In the peach blossom forest, the five-day period passed quickly.
When Tan Tai Chun came here, he had a confused expression on his face. He had been searching for this person for the past few days, but he only found some clues about his existence, which was not enough to satisfy the bet.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at Su Lijin who was sitting not far away and drinking tea quietly.
"Who exactly is Shiqi?"
With his powerful network of contacts, this shouldn't be the only thing he knew. If that person didn't really appear frequently, he would have thought it was just a fabrication.
Upon hearing this, the latter put down the teacup in his hand, and looked at the person in front of him with a smile in his phoenix eyes.
Like a successful fox, shaking its big tail.
"Master Tantai, do you still remember the bet?"
When the bet was mentioned, Tan Tai Chun was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and he immediately exploded. He glared at Su Lijin with dissatisfaction, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Although he secretly complained in his heart, he still nodded and accepted the defeat, and did not forget to add a sentence at the end.
"It's just one loss."
Upon hearing this, the person sitting opposite stood up, but did not explain Shiqi's identity to him. Instead, he covered his face with a black cloth.
When I turned around, I heard a clang.
The good tea on the table suddenly spilled all over the floor. Tan Tai Chun looked at the person in front of him with surprise. He never expected that the person he had been tracking for a long time without any clues was right in front of him.
He raised his finger and pointed at Su Lijin, who was stammering and unable to utter a word for a long time.
In the end, it was the latter who handed him a cup of tea, which helped him to recover.
"I didn't expect you to be the so-called Shiqi."
If this person deliberately concealed it, it's no wonder that I couldn't find it.
Tan Tai Chun shook his head and drank tea instead of wine to drown his sorrows.
Seeing that he looked angry, Su Lijin couldn't help but chuckle, "Why don't we make another bet? This time, who is the Flying Fairy?"
A familiar name came to my ears.
Tan Tai Chun's expression changed drastically, and he no longer whispered in a serious tone as before.
"Don't tell me this is you too."
He was in charge of the brothel, so he must have heard of this name very well. It was impossible for him not to know it.
His calm expression was filled with shock.
Su Lijin smiled faintly and nodded without denying it.
"As you expected."
Then he took out a secret book from his sleeve. The familiar words on it made Tan Tai Chun speechless for a moment. He heard the sound of his knees hitting the ground and he had already fallen to his knees.
I didn't expect that she was Gu Han's disciple.
The last bit of hesitation in his heart dissipated, and he said respectfully: "I accept the loss of the bet and will follow your lead."
Su Lijin nodded after hearing this, took back the secret book, and then personally helped the man up from the ground.
Then he said with a smile: "You don't need to be so polite in front of me, just be loyal."
She led the man to the depths of the peach forest, where two boxes and a token were placed under a huge peach tree. When the lids were opened to reveal a box full of gold, even Tan Tai Chun, who was used to seeing money, couldn't help but be dazzled.
But his attention was not entirely attracted by the gold ingots.
The dark black token doesn't look special.
Tan Tai Chun himself didn't take it seriously until...
"I used 50% of my strength, but I couldn't bend it." When he quietly tried to test its sturdiness, he didn't leave any mark on the token. Even though he didn't conquer others with force, he had practiced martial arts for a long time.
Incomparable to ordinary people.
In terms of value, this token is no less than a gold ingot.
Thinking of this, Tan Tai Chun secretly glanced at Su Lijin who was quietly drinking tea next to him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that she seemed to be inconspicuous, but unexpectedly she could take out something so shocking.
"What do you need to do down there?"
Putting things out there must mean that you have an idea.
He wanted to see what this shrewd man in front of him was up to.
Su Lijin nodded after hearing this. "I'm sure you also know about the brothel where the deceased man died. You bought it with money, renovated it, and turned it into a new base. Use your expertise to gather intelligence."
She arranged everything in an orderly manner, even planning the arrangements for the girls in the building clearly, but she didn't realize that the eyes of the people around her had already turned from curiosity to shock.
I originally thought it was just a spur of the moment decision, but who would have thought that every detail was taken care of.
Except for these, only those who know the ins and outs know the details.
If it were necessary, Tan Tai Chun would have wanted to raise his hands and clap to show his admiration.
"It seems that when you saw me in the peach blossom forest, you had already made up your mind to take me back. Otherwise, it would take a long time to withdraw such a large amount of money."
It’s a pity that he originally thought he could get some benefits from Su Lijin.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that I was stupid at that time. How could I agree to the bet and lose the person?
Upon hearing this, Su Lijin glanced at him indifferently and then smiled.
"I am very confident about my whereabouts."
Tan Tai Chun was just talking nonsense, but he actually had some expectations in his heart.
According to this person's idea, if he builds an intelligence base that belongs to him completely, he will definitely make the brothel bigger.
The more prosperous the girls' business becomes, the more turbulent the undercurrents behind the scenes become.
He smiled and put the token into his arms: "I am at your disposal."
This matter has come to an end.
On the other side, everyone was planning to return to the palace. Su Lijin, wearing a phoenix robe, stood beside Xiao Shengxing, looking at the beautiful scenery around her boredly, feeling very dull.
Just as she was drowsy and ready to rest in the carriage.
Suddenly there was a scream from outside.
"Oh no, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Concubine is allergic!"
But the young eunuch beside Concubine Shu hurriedly walked to several carriages, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed to the ground with his head.
Before Xiao Shengxing and the Queen could react, they heard a shrill scream from the carriage next door.
The Queen Mother opened the door in panic and came down, shouting at the eunuch who was still kowtowing.
"What are you standing there for? Take me there to see it!"
Su Lijin rubbed her sleepy eyes and couldn't help curling her lips. Even returning to the palace caused trouble.
She walked slowly down from the carriage.
When I arrived at Concubine Shu's place, the area around her was already full of people.
Su Lijin then realized that she was the last one to arrive. She had no intention of squeezing to the front and stood quietly on the periphery.
From time to time, I could hear Concubine Shu's cries of pain coming from inside.
"Empress Dowager, please save me! I'm itchy all over!"
She could vaguely see from the window that many terrible red spots appeared on the arms that should have been white and flawless.
The Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Shu as if she were the apple of her eye, and was even more anxious than Xiao Shengxing.
When she heard Concubine Shu's screams of pain, her eyes were filled with heartache, and she quickly asked the white-bearded imperial physician standing beside her: "What's going on?"
Everything was fine before I got on the car, but how come such a terrible thing happened when we were almost at the palace?
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician hurried forward and after a careful examination, he came to a conclusion: "To answer the Queen Mother, it is possible that he accidentally touched something when he left the palace, which led to the sudden allergic reaction."
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