Seeing no response from inside, Zhou Qianyan pushed the door open and went in, then closed it behind her with a worried expression.
She glanced up and saw the documents on Zhou Cheng'an's desk.
Without a doubt, she knew that these resources were related to Cheng Xianyi. It seemed that Cheng Gui Pavilion had never found any trace of Cheng Xianyi, so Zhou Cheng and the others were panicked and sent out many more people to investigate.
"Fourth brother, a message just came from the academy..."
Zhou Cheng glanced at Zhou Qianyan without much reaction and asked, "What news?"
"The academy has discovered that Cheng Xianyi has been imprisoned by Cheng Guige. A few days ago, you didn't believe me and insisted on getting Cheng Guige's help. As your third sister, I can't watch you be deceived."
"I immediately wrote back to the academy, asking them to investigate the situation."
"Fourth brother, as you know, Nanyue Academy has a deep network of connections in the Central Plains, with students from all over the world. The news coming out of the academy must be true. I'm afraid Cheng Gui Pavilion really has something else in mind."
Third Sister means...
Was Cheng Xianyi captured by Cheng Guige?
And he's been orchestrating this whole thing, trying to gain the Zhou family's trust.
Zhou Cheng didn't reply. His dark eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an emotion that Zhou Qianyan couldn't understand.
The attack on Yan Kingdom was progressing smoothly, and Zhou Cheng didn't need to worry too much. These past few days, he had been constantly reflecting on various details: Cheng Yan's advice... the human skin mask...
And the strange behavior of those dozen or so young ladies from the capital...
Regardless of how much Third Sister instigates Cheng Guige, it's not good.
Zhou Cheng had a strange feeling.
He seemed to sense no hostility from the members of Cheng Gui Ge... Compared to weapons, they seemed more concerned about whether he would negotiate peace with the imperial court?
"If you don't believe me, just wait and see if Cheng Xianyi's news comes from Cheng Gui Pavilion in half an hour. Then you'll know!" Zhou Qianyan's face was filled with certainty and trust.
She seemed quite certain that Cheng Guige would soon bring news of Cheng Xianyi's whereabouts.
Why?
Because before leaving the house.
She also replied to Cheng Guige with a letter that read: "I know Lin Nu's whereabouts. Please ask our allies to immediately send a message to Zhou Cheng saying that Cheng Xianyi has been found."
"Right now, inside a brothel."
"As soon as Zhou Cheng enters the female prostitute's quarters, I will have a chance to extract the weapon."
Zhou Cheng stood up, his gaze falling on Zhou Qianyan's face, and asked in a deep voice, "Third Sister, are you sure the Immortal Intent is in the hands of Cheng Gui Pavilion? And in half an hour, the people from Cheng Gui Pavilion will stage another show."
"Tell me the location of the immortal's aura to gain my trust?"
Zhou Qianyan nodded solemnly with utmost sincerity in her eyes.
Looking into those eyes, which held no trace of panic or deceit, Zhou Cheng was momentarily at a loss, unsure whether to trust his intuition, his blood-soaked family, or the evidence.
Did this dynasty really have human skin masks?
Between the academy that educates and nurtures students, and the ruthless Cheng Gui Pavilion, who needs a more lethal weapon? Who truly desires a place in the Central Plains?
At this moment, Zhou Cheng had a sudden thought: he felt that no one's words could be trusted, and the only one he could trust was Cheng Xianyi, whose love value was assessed by the system to be in the hundreds of millions.
really!
Half an hour later.
Zhou Cheng then received a letter about Cheng Gui Pavilion.
The letter clearly stated that Cheng Xianyi's whereabouts had been found and that she was currently in a brothel.
"How is it?" Zhou Qianyan's heart settled down as soon as she saw the letter.
Just now, as time was passing by, she thought that Cheng Gui Pavilion would no longer pave the way for her.
Fortunately, Cheng Gui Pavilion also feared the power of the Zhou family. On one hand, it wanted to be on good terms with the Zhou family, and on the other hand, it wanted to form an alliance with the East. This kind of opportunistic person was no wonder she stood up for Nanyue Academy.
"Tell me, is what Third Sister said right or wrong?"
"Cheng Xianyi is indeed in the hands of Cheng Gui Pavilion, and this letter even claims that the academy was behind it, and that Cheng Xianyi was hidden among courtesans by the academy. This is utterly ridiculous!"
"Does Cheng Guige not realize that the academy is a noble place? How could it associate with such collusion? They are filthy and cunning. The fact that they suddenly sent you this message means they have ulterior motives."
Zhou Qianyan's words were all very reasonable.
It is said that people's hearts are unpredictable, especially a force like Cheng Gui Pavilion that has fought its way to power. How could such a dark entity help Zhou Cheng without any benefit to itself?
Seeing Zhou Cheng's eyes darken, Zhou Qianyan continued to fuel the fire, saying, "Cheng'er, this courtesan will definitely not let you take her away so easily."
"And you are the backbone of the Zhou family, I cannot let you fall into danger. So, Third Sister will scout ahead for you, while you and your trusted Zhou family members will ambush near the brothel."
"If there is any danger, your third sister will protect you."
"It doesn't matter if something happens to me, but you absolutely cannot be in any danger. This is a critical moment in the war between the imperial court and the Zhou family! But... if there's an ambush inside the brothel, how can I escape and inform you?"
Zhou Qianyan paused for a second before continuing with a troubled expression, "Grenades are a good thing, but..."
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