After hearing Huangfu Zhong's warning, Xiahou Jun not only didn't take it seriously, but also said with some dissatisfaction: "Tsk, when the Pavilion Master is away, Qinghe County is my world. How can someone like Huangfu, who is so good at judging the situation, have such a bad temper?"
Huangfu Zhong snorted coldly and said, "It's not that I can't speak, but this matter is indeed very important. If something goes wrong, I'm worried that Brother Xiahou won't be able to explain it to the Pavilion Master."
Xiahou Jun's kitchen was stocked with delicacies from land and sea, waiting for him to taste. Huangfu Zhong, however, always liked to exaggerate, which was really boring. "Alright, alright, you're the only ones who talk too much. I'll send someone to pick you up after dark."
Huangfu Zhong bowed and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble Brother Xiahou."
Seeing that Huangfu Zhong, who always gave people a cold face, actually saluted him, Xiahou Jun could not help but nod his head in satisfaction: "That's a reasonable thing to say. Huangfu Zhong, it's not too late to deal with things slowly after dinner, right?"
At the same time that Xiahou Chun left the courtyard mysteriously, the three young men who were sent out by Huangfu Ning to do work returned to the inn where they were staying together as if they had made an appointment.
Huangfu Ning saw that they came back together, and they were holding all kinds of small things in their hands that they didn't know where they bought from. He couldn't help but hold his forehead with a headache and said, "Why are you all back so soon? I asked you to find out the news, didn't you run out to go shopping?"
Huangfu Chongjun ate the sugar-roasted chestnuts in his hand and said, "Uncle, you are wrong. We did indeed seek information seriously, and we did get some information."
Huangfu Ning took a roasted chestnut from him and said, "Why do I not trust you? Tell me what you are doing. Come one by one, don't let me mess around with a group of people and make a fool of myself."
Huangfu Chongjun looked at the two brothers beside him and said, "Who will go first?"
Huangfu Chongcong suggested, "Let's play rock-paper-scissors. The winner goes first."
Huangfu Chongyou immediately agreed and said, "I agree!"
After the three of them argued over who would take the first place, Huangfu Ning felt a bit hungry. Huangfu Chongjun, the oldest and luckiest, took first place and excitedly said, "I heard Xiahou Qing left Qinghe Commandery not long ago and has handed over all his duties to a henchman named Xiahou Chun!"
Huangfu Chongyou added, "I've also heard that Xiahou Jun seems to be his godson and doesn't have much talent, so the people under him don't seem to respect him very much."
Huangfu Chongcong continued, "I also heard that Lin Feng, the former head of Qinghe County, has been missing for a long time. Many people are speculating that it might be Xiahou Jun's doing."
"And more..."
Huangfu Ning saw that they were just like storytellers under the overpass, talking endlessly in unison. He interrupted them and said, "Stop, stop, stop. What you have heard is just hearsay. Do you dare to give your uncle something concrete?"
Huangfu Chongjun scratched his head and said, "I don't have the things, but can I have the people?"
"Who?"
Huangfu Chongcong quickly replied, "I know, he picked it up along the way!"
Huangfu Ning really wanted to give each of these three brats a beating. If they weren't his sons, they would never have escaped this beating today. "Picking it up? The head of the family asked you to follow me out for training, not for fun. I told you not to pick up trash everywhere. We in the Huangfu family don't have anything."
Huangfu Chongjun said with some embarrassment: "But I have brought it with me. He is waiting downstairs now."
Even though Huangfu Chongyou usually liked to agree with his two brothers, sometimes his words really deserved a beating: "Then just silence him, otherwise what will happen if he reveals our affairs to others?"
Huangfu Chongcong pointed at Huangfu Chongyou and shouted, "Wow, where did you learn this kind of thing? Aren't you afraid of getting beaten?"
Huangfu Ning rubbed his aching ear, waved his hand, and said, "... Never mind, bring them up here. I'm really scared of you."
However, regardless of whether to bring it or not, these three people, in order to stabilize the person they picked up halfway, actually ordered a large table of dishes for him. When Huangfu Ning went downstairs, he looked at the delicacies on the table and subconsciously tightened his wallet.
After confirming that the person before him was no longer in any corner of Huangfu Ning's memory, Huangfu Ning bowed and said, "...I'm truly sorry, it's just that my children aren't very sensible. Please don't take it to heart. This meal today will serve as my apology."
This person seemed to have not understood Huangfu Ning's order to expel him and asked, "Are you Huangfu Ning?"
Huangfu Ning glanced at the three young men behind him who were pretending to be dumbfounded, and he couldn't help but sigh. He gestured for them to sit down and start eating, then said, "...I am Huangfu Ning. May I know who you are?"
Zhou Weiyong stood up and bowed, saying, "Could we go to a quieter place so we can talk for a moment?"
"...Of course, please follow me upstairs." Huangfu Ning then looked at the three young men who were frantically eating at the dinner table and said, "Alright, stop looking. It's embarrassing. Just eat whatever you want. Luckily, I remembered to bring some extra silver with me, otherwise you little monkeys would have squeezed it all out. Remember to leave some for your poor uncle."
"Thank you, uncle!"
After following Huangfu Ning upstairs and into the room, Zhou Weiyong said, "These kids are really energetic. They're very different from the kids their age I've seen in the city recently."
Huangfu Ning smiled helplessly: "They are all lucky children. They have never suffered any hardship or suffering in their lives. They are teenagers, but they still act like children. It's troublesome."
As he spoke, Huangfu Ning poured a cup of tea for the stranger and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. It seems like you followed us here on purpose. I wonder if you have any advice for me."
Zhou Weiyong didn't reveal his identity right away, even though telling Huangfu Ning that he was a member of the Zhou family would likely convince him more quickly. "I'm sure Mr. Huangfu is already well aware of the situation in Qinghe County."
Huangfu Ning chuckled and said, "It's not quite 100%, but it's about 60 or 70 percent."
"Xiahou Qing is not in the city right now, and Lin Feng is missing. I would like to ask the Huangfu family to help find him." Zhou Weiyong had not even introduced himself, and he came up to Huangfu Ning to help find someone. Naturally, this uncle who still had a place in the Huangfu family would be a little dissatisfied.
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. My Huangfu family has no connection with this Lin Feng. We have no reason to help you find him."
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