The carriage sped along, bumping down the road, and soon reached Bishan City.
Inside Bishan City, there were four rouge shops.
Two larger ones were lavishly decorated, the scent of cosmetics potent, with men and women pairing up, bustling with activity.
Another one, not doing well business-wise, was on the verge of closing.
These three seemed to be without issues.
The suspicious one was the last one.
The shop was simply called "Rouge Shop," located in a small alley, neither too large nor too small, with very few customers and quite quiet.
While the shop indeed displayed many rouges and powders, they were old, clearly unsold stock.
Moreover, the entire shop exuded a peculiar, dissonant feeling.
Occasionally, a cultivator would enter, but after a while, they all came out.
Mo Hua and Gu Changhuai sat in a nearby teahouse, drinking a pot of tea and nibbling on two plates of pine nuts, all the while keeping an eye on the movements of the rouge shop.
They didn't act rashly, preferring to observe the situation first.
After watching for over an hour, Mo Hua lightly exclaimed "eh".
Gu Changhuai raised an eyebrow, "Did you notice something?"
Mo Hua picked up his tea cup, took a sip of tea, then, without showing any expression, lowered his voice,
"This shop has no customers…"
"The patrons going in and out, despite being men and women of different appearances, are actually just one person…"
Gu Changhuai displayed a hint of surprise, nodding his head.
Seeing that he didn't react much, Mo Hua curiously asked,
"Uncle Gu, did you notice it too?"
Gu Changhuai gave a light snort, "A mere trick to deceive the eyes; how could it fool me…"
Mo Hua, somewhat annoyed by his arrogant attitude, then asked,
"Then do you know who the cultivator disguising as the patrons is?"
Gu Changhuai was taken aback.
How could he know that?
Gu Changhuai looked at Mo Hua, "Do you know?"
Mo Hua lifted his eyebrows smugly.
Gu Changhuai frowned in confusion, "How do you know?"
Mo Hua said, "Because not long ago, it was I who caught him and sent him to the Taoist Prison!"