Qin Jue and Cheng Peng sat together on the first floor of the inn, eating their meal.

Achoo—

"It's so cold in the south, and the snow is falling heavily."

Cheng Peng sneezed from the cold, put down his chopsticks, rubbed his arms, and turned to look in the direction of the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, please send another basin of charcoal to our room later."

"Okay, sir."

The shopkeeper agreed, then returned to his seat and began calculating on his abacus.

"Knock knock knock————"

The shopkeeper heard the knock and glanced at the waiter who was cleaning. The waiter immediately understood, draped a towel over his shoulder, walked to the door, and opened it.

Are there any rooms available?

"Yes, yes, please come in, sir."

The waiter answered as he stepped aside to let the man in.

After the group entered, they sat down in the hall. "Go tidy up a few rooms and cook some dishes," the leader said.

"Okay!"

The waiter immediately agreed, went to the kitchen to give instructions, and then went upstairs to tidy up the room.

"Brother, the snow is so heavy, where are we going to find them?"

"Damn it, those two little bastards are really fast!"

"Brother, if we don't find the person, how are we going to explain this?"

"That's right, it's been seven days, and we haven't seen a single person."

"Big brother..."

"Bang--"

The leader slammed his teacup down on the table, clearly displeased.

"What's all the noise about? Be quiet for a moment."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shut their mouths and stopped discussing the previous topic.

"Gentlemen, your meals are ready."

Qin Jue and Cheng Peng at the other table had almost finished eating, so they got up and went upstairs.

"Those people down there are all trained fighters," Cheng Peng whispered to Qin Jue.

"If it's none of our business, we'll just leave it alone."

Cheng Peng felt indignant upon hearing Qin Jue's words, "I never said I was going to interfere."

"I'm just giving you a heads-up, otherwise if you mess with them, not only will we fail in our mission, but you might also die at their hands."

Qin Jue entered the room first.

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Xiao Shida had been awake for a while, and Xiao Liyan found a hand warmer for him to hold in his arms.

"Uncle Hong, you're back!"

"Yes, this is some plain porridge I cooked in the kitchen. Please have some, young master."

Hongwu handed the white porridge to Xiao Liyan, who picked it up, stirred it with a spoon, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and fed it to Xiao Shida.

"The doctor said you should eat lighter meals these days. This porridge took Uncle Hong a long time to cook."

"Sis, have you and Uncle Hong eaten?"

"Young master, young lady and I have already eaten."

Xiao Shida nodded and began to drink the white porridge that Xiao Liyan fed him.

"My body is so weak; I'll need to rest here for another day tomorrow."

Hongwu nodded upon hearing Xiao Liyan's words, "Tomorrow, Miss, please stay at the inn to take care of the young master. I will go out and inquire about the situation."

"good"

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"Today, just like yesterday, everyone is gathering information and will meet again tonight."

After Cheng Peng finished speaking, Qin Jue and Cheng Peng split up again.

"Make way, make way!"

A group of soldiers and a group of people in white uniforms walked down the street, talking to the people in the middle of the road.

He then went to the place where the notices were posted, put them up, and then turned to look at the crowd of people gathered around.

"Report any news about the three of them to the authorities."

Upon hearing the lead officer's words, someone asked, "Are they wanted criminals?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask," the official said, then pushed aside the onlookers and left without paying any attention to them.

"By the way, are they really wanted criminals by the imperial court?"

"It doesn't look like it. Look how pretty this little girl is!"

"Is there anyone who can read? Please read it aloud so that those of us who can't read can listen."

The burly man looked at the three portraits and one written description that had been posted.

"I can read, I will read."

Those who heard this automatically made way for the seats in front, and the literate person went to the front.

"High Priestess Ganenal Liyan and her brother Xiao Shida have gone missing due to persecution by villains. Anyone with information leading to the authorities will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver."

As soon as it was finished reading, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"One hundred taels! It's actually one hundred taels!"

"I've never seen so much silver in my entire life."

"Don't tell me you haven't seen it before, I haven't either."

Qin Jue, who was passing by them, heard the conversation in the crowd, frowned, and looked from behind, but unfortunately couldn't see anything.

They only went forward after most of the people had left.