"Qiuliang understands."
That night, Tang Chen did not dare to disturb Jiang Wanying. After all, after tonight, she would not have much time to sleep well. Under the protection of Wang Qin and his followers, Tang Chen hurried to the pigeon house, caught the sleeping black crow, tied a mailbox to its feet, and forced it to work overtime to contact the black market.
The next morning, after receiving a reply confirming the meeting place, Tang Chen woke Jiang Wanying up: "Wanying, I have to go to town. Please help me look after Guiyi. I will be back soon."
Jiang Wanying said that although she slept soundly last night, she knew everything she should know and also learned a lot of things she shouldn't know by the time she got up and washed up in the morning: "I'll go with you. Qiuliang is not here. If anything happens to you, I'll be inseparable from Qingliang Valley for the rest of my life."
"……All right."
Compared to the last time they met in a tavern, this time they chose a location in a dense forest not far from the town. It was hard to find other things in Qingliang Valley, but in this place with many trees and deep forests, there were things everywhere.
When Tang Chen saw the man, he immediately went up to him and started to question him: "Boss, did you predict the situation today?"
The shopkeeper also said with great apology: "Madam, I am truly sorry. Today's matter was neglected by me in the black market."
Tang Chen said, if an apology was enough, why would she have to spend money to buy information? "What's going on? Isn't information usually transmitted quickly? How could such a mistake happen this time?"
The shopkeeper replied, "There are problems with several shops in Qinghe County."
Tang Chen's expression changed slightly. Last time, he heard that Shi Zairong had a spy, so he was a little timid in doing things. Could it be that someone else had the courage to sneak into the black market? "Is it a spy, a traitor, or is the funding chain broken?"
After Tang Chen's repeated questioning, the shopkeeper had no choice but to tell the reason: "Xiahou Qing must have found some expert. The black market store in Qinghe County was attacked without any preparation."
Tang Chen, however, expressed some disbelief: "Even if Tianshu Tower has the help of experts, they probably still don't dare to openly confront the black market for the time being, right?"
The shopkeeper replied, "Given their strength, they certainly wouldn't dare, and all the clues don't point to them. Even if we knew, we couldn't rashly put the blame on them."
Tang Chen continued to ask: "So, it's an accident?"
"Yes, an accident."
"Even if the black market people don't know martial arts, they should have guards around them. Your guards are all quite skilled. Phew, it seems Xiahou Qing has found some incredible allies..." At this point, Tang Chen suddenly remembered the people on the list. It hadn't been that long since they got the list, and they hadn't had time to interact with those jianghu people. Could this incident be related to those people? "Could it be those martial artists you found earlier?"
The shopkeeper answered with certainty: "No."
"Why are you so sure?"
The shopkeeper explained, "To be honest, madam, before I gave you the list, I had already arranged for someone to secretly lobby at Tianshu Tower. We've already convinced all the people in the underworld who work for Xiahou Qing. Those who can't be convinced have been temporarily incapacitated or have disappeared for a while."
Hearing this, Tang Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hua Wuxin is really thoughtful. He is worthy of being the behind-the-scenes manager of the black market and a member of the Jiang family."
The shopkeeper bowed and said, "Madam, please keep the second half of this sentence confidential. Jiang Ling is already dead, isn't he?"
Tang Chen saw that the shopkeeper knew Hua Wuxin very well, so he didn't say any more about this matter that they were reluctant to mention. "Let's not talk about this. I know you have great power in the black market, and this blow won't hurt you much, but I hope this situation won't happen again next time. They say that you get what you pay for. I paid the full deposit long ago, but I didn't want to see this result."
"Don't worry, ma'am."
Tang Chen said that no matter what, the black market took the money but failed to get the job done. As compensation, he needed to do one more thing for him: "One more thing, please help me contact the royal family of Shu Kingdom in the name of King Qingliang, and contact them secretly."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "...I understand."
"By the way, has he said anything to me lately?" Tang Chen didn't ask this question because she couldn't find anything to say. She had been feeling very unwell lately. Although doctors came to check her pulse from time to time, they couldn't see anything wrong with her. But she and Hua Wuxin were being hypocritical. The word "empathy" best described their feelings. She could clearly feel every bit of pain Hua Wuxin was feeling.
When Tang Chen asked this question, the shopkeeper couldn't help but become even more curious about Tang Chen. "Madam, you are very smart. The boss does have a message for you. The boss said that it will take at least three months and at most six months. I hope you will make good use of the time. He has done everything he can. Now it all depends on your own luck."
Tang Chen knew he didn't have much time left, but he didn't expect that after they shared a Tianshan Snow Lotus, they could only snatch such a tiny bit of time from the hands of death. "...I understand. Please tell him that he has been working hard and pushing himself too hard during this period. If we have the chance to see each other again, I will definitely thank him."
The shopkeeper then added, "When the boss asked me to pass on the message, he knew Madam would say this. The boss said there's no need to thank you. He should be the one thanking Madam and you."
The "you" Hua Wuxin mentioned should mainly refer to Wang Ruo. Ultimately, it was because of Wang Ruo, otherwise he wouldn't have helped him like this. Hua Wuxin, like Hong Yu, is a person who values promises very much. Sometimes their lives are hard, but they enjoy it, which is admirable.
"Us? Haha, goodbye." After saying that, Tang Chen turned around and stepped over the tiny bells hanging in the air, making a series of crisp sounds, and then left.
The shopkeeper bowed slightly to Tang Chen and then, like a gust of wind, disappeared into the dense forest, leaving only the rustling leaves behind. From this moment on, Tang Chen should seriously consider Jiang Wanying's matter. She had originally invited Jiang Wanying out of a small selfish motive. But now, also because of her own selfish desires, she decided to abandon her original idea.
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