Watching Jiang Mian leave, Mo Lan curled her lips into a smile, subtly signaling to her subordinates as if they hadn't seen her.

After drinking so much tea, are you probably in the urge to pee?

Sitting down again, watching the tea leaves swirling in the tea stove, Mo Lan picked up two red dates and three chrysanthemums, tossed them in, and brewed a pot of flower tea to her liking. With the pastries on the small plate, she enjoyed a pleasant afternoon tea.

Jiang Mian walked onto the street, his brows furrowed slightly. Although the girl seemed easy to talk to and had a straightforward personality, she was also very shrewd and he couldn't get any useful information out of her.

"My lord, that Hua Molan is too rude and has no manners at all. We just happened to run into her today. Should we have our men follow her?" She claimed to be doing a chivalrous act, but she took advantage of the situation and bought up the other party's escort agency.

He had initially felt a little admiration for them, but after this incident, all goodwill towards them vanished.

"No need. She's very vigilant, and most people are no match for her. If things go wrong, it might just escalate the conflict, which would be a loss." Since she's opened a security escort agency in Ye County, we'll have to deal with her eventually, so there's no rush.

"Should we send someone to keep an eye on the escort agency?"

"Ignore it for now."

Hearing Mu Zi's slightly disgusted tone, Jiang Mian couldn't help but shake his head. "Mu Zi, you have to look at things from all angles. Just imagine, if Miss Mo Lan hadn't stepped in to buy the escort agency, do you think the Zhou family could have sold it smoothly? Even if someone dared to take the risk, how can you guarantee that no one would take the opportunity to lower the price?"

"this?"

Mu Zi was taken aback when she heard her master's question. In the matter of taking the opportunity to acquire the escort agency, the woman's price was indeed fair.

However, with their once thriving business gone, the Zhou family suffered the greatest loss. As for Hua Molan, she still couldn't escape suspicion of taking advantage of the situation.

"Don't jump to conclusions yet, there's plenty of time later." Jiang Mian glanced at Mu Zi and shook his head helplessly. Of all his capable subordinates, only Mu Zi was too stubborn; once she made up her mind, she wouldn't easily change it.

After enjoying afternoon tea, Mo Lan walked back onto the street. Just as she was wondering whether to go straight back to Qinglong Village, she saw a group of people walk past her.

These people were dressed in strange clothes. The leader was a woman who wore a bright red robe with a blue belt embroidered with intricate patterns. Her jet-black hair was braided into many small braids with colorful threads, and each braid was adorned with beads and bells that jingled as she moved.

This kind of clothing is clearly the attire of people from beyond the Great Wall.

Ye County was a hub for barter trade and the most prosperous county town in the north. With its diverse population, the local people of Ye County were already used to it.

Besides their bright and eye-catching clothes and unconventional decorations, Molan also noticed that their eyes were blue, exactly like Karen's.

It is said that in addition to the Xiongnu and Mongols, there were also Xianbei, Rouran, and Tujue peoples outside the Great Wall, each with their own unique characteristics.

However, since Mo Lan had never seen them together, she couldn't make a comparison. Therefore, even if their eyes looked similar, Mo Lan couldn't be sure whether these people were friend or foe to Karen.

Mo Lan paused, looked up at the sky, and followed.

Along the way, these people kept looking around, occasionally whispering to each other, their expressions anxious, as if they were searching for something.

I followed them around several streets, and finally stopped at the Happiness Inn.