He placed the broom at the door and quickly went upstairs to his room.
As soon as the door closed, he walked to the side of the bed and lifted the mattress. He took out a piece of folded paper and quickly unfolded it. It was a portrait of Niu Youdao. It was exactly the same as the portrait that Cui Yuan and the others had seen in the shop in Star picking City.
This courier was a member of Yan's intelligence agency. He was temporarily placed here by his superiors and had been waiting for the target to appear. He didn't expect to actually find him.
This was something Niu Youdao didn't expect. Niu Youdao only knew that Cui Yuan and the others had his portrait. He didn't know that Song Jiuming could interfere with the entire state of Zhao. He didn't know that Song Jiuming could spread his net all over the world. If he knew, he wouldn't have dared to show his face in public. Not to mention Cui Yuan, the entire Staying Immortal Sect didn't know that Song Jiuming had made such a move. They only knew that some cultivation sects were involved.
In fact, Song Jiuming couldn't tell them that he used Yan's intelligence agency. He couldn't tell anyone and had to keep it a secret.
Song Jiuming dared to use this net because he knew that Song Long was not only his son but also the envoy of Yan. If he killed the envoy, Yan couldn't pretend that nothing happened. The intelligence agency would definitely cooperate with him.
After identifying the portrait, he folded it again and stuffed it under the mattress. He quickly went to the table and wrote a secret report.
Then he stepped on the table and pushed open a piece of the floor. He dragged a birdcage out from the attic and grabbed the golden wing in the cage.
He filled the secret report and opened the window to observe the situation outside. When no one was looking, he threw the golden wing out and watched it fly into the distance …
Chi Zhou Prefecture, Hundred Flowers Tower. Singing and dancing.
Quan Shaokang, a wealthy merchant in the city, was entertaining his guests. Wine and food were placed in front of him and beauties were in his arms. He was having a great time drinking with his friends.
Just as Quan Shaokang was hugging the beauty and urging her to drink, Butler Quan Qiao walked into the private room and came to Quan Shaokang's side with a smile: "Master, the people from the capital are here." He pressed his hand on his chest.
Quan Shaokang squinted his eyes and pushed away the beauty in his arms. He stood up and apologized to the guests, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. There are guests at home. Please excuse me."
A fat old man sitting there chuckled and said, "If I didn't hear wrongly, he's an esteemed guest from the capital, right? Why don't we all get to know him?"
"Alright! That's reasonable! "The others immediately followed suit.
"No, no!" Quan Shaokang smiled and shook his head. Then, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, feel free to eat, drink, and play to your heart's content. Put it all on my tab!" Then, he cupped his hands and bade farewell to the crowd.
He walked out of Hundred Flowers Tower with the butler and entered the carriage waiting at the entrance.
The butler called out, and the carriage quickly left. Quan Shaokang, who was sitting upright in the carriage, had already swept away all traces of wine, lust, and wealth from his face. His gaze was deep and solemn.
After hurrying back to the mansion, the master and servant went straight to the study in the inner courtyard.
The butler, Quan Qiao, pulled out a secret letter from a book on the shelf and handed it to Quan Shaokang, who was standing in front of the desk.
Quan Shaokang opened the letter and read it, then returned it to Quan Qiao. He walked to the wall and examined the map of Chi Zhou.
Quan Qiao lit up the secret letter and burned it to ashes.
Quan Shaokang gestured with his finger on the map. "According to this direction, it should be around Mount Duyun. Judging from the time sent by the courier station, the target should reach Mount Duyun this afternoon. There aren't many feasible routes around Mount Duyun. After Mount Duyun, it's hard to say. But there are too many directions, and we don't know where the target is going. Old Qiao, immediately send word to the people in that area to set up observation posts along the possible routes. We must grasp the target's whereabouts. "
He seemed to be a wealthy merchant from Zhao State's Chi Zhou, but in reality, he was the head of the intelligence agency planted by Yan in Chi Zhou. Being a wealthy merchant was just a disguise to make things easier.
"Yes!" The butler answered.
Quan Shaokang pointed at Mount Duyun. "Immediately have them contact the evildoers who are entrenched in Mount Duyun. Pay them a large sum of money to have them act. We must eliminate the target! Remember, we must be careful. We can't expose our location because of this. "
"Okay! I'll arrange it immediately! "
From a distance, one could tell that Mount Duyun was a dangerous place. Clouds and mist lingered around it.
When Niu Youdao and his party arrived near the mountain range, they didn't continue along the official road. Instead, they rode into the depths of the forest to hide.
The party dismounted. Niu Youdao said to everyone, "We've been rushing all the way here. Let's all rest here."
He turned to Black Peony and said, "In a moment, you only need to accompany me. There's no need for everyone to run. If something happens, we'll all be caught in one fell swoop."
You also know what if something happens? I thought you weren't worried at all! Black Peony felt very helpless. Why would they go provoke the evildoers of Mount Duyun for no reason? But she could only nod in agreement.
"We're going to meet a guest. This travel-worn appearance is unseemly. Go wash up." Niu Youdao threw down these words, then went to a nearby stream and crouched down to wash up.
Black Peony also followed. She jumped over the stream and crouched down in front of Niu Youdao. As she washed up, she reminded, "Daoye, I've never been inside Mount Duyun. I don't know anything about the situation inside."
Niu Youdao: "If you've never been, you might as well go take a look. Don't you know someone?"
Black Peony: "I'm not familiar with him at all. Besides, he's just a small yao. He probably doesn't have much of a say in Mount Duyun. What's more, Mount Duyun is so vast. I don't know which mountain the small yao I know is from. I don't even know if I'll be able to meet him anytime soon."
Niu Youdao: "It's fine. We'll act according to the circumstances once we get inside."
Black Peony was speechless. They were going into the lair of a group of demons. If something happened, they wouldn't be able to run away.
After the two of them finished washing up, they returned to the forest. Niu Youdao said to Yuan Fang, "Give me 200,000 gold notes."
He basically didn't have the habit of carrying money with him, especially when there were his own people around him. He didn't even have any loose change on him. In other words, when he bought something, he usually didn't have the habit of paying for it. He always took it and left, and the people around him would pay for him.
200,000 gold notes? Yuan Fang was slightly wary. He had long since noticed that this Daoye wasn't a person who treated money as money. 200,000 gold notes in one go? Yuan Fang felt his heart ache. He asked suspiciously, "Why?"
Niu Youdao slowly turned his head to look at him. 'This is strange. Why do I need to report to you?'
The corner of Yuan Fang's mouth twitched. He reluctantly took out a stack of gold notes.
The 50,000 gold notes that Niu Youdao originally gave to Black Peony was the one that Black Peony gave up. Later on, he obtained 1.2 million gold notes from Star picking City. Generally speaking, more than 1.3 million gold notes were all on him. Having carried so much money along the way, Yuan Fang was in a very good mood. He realized that he was too rich. If he were to convert all of it into gold coins, just the thought of it would be unbearable …
He counted out 20 gold notes and handed them to Niu Youdao.
When Niu Youdao saw the thick stack of gold notes in Yuan Fang's hands, he seemed to have thought of something. He waved his hand and said, "Give everyone 50,000 gold notes. Keep some with you as a backup."
The people at the side heard him and looked over. Their hearts skipped a beat. 50,000 gold notes per person?
Yuan Fang's eyes widened. When Niu Youdao raised his eyebrows, Yuan Fang immediately lost his temper. He looked left and right and focused on Lei Zongkang. He turned back and asked, "50,000 gold notes per person. Are we giving all of them?"
Niu Youdao knew what he meant. He said indifferently, "Everyone has a share."
Yuan Fang nodded and counted out another 20 notes. He handed them to Black Peony and said, "Take them and distribute them."
After he finished speaking, he immediately packed up the rest of the stack. He was afraid that Niu Youdao would have to fork out more. In the blink of an eye, he had lost 400,000 gold coins. His heart ached and he cursed in his heart. Even if he had money, he shouldn't spend it like this, right?
Black Peony finally understood a little about Niu Youdao's style. Since he gave it to you, you should just take it!
"Then I will first thank Daoye on behalf of everyone!" Black Peony chuckled and cupped her hands at Niu Youdao. She then went back to distribute the gold notes.
When the gold notes were distributed to someone, someone said, "Thank you, Daoye!"
After thanking him twice, Lei Zongkang was silenced. Lei Zongkang refused to extend his hand and was a little embarrassed to take the money.
"Since I gave it to you, just take it. Don't be unreasonable." Black Peony directly stuffed the money into his collar.
Lei Zongkang awkwardly cupped his hands at Niu Youdao and said, "Thank you, Daoye!"
Niu Youdao acted as if he didn't hear him and ignored him, allowing Lei Zongkang to continue feeling awkward. He walked to the side and took out a piece of paper from the bag on the horse's back. He used a charcoal pen to write something and folded it. He then called Yuan Fang over and handed it to him. He instructed in a low voice, "If I don't return before nightfall, immediately return to Star picking City and find the shops of the Ten Thousand Heavenly Abode. Tell them that I came to Mount Crossing Clouds on Hai Ruyue's orders and ran into some trouble. Tell them to come and rescue me. If they don't come, tell them to pass this letter to Hai Ruyue. Hai Ruyue will think of a way. "
Yuan Fang was surprised. "Daoye, if there's danger, let's not go. What's the point of befriending a bunch of monsters?" He spoke as if he wasn't a monster himself.
Niu Youdao said, "There's no danger. This is just a precaution. Just do as I say. Be smart on your way."
"Okay!" Yuan Fang nodded. Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he raised his hand to scratch the back of his head and asked, "Daoye, how did you know that someone from the Retaining Immortal Sect was colluding with the Moon Inviting Moon Inn? Did the Moon Inviting Moon Inn tell you? "This was the doubt in his heart. He had wanted to ask about it along the way, but he didn't have a chance because there were people around him.
Niu Youdao said indifferently, "If the monkey was here, he would also know."
Yuan Fang was surprised. "Why?"
Niu You said, "Your heart, your eyes. Because your heart and eyes are all focused on money, you can't see anything! If I wasn't more vigilant, would you still have the chance to count money here? Old Bear, it's not that I want to criticize you, but compared to the monkey, you're really lacking. No wonder you fell into the hands of that idiot, Song Yanqing! "
After saying that, he turned around and left. Although the situation wasn't what he thought, sometimes he had to give Yuan Fang a warning.
"…" Yuan Fang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but hesitating. In the end, he lowered his head in frustration and muttered to himself, 'Is that so? Can the monkey notice it too? Why didn't I notice anything at all? Is the gap between me and the monkey really that big? '
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