Chapter 211: The One Who Tied the Bell

It was a small two-story building with green bricks and wood, and the walls bore the shabbiness of years of weathering.

The store owner was a thin middle-aged man with sharp eyes, scrutinizing the three cloaked guests standing in front of his store.

“Several guests, would you like a few pounds of dog meat?” The store owner tried.

Song Tingfeng’s hoarse voice replied, “How do you sell the dog meat outside, and how do you sell the dog meat inside?”

When the store owner heard this, a smile piled up on his face, the old john.

“The dog meat outside is a penny silver a catty, inside well, three pennies silver.”

For this kind of private prostitute, it is surprising that the price is three coins of silver, to be honest, Bao price is not much cheaper than the capital. As old jerks in the industry, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao shook their heads repeatedly.

Xu Qi’an didn’t think anything of it, because he had been mixed up at the top of the industry since he joined the business, and a tea round would cost ten taels of silver, three coins of silver is just a hair’s breadth away…what? I’m whoring for nothing? Oh, that’s all right then.

The store owner got up and guided the trio into the store, and only then did Xu Qi’an realize that the store owner was limping on one of his legs.

Once inside, the indescribable sounds became clearer and clearer, and the soundproofing was so poor that the sounds were cacophonous.

If Chun is here, he must say, all listen to my slogan action, 121, 121, into the retreat, into the retreat …. Xu Qi’an spat in his heart.

The store owner gave a hey, “None of the girls in the store are available, why don’t a few guests wait? I’ll cut you a pound of cooked meat.”

It was just dark, and the girls in the store were well organized, and the dog meat business in the black market was very possible …. Xu Qi’an did not intend to wait, as he had another purpose.

Xu Qi’an kicked open the door of the room, startling the girl inside with a scream. He kicked the doors open from room to room, provoking a chorus of angry curses.

Several men didn’t even put on their clothes and ran out to give Xu Qi’an a little color.

Xu Qi An came to one and slapped over one, after five or six, the men did not dare to go on, he then sank his qi into his dantian and said:

“Ding 15 is wrapped up, get the hell out of here, tonight’s spending will be paid for by Mr. Song.”

When the johns heard this, the fire in their hearts subsided for the most part, and the points were solid, and since the other party was willing to pay the bill, they conceded, and anyway, the stores selling dog meat were everywhere in the black market.

At that moment, the store owner had retreated to the cutting board where the knife for chopping meat was located, his hand pressed on the handle of the knife, narrowed his eyes, and said in a deep voice:

“A couple of you aren’t here to buy meat, you’re here to trash the place?”

“Don’t worry shopkeeper, I’ll explain later.” Xu Qi’an said, then gathered the naked and half-naked women in a room and drank:

“Hold your head and crouch!”

The bewildered women of all shapes and sizes did as they were told.

“No one is allowed to leave this room without my permission.” Xu Qi’an waited for the girls to nod fearfully before closing the door and heading back to the first floor.

The store owner was still confronting Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao.

Xu Qi’an closed the store’s door again, then sat down at the table, took out half a jade pendant, and said in a deep voice, “Does the shopkeeper recognize this object?”

The crippled shopkeeper, his eyes then fell on the jade pendant, which in the candlelight was warm in color and neatly broken, cut in half by a sharp object.

Xu Qi’an clearly saw the shopkeeper’s pupils shrink.

“Who are you people of Zhou Min?”

“You don’t need to know, I’m only asking you if you recognize this jade pendant?”

The store owner nodded slightly, “You guys wait a bit.”

With that, he limped into a room on the east side of the house, because of his limp, he usually lived on the first floor.

The rooms on the second floor are for guests to do their business.

Xu Qi’an gave Zhu Guangxiao a look, telling him to follow the store owner to save the other party from playing any tricks.

Soon, the store owner returned, holding half a jade pendant and a booklet, which happened to fit tightly with the half that Xu Qi’an had taken out.

“You are here to ask for something, right?” The store owner said, offering the booklet, “This is what Zhou Min left with me.”

“Don’t you want to ask anything?” Xu Qi’an didn’t move the brochure, but stared at him.

“Will you guys talk?”

“No, but you give it too dry.”

The store owner sighed, ”When Zhou Min gave me this booklet, he explained that the jade pendant is a token, and he will not give anything without seeing it. Even if it’s him in person, it won’t work.

“It doesn’t matter if you guys don’t tell me your identities, I only recognize jade pendants, not people.”

Only recognize the jade pendant but not the person …. Because the Zhou Min who came to get evidence may not be Zhou Min …. The old spy had a meticulous mind, it’s a shame that he died …. Xu Qi’an picked up the booklet and stared at it for a moment. It was an account book that recorded the “unexplained” disappearance of the military supplies of the Commanding General’s Department, and each and every one of the entries was clearly recorded.

With this “evidence”, Governor Zhang can take the second grade commander in chief for interrogation, although not yet directly convicted.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao glanced at each other and saw joy in each other’s eyes, with the evidence in hand, the trip to Yunzhou could almost come to an end.

“What is your relationship with Zhou Min? He was relieved to give you the account book.” Xu Qi’an collected the account book, took a sip of tea, and asked in a chatty tone.

“I was originally a jianghu ranger, and because I was nosy I offended a magistrate and was beaten by the other party with his men, and that’s when this leg was broken. People were going to take me out of the city and bury me alive, it was Lord Zhou who saved me, I owe him my life.” The store owner smiled ruefully:

“Crippled, walking the rivers and lakes is a joke, so he took root in the White Emperor City …. That day he gave me something, I had a premonition that something was going to happen to him. But there is a limit to what I can do, the gift of saving my life can’t be returned, keeping things can always be done.”

“Thanks!” Xu Qi’an nodded, adding in his heart, Leave the matter of revenge to us.

The store owner cut up a few pounds of dog meat for them and didn’t ask for any money, but Xu Qi’an insisted on leaving him five taels of silver, not as dog meat money, but as a payment for Duke Song’s bill.

Song Tingfeng turned back frequently, lamenting, “Anyway, I can’t go back now, why don’t I stay in the store, I’ve bought all the orders…”

“Yes, there are still beauties serving in the store.” Xu Qi’an nuzzled, “Then go back, they’re still moisturizing.”

“….” Song Tingfeng felt that Xu Ningyan, this person, spoke so vulgarly. It should be said: they are waiting to be picked up by the king.

…..

Late at night, in a certain mansion.

Li Miaozhen sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate, a head of black and beautiful hair draped over, set off by a wheat-colored melon face, beautiful with a vigorous Ying Qi.

For more than a year after coming to Yunzhou, she had either drilled her private army or gone into the mountains to fight bandits, turning her originally fair face into a wheat-colored tan.

The disciples of the Heavenly Sect, however, don’t care about the skin, their philosophy is: I, Mo get feelings!

Feelings can be absent, and skin is even less of a concern.

Ending her meditation, she gazed and sensed for a long time, realizing that there was no Phantom’s aura in the mansion.

Phantom’s not back yet?

A mere three gongs would be a piece of cake for Phantom, not to mention the fact that that Xu Qi’an was a wannabe who had emptied his body of booze and sex, which would be even less of a problem.

It was reasonable to say that if they were mesmerized in the daytime, they could directly extract information, so how come they hadn’t returned by now?

Could it be that Phantom had disobeyed her orders and was craving someone else’s body?

Li Miaozhen immediately ruled out this speculation, Phantom had followed her for several years, her biggest advantage was that she was obedient, and she was a good family in her life, and she had almost no resentment after she died of her illness, and she was quite kind, and she knew that Xu Qi’an was one that couldn’t withstand oppression, and she shouldn’t be able to draw on the other party’s essence.

Perhaps it is a moment of greed …. Li Miaozhen lifted the quilt and shrunk into the dreamland.

On the second day, Li Miaozhen washed up and had her breakfast, and when the sun rose high, she still didn’t see Phantom come back to resume her orders, and she finally realized that the situation was not right.

Immediately drew a rudimentary Taiji Bagua Formation in the yard, took out the grave soil, corpse oil, cat’s eyes and other Yin objects, and placed them in specific locations.

Then he touched a crumpled paper figure and placed it on the Taiji fish, supplementing it with chi to activate the formation.

In a vision unseen by mortals, the crumpled paper man frantically seized the yin energy contained in the netherworld, and in a moment, his arms and legs moved.

Then the paper man staggered to its feet, and after a few seconds of silence, it got back down and became an unusual piece of paper.

Li Miaozhen’s face instantly became grave, this paper man was an item that Phantom had once attached to, with her scent remaining, it should have guided her to Phantom.

There were probably three possibilities for such a situation: one, Phantom had an accident and his soul was annihilated. Second, the charm was sealed. Third, the charm left the White Emperor City, beyond the range of the paper man’s senses.

Out of the three possibilities, whichever one it was, something had happened to Phantom.

“Unring the bell!” Li Miaozhen said.

…..

Stagecoach!

“Have you finished reading it, and is the ledger true?”

In the room, Song Tingfeng had loquat hard candies in his mouth as he asked Xu Qi’an, who was ambling around checking his accounts.

Zhu Guangxiao, on the other hand, sat cross-legged, exhaling and practicing qi.

“Do you know what it means to reconcile, interrogating a prisoner also requires a face-to-face confrontation.” Xu Qi’an didn’t have the good sense to say.

“Then you’re still watching it with great interest?” Song Tingfeng yawned, he hadn’t rested very well in the inn last night, in fact, it was the aftermath of the illusion he had been struck by yesterday.

Song Tingfeng is now waiting for Inspector Zhang to come back, and after handing over the task, he will go to the government office to commission the Yamen to look for his beloved Miss Susu.

“At least I can roughly go through it and do it in my mind.” Xu Qi’an replied.

“I’m going to the outhouse.” Song Tingfeng didn’t break bread with him.

When Squinty Eyes left the room, Xu Qi’an turned his head sideways and looked at Zhu Guangxiao, who was spitting, “Do you want to look for Miss Susu?”

Zhu Guangxiao opened his eyes and swept a glance at him without saying anything.

“Didn’t think about it?” Xu Qi’an smiled.

“Uh-huh.”

Xu Qi’an irresponsibly opened his mouth to bombard: “This is still need to think? You and Miss Su Su are husband and wife, and that smelly sister at home has not even touched her hand for you, right? She also shamelessly asked you for a hundred taels of silver. Want money want crazy ah, dead old man when his daughter is set … … Forget it, not to bury her.

“Have you met my aunt? She’s beautiful, isn’t she? She’s one of the most beautiful people in the world. When my second uncle married her, the bride price was only twenty taels. That fiancée of yours, what right do you have.”

One hundred taels of silver, put aside the ordinary family, do not eat and drink to save five years, the normal must save ten years.

On one side was his brother, on the other side was his fiancée, Zhu Guangxiao chose to be silent. But his mind couldn’t help but think of Miss Su Su’s panting, Miss Su Su’s flavorful posture.

Old Zhu was just about to say something when Song Tingfeng’s shout came from downstairs, “Ning Banquet, there are guests…”

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PS: First change before change, remember to catch the bugs, folks.