Although Situ Nanzhao's voice was soft, Yan Xiao's hearing was still sharp enough to hear it clearly.
She abruptly stopped in her tracks, her eyes filled with confusion, doubt, and, most of all, surprise, as she looked at Situ Nanzhao.
For no other reason than that the three words Situ Nanzhao uttered were the real name of the former holy maiden of the Miao people.
After guessing the original owner's background, she decided to investigate the original owner's past.
The guardian deity is a new god, just gaining consciousness. The information she receives is mainly based on the original plot of the book, so she has no way of knowing the past that the world automatically filled in when he was not around. Therefore, the past information she can get from the guardian deity is very limited.
Therefore, relying on the guardian deity to find out the original owner was not very useful. Fortunately, there was still some information about the original owner in the Miao people, so she at least knew the original owner's original name, which was Lou Qingxuan.
The last time she met Situ Nanzhao, she was wearing makeup to conceal her true intentions, so he acted very normally when he saw her.
Today, although she was dressed in black, her face was clean.
When the other man saw her, his eyes did not show the amazement or infatuation that a typical man would have when he first saw her. Instead, they showed shock, hesitation, and some other emotions that she could not understand.
Given that the other party recognized the original owner's name at a glance, it's easy to guess that the original owner and this person must have some history.
Otherwise, how could someone recognize you at a glance after so many years?
In that instant, Yan Xiao's mind raced with a thousand thoughts, but her face quickly regained its composure. She pretended not to have heard what he said and took two steps forward, asking in confusion:
"What's with that expression, Mr. Qian? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Wei Wuxiu noticed Situ Nanzhao's unusual behavior at this moment. He frowned slightly, but quickly recovered and introduced Situ Nanzhao with a faint smile:
"Mr. Qian, this is Madam Shen. You've met her before, but she changed her makeup a bit, so this is your first time meeting her."
Although Wei Wuxiu had a smile on his face, the smile did not reach his eyes. While speaking, he was secretly scrutinizing Situ Nanzhao. If the other party did anything wrong, he would immediately take him down.
Situ Nanzhao has been in business for many years and is a cunning old fox. His loss of composure just now was only because he suddenly saw someone who seemed to be the person he had been searching for for ten years.
Hearing Yan Xiao and Wei Wuxiu's words, his mind cleared up considerably, but the clearer he became, the more certain he was that the person in front of him was the one he had been searching for for many years.
One reason is that the other party rescued Lou Guyu and brought him to Jiangbei for resettlement.
Secondly, because the other party had been hiding in Duobaoge a few days ago under the identity of Miss Lou.
Thirdly, because the other person's appearance is very similar to Lou Guyu. Although a careful comparison shows only a three-tenths resemblance, that is enough.
He never believed in coincidences, let alone so many coincidences happening at the same time.
But considering the current situation, he forced himself to suppress the question he wanted to ask, trying to appear normal.
"So it's the General's wife. The General's wife is very beautiful. I was out of line. I hope the General's wife will forgive me."
His tone was calm and apologetic, and he appeared no different from his usual refined gentleman. However, his fingers, which had turned somewhat pale from gripping the fan handle tightly, betrayed the turmoil in his heart.
Yan Xiao glanced at it briefly before looking away. After taking a few steps to sit down at the head of the table, she replied:
"Mr. Qian, you are joking. You have done my Jiangbei army a great favor. In fact, my husband and I owe you a huge favor. How can you blame us?"
"Madam, you flatter me. It was just a small favor. Besides, my Duobao Pavilion is located in Jiangbei, so I'm just helping myself."
As Situ Nanzhao spoke, his gaze lingered for a moment on Wei Wuxiu, who was sitting next to Yan Xiao and secretly observing him, before his tone shifted:
"To be honest, I have some business matters I'd like to discuss with you privately, Madam. I just didn't expect you to be in the army. Now that we've met, I wonder if this is a convenient time for you?"
His meaning was already quite clear, but how could Wei Wuxiu feel at ease leaving a message and laughing while meeting a stranger alone?
He was about to find a reason to refuse when Yan Xiao beat him to it:
“Of course it’s convenient. There’s still some time before 1-3 AM, and I’m not in the mood to rest. To be honest, I have some new ideas that I’d like to have a good chat with Mr. Qian about.”
As she spoke, she looked at Wei Wuxiu to the side:
“Brother Wei, there are still matters in the army that require your attention. Official business is more important, so you don’t need to stay here with me.”
"this......"
Wei Wuxiu was clearly uneasy, his face showing a troubled expression. Then he heard Situ Nanzhao say in a teasing tone:
"Young Master, you don't trust me? Even if you don't trust me, you should trust the General's wife, shouldn't you? With the General's wife's abilities, if I dared to act recklessly, I would definitely be broken to pieces."
Besides, this is the military. I'm not asking for trouble; what problems could I possibly cause?
Wei Wuxiu thought it made a lot of sense, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"I have no other intention. Since you have something to discuss, I will not disturb you any longer. There are my men at the door. Just let them know if you need anything."
As he spoke, he looked at Yan Xiao, and after Yan Xiao nodded, he cupped his hands in greeting to Situ Nanzhao and left.
After Wei Wuxiu left the tent, before Yan Xiao could even look away, Situ Nanzhao had already walked up to her in a few steps. His eyes were filled with undisguised urgency, but even more so with restraint.
Yan Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone calm:
"Now that it's just the two of us, Mr. Qian, you might as well speak frankly."
Situ Nanzhao wasn't surprised that Yan Xiao had seen through his intentions. However, being cautious by nature, he didn't immediately ask if Yan Xiao was the person he was looking for. Instead, he looked at Yan Xiao's left foot and asked:
"Madam Shen, is there a purple dot on your left ankle?"
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