The person didn't walk in on their own; they were brought in by Yun Jianyue's energy. Although they didn't fall heavily to the ground, they were clearly not being polite at all.
Upon seeing the person who had fallen to the ground, Zu An exclaimed in surprise, "Tao Hong!"
The woman before him was none other than the missing courtesan from the Jade Pavilion. Pei You had been searching everywhere for her without success, and now it seemed she had been captured by Yun Jianyue.
“Sister Leader, this is…” Zu’an noticed that Tao Hong seemed to have been acupunctured, and her face was full of fear.
Yun Jianyue said calmly, "I heard you captured some people at the Pegasus Merchant Guild. I'll use her in exchange for you releasing the people who should be released."
Zuan hesitated only slightly before quickly agreeing: "Okay!"
This time, Yun Jianyue was somewhat surprised: "They've been arrested by the imperial envoy, releasing them probably won't be so easy, how could you agree so quickly?"
Looking at the beautiful and charming long-haired mature woman in front of him, Zuan found it hard to associate her with the female demon who struck fear into the hearts of the world: "Since the sect leader has spoken, I will do my best to help no matter how difficult it is, especially since she brought me a gift in exchange this time."
Yun Jianyue spat: "Glib tongue."
Despite his scolding, a smile appeared on his face.
"By the way, I sent Honglei back to seclusion. You always disturb her peace of mind whenever you come out. She has to duel with that Ice Stone Woman's disciple next year, so there can't be any mishaps," she paused and glanced at Zuan, "You won't blame me for breaking up this couple, will you?"
"It would be a lie to say that I wasn't upset at all. Every time I reunited with Hong Lei, we were forced to separate again," Zu An sighed. "But I can't be so selfish as to affect Hong Lei's future. Sister, you did the right thing, so how could I blame you?"
Yun Jianyue nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, you're not like those hypocrites who put on airs. I'll let you meet again sometime. Now that this matter is settled, I must go. Until we meet again."
Just as she was about to leave, Zu An called her back. Seeing the questioning look in her eyes, he lowered his voice and said, "Sister Leader, have you been secretly cooperating with the Prince of Yan?"
Yun Jianyue's expression changed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, "That's right."
The other party wouldn't ask such a question for no reason. In addition, given that the Pegasus Merchant Guild was investigated this time, it's clear that he knows something, so there's no need for him to hide it.
Zuan said, "Sister, you must be careful. The Prince of Yan is completely using you. For example, he clearly knows who is impersonating you to plunder the imperial court's resources and making you take the blame, but he doesn't tell you. Instead, he uses you to help us seize market share from the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce."
“I know perfectly well that the Prince of Yan is using us, but aren’t we using him too?” Yun Jianyue smiled. “However, you did tell me an important piece of information this time, so it wasn’t for nothing that Hong Lei was so good to you.”
Zuan couldn't help but say, "I'm not doing all this just for Red Tears; the leader has been very good to me too."
Yun Jianyue's expression suddenly turned dangerous: "You probably have no attachment to this mortal world anymore, and you're really planning to take on both master and disciple?"
Feeling the oppressive aura coming towards him, Zu'an hurriedly explained, "Sister Leader, please don't misunderstand. We each have our own way of speaking. Hong Lei calls you Master, and I call you Sister. I just truly consider you a friend."
"That's more like it." Yun Jianyue's expression softened slightly. "Let's go."
After saying that, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and disappeared into the distance.
Zu An secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. What was wrong with this woman? He had just talked so much with Yan Xuehen, but now she was angry because of this?
"What just happened? Did you upset her?" Yu Yanluo's voice came at this moment. She had just felt the sudden surge of pressure from Yun Jianyue and hurriedly came over to check.
"Maybe all demonic sects act this way, unpredictable and capricious." Zu An naturally couldn't explain the real reason to her, especially since he was truly innocent.
"That's true." Yu Yanluo didn't doubt it, and her gaze fell on Tao Hong on the ground. "Who is she?"
Her first thought was that this woman was Zu An's confidante. However, upon closer inspection, although she was somewhat attractive, she couldn't even compare to some of the prettier maids in her household. Moreover, she had a very vulgar air about her. She really couldn't believe that Zu An's taste was so bad.
Zuan explained Tao Hong's background to her: "I need to take her back for questioning, so I'll take my leave now."
Yu Yanluo nodded: "Business is more important."
After saying that, he paused, as if being with her wasn't the important thing, and felt that their relationship was a bit strange.
Zuan looked apologetically at the ruins beside him: "I'm really sorry, I caused your house to collapse."
"It's alright, it won't be long before it's rebuilt." Yu Yanluo looked at the collapsed room with a hint of reluctance in her eyes. Clearly, she had grown attached to it after living there for so many years.
After offering her a few more words of comfort, Zu'an left the Yu residence and hurriedly returned to the mission's guesthouse.
During the journey, he asked Tao Hong who had instructed her, but she kept dodging the question.
Zu An was too lazy to ask any more questions and simply handed her over to Xiao Jianren.
Leave professional matters to professionals. When it comes to questioning prisoners, no one in the world is more professional than the Embroidered Robe Envoy.
He then went to find Sang Hong. Now, he made no attempt to hide his relationship with Sang Hong and directly proposed that he intended to release Jin Sanren, Mu Sanren, and the others.
"Qiu Honglei came to see you?" Sang Hong knew that the two had a close relationship because of their experience of being escorted to the capital together.
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