Faced with the woman's question, the constable beside her quickly looked up and carefully examined Qu Feiyan for a few moments before shaking his head and saying, "No, but the young girl who came to the yamen that day was just as beautiful as this girl, and about the same age."
Hearing the constable's words from the doorway, Qu Feiyan's heart skipped a beat.
"Looking for Xiao Zhao?"
Upon hearing the constable's response, the veiled woman looked up at Qu Feiyan, who was perched on the wall, and asked, "Little sister, do you have another girl of similar age at home?"
Hearing the woman's question, Qu Feiyan quickly shook her head and said, "No, my young master only has me as his maid."
As she spoke, Qu Feiyan remained completely composed, without even blinking.
Hearing what Qu Feiyan said, the veiled woman at the door pondered for a few moments before asking, "May I ask, little sister, if it would be convenient for us to come in and take a look?"
Qu Feiyan shook her head and said, "No, the young master is not home. He said he can't let anyone in. I'm sorry, sister!"
As she spoke, Qu Feiyan's face showed a troubled expression, and her two big eyes were looking at the veiled woman, filled with a sense of innocence.
With Qu Feiyan's cute and pretty appearance, one would immediately think that such a lovely girl would definitely not lie.
Her acting skills are absolutely top-notch.
Upon seeing this, the veiled woman paused, then took a portrait from someone beside her, opened it, and asked Qu Feiyan, "Little sister, have you seen such a person before?"
Qu Feiyan turned her head and glanced at the portrait.
That ugly yet familiar face—who else could it be but Tian Boguang?
After turning her gaze away from the portrait, Qu Feiyan said, "Ew, I've never seen such an ugly person before. Sister, you should put the portrait away quickly!"
As she spoke, Qu Feiyan's disdain remained completely unexpressed.
Seeing Qu Feiyan's appearance, the veiled woman at the door handed the portrait to the person next to her, then nodded to Qu Feiyan and said, "In that case, I won't bother you any longer."
Qu Feiyan smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Goodbye, ladies."
Qu Feiyan watched the girls walk away until they reached another house across the street before she pulled her head back, jumped down from the wall, and ran back to the courtyard.
The moment they entered the inner courtyard, Qu Feiyan spoke fluently: "Something terrible has happened! Several people came looking for Xiao Zhao, and they're now searching house to house throughout the city."
Hearing Qu Feiyan's words, everyone in the courtyard focused their attention on her.
Xiao Zhao came out of the kitchen when she heard the noise.
Upon seeing Xiao Zhao, Qu Feiyan quickly asked, "Did you offend someone before?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao looked blank and said, "No!"
Qu Feiyan asked in confusion, "Then why was someone looking for you from house to house just now? And with a constable by their side?"
Hearing this, Xiao Zhao's confusion only increased.
Chu Qinghe said, "No rush, speak slowly!"
Then, Qu Feiyan recounted everything that had just happened.
Listening to Qu Feiyan's description of the clothing of those people, Dongfang Bubai suddenly spoke up: "You just said that those people were all wearing veils and had blue wave patterns on their chests?"
Qu Feiyan nodded and asked, "Sister Dongfang, do you know who the other party is?"
Dongfang Bubai nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and then said, "They should be from the Divine Water Palace."
Yaoyue then spoke up, saying, "In the Great Ming Dynasty, the only organization with such attire and markings is indeed the Shenshui Palace, a top-tier power located on Changbai Mountain in the north."
Qu Feiyan asked in astonishment, "Shenshui Palace? Why would people from Shenshui Palace want to see Xiao Zhao?"
At this moment, Chu Qinghe spoke up: "You just said that those few from the Divine Water Palace were accompanied by a constable?"
Qu Feiyan nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Chu Qinghe continued, "Tell me about the constable's appearance."
Qu Feiyan: "Let me think about it!"
After thinking for a few moments, Qu Feiyan said, "He looks to be a little over six feet but less than seven feet tall, looks to be in his thirties, has a square face, and has a long, narrow scar on his left cheek."
After Qu Feiyan finished her description, Chu Qinghe looked at Xiao Zhao and asked, "Do you remember this kind of person?"
After thinking quickly for a moment, Xiao Zhao nodded and said, "Yesterday, when I went to the government office to collect the reward for Tian Boguang's body, I saw a constable who was exactly the same as Fei Yan described."
Upon hearing this, Qu Feiyan immediately understood Chu Qinghe's meaning and said, "So, those people weren't after Xiao Zhao, but after Tian Boguang?"
But the next moment, Qu Feiyan muttered, "But this doesn't make sense! Since those people from the Divine Water Palace were accompanied by constables, they must have known that Tian Boguang was dead. They couldn't have come for Tian Boguang, so that's strange."
Chu Qinghe said calmly, "Who knows?"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but admire Tian Boguang's courage.
A third-rate nobody who isn't even at the Innate Realm dares to set his sights on a top-tier power like the Divine Water Palace.
Moreover, as a womanizer, Chu Qinghe estimated that Tian Boguang had not only caused trouble for the disciples of Shenshui Palace, but also stirred up other troubles.
Otherwise, the Divine Water Palace wouldn't have been able to chase Tian Boguang all the way from the north to the west.
However, with limited information available, even Chu Qinghe cannot accurately deduce the reason, let alone the other women.
Therefore, after shaking his head, Chu Qinghe said, "Xiao Zhao shouldn't go out these next few days. Let's wait until the disciples of the Divine Water Palace leave before we talk about it!"
Xiao Zhao nodded obediently and said, "Xiao Zhao understands."
As she spoke, Xiao Zhao's face unconsciously showed a hint of frustration.
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