Lin Xiangzhi thought for a moment and said, "I will write a letter in a while. You two should find a way to send it back to the capital. Next, I need you two to go and look around the Nanshan area to see if you can find a ore mine."
Both Black and White Impermanence were stunned when they heard about the ore.
Lin Xiangzhi then recounted his encounter with Qin Hui at the Sifang Teahouse.
Hei Bai said, "Jiangzhou is indeed a deep place. There must be checkpoints on the way to Nanshan. Going there during the day will easily expose our identities. Let's go and scout the way tonight."
"That's right, so you two can go and rest first, and you can go out later."
The Black and White Impermanence received their orders and returned to the next room to rest. Lin Xiangzhi then asked Zhu Xi to go downstairs and borrow an abacus.
Just as Zhu Xi borrowed the abacus back, a waiter came in to clear away the dishes and left the room.
After carefully closing the door, Zhu Xi said to Lin Xiangzhi, "Young Master, you can rest assured and calculate. When I borrowed the abacus just now, the shopkeeper joked that Young Master must have made a fortune on this trip to Jiangzhou."
Ordering a big lunch and then borrowing an abacus at this time is bound to arouse suspicion.
Lin Xiangzhi took the abacus and smiled, "From now on, whatever they say, just nod. It's better for people to know we've made money than to have them doubt us."
In order not to disturb the people next door, Lin Xiangzhi slowed down his movements when he was working on the abacus.
Zhu Xi felt sleepy after eating her fill, so she sat on the small couch and dozed off after being served tea.
Lin Xiangzhi hadn't heard Zhu Xi's voice for a long time, and when he turned around, he saw that Zhu Xi had already fallen asleep on the small couch.
Lin Xiangzhi got up, picked up the thin blanket from the bed, and covered Zhu Xi with it.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiangzhi stared at the calculated numbers in astonishment.
Tsk tsk tsk! They really know how to get rich quick.
No wonder people all wish they could study hard and achieve fame and fortune through examinations; no wonder teachers always say that there are houses of gold and beauties in books.
This isn't just gold and beautiful women; this is absolute, unimaginable wealth.
They earn more money in a year than they could spend in several lifetimes, yet they shamelessly ask the imperial court for money.
That's shameless of them. They earn so much money and they're not worried about not being able to spend it all.
Humans! They are so ungrateful.
Lin Xiangzhi was deeply moved, and after expressing his feelings, he quickly wrote a short letter.
When he left the capital, he saw that the Black and White Impermanence were carrying carrier pigeons, but after checking into the inn, he did not see where the carrier pigeons were kept.
Lin Xiangzhi knew that the Black and White Impermanence were Xiao Jingzhao's secret guards, and that the secret guards' movements were different from those of ordinary people.
The two were incredibly efficient, and Lin Xiangzhi almost never inquired about their whereabouts.
He guessed that the two must have hidden the carrier pigeon somewhere else.
At dusk, the two men, Black and White Impermanence, arrived on time to knock on the door.
Zhu Xi had already woken up; he had eaten so well at noon that he wasn't hungry at all.
Just as he was about to take the wooden basin to the well in the backyard of the inn to wash his clothes, he saw the Black and White Impermanence approaching and turned to look at Lin Xiangzhi.
"Young master, what would you like to eat tonight? This servant will go and ask the waiter to bring it up."
"Three bowls of braised pork trotter noodles, large bowls, for the three of you. Just give me a bowl of vegetable porridge and a side dish."
Lin Xiangzhi handed the letter, which contained less than a hundred words, to Hei Bai, saying, "You can go out after you've had dinner."
"Thank you, sir, but no need." The two of them refused almost in unison.
Wu Chang said, "We ate enough at noon. Eating too much will hinder our movement. Young master, you don't need to wait for me to return tonight. It's my first time scouting, so I might come back quite late."
Lin Xiangzhi had become accustomed to the fact that the two impermanent men, Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang, often did not return to the inn for dinner.
Zhu Xi gave the two men money, but Lin Xiangzhi never questioned where they ate.
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Night fell.
The Black and White Impermanence appeared in an old mansion outside the city.
The courtyard was full of ruins, with vines climbing all over the walls. The courtyard was deserted, and wild grass grew in the cracks between the bluestone slabs.
The gatehouse was dilapidated. The two of them lightly touched the ground with their toes and landed silently among the broken walls.
In one corner of the courtyard, several large trees still stand tall, lush and vibrant, like guardians of the courtyard, demonstrating vigorous vitality.
Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings rang out, and two carrier pigeons flew out from under the dilapidated eaves.
The carrier pigeon landed in front of the two people, making a "coo coo coo" sound.
The carrier pigeons were unusually excited when they saw the arrival of the Black and White Impermanence.
Wu Chang pushed open the door as if he knew the way well, and Hei Bai stretched out his hand, making a cooing sound like a homing pigeon. Two homing pigeons flew eagerly to his arm.
A moment later, Wuchang came out carrying water and corn.
After feeding the carrier pigeons, Hei Bai took out a letter from his pocket, skillfully rolled it up, and put it into the bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg.
Then he held the carrier pigeon, stroked it a few times, and muttered, "Back to the capital."
I stood up, held the carrier pigeon in both hands, and threw it forcefully into the air. The pigeon disappeared into the vast night sky like an arrow released from a bow.
As night fell like a gray veil, a bright moon slowly climbed to the treetops.
The Black and White Impermanence paused briefly in the abandoned courtyard before setting off.
The two headed south along a narrow, winding path in the suburbs.
Less than half an hour later, a wide road appeared ahead, leading into a dense forest.
Before the two even got close, they heard a dog barking.
Black and White quickly stopped Wu Chang, "Don't go to the main road, it looks like a village."
Wuchang quickly stopped and looked up. Under the bright moonlight, faint starlight shone through the dense forest in front of him—the lights of the village.
"Why is there a village here when there is no one else around?" Wuchang wondered.
"We're not familiar with this terrain, so let's not rush in. Let's find a high place to take a look."
The two looked around and noticed several towering ancient trees not far away.
Black and White Impermanence made a gesture, and two figures soared into the air like eagles, landing steadily on the branches of the ancient tree.
The entire village is built in a dense forest. Because the village is surrounded by trees and bamboo groves, you can only glimpse a corner of the village from the top of a tree.
The exact number of residents inside is unknown, but the lights shining from one corner of the village suggest that quite a few families live there.
Hei Bai looked up and gazed into the distance, where he could see rolling mountains not far behind the village.
"We're almost at Nanshan. Let's bypass the village and continue onward." Hei Bai said, taking the lead and leaping down, with Wu Chang quickly following behind.
After bypassing the village, the two arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. This stretch of road was deserted, with no trace of any villagers living there.
It is said that people who live near mountains live off the mountains, so there should be hunters living near the mountains.
Both Black and White Impermanence found it very strange, and the two dared not be careless. They used their lightness skills to leap up the mountain with utmost concentration.
The mountainside is no different from other places, overgrown with thorns, and towering trees can be seen every few meters.
Deep in the woods, the nightingales sing from time to time, and wild beasts howl softly.
The two figures moved among the tree branches.
"who!"
A low growl sounded from ahead.
Immediately, the sound of arrows piercing the air rang out, and the Black and White Impermanence flashed and hid behind a tree trunk.
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