"A gang?" Zuan was taken aback.

“That’s right. As far as I know, the largest gang in the area seems to be the Giant Whale Gang, which mainly makes huge profits by smuggling salt. Their leader has always been mysterious, and there are many different opinions about his identity. There is no definite answer.” Qiu Honglei said after thinking for a moment.

"The Giant Whale Gang..." Zuan said thoughtfully, "Any other news?"

Qiu Honglei shook her head and said somewhat apologetically, "You know my past identity, which made it difficult for me to have any dealings with these people, and I haven't paid much attention to them, so I don't know much about them. But since you're so eager to know, I'll try to find out for you in the coming days, and maybe I'll find something."

"Then thank you very much, Honglei!" Zu'an was overjoyed. After all, the Chu family had an official status, so it would be difficult to find anything useful by investigating these matters. However, Shenxianju was located between the legitimate and criminal worlds, and information could be gathered and disseminated very quickly here. Moreover, Qiu Honglei's identity was here, so if she wanted to investigate, she would definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Why bother with thanks between us?" Qiu Honglei smiled, pursing her lips.

Zuan chatted with her for a while longer, then, seeing that it was getting late, he got up to say goodbye.

Qiu Honglei was also worried that keeping him here might lead him to do something inappropriate, so she didn't insist on keeping him.

After seeing him off, she returned to her room and found Gu Yueyi already waiting at the door.

His gaze was filled with infatuation as he looked at her, but because of what happened last time, he was much more restrained now. He quickly lowered his head and asked, "Junior sister, why are you so nice to that guy? You even passed on your best skills to him?"

Qiu Honglei slumped back in the chair: "He is the person I chose, so naturally I can't let him be killed by Chen Xuan so soon."

Gu Yue looked up and glanced at it. Because of her lying position, her skirt was partially visible, but unfortunately, she couldn't see anything even when she stared at it.

Damn Absolute Territory!

Worried that the other person would notice his odd behavior, he hurriedly asked again, "Do you really want to help him deal with those salt smugglers? You know those guys are all ruthless criminals who kill without blinking an eye."

“Aren’t we one too?” Qiu Honglei chuckled, naturally shifting her legs to a different crossed position. “We were just worried about not finding a starting point, but now a good opportunity has come our way. Zu An’s status in the Chu family is too low now, which is not conducive to our future plans.”

"We should take this opportunity to help him solve the problem of smuggled salt that has been troubling the Chu family. This way, he should be able to gradually enter the Chu family's decision-making level. We can also use this cooperation to get closer to him and make him realize that if he wants to make a difference in the Chu family, he can't do without our help."

Gu Yue swallowed hard at the sight of her opponent switching legs: "Junior Sister is indeed far-sighted!"

Qiu Honglei chuckled and reached out to pinch him lightly: "Although that guy is a bit different from ordinary men, he will eventually be unable to escape my grasp."

Achoo!

On his way back to the Chu residence, Zu An felt a tickle in his nose and sneezed: "I wonder which beauty is thinking of me."

Jiao Shan and the other two thought to themselves, "I don't know how our son-in-law developed such a thick skin."

However, having enjoyed the gentle embrace of Shenxianju with him, they knew they were benefiting from Zu'an's influence, so they looked at him with more admiration than usual.

At this moment, Zu An ignored their thoughts and focused on searching around, but he still couldn't find any trace of Chen Xuan.

Furthermore, since the anger system didn't receive any response from him, he probably wasn't nearby.

Zu An then took out the jade slip that Qiu Honglei had just given him and studied it for a while.

As a surge of vital energy flowed into the jade slip, it flashed with a beam of light, and he felt countless words being infused into his mind:

"Bodhi has no tree, the bright mirror is not a stand; originally there is nothing, so where can dust settle?"

After careful study, he discovered that the principle behind this secret technique was somewhat similar to the Buddhist teachings of his previous life, both emphasizing the concept of "emptiness".

To conceal one's cultivation level and aura, one must first completely empty oneself.

The deeper one's understanding of "emptiness," the stronger the concealment effect, and the better one can evade the detection of higher-level experts.

He was deep in thought the whole way. When they were about to reach the Chu residence, Jiao Shanhe, Feng Daniu, and Zhou Lujun, who were surrounding him, suddenly turned around and exclaimed "Eh!"

"What's wrong?" Zuan asked.

"It's nothing, maybe it's just my imagination. It's like the son-in-law suddenly disappeared just now," Zhou Lujun replied, and the other two nodded in agreement.

But now that I see him here, could it be that he just exhausted too much of his energy at the Immortal Abode, leaving him weak?

It seems I need to be more restrained in the future.

The three of them were filled with shame.

Zuan was overjoyed. He was indeed worthy of his superior talent, having learned this secret technique in such a short time!

Upon returning to the manor, Zu An went back inside and circled the house before quietly sneaking to the outside of Chu Chuyan's courtyard.

It's time to treat my dear wife again.

Looking at the dark interior, Zu An couldn't help but hesitate: Could Qin Wanru still be inside tonight?