Under Su Ye's lead, Lu Xuan blindly followed behind her. Very soon, they arrived at the largest street in Yang 'an City. There were many shops on this street and most of them were shops that sold items that warriors needed. In reality, there were not many ordinary people in Yang' an City. Most of them were warriors.
After all, this was a border city of the Nine Dragon Empire. In terms of stability, it was far from the inner cities. Ordinary people mostly yearned for a peaceful life. Naturally, they were not willing to stay in a border city and interact with so many warriors.
Although there were many shops here, it seemed a little deserted today. There were not many people on the streets or in the shops. Obviously, the martial law in Yang 'an City had caused many warriors to be vigilant and did not dare to wander around.
The Hundred Herb Hall's Yang 'an City Branch Hall was located on this busiest street. Not long after, a majestically decorated independent building appeared in front of the two of them. On the main door hung a large signboard with the words' Hundred Herb Hall 'carved in gold and jade. This was the Hundred Herb Hall's Branch Hall.
As soon as he saw that there were guests, a waiter quickly came forward and asked with a smile, "Dear guests, are you here to purchase some pills? With the reputation of our Hundred Herb Hall, I believe that there is no need for further introductions. Our goods are definitely genuine and the quality of our pills is top-notch. "
Su Ye took out her token and handed it to the attendant. She asked, "Is Hall Master Lei here? I have something important to discuss with him. Please help me pass the message. "
Seeing that Su Ye had actually taken out the token of Hundred Herb Hall, the attendant was slightly shocked. He did not dare to be negligent and carefully examined the token. To his surprise, he discovered that this token represented the identity of the Branch Hall Master!
He was slightly shocked. Since when did Hundred Herb Hall have such a young female Hall Master? However, this token was genuine. With his status, he didn't have the qualifications to ask about this kind of thing. He hurriedly said, "The Hall Master is currently meeting with an important guest. Please go to the lounge and wait for a moment. I will immediately report it."
Su Ye nodded, "Please be quick. Show this token to Hall Master Lei. Once he sees it, he will definitely come to see me."
The attendant immediately called for another person to bring Su Ye and Lu Xuan to the lounge at the side. As for himself, he hurriedly took Su Ye's token and went to look for Hall Master Lei.
As Lu Xuan walked, he asked curiously, "Are you also a hall master of a branch?"
Su Ye smiled and said: "I don't have a position in the Hundred Herb Hall. However, in order to make it easier for me to move around, Grandfather specially made me a command medallion. It looks similar to the command medallion of a Hall Master, but in reality, there are still minute differences. There is only one such medallion in the entire Hundred Herb Hall. If Uncle Lei sees it, he will definitely know that I have arrived."
"I see." Lu Xuan nodded. It seemed that Old Man Su of the Hundred Herb Hall really doted on Su Ye. With a unique command medallion, she would probably be Su Hexuan's spokesperson when she walked outside.
The two of them sat in the resting room and someone quickly brewed a pot of good tea. Su Ye was not in the mood to drink tea, but Lu Xuan carefully tasted the tea. The taste was not bad. The Hundred Herb Hall's business had grown to such a large scale, so their capital must be quite deep. Pills were extremely profitable. Moreover, the Hundred Herb Hall's position in the Nine Dragon Empire was close to monopolizing the market.
However, the wait this time was longer than Lu Xuan had expected. Seeing that Hall Master Lei had not appeared even after he had drunk three cups of tea, Su Ye could not help but stand up and continuously paced back and forth in the room.
Finally, at this moment, the door was pushed open and a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar walked in. When she saw this person, Su Ye was immediately overjoyed. She hurriedly walked forward and said: "Uncle Lei, you are finally here."
The person who came was naturally the hall master of the Hundred Herb Hall's Yang 'an City branch, Lei Qi.
Lei Qi chuckled and said: "I was meeting with a guest earlier and instructed that no one was to disturb me. The attendant did not dare to inform me in time, so there was some delay. If I had known that niece had come, I would have rushed over immediately no matter what."
After saying that, he saw Lu Xuan who was sitting at the side drinking tea and asked curiously: "Niece, this is?"
"His name is Lu Xuan, he is …" Su Ye was about to answer subconsciously, but she was quickly interrupted by Lu Xuan. He took the initiative to stand up and said: "I am Miss's guard. Greetings, Hall Master Lei."
So it was a guard. Lei Qi nodded his head. Although he was a little curious as to why this guard did not know the rules and dared to sit and drink tea in front of them, he had something on his mind at the moment and forgot to care about this.
"Isn't your personal guard Pei Guangbin? Why, did you change him? "Lei Qi said to Su Ye with a smile.
This time, without waiting for Su Ye to speak, Lu Xuan took the initiative to answer, "Captain Pei met with misfortune in the Wounded Unicorn Forest. Under the protection of Captain Pei and the others who risked their lives, this subordinate was able to ensure the young miss's safety until here."
Su Ye looked at Lu Xuan in surprise. She did not know why Lu Xuan would lie, but she felt that it was definitely right to listen to Lu Xuan, so she did not expose him. Moreover, Pei Guangbin was indeed still in the Injured Unicorn Forest.
After saying that, Lu Xuan kept staring at Lei Qi's expression. Lei Qi was shocked and said: "Pei Guangbin is dead? Niece, what's going on? "
Seeing that there was no abnormality in Pei Guangbin's expression, Lu Xuan was slightly relieved. Perhaps he was too suspicious.
"This is the reason why I came to find you, Uncle Lei. This time, Hundred Herb Hall is in trouble. Beibo Ruo united with some branch hall masters to make a move on Grandpa and usurp the position of Hall Master. They sent some warriors to the Injured Unicorn Forest to capture me. Fortunately, Lu … Guard risked his life to help me, so I was able to escape." Su Ye briefly told Lei Qi about the matter.
"Usurp the position? How dare they! " Lei Qi could not help but shout angrily, "I will bring people to the main hall. Niece, don't worry. Although the Hall Master is old, his heart is not. Some clowns cannot do anything to the Hall Master."
"According to the plan that we know, Beibo Ruo and those traitors want to make a move on the day of Grandpa's birthday banquet. They want to catch all the backbone of Hundred Herb Hall in one fell swoop. Uncle Lei, please use the branch hall's communication channel to inform Grandpa as soon as possible so that he can be prepared. I am most worried that Grandpa will be caught unprepared by them." Su Ye suggested.
"Niece, don't worry. Leave this matter to me. There's no time to lose. I will send the message now. Wait here for a while, I will bring you to the main hall later." Lei Qi said decisively.
After saying that, Lei Qi strode out. It seemed that he was going to send the message. Su Ye finally heaved a sigh of relief. She could finally inform her grandfather. As long as they were prepared, it would not be easy for Beibo Ruo to succeed. After all, this was not Beibo Ruo's territory, but the Nine Dragons Empire's territory.
After Lei Qi left, Su Ye looked at Lu Xuan in confusion and asked, "Young Master Lu, why did you lie to Uncle Lei just now?"
"I was just testing his reaction. From the looks of it, he should be fine." Lu Xuan explained.
Su Ye smiled, "Uncle Lei is a veteran of the Hundred Herb Hall. He is also my father's best friend. If Uncle Lei cannot be trusted, then I'm afraid there is not a single Hall Master that can be trusted."
Lu Xuan nodded. This was naturally the best. At this moment, Su Ye could finally sit down and drink a mouthful of water with peace of mind. Although the pot of tea had cooled down a lot, she still felt that it was very sweet. This was the effect of her mood.
Lu Xuan sat at the side and closed his eyes to rest. After waiting for about ten minutes, another set of footsteps could be heard from afar. Lu Xuan's mind moved. Why were there so many people? He immediately spread out his divine sense. Instantly, his expression changed slightly. Among the people who came, there were actually a few extremely strong qi presences. Among them, the strongest was actually at the late stage of the Origin Realm!
"Young Lady Su, in your Hundred Herb Hall, is there an expert at the late stage of the Origin Realm guarding this Yang An City?" Lu Xuan quickly opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
Su Ye was slightly startled. She then smiled and said, "Our Hundred Herb Hall is after all a third grade faction. On the surface, the strongest person in the hall is only at the middle stage of the Origin Realm. Although there are two late stage Origin Realm experts in the shadows, why would they come to this Yang An City? They are all guarding the main hall."
Hearing Su Ye's words, Lu Xuan was instantly shocked. He quickly stood up and said, "Not good, there's danger!"
Lu Xuan grabbed Su Ye's hand. Just as they were about to escape, the door was pushed open. A group of five to six people appeared in front of them. Although Lei Qi was among them, he wasn't the leader. Instead, he was following behind another person. Lu Xuan could immediately feel that the leader was the late stage Origin Realm expert that he had sensed earlier.
Su Ye was also stunned. She said in a daze, "Uncle Lei, you … …"
Lei Qi laughed bitterly and said, "Niece, I'm sorry. Bei Bo Ruo had already captured my wife and children two months ago. If I didn't listen to them … …"
Lei Qi didn't continue. He wasn't willing to betray them, but for the sake of his family, he had to do it.
Su Ye's face revealed a bitter smile. She recalled the trust she had for Lei Qi just now. Now, she felt her heart was like dead ashes. If Lei Qi really couldn't be trusted, then in the entire Hundred Herb Hall, besides her grandfather, who else could she trust?
"Young Lady Su, I didn't expect you to escape after we sent two Origin Realm experts to capture you. But it doesn't matter. In the end, you still walked right into our trap. Haha." The leader of the late stage Origin Realm expert wasn't a monk. Instead, he had long hair. It seemed like Bei Bo Ruo was also recruiting layman disciples. What's more, only layman disciples could enter the Nine Dragons Empire's city personally. Otherwise, the Nine Dragons Empire would definitely keep a close eye on them.
Although Su Ye was panicking, when she remembered that Lu Xuan was by her side, she immediately calmed down. She said in a steady voice, "This is Yang 'an City. There are experts from the Nine Dragons Empire overseeing it. Do you dare to act recklessly?"
"Haha, Young Lady Su thinks too highly of herself. Do you think I will alert the Nine Dragons Empire just by capturing you?" That late stage Origin Realm martial artist laughed fearlessly. "Haha!
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