The Gate of the Mysterious Realm

Summary

Hou Sai Lei leads Shi Mu and others into a grand hall, where they are greeted by a middle-aged man in a gray robe, the hall master. Shi Mu presents a jade box as a gift from Cang Xu City, but suddenly attacks the hall master, binding him with chains and rendering him powerless. Amidst the chaos, Shi Mu interrogates the hall master about a woman named Zhen and her supplies. After learning she is in the vice hall’s storeroom, Shi Mu forces the hall master to lead them there. They discover a hidden chamber filled with valuable items and realize that a star stone is missing from one of the carts. Shi Mu confronts the hall master, who insists he did not take anything, and Shi Mu, sensing the truth, tosses him aside.

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