The conversation between the two was nearing its end, but Shen Huaixu could still hear the idle man's flattering words to the host on the boat.

"Master Qiu, you are so generous. We brothers have really followed the right person! If you have any instructions in the future, just look for me, Liu Laosan. I guarantee that you will be satisfied..."

"You're talking nonsense. Get out of here!"

"Hey, hey, get out of here, get out of here!"

As soon as Liu Laosan came out, he bumped into Shen Huaixu, who was dressed as a maid. Shen Huaixu had a pig head and was looking at the maid with lustful eyes.

When the two were about to pass each other, he stretched out a hand skillfully and tried to touch the maid's back silently.

This was his usual trick to take advantage of young ladies. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he had mastered it to perfection. But who would have thought that he failed this time. The little maid was walking well, but suddenly she tilted to the side, as if she had sprained her ankle. Not only did she avoid him, but she also fell to the ground.

"What happened again?"

The man called Master Qiu had anger in his voice. He strode to the door and looked down at the maid who was already kneeling obediently.

"Master Qiu, that little one..."

"Don't blame others, it's all my fault. Please calm down, sir." Shen Huaixu shrank his body, and there was a subtle tremor in his voice.

The maid's voice sounded unfamiliar to him. Mr. Qiu lowered his eyes to look at her, thinking about the phrase "don't blame others", and glanced at Liu Laosan again.

Liu Laosan didn't think anything of it at first, but when Mr. Qiu's cold gaze fell on him, he suddenly realized, "Mr. Qiu, I didn't do anything! This little hoof pit..."

Having his sweet dreams disturbed in the middle of the night, and facing Liu Laosan's ugly face, Qiu Ye's face had already turned as dark as it could be. He raised his foot and kicked him, "Get out of here!"

After being kicked hard, Liu Laosan didn't dare to say anything and staggered away.

"Mr. Qiu, have you forgotten me? He told me to wait for you!" A woman's soft and charming voice came from the inner room.

Mr. Qiu yawned and said, "I'll be right there." He turned to leave but then remembered something and said in a deep voice to the maid kneeling beside him, "You, raise your head."

As Shen Huaixu slowly raised her head, the medicine powder in her palm also spilled out. Then she rushed forward, supported Mr. Qiu the moment he fell to the ground, dragged him into the room, and closed the door.

The woman in the thin gauze tent was half lying on the brocade couch, her figure was exquisite and curvy, it was truly a beautiful scene of "warm red tent at night".

Hearing the sound of the door closing, the displeasure on Qingxiu's face was replaced by a charming smile, "Master Qiu, you are finally back. I thought you were seduced away by that little hoof..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw a dark figure quickly approach the bed. Just as she was about to speak again, something cold was placed on her neck through the gauze. Then she heard someone say to her, "Miss, can you please do me a favor?"

"What do you want me to help you with?" Smelling the faint smell of rust, Qingxiu didn't dare to move.

If it was a man, she would have been able to exert force in that direction, but from the voice, it was clear that it was that of a young girl.

Chen Huaixu curled his lips and reached into the tent, "Open your mouth."

The pain in her neck became more and more obvious, and Qingxiu had no choice but to obey. The moment her cherry lips opened, a pill was stuffed into her mouth. Before she could hide the pill under her tongue, the dagger in her neck was replaced by a warm hand, which forced her to swallow the pill with a little force.

Chen Huaixu whispered a few words to the woman on the bed, then said with a smile: "Excuse me, young lady. Please go to the Handan Inn to get the antidote in three days. We will not accept you after that time."

Qingxiu complained bitterly in his heart, but he had to obey respectfully on the surface.

After a while, Qingxiu was the only one left in the room with his hands and feet tied.

There were people patrolling in the city, so Shen Huaixu took Chou to a nearby mountain spring with dense vegetation.

After searching the man from head to toe, he only took out a jade pendant with a crane sculpture and put it into the space. Then he blindfolded the man and tied him to a tree. When everything was ready, Shen Huaixu casually took out a container from the space, scooped some mountain spring water, and splashed it on Qiu Ye's face. The sleeping man immediately moved.

Shen Huaixu found a stone opposite him and sat down, waiting quietly for the person to wake up.

After a moment of panic, Qiu Ye realized his situation. Recalling what happened before he fainted, his jaw tightened, and he was obviously furious. Finally, he suppressed his anger and asked, "Who are you? Just tell me what you want. I, Qiu Ye, will never go back on my promise."

Shen Huaixu chuckled, "Master Qiu is very generous. My master has just arrived, so he asked me to explore the way with you."

Qiu Ye narrowed his blindfolded eyes slightly and asked, "Are you a guest from Dajin?"

"Guest?" Chen Huaixu repeated meaningfully, his smile undiminished. "Nanxia's hospitality is truly novel. Not only did they find out everything about my master, they also sent people to monitor him along the way. Although Nanxia and Dajin have occasional friction, it's nothing more than a minor incident, and there is still occasional cross-border communication. My master has long heard that Nanxia is very beautiful. As an ordinary person coming here for sightseeing, it has nothing to do with the country. How could they provoke Master Qiu to mobilize such a large force? I wonder if there is someone behind this?"

Qiu Ye's mouth was straightened, and after a moment, he spoke with pride, "Your Excellency may not know my name, Qiu Ye. In the court, the Wei and Wu families are respected, and in the underworld, my Qiu family is the most powerful. What happened today was nothing more than my subordinates seeing that you were dressed in unusual clothes and unfamiliar with the place, and they had evil intentions. How can you say that there was someone's instructions?"

He couldn't see Shen Huaixu walking towards him step by step, still talking, until the pain came and his voice stopped abruptly.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Huaixu got the answer she wanted. The sky was already beginning to light up, and she walked slowly towards Xiangyi City.

Behind her, Qiu Ye also became a pig-head like Liu Laosan, with his head hanging down, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. There were a few wet papers scattered at his feet.

Shen Huaixu did not kill Qiu Ye, but just beat him a few times. He also used local materials to give him the water torture that his father often used during interrogations, and finally controlled him with a Chi insect.

Not long after she walked out, she lit a signal cigarette to call Lixia and others who stayed in the city.

After waiting for about an incense stick of time, Lixia and the others appeared in the dim light of the sky.

"What are your wishes, young lady?"

"Keep an eye on that Qiu Ye and see if he has any contact with the Southern Xia royal family."

Qiu Ye's painful groans could still be heard. Lixia bowed in response. When he raised his head again, he couldn't help but remind him, "The young lady has exposed her whereabouts as soon as she entered the city. Should we communicate with the Marquis and send some people?"

Chen Huaixu smiled: "Wouldn't it be more eye-catching if there were too many people? Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Shen Huaixu returned to the inn after daybreak. She stretched her shoulders and neck, then collapsed on the bed due to exhaustion. However, her mind was still thinking about the name she had heard from Qiu Ye - the current witch Wu Li.

She is still a witch in public.

It seems I have to go to the Nanxia Palace.