Hearing her say it was serious, Zu'an was puzzled: "Why? Isn't Chen Xuan already dead? What kind of trouble can those people from Black Wind Stronghold possibly cause?"
Qiu Honglei shook her head: "They're not from Black Wind Stronghold, but from another force that you can't afford to offend."
Zu An became increasingly puzzled. Although the Chu family was in trouble, they were still a force to be reckoned with, and they had a private army at their disposal. After all, he was the Chu family's son-in-law and had an academy background. Yet Qiu Honglei still felt that she was in danger of being killed. Just who was the other party?
"Red Tears, could you give us a general idea of what kind of powerful force you are?" Zuan asked tentatively.
Qiu Honglei sighed, "I can't say any more. That's all I have to say. You'd better take care of yourself."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zu'an's mind: "Is it the force behind you?"
Qiu Honglei's origins have always been mysterious. Such a beautiful and delicate woman has managed to remain untainted in a place like Shenxianju for so many years. Besides her own abilities, there must be a powerful force protecting her behind the scenes.
Moreover, Zu An had been able to get answers from her about information that even the Chu family couldn't find recently, so he took note of it.
Qiu Honglei's expression changed: "Don't ask anymore. Knowing too much won't do you any good."
Zu An nodded: "Alright, I won't ask you anymore, so as not to put you in a difficult position. However, the matter of the salt permit is of great importance, and I will not give up so easily. When I get back, I will mobilize all available resources to investigate until I find its whereabouts."
After saying this, he got up and took his leave.
Qiu Honglei stamped her foot in frustration: "Why won't you listen to me!"
She hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you something so you don't accidentally do something foolish."
Zuan turned around and looked at her. After a long while, he couldn't help but sigh, "Red Tears, you've been so good to me."
Qiu Honglei smiled, revealing a myriad of charms in an instant: "You're only realizing this now?"
Zuan said, "To be honest, I was wary of you approaching me at first, and I kept wondering what your purpose was. Looking back now, I'm really sorry."
Qiu Honglei blushed, moved by the sincerity in his tone, and said with emotion, "I did have an ulterior motive in approaching you, so you don't need to apologize."
Zu An looked disappointed: "Ah, so you really don't want to be my concubine."
Qiu Honglei: "..."
Doesn't this guy have any self-awareness?
But she also knew that this was his characteristic, and wasn't it precisely because of this that she felt he was different from others?
After exchanging a few jokes, Qiu Honglei stopped smiling and said, "There will be an auction on the black market in three days. The people from Black Wind Village will put those salt permits up for auction, and the highest bidder will win. If you really want the salt permits back, then you can spend money to buy them."
"Black market, auction?" Zuan suddenly remembered that when he first came to this world, the academy gave him some Yuan Stones. Because of his special cultivation method, he could not absorb the Yuan Qi from them. He heard Wei Suo mention that he could sell those Yuan Stones on the black market.
However, not long after, he became incredibly wealthy and naturally looked down on that small amount of money, so he never actually went to the black market.
The fact that the black market has been able to stand firm in Brightmoon City for so many years has already proven the power of the forces behind it. It's just unexpected that it's the same organization behind Qiu Honglei.
Seeing his changing expression, Qiu Honglei hurriedly said, "You absolutely mustn't even think about robbing it. Since the black market has taken on this auction, they will naturally be responsible for it. If you try to rob it, you'll be directly confronting them, and I'm afraid that you'll end up..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but the implication was clear.
"Don't worry, I'm not that reckless." Zu An knew that Qiu Honglei wouldn't speak without reason. It seemed that if he went to rob her directly this time, not only would he fail, but he would also be in mortal danger.
But the thought of spending money to buy the salt certificates that originally belonged to the Chu family was something he just couldn't get over.
What a joke! I, Zu, have never suffered such a great loss before.
They were suddenly caught in a dilemma.
Qiu Honglei repeatedly told him not to act impulsively, and only let him leave after he agreed.
After Zu An left, a man slipped in through another small door. It was none other than Qiu Honglei's senior brother, Gu Yueyi.
He sneered, "Junior sister, you actually leaked such important information to him?"
Qiu Honglei said calmly, "How can you call it a leak? I'm just looking for potential buyers for the auction. As we all know, Zu'an made a lot of money recently, so he must be qualified to participate in the auction."
"Junior sister is indeed eloquent; I can't argue with you. But how could the sect leader be fooled by your tricks?" When Gu Yue spoke of the sect leader, a hint of fear and dread flashed in her eyes.
"You don't need to worry about that." Qiu Honglei rested her chin on her hand and leaned lazily against the small table next to her.
Seeing the beautiful woman's graceful figure and captivating charm, Gu Yue's eyes flashed with intoxication, and she couldn't help but say, "Junior Sister, you've taken such a great risk for a man, you haven't fallen for him, have you?"
Qiu Honglei's eyes snapped open, and she snorted coldly, "What's it to you!"
A flash of anger crossed Gu Yueyi's face: "What's so great about a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family? All he can do is play a few lousy tunes, recite a few poems, and is a little handsome..."
He suddenly froze halfway through his sentence. Why did it sound like he was praising that guy?
This made him even angrier.
Anger value from Gu Yueyi +250!
After finally managing to compose himself, he continued, "Those are just minor paths. Ultimately, this is a world that values cultivation. His cultivation is so low, I don't know what you see in him, Junior Sister! In every way, I'm superior..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Honglei impatiently snorted, "Annoying!"
With a casual wave of his hand, Gu Yueyi was thrown out.
This made Gu Yueyi even angrier!
Gu Yueyi's anger level increased by 711!
As Zuan watched the anger points constantly being refreshed in the background, he couldn't help but wonder where this Gu Yueyi came from.
"It's perfectly normal for a cool guy like me to have a few secretly jealous guys." With that thought, Zu'an stopped worrying about it and continued to think about how to get the salt permits.
While walking on the road, he suddenly found his vision darken. Looking up, he saw a person blocking his way, who turned out to be Wei Suo's brother, Wei Hongde.
"Brother Wei, what a coincidence!" Zu An said with a surprised bow.
Wei Hongde smiled slightly: "Unfortunately, I came here specifically to see you."
"Looking for me?" Zu An's heart skipped a beat, wondering if the incident at the Wei family's house that night had been exposed.
“Brother Zu, don’t be nervous. You and Wei Suo are friends, so naturally you are friends with me as well.” Seemingly sensing his seriousness, Wei Hongde hurriedly explained his purpose, “The main reason I came to see you this time is that I heard the Chu family is currently facing difficulties, and we happen to have a way to help the Chu family overcome this calamity.”
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