Just as Gu Yunyang was pondering this, he headed towards the Gu family in the capital.
The owl had already reached Hou San's courtyard and landed right in front of Hou San's room window.
At this time, Hou San was still awake.
There's no way around it; the black market operates at night, when people are sleeping soundly.
Hou San will stay here.
Hou San heard the owl scratching at the window.
Even faster than him is the Iron Tower.
Hou San's younger brother came from Shaolin and is skilled in martial arts.
Thump, the window was pushed open.
Hou San cursed under his breath, "This brute has broken the window like that."
We need to get someone to fix it tomorrow.
An owl was startled by the tower's movement and immediately took flight.
Upon seeing this, Hou San cursed under his breath again: "What's going on?"
This owl, also known as the "death-telling bird," has a rather unfavorable connotation.
Because in rural areas, it is believed to be able to predict human death.
People believed that owls could smell the unique scent emanating from a dying person, mistaking it for a new food source, and thus became unusually excited, emitting piercing cries to "announce the death."
This legend is widespread in rural areas, leading people to have a deep aversion to owls, believing that their calls foretell misfortune.
Hou San was also startled by this.
People in their line of work are somewhat superstitious.
Hou San was so frightened that he stood up. The owl's eyes were bright and piercing as it stared at Hou San.
This almost made Hou San shudder. He was holding a cup in his hand; he liked to have a drink or two when he was free.
The black market outside is operating very well, and he's stationed here to oversee things in case anything unexpected happens.
In the event of an accident, Hou San will respond immediately.
But being stared at by this owl so late at night made Hou San feel a chill run down his spine.
Fortunately, Hou San had good observation skills, and he quickly noticed that this owl was different.
"Quick, there's a mechanism on its foot, is there a note on it?"
Although it felt like a dream, I did see the note.
The tower approached, still somewhat bewildered and nervous.
This scene is indeed somewhat strange and frightening.
The owl didn't fly away until he got the note.
Coo coo coo.
The shouts nearly scared the massive iron tower to death.
He came from Shaolin Temple and believed in gods, demons, and monsters more than others.
The hand holding the note began to tremble.
"Virtue".
Hou San scoffed, but still resolutely took the note and began to read it.
Then, he cursed inwardly, but also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, don't be scared. This is an owl that Old Yang keeps. It'll be our messenger from now on. During the day it's a crow, and at night it's this owl. Don't be afraid. With your cowardice, you still dare to say you're with me, and you still dare to say you're from Shaolin?"
The towering figure hummed and said, "Then, Third Brother, aren't you shaking too?"
Hou San looked at him threateningly: "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Iron Tower felt that he should be more pragmatic, which made him a hero: "No, I was just thinking that I still need to work on my courage. I'm still not as good as Third Brother, how can I be as calm and composed as you?"
"That's right." Although Hou San felt that Tie Ta's words were insincere and his tone was strange, he felt that there was a hint of sarcasm and veiled criticism.
But Hou San decided to be magnanimous and couldn't be bothered to argue with this blockhead.
In his heart, Hou San also harbored some resentment towards Gu Yunyang.
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