li Zhonglou would be so tense seeing an ordinary person.
To him, an ordinary person was merely a matter of flicking his finger in his lifetime.
Li Zhonglou explained, "I'm not worried about him; it's the other two experts. For some reason, I cannot reveal my strength in front of them yet."
Caihong responded with an "Oh," and then said with great interest, "Can modern envoys develop divine abilities like X-ray vision?"
Li Zhonglou instinctively paused. The word "envoy" felt both familiar and strange to him. He couldn't understand why Caihong would suddenly mention it.
"Oh, 'envoy' was what we called cultivators in my era."
The emotions of the two were shared at this moment, and Caihong could sense Li Zhonglou's confusion immediately, so he quickly explained.
Li Zhonglou then finally understood.
"I don't know about that either. However, not everyone can cultivate this skill; it was due to an opportunity."
If it weren't for Shi Boxiang, he wouldn't have possessed these divine abilities now. And the number of people in this world who had seen it was likely very few.
Caihong remained silent, but his attention was constantly on Li Zhonglou's field of vision. This sensation of being able to see through things was extremely novel to him.
Moreover, having been trapped in the Lost Land for hundreds of years and not even seeing flowers or grass, Caihong was currently filled with a sense of freshness about the outside world.
Li Zhonglou's attention, however, returned to the question he had been pondering earlier.
As he had told Caihong, he was worried that this was all a ploy by Su Qi and the other person, designed to test whether he had internal energy or some other trial.
Whether it was the former or the latter, it was inconvenient for him to display his strength. But if he didn't use his strength, Li Zhonglou couldn't think of a good way to deal with Qiu Bai.
He looked around again with his X-ray vision, but the two were nowhere in sight.
"How about we use a time difference?"
Li Zhonglou's X-ray vision had a range limit. The two might be on their way or might not appear at all. If he used this time difference, subdued Qiu Bai within a controlled timeframe, and persuaded him.
Perhaps that was a solution!
The more Li Zhonglou thought about this idea, the more feasible it seemed! However, the only concern was whether Qiu Bai could be persuaded. If not, he would be left with only two cruel options.
Exposure, or killing the man.
"No, that would be too risky."
Li Zhonglou's brows were knitted so tightly they almost touched. However, time was of the essence. He had been standing there for almost a minute. Although the two were not in sight, it couldn't be ruled out that they had other means of monitoring everything.
While his aura could be masked, acting strangely would also attract attention.
"Forget it, let's test his attitude first."
With this thought, Li Zhonglou straightened his clothes, pretending that his previous pause was for thinking of what to say. He even went through the motions of counting on his fingers, as if reciting lines, muttering to himself as he walked towards the wooden door.
A short while later.
"Brother Qiu?"
"Yes, come in."
Qiu Bai's voice immediately came from inside the room. It sounded normal, but perhaps a little too calm.
Li Zhonglou had his X-ray vision constantly active, observing Qiu Bai's actions.
The wooden door was not locked. Li Zhonglou gently pushed it open, and it creaked open.
Qiu Bai was still sitting on the bed, his hands resting behind him, his expression serene.
"Brother Qiu, what's the matter that you suddenly asked me to come? Did you forget to tell me about a clue?"
Li Zhonglou deliberately steered the conversation back to what they had discussed and agreed upon earlier. However, Qiu Bai's reaction remained calm.
"Yes, it's a very important matter."
Qiu Bai's hand behind his back suddenly moved. Although it was a small movement, Li Zhonglou clearly noticed it.