Wang Jixuan had long understood and practiced a very simple principle.
"Along the way."
His fellow senior brother once taught him various means for outdoor training, such as going to a workshop to shop, and if he found rare things, he shouldn't directly reveal his excitement. Instead, he should hint, using a rare item that already seems expensive to negotiate, and it would be best to get the truly rare item as a bonus 'along the way.'
Wang Jixuan later tried this method in the one or two outdoor training sessions he had, attempting this approach.
Then he was almost tricked by loose cultivators at the workshop into pawning his Daoist robe!
The principles are universally applicable.
If he directly questioned Ye Zi about the source of the information, Ye Zi would surely become cautious;
His Kind Soul plan could not withstand scrutiny, for if scrutinized, there would be many errors and omissions.
Now, he must assume the role.
He was a lone soul banished by the Demon Thought;