I first heard about the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce when I was investigating the sunken boat case, and learned that he was investigating the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce's smuggling case before his death.
However, Zu'an knew that Shen Zhou had died near the capital. At that time, he should have been on his way to the capital to report the news, and it was impossible for him to be investigating any smuggling case.
Moreover, the charred corpse that was burned to death in the warehouse in the smuggling case was not Chen Zhou, so he didn't pay much attention to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
However, as the investigation continued, the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce was found to be present from time to time. Now, knowing that the demon expert might also be hiding in the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, he knew that there was definitely something wrong with this chamber of commerce.
“I’ll go with you to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce to investigate,” Zu’an said.
Qiu Honglei was pleasantly surprised: "Won't this interfere with your important business?"
Zuan shook his head: "It's nothing. I happen to have some things I need to check."
Qiu Honglei rested her head on his arm, her eyes smiling like crescent moons: "Azu, you are so good to me."
Zuan patted her hand, and the two chatted about their lives after they parted ways.
Before I knew it, I had arrived near the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce. In fact, strictly speaking, many shops in Yunzhong City belong to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, so they occupy a huge area.
However, according to the information Qiu Honglei obtained, Kong Qing should be hiding in the headquarters.
The two strolled around the headquarters like a couple, while secretly observing the guild's security and noting their shift change patterns.
After some investigation, Zu An was secretly alarmed: "Is this Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce trying to reach for the heavens? The level of security around it is even more exaggerated than that of the prefectural governor's mansion and the city lord's mansion."
Qiu Honglei replied, "The Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce is already extremely large, with branches all over the world. Yunzhong County is where their headquarters are located, so it is naturally even more extravagant than other places."
Zuan hesitated, wondering if it would be safer to send troops to investigate.
However, mobilizing troops would be too drastic, and he had no evidence. If he ended up finding nothing, there would be a lot of trouble later on.
After all, it would be extremely damaging to send troops to search such a major taxpayer of the imperial court without any reason.
So he decided to investigate first and see what was going on.
Soon it was evening, and Qiu Honglei wanted to go in, but Zu An stopped her: "You wait outside. After all, Kong Qing was able to escape from your master, so his cultivation must be very high. Moreover, the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce is so large that it must have many experts guarding it."
Qiu Honglei snorted, clearly somewhat dissatisfied: "I am also a holy maiden of the Holy Church, and I am capable of protecting myself."
“This time is really different,” Zuan said in a deep voice. “This time it not only involves the killing of your sect’s elders, but also the huge changes in the officialdom of Yunzhong County. It’s definitely not simple. Even I have to be careful when I go in. I’m not sure I can protect your safety.”
With Qiu Honglei's talent and resources, given time, she could definitely become one of the world's top masters. However, she is too young. She has only cultivated for about ten years. How can she compare to those old monsters who have cultivated for decades or even hundreds of years?
This time they were facing a grandmaster-level expert, and he didn't know the situation inside, so he didn't dare let her take the risk.
Hearing the seriousness in his tone, Qiu Honglei thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright, so as not to go in and hold you back. Here's what we'll do: I'll meet you outside. If I sense that you're in danger, I'll make some noise outside to distract them."
If it were just her alone, she might have gone, but if she went with Zuan and he was implicated, that was something she didn't want to see.
Zu An chuckled and pinched her cheek. Just as he was about to sneak inside, Qiu Honglei suddenly grabbed him, holding a lantern in her hand and giving it to him: "Take this with you. This is called the Little Changxin Palace Lantern. Once lit, it can imprison creatures within a radius of several feet. Of course, if the target's cultivation level is very high, it won't be able to imprison them, but it can slow down their movements. Take it with you for self-defense."
Just as she was about to teach the other person how to use the small Changxin Palace Lantern, Zu'an pushed her hand back:
"Don't worry, with my current cultivation level, I don't need this. This is your trump card. You should keep it for self-defense. You'll need to support me later. In case some experts come to attack you, I'll feel more at ease with this."
Seeing his calm tone and the composure in his eyes, Qiu Honglei smiled and stopped insisting: "I've forgotten that your cultivation level is now completely different from what it used to be. Well then, be careful."
Zuan nodded and slipped inside while the guards had just left on patrol.
The guards outside had observed the patterns during the day, so their defenses were easily breached.
However, as he went deeper, he clearly felt that the guards inside had become more stringent.
Many hidden places have sentries secretly observing the entire scene, and they will give warnings at the slightest sign of trouble.
"Why is a chamber of commerce being so secretive?" Zu An frowned, increasingly convinced that there was something wrong with the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, with his current cultivation level, plus the Jade Cong's ability to see through objects, it wouldn't be difficult for him to evade these sentries.
However, the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce had too many houses, and Zuan searched for a while but found nothing.
He quickly stopped searching like looking for a needle in a haystack and hid in the shadows of an attic. At the same time, he used the jade cong to expand his influence, mobilizing all the small animals in the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce to help him search.
Of course, those small animals would have a hard time understanding how to find a demon expert, but Zu'an doesn't need them to understand; he only needs to make them afraid.
The other party was a master-level figure among the demon race, while these small animals were actually demons in a broad sense, just low-level beasts without consciousness.
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