Chapter 22: Issue the Mission

The Zhao family was not difficult to find. In order to save time, Xu Qiuqian rented a carriage and a groom.

But halfway through the journey, he remembered something and asked the coachman to change the route to Xianwu Pavilion.

Fortunately, the place where she changed her route was not far from Xianwu Pavilion and she arrived there in just over ten minutes.

"Wait outside. I'll come out as soon as I issue a mission."

"Okay."

Xu Qiuqian walked into Xianwu Pavilion and headed towards the T-shaped area.

When she came here before, she had already observed how those people issued and accepted tasks. She walked to the back of the T-shaped area, where more than a dozen monks were sitting, and there was a wooden platform in front of each monk.

Xu Qiuqian walked towards one of the queues with shorter lines, and after waiting for a while, it was her turn.

"I want to issue a mission."

The monk looked at her and then took out a pen and paper.

"Please leave your name and address."

Xu Qiuqian filled in her name and the address of the Hong'an Street store.

"What is the mission?"

"We need someone who is familiar with the Zhao family."

"Is there a limit to cultivation?"

"No, either a mortal or a monk will do."

"Do you need to meet?"

"need."

"How many spirit stones?"

In order to get the call immediately, Xu Qiuqian offered a high price: "Twenty low-grade spirit stones."

"Sure?"

"Sure."

"A total of thirty-two spiritual stones."

Xu Qiuqian took out thirty-two spirit stones from the storage bag and handed them over.

The man took it.

"It has been published." She took out a token and handed it to Xu Qiuqian. "This is the token. If someone accepts the task, the bead in the center of the token will light up. If someone accepts your task, the token will display the personal information and location of the person who accepted the task. In addition, please keep your token safe. If you lose it, you will need to pay ten spirit stones."

"I see."

Xu Qiuqian took the token and stood by and waited for a while. Then someone accepted the task. She looked at the token and the information of the person who took the token appeared.

Chen Wu, second level of Qi Refining.

Could it be such a coincidence? She walked in the direction indicated on the token and looked up to see Chen Wu looking around.

Okay, it seems so.

She walked towards Chen Wu: "Let's go."

Chen Wu was a little excited when he saw her: "Manager Xu, why is it you? We are destined to be together!"

He originally wanted to see if there were any tasks today. The last task he took seriously exhausted him and wasted a lot of spirit stones, so he has been desperately taking tasks these days. Today, when he saw a lucrative job, he took it without thinking. He didn't expect that the person who issued the task was Manager Xu, whom he had never met before.

"Manager Xu is such a fool. If you want to know what kind of mission the Zhao family is about, you can just come to me. Why waste these thirty-two spirit stones? Now that I have accepted it, Manager Xu can't withdraw it."

Twenty pieces are spirit stones for issuing tasks, ten pieces are token deposits, and two pieces are commissions taken by Xianwu Pavilion for issuing tasks.

As someone who was extremely familiar with Xianwu Pavilion, Chen Wu naturally figured it out in one go.

"It's okay, I didn't know you knew before." Xu Qiuqian replied.

"How about this? After completing the task, I will return the twenty spirit stones to Manager Xu?"

"No need. Since I have already issued the mission and you have accepted it, it is yours. Let's go and talk while we walk."

Yun Yi was still waiting for her.

"Okay!"

The two got on the carriage, and Xu Qiuqian asked, "How much do you know about the Zhao family?"

Chen Wu was immediately proud: "Manager Xu, don't worry. In terms of understanding, I know the Zhao family best besides the Zhao family and other families. I have a niece who works as a maid in the Zhao family. I may know more about the secrets of the harem than other families!"

Xu Qiuqian: "...I need you to tell me about the general situation of the Zhao family and the relationship between the Zhao family members."

"The Zhao family is divided into one main family and thirty-two side branches, of which twenty-eight are in Youling City. The current head of the main family is Zhao Shiming, who is in the late stage of foundation building. Zhao Shiming has five sons and two daughters. Two of his sons and one daughter were sent to Kaiyun Sect by him..."

Throughout the rest of the journey, Chen Wu kept telling Xu Qiuqian about the situation of the Zhao family.

By the time we arrived at the Zhao family, we had almost finished talking.

"...That's all. Manager Xu, is there anything else you would like to know?"

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"No, thanks. I'll hand over the token when I get out of Zhao's house."

"No hurry, Manager Xu, you can go whenever you are free!" Chen Wu smiled and asked her curiously, "Manager Xu, what are you doing at the Zhao family? Did the Zhao family invite you?"

Xu Qiuqian didn't want to say too much to him, so she just nodded.

Chen Wu exclaimed.

"As expected of you, Manager Xu! The store has only been open for a short time and even the Zhao family invited you to come in person!"

After paying the groom, he said, "I'll go in first."

"Okay, Manager Xu, please go in."

Xu Qiuqian walked towards the Zhao family’s gate.

The Zhao family's door was closed, but there were disciples guarding it. There was also a middle-aged man in gray clothes standing nearby, looking around. When he saw her coming, he stepped forward and said respectfully, "Manager Xu, our master has been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me in."

Xu Qiuqian nodded, without showing any panic, and calmly followed the man in gray into the small open door next to the Zhao family's main gate.

The man in gray led her to an animal that looked like a dog but was much larger than a dog and almost as tall as a horse. The animal then crawled down obediently.

"Manager Xu, please take a seat. The Zhao family's house is very big and it will take too much time to walk there."

Although she had seen this kind of spiritual beast for transportation before when she was out and about, this was her first time riding one. Xu Qiuqian couldn't help feeling a little curious, but she didn't show it on her face.

After sitting on it, the spirit beast ran very fast but steadily, and she could not see the surrounding scenery.

But she wasn't in the mood to watch it.

It will only take a few minutes.

After getting off the spirit beast, Xu Qiuqian looked at the door in front of her. It was actually golden yellow. She remembered what Chen Wu said on the way.

"This Zhao Shiming's second son is called Zhao Wen. He has average talent and spiritual roots. He is in the early stages of building his foundation, but he likes to make money and is quite good at business. He runs 60% of the Zhao family's shops. He doesn't have many hobbies. He doesn't like beautiful women or practicing immortality. The only thing he likes is pornography. I heard that the doors of his house are all made of golden rocks."

Xu Qiuqian seemed to be thinking about something.

It seems that the person who invited her was Zhao Wen, the second son of the head of the Zhao family.

After entering the yard, I saw that the whole yard was golden yellow, but it was not ugly. The yellow also had different shades. It was obvious that the arrangement of light yellow and dark yellow in this yard was very appropriate.

"Manager Xu, please come in. Our master is in the hall."

Xu Qiuqian entered the hall and immediately saw a man in golden clothes sitting high up in the hall.

Seeing her come in, the man stood up.

He had a gentle smile on his face: "Manager Xu, I have heard of your name for a long time."

(End of this chapter)