The group thought to themselves, "Wow, Xie Zhuangshui's team really has quite a few formidable experts." Li Xinzhai half-jokingly said, "I don't think Xie Zhuangshui is a man of good character, so how did he gather so many experts around him?"
Upon hearing this, Hong Yu suddenly retorted somewhat abnormally, "Don't talk nonsense. He may have bad behavior, but the prestige of the Xie family in South Vietnam is beyond your imagination. Besides, bad behavior is one thing, but being able to recruit talents and be worldly-wise is also a skill, isn't it?"
Hong Yu wanted to protect not Xie Zhuangshui's image, but the entire Xie family, excluding people like them. Although she was not a member of the Xie family, the connections between the aristocratic families could not be explained in a few words.
Hua Wuxin tacitly agreed with Hong Yu's statement and reminded everyone, "Are we getting off topic? Regardless of Xie Zhuangshui's personal character, we didn't come to this dry well to eat and chat with him."
Once the topic returned to the main topic, the atmosphere in the dry well became somewhat tense again. Hong Yu immediately stated, "Don't worry, I won't interfere in your affairs. Xie Zhuangshui is still unconscious. I suggest we go to the granary first."
Mo Yu rarely spoke up for anyone other than Li Xinzhai, saying, "I agree, but I'm not sure if we can snatch the cannons from those masters."
Wang Ruo looked up at the light coming through the well and smiled slightly. "Do your best. We'll take action after nightfall. The battle is imminent, so take a break to recharge your batteries."
After the meeting, everyone found a seat that they thought was good. Those who needed to close their eyes and rest did so, those who needed to think about life thought about life, and those who wanted to chat quietly hid aside to talk.
After Hua Wuxin had a conversation with Wang Ruo, he saw Hong Yu standing alone, playing with the blood jade. While everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, he approached her with a question in his mind: "Miss Hong Yu, are you interested in chatting?"
Seeing him coming, Hong Yu calmly hung up the blood jade and hid it in his clothes, then smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
Hua Wuxin and Hong Yu had no prior experience, their acquaintance simply stemming from transactions between Hong Yu's family, the Huangfu clan, and the black market. The Huangfu clan was renowned for their skill in refining Gu, and there were even rumors that their ancestors had once been able to control a vast array of beasts. While this technique might sound rather mysterious, it certainly seemed to be real.
In the past, the Huangfu family had always refined their Gu-worm elixirs themselves, only turning to the black market for Hua Wuxin when they ran short of raw materials. Now, perhaps everyone felt that whether or not they made the materials themselves didn't matter, as long as they met the required standards, so their ties with the black market had become increasingly close.
What Hua Wuxin was curious about wasn't the woman from the Huangfu family who suddenly appeared with the family treasure. Compared to this, the issue he was concerned about was not of a higher level. "Logically, you shouldn't be able to leave the territory of Nanyue at will, right? I wonder if something happened at home?"
Hong Yu had assumed Hua Wuxin would ask her something difficult to answer in such a serious conversation, but she ended up asking about their businesses. The Huangfu family was a major patron of the black market. If something happened to them, wouldn't it affect the black market? "Haha, Boss Hua is worthy of being a person who made his fortune by selling information. But don't worry, my family is fine, and I didn't run away secretly. As I said before, I'm just here to keep an appointment, so don't worry."
Hua Wuxin followed up on Hong Yu's words and asked, "Speaking of this, I'm actually quite curious. What kind of agreement did you and Mo Yu have?"
Hong Yu didn't answer him directly. He just glanced at Wang Ruo, who was looking for a suitable place to rest not far away. Then he moved a little closer to Hua Wuxin and whispered, "I'm also curious about what kind of agreement was made between Boss Hua and Young Master Jiang Ling of Bugui Peak."
"......" When Hua Wuxin heard this, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his body, and even the hairs on his back stood up.
Seeing that this person seemed very surprised and nervous, Hong Yu quickly added, "Don't worry, the person who helped you back then was my eldest brother. This is a matter between you two, I won't say anything."
Hua Wuxin swallowed subconsciously and said with a bow, "...In that case, I have to thank Miss Hongyu very much."
Faced with this somewhat serious topic, it was clear that neither of them wanted to continue the conversation, so Hong Yu pretended not to have said anything before. He leisurely looked at Wang Ruo's beautiful face in the sunlight filtering through the dry well and sighed, "Come to think of it, the person who made the young master of Bugui Peak give up everything, even his life, was actually such a woman. To be honest, I thought she must be an old woman at first, but I didn't expect that after all these years, she is still a great beauty."
Speaking of this, Hua Wuxin couldn't help but say with a little pride: "A Ruo has a secret to maintaining her youthful appearance. If you want to know more, you can talk to her more."
Hong Yu nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "In that case, I'll have to ask Boss Hua to act as a bridge for me."
"You are too kind, young lady."
After the two chatted for a while, seeing that they had no common topics, Hua Wuxin tactfully came over to Wang Ruo.
Wang Ruo found some hay in this dry well, which was so dry that it seemed as if it was not built for water. After spreading it in a place with suitable light and temperature, he sat down as if he really wanted to take a nap in this place.
Wang Ruo saw Hua Wuxin return and moved aside to make a small space for him. "What were you two talking about so mysteriously just now? Why did you talk for so long?"
Hua Wuxin smiled and shook his head, saying, "Nothing much to say. This little girl asked me if I knew how you maintain your beauty. She wanted to learn something."
Hong Yu slapped his thigh, and the look he gave her changed from gentle to gratified: "This girl has good taste, I like her!"
Ever since arriving in this strange era, Hong Yu had always dreamed of making some kind of all-natural perfume or cosmetics. However, she lacked the skills or talent, so whenever she tried something out for Wang Zhen to try, the other two refused, claiming it was "three-no" (no-products, no-invoice ...
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