However, upon smelling the sour stench emanating from his body, his face fell.
Damn, we suffered huge losses this time because of Old Man Mi's mission.
Wei Hongde had his servants take Wei Suo away, and then said to Zu An, "Thank you for bringing my younger brother back today. I have already had a room prepared for you, and there is also a hot spring. You can take a bath and change your clothes. If you don't mind, you can stay here."
Zu An nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Wei. I drank too much today. My wife will scold me to death if I go back like this. I'll just have to bother you here for the night."
Wei Hongde's breath hitched. He had only been being polite, but he never expected that Wei would actually stay here.
However, since he had already said it, he couldn't take it back: "Brother Zu, you're too kind. But it's really hard to imagine that someone like Miss Chu would curse."
Zuan laughed: "She's just a goddess in public, but in private she's just like any other woman."
Wei Hongde listened with envy, jealousy, and resentment: "Brother Zu is truly blessed."
He thought to himself, "If I had a wife like Miss Chu, I would want to be with her every moment. Why would I want to live outside?"
It's true that the well-fed don't know the hunger of the starving.
Anger level from Wei Hongde +99!
"You flatter me. Actually, marrying her also brings a lot of troubles," Zu'an remarked.
"What's bothering you?" Although Wei Hongde and he didn't have any personal relationship, as a man, how could he let go of such a good opportunity to eavesdrop on some goddess's secrets?
Zuan sighed: "It's just that my wife is too beautiful, which easily arouses the jealousy of other men. I don't know how many people are cursing me behind my back."
Wei Hongde: "..."
Damn, why does this guy seem to be making veiled attacks?
Anger from Wei Hongde: +66 +66 +66...
Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the door of a side room. Wei Hongde said with a smile, "Alright, we've arrived at your room, Brother Zu. If you need anything, just tell the servants. I won't disturb your rest any longer."
"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Wei." Zu An cupped his hands in greeting.
Wei Hongde turned to leave, but after a few steps he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped, saying, "Oh, right, there's something else I almost forgot to tell you, Brother Zu. If you want to take a walk, you can certainly stroll around the manor, but that's where an elder in the family rests. He prefers quiet and doesn't like to be disturbed, so..."
Zuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't go that way."
He was just wondering where to start looking for such a large family as the Wei family when the other party kindly pointed out the way for him.
As for the talk about family elders and the like, he simply ignored it, clearly it was just an excuse.
"Thank you for your understanding, Brother Ancestor." Wei Hongde smiled and then left.
When Zuan arrived at the room, servants had already brought him clothes and other toiletries, and a large tub of hot water was also prepared in the center of the room.
"I like to soak in the bath for a while, so don't bother me later," Zu'an instructed the servants to prevent them from discovering him.
"Yes!" The servants put the things down and left.
Zu An secretly curled his lip. This Wei family is too stingy. They didn't even send a single maid. Do they think they're afraid that I, Zu, will do something improper to the maid?
Despite his complaints, he didn't forget the purpose of his trip. He locked the door, went to the bathtub, took off his dirty clothes, and took out the night clothes he had prepared beforehand.
Then he silently jumped out of the window and stealthily moved inside the Wei family's house.
For some reason, the Wei family had very few lanterns, and the light was much dimmer than that of the Chu family.
However, this conveniently made it easier for him to carry out his plans.
He immediately set his sights on the direction Wei Hongde had mentioned and quietly crept towards it.
Perhaps because he was already inside the Wei family compound and had avoided the Wei family's most stringent outer defenses, he did not encounter many guards along the way.
He occasionally encountered a few, but he easily evaded them.
Now he possesses the skill of "a clear mirror is not a platform" to conceal his presence. Unless someone sees him with the naked eye, it is difficult to detect his existence. He is truly a powerful tool for escaping danger.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, Zuan sneaked into a room and began searching.
Unfortunately, the box that Old Man Mi showed him last time was so small. How easy would it be to find it in such a large area?
After searching for a while, Zaun gave up; such brute force was not his style.
"It's a pity we don't know what's in the box, we don't have a single clue, how are we supposed to find it?" Zuan was a bit of a headache.
He got up and looked out the window, and saw a light coming from a room in the distance.
He hesitated for a moment, then decided to go and check it out to see if he could get any clues.
Anyway, he has "a clear mirror" to rely on, so if he's careful, there shouldn't be any major problems.
He cautiously approached the room and faintly heard voices inside. Startled, he quickly crouched down against the wall. He had watched so many period dramas before, and he didn't want to make such a stupid mistake as accidentally casting his shadow on the window and being discovered by the people inside.
"Godfather, what is it that requires your personal attention?"
The voice didn't belong to the Wei brothers; it sounded like a middle-aged man's voice, presumably the head of the Wei family.
"We recently received important intelligence that we have news of an old friend who has been missing for many years. His Majesty has specially sent me here to investigate."
Another sinister voice rang out, sounding extremely unsettling.
Zu An frowned. This tone sounded somewhat like Old Man Mi's.
"Ah, what could have troubled His Majesty?"
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