Cheng Xu and Du Yu walked along the eaves of the street in Chengdu, with their entourage and carriages following slowly beside them.

Knowing that Cheng Xu was in a hurry, Du Yucheng quickly explained his purpose, using the same old method of finding relatives.

"Does the general mean that he hopes I will introduce you to Ninth Master?"

"That's right. As long as we can see Ninth Master, Clerk Cheng won't need to worry about anything else."

After understanding Du Yucheng's purpose in coming to Chengdu, Cheng Xu deliberately asked this pointless question to buy time, his mind racing.

Thanks to the gossip of some young masters in Yanchuan, what happened between Zhao Cheng and Du Yucheng in front of the Red Sleeve Pavilion was no secret, and Cheng Xu, as the chief clerk of the prefect's office, was naturally aware of it.

In this matter, he only needs to extract one crucial piece of information.

Du Yucheng and Zhao Cheng were at odds, and Du Yucheng suffered a loss as a result.

This is not just a small loss.

But Du Yucheng happens to be looking for Ninth Master at this very moment.

Is it really to find relatives?

Having just suffered such a great humiliation, how could I be in the mood to seek out any distant relatives?

There's definitely something fishy going on here!!

"Registration Officer Cheng?" Du Yu urged in Chengdu, quickly stuffing a gold ingot into Cheng Xu's hand.

Cheng Xu quickly grabbed Du Yucheng's hand and wouldn't let go, saying, "General, this is absolutely not allowed."

"Take it and drink it."

"It's really impossible."

Cheng Xu quickly pulled his hand away and said, "Because I couldn't get an appointment with Ninth Master either."

Du Yucheng's expression immediately changed, and he said in an unfriendly tone, "Given Cheng Zhubu's status, if a gang leader wants to get things done, he needs to come and beg you."

Cheng Xu asked, "Why did you come to see me, General? Who told you that I could arrange a meeting with Ninth Master?"

Du Yucheng said, "Li Zhi and Zhu Guoneng."

Cheng Xu immediately learned the information that Du Yucheng had, but shook his head and said, "What I said is not false. General An Yuan, you may not know this, but Ninth Master has business dealings with the Prefect's Office, and I did handle this matter. However, the person I dealt with on their side was not Ninth Master. I have met him, but I am not familiar with him."

Seeing that Cheng Xu didn't seem to be faking it, Du Yucheng became furious and said, "A gang leader is so arrogant, why don't you do something about it!"

Cheng Xu laughed and said, "To put it bluntly, I'm just an accountant, how could I possibly have that ability?"

Du Yucheng said in frustration, "If even you can't get a date with him, who can?"

Cheng Xu thought quickly and said, "There is someone who should be able to help the general."

"who?"

"Red Sleeve Pavilion, Zheng Hongxiu".

Watching Du Yucheng's hurried departure, Cheng Xu smiled slightly.

He was lying to Du Yucheng, of course. To the underground gangs of Yanchuan, Cheng Xu was their god of wealth. Although Cheng Xu could not be at Ninth Master's beck and call at any time, it was easy for him to arrange a meeting.

But Cheng Xu dared not.

He feared that Du Yucheng was using someone else to do his dirty work.

But he didn't want to completely brush it off, fearing that Du Yucheng would cause an even bigger commotion and lead to things getting out of control.

So he passed the buck to Zheng Hongxiu.

Zheng Hongxiu was Zhao Cheng's confidante and understood Zhao Cheng's style of doing things better than he did, so she knew how to handle the situation most appropriately.

“Li Zhi, Zhu Guoneng, Zheng Hongxiu and I…” Cheng Xu couldn’t help but smile, thinking to himself, “Du Yu, Chengdu, you’re truly a talent.”

You want to deal with Zhao Cheng, but the people who seek your help are all Zhao Cheng's people.

Cheng Xu found it increasingly amusing and happily boarded the carriage.

...

Hongxiulou.

In the private room on the second floor, Du Yucheng felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. After waiting for a while and seeing that Zheng Hongxiu had not yet arrived, he became even more anxious.

Although the incident occurred outside, he always felt that countless eyes were watching him, even though the private room had partitions on three sides.

It's a psychological effect.

Just as Du Yu was getting anxious in Chengdu, a girl with light makeup walked in.

This girl is Xiangchen, who danced on the magpie platform when Hongxiu Tower opened. Now she has infiltrated Zheng Hongxiu's side and become her right-hand woman.

Xiangchen opened her hand, revealing a gold ingot given to her by Du Yucheng, and said, "Mother Zheng asked me to ask you about someone."

Du Yucheng said, "Let Mother Zheng come and talk to me herself."

Xiangchen said, "Mother Zheng said that someone of General Anyuan's status would definitely be asking about something important. So this amount of gold is not enough. The general either needs to take the gold and leave, or he needs more money."

"So, Madam Zheng knows who I am." Du Yucheng smiled slightly, reaching into his pocket, but said, "It's really expensive to get information from you guys!"

Xiangchen said, "It's not cheap to find girls here."

Du Yucheng was speechless for a moment, never expecting to be rendered speechless by a geisha.

Xiangchen accepted two more gold ingots before turning around and saying, "Please come with me to the third floor, General. Mother Zheng will be here shortly."

The third floor offered great privacy, which improved Du Yucheng's mood somewhat.

Who would have thought that General An Yuan's concern for the privacy of brothels wasn't about doing *that*, but simply because he didn't want to be watched?

"General Anyuan wants to see Ninth Master? It's a small matter; I'll help you with this."

After hearing the whole story, Zheng Hongxiu readily agreed.

Things suddenly went smoothly, and Du Yucheng was somewhat taken aback, asking doubtfully, "Can we really see him?"

Zheng Hongxiu retorted, "What, is it so difficult to see Ninth Master?"

"Uh... haha!" Du Yucheng laughed awkwardly, "He's a gang leader after all, I thought it wouldn't be so easy to meet him."

“We often deal with gangsters in our line of work, and I’m familiar with Ninth Master.”

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