Master Of The House

With none of them the wiser, Shen Nianzu could only play everything by ear and react accordingly to the subsequent circumstances. 

He had initially intended to dig out more information regarding this Cycle from the library, but then he was dismayed to discover that this residence did not even own one! Furthermore, when he subtly probed the maids and servants about it, they all either gave him blank stares or switched the topic seamlessly as if they had heard nothing.

As an Elite player who had challenged the Cycle more than ten times, of course Shen Nianzu knew what this demeanor signified. 

There were only two possibilities he could think of. First, all the information in this Cycle wouldn't be easily obtained and he had to piece together the string of clues he obtained along the way. 

Or second, he had approached the wrong NPCs and locations.