Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

When leaving the pawnshop, Zhou Xiaobai kindly closed the door. Inside, the pawnshop owner and several thugs had their hands and feet broken and their mouths stuffed with cloth, so they wouldn't be able to alert anyone for a while.

He was careful in his actions; no one would die. At most, they would be bedridden for the rest of their lives.

He walked through a small alley, and when he came out again, he was wearing a different style of prince's robe.

As he walked, he mentally reviewed what had just happened, constantly reminding himself that this was no longer the peaceful world of later generations, and he needed to be even more careful.

This is only the covetousness of mortals; if a treasure were to be coveted by an immortal, the consequences would be extremely troublesome.

"Taibai Restaurant!" Looking up, I saw a restaurant. It was lunchtime, and this luxurious restaurant was bustling with customers.

Zhou Xiaobai walked into the restaurant and asked for a table near the window to sit down.

"What would you like to eat, sir?" a waiter asked with a smile, pointing to the dishes on the wall.

"Ten taels of silver. You can have a pot of wine and two dishes. I want to use the rest of the silver to ask you some questions," Zhou Xiaobai said, placing the ten taels of silver he had just taken from the pawnshop on the table.

This method of gathering information was something he had learned from reading many novels.

If this were in later generations, he might be ashamed to speak up, but now that he is not human and possesses extraordinary strength, he can do things more freely.

"Please feel free to ask, sir. There's nothing about Chen Tang Pass that I don't know!" the waiter assured him, his eyes fixed on the silver on the table.

"Let's talk about the new General Wu, and the previous General Li. Tell me whatever you know!" Zhou Xiaobai said calmly.

The waiter wasn't surprised at all. Zhou Xiaobai was dressed in fine clothes. When someone of his status arrived in a new place, he would naturally want to know about the local situation, especially about the local officials.

For the money, the waiter told Zhou Xiaobai everything he knew in detail, which also allowed Zhou Xiaobai to understand more about the situation.

Li Jing stayed at Chentang Pass to hand over government affairs.

Some time ago, due to Nezha's pursuit, Li Jing left in a great hurry. In particular, the city lord's mansion was destroyed, and many documents and materials were lost.

Zhou Xiaobai also learned about General Wu's current residence, where Li Jing was also staying.

After listening to the waiter's words, Zhou Xiaobai did not eat; he would not touch ordinary food.

He also knew that he couldn't keep his information gathering at the restaurant and what happened at the pawnshop a secret for long.

However, these are not major issues; he already has his own plans.

Upon arriving at General Wu's temporary residence, his body swiftly transformed into a foot-long snake.

The little snake easily entered the mansion and, from the front yard, saw Li Jing and General Wu drinking and chatting happily in the main hall.

Li Jing has not yet adapted to his new identity, or perhaps this General Wu is his friend, and in a few years Li Jing will no longer associate with ordinary people.

Zhou Xiaobai observed the surroundings. This was a temporary residence with not many rooms, and he quickly found the guest room where Li Jing might be staying.

Given Li Jing's status, even if he were staying here as a guest, the place he would have to live in would be the best one in the mansion besides the master bedroom.

He immediately slithered toward the guest rooms. Soldiers patrolled all over the mansion, but who would pay attention to a small snake, not to mention that the snake possessed human-like intelligence and was fast enough to avoid all sight?

Upon entering the guest room, Zhou Xiaobai went to the bedside, and then, with a slight thought, he entered the Imprint Space.

Time passed slowly, and darkness fell outside.

Li Jing suppressed his cultivation level and drank with General Wu, becoming somewhat tipsy.

He had a deep affection for Chentang Pass, having devoted over a decade to the city. It was only after reuniting with an old friend that he became so emotional that he indulged in a drink.

He returned to his room without circulating his internal energy to dispel the effects of the alcohol; his years of military service had made him enjoy this slightly tipsy feeling.

Of course, throughout this process, his left hand never let go of the "Exquisite Pagoda".

Randeng once told him that as long as he had the "Exquisite Pagoda" in his hand, that rebellious son Nezha would be unable to do anything to him, and he could use the "Exquisite Pagoda" to teach Nezha a lesson at any time.

Li Jing lay down on the bed, his left hand resting on the edge of the bed. The 'Exquisite Pagoda' seemed to be stuck to his hand, and soon his snoring could be heard.

Zhou Xiaobai was in the Imprint Space, and his left hand was almost touching Li Jing's. He could touch the Exquisite Pagoda with just a reach.

However, he dared not underestimate the "Exquisite Pagoda," for even someone as powerful as Nezha would be suppressed by it.

He took a feather, extended it from the imprint space, and kept his hand within the imprint space.

The feather gently brushed against the back of Li Jing's left hand. In his dazed state, Li Jing unconsciously reached for the back of his left hand with his right hand, during which his left hand flipped over.

Li Jing's mastery of the "Exquisite Pagoda" was at a beginner level. As long as his palm was facing upwards, the "Exquisite Pagoda" would stay in his hand, while when his palm was facing downwards, the "Exquisite Pagoda" would detach.

So when Li Jing switched to his left hand, the "Exquisite Pagoda" suddenly flipped off his left hand.

The moment the exquisite pagoda slipped from his grasp, Li Jing awoke with a start.

His hand moved faster than his eyes, instinctively reaching for the direction in which the "Exquisite Pagoda" had fallen.

But his hand missed its target; the exquisite pagoda that had been flipped from his left hand had vanished.

Even his spiritual connection with the "Exquisite Pagoda" was lost in that instant.

Li Jing was drenched in sweat, and all traces of alcohol had vanished.

Li Jing didn't see that less than a foot in front of him, Zhou Xiaobai was hiding in the imprint space, looking at the small pagoda in his hand.

The exquisite pagoda in his hand felt weightless, as if it were nothing at all.

But this is only the concealed state of the "Exquisite Pagoda". Legend has it that this "Exquisite Pagoda" can be used to smash people.

Zhou Xiaobai's spirit entered the "Exquisite Pagoda" and he discovered two spiritual imprints, one inside and one outside. The aura of the outer spiritual imprint was very familiar; it belonged to Li Jing.

As for the spiritual imprint within, it was shimmering with golden light.

"Could this be the spiritual imprint of the Daoist Ran Deng?" he couldn't help but wonder.

Fortunately, the imprint space is beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements; otherwise, if he were to use his spiritual power to probe the Exquisite Pagoda, he would have been immediately discovered by Daoist Ran Deng.

The Taoist Ran Deng is really unscrupulous. He gave the Exquisite Pagoda to Li Jing, but he even left a hidden trick inside it.

Zhou Xiaobai used the power of the Imprint Space to erase Li Jing's spiritual imprint from the Exquisite Pagoda.

When he tried to remove the spiritual imprint of the Burning Lamp Taoist, he found that he could not shake the seemingly weak spiritual imprint.

He could only imprint his spiritual mark into the "Exquisite Pagoda" to become a user like Li Jing had been before.

This operation seems easy, but it is only because he has an unreasonable imprint space that he can do it this way.