In my opinion, these two women must be extremely important figures!

"Where are they being held?" Iria asked.

"Hehe, I can't just tell you that," the man said. "Besides, even if I told you, what could you do about it?"

Lin Mo frowned.

Without his guidance through the secret passage, I can't possibly force my way in alone!

"How much do you want?" Lin Mo asked. "Name your price!"

"Ten ingots of gold!" The man grabbed all the loose silver, which vanished from his hand. "Not a single word can be missing!"

"Okay!" Lin Mo agreed. "But I can only give you half now. The other half will be given to you after the matter is settled!"

"Hehehe, no money until it's done!" the man laughed. "Lord Huo Cheng has sent soldiers to patrol everywhere, monitoring all suspicious persons in the newly built areas of Wuzhong City. But there is one passage where he doesn't have enough troops. A hidden place."

Irelia got goosebumps. "The smugglers' cave? You want us to go through that passage?"

"What, little sister, are you going too?" the man asked with a smile.

"No way?" Iria said. "Where wouldn't I dare go?"

"Haha, alright then!" he chuckled. "Well, I'd like to know, what exactly are you planning to do? Are you trying to rescue these two women?"

“Those two girls are my older sisters!” Iria said. “This is my older brother. Our father was killed by a treacherous official, leaving us all alone!”

"Oh, really? Poor little thing. I had a sister who was originally skin and bones, with protruding kneecaps, but then she grew a pair of n-shaped breasts, and then the son of a high-ranking official suddenly found her crotch quite attractive."

The last time I saw her, she was on her way to the capital to make a living.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking nonsense!" Iria interrupted him. "Just tell me, when are we leaving?"

"Hehe!" The man shrugged. "This secret passage is so intricate and complicated, it's easy to forget how you got there!"

If this guy is dishonest, perhaps steel will make him more reliable.

So Lin Mo touched the dagger, but finally reached into his money bag and found a gold ingot.

"This should help you remember sooner!" Lin Mo placed the gold ingots on the wooden board. "I'll give you five more after it's done!"

"Haha, this really does remind me of a lot of things!" the man laughed. "Meet me at the inn entrance at midnight tonight, don't be late!"

Just as the man was about to leave, Lin Mo suddenly grabbed him, saying, "Don't try anything funny. I'm not someone to be trifled with."

After he let go, the man rubbed his wrist. "Damn it," he muttered, "you hurt me."

"I'm so sorry. I have to find my sister, lest—"

"To prevent her from being targeted by some high-ranking official? Haha, I understand. She'll be fine, because I'm on your side."