After saying this, Wang Wu suddenly remembered that he had just almost dealt with the corpse issue when Xiahou Qing gave him another big task. "One more thing, there seems to be another story behind this pocket money. Ever since she appeared, Tianshu Tower has received help from an unknown force. The Pavilion Master didn't say it explicitly, but suddenly gave me a large sum of money to cover the cost of recruiting soldiers."
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Chun paused. Xiahou Qing had been giving him mostly written work, and while it had been largely flawless, he understood that Xiahou Qing no longer trusted him. He hadn't expected that he, nominally second-in-command, would now need to be informed by his subordinates about Tianshu Tower's future movements.
Xiahou Jun didn't show his disappointment, but simply began to analyze, "Recruiting soldiers and horses requires a considerable amount of money. Although I'm in this situation now, if it were Tianshu Tower or the Pavilion Master himself, I would definitely know. It seems that the Pavilion Master who disappeared that day went to look for a partner. Can we trace the source of this money?"
Wang Wu shook his head slightly and said, "That's probably difficult. I've checked before, and the money came from various banks and even the black market. There's more than one owner of the money, so it's almost impossible to track down the person behind it."
The person behind this had to use this method to pay Tianshu Tower, which only meant he didn't want others to know his identity. The person Xiahou Qing found was definitely a big shot. He originally thought that if he could follow the clues to find the person behind this, and then contact that person privately without Xiahou Qing, it would greatly help his position in Tianshu Tower. "...Never mind, I won't make it difficult for you. Just do your job well. If you have nothing else, go back and rest."
Wang Wu bowed, then turned back and said, "By the way, sir, what I said earlier was just a quick guess. Please don't take it too seriously..."
Wang Wu had previously said a lot of bad things about Xiahou Qing, and Xiahou Chun had actually enjoyed hearing them. Although now that he thought about it, most of it was just anger, some of his suggestions were not without merit. "I know you're doing this for my own good. I know my own worth, and I'm already pretty good at doing my job well. Now that the Pavilion Master isn't asking me about these trivial matters anymore, it seems like he's really giving up on me. I don't know how much longer I can hold onto this position."
Wang Wu consoled him, "Sir, the Pavilion Master treats you differently from others after all."
Xiahou Jun picked up his pen and said as he worked, "You all say that, but to be honest, I don't care what happens to Tianshu Tower in the end. Originally, I was brought here by the Pavilion Master. He gave me my life, and I will do my best to repay his kindness. In fact, if I could, I just want to be an ordinary person, fishing every day and basking in the sun, without having to worry about anything. Even if sometimes I can't afford to eat and wear clothes, that's fine."
"Sir..." Xiahou Jun saw that Wang Wu seemed to have something else to say, but he was no longer in the mood to listen. He raised his hand and said, "You still have a lot of things to do. You also have to pay attention to Xiaohua and Huangfu Zhong. Go back and wash up and have a good rest."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After Yunhe left, Linghua thought seriously for a long time before finally making up her mind: "After thinking it over, I think the master is right. The Shengxi Gu is a treasure of the Huangfu family. There's definitely no way to identify it in books out there. It's better to be direct."
After saying that, Linghua found out that she had trimmed the branches that needed trimming, cleaned the house, and put away the garbage. Then she was ready to go directly to Xiahou Qing to talk about her idea. She lived not far from Xiahou Qing's residence, but as she walked, Linghua felt that her steps were getting heavier and heavier. She walked slower and slower, and her steps were getting slower and slower.
Linghua stopped walking with a serious expression, looked down at her toes, and muttered to herself: "But, if I use this method, does it mean that I will kill someone..."
Linghua had never killed a frog in her life, let alone a human. Even though she hadn't done it herself, someone else would still die because of her. Just as she was feeling stuck, Linghua suddenly remembered what Yunhe had said to her: just do what you believe is right. Overthinking other things would only cause you more trouble.
Killing people, or indirectly killing people, was completely wrong and unacceptable in her opinion, so she decided not to look for Xia Houqing for the time being. However, without this method, wouldn't she have come out in vain and wasted a lot of time? Thinking of this, Linghua couldn't help but get irritated: "Ahhh, what's the point of just thinking about it? I'd better go and ask that person named Huangfu Zhong directly. It's so annoying. If I had the chance to go to the Huangfu family, I would never come to such an unpleasant place!"
"Knock, knock, knock." When Linghua arrived, she saw that there was no one at Huangfu Zhong's door, and the door seemed to be locked from the inside, so she knocked gently a few times. However, no one responded. Linghua thought that maybe her knocks were too soft, or that others felt it was a bit suspicious and didn't dare to open the door, so she leaned against the door and said, "Is anyone home? I'm here to look for Huangfu Zhong. Is anyone there?"
When Huangfu Zhong in the inner room heard the knock on the door, he thought he had overheard it and paid no attention to it. It was not until he heard Linghua's voice that he quickly responded, "Miss Linghua, wait a moment."
Linghua waited outside the room for almost a cup of tea. When the door opened, Linghua looked a little annoyed and said, "Can I ask what you were doing in there just now? You kept me waiting for a long time. There was nothing outside. It was so boring."
Huangfu Zhong smiled and replied, "I'm so sorry, I was just feeding the Gu worms and couldn't leave for the moment. Do you want to come in and take a look?"
When Linghua heard the Gu worms eating, she suddenly became interested. Although she was called a worm master, she had only seen Gu worms before. Yunhe said that they were dangerous and difficult to raise, and no matter how much she fussed or acted like a spoiled child, he would not let her raise them. This was the first time: "Okay, okay!"
Linghua was very excited and entered the secret room under Huangfu Zhong's guidance. She saw the insect in the bronze tripod lying on something that looked like beef, humming happily. "Wow, isn't it a little insect? Why does it want to eat meat?"
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