Free Web NovelInside a secret chamber in the back hall of the Fu City Magistrate's office.
Compared to the noisy and lively front hall, it was much quieter here.
At the table sat a pale-faced, white-robed young man, drinking by himself.
If he were to step outside the hall, he would surely be recognized.
Yin Huacheng.
Not long after.
The door of the secret chamber rumbled open, and Prefect Cui subtly circulated his Qi, causing the alcohol fumes on his body to evaporate, and the drunkenness in his eyes seemed to be sucked into a vortex, disappearing without a trace.
In an instant, his deeply intoxicated appearance returned to one of shrewdness.
"I've kept you waiting, Yin Hua True Disciple, but official duties have been truly busy, I deserve to be punished."
Prefect Cui smiled as he sat opposite Yin Huacheng and poured him a cup of tea.
Yin Huacheng narrowed his eyes, examining the teacup, then took a sip and chuckled:
"It's just the two of us in private, why bother with the act? Or have you been Prefect for so long that you've started to believe your own performance?"
"Prefect Cui?"
The smile on Prefect Cui's face gradually vanished. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
He poured himself a cup of tea before saying:
"Li Mo and Ying Bing didn't come today. You waited in vain, Yin Hua Emissary."
"Didn't come?"
Yin Huacheng tapped the table with his index finger:
"No matter. Just inform me immediately once you find them."
"I came this time for another matter."
"The goods my Demon Summoning Sect ordered, you've been delaying with excuses about wind and rain. By my reckoning, they should have arrived by now, shouldn't they?"
"This matter requires an explanation. You shouldn't try to pawn it off on some small fry and say they were inefficient."
As he spoke, Yin Huacheng's tone subtly turned into an interrogation.
"The current situation is tense. If our business together is leaked even a little, my time as Prefect will be over."
"The Main Building will also hold me accountable, so I have no choice but to be cautious."
Prefect Cui seemed a little tired, narrowing his eyes as he spoke.
Yin Huacheng's expression flickered between shades of uncertainty.
The business they spoke of was not ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) a collaboration between the Rain Listening Pavilion and the Demon Summoning Sect.
Rather, it was something Prefect Cui was doing privately with his father.
But Yin Huacheng still pressed on:
"Haven't you already kept all the people from the large and small Sects in the Fu City Magistrate's office? They are all under your watchful eye, what is there to be afraid of?"
"They are under my watchful eye, but am I not also under theirs?"
Prefect Cui placed his teacup heavily on the table and said with a forced smile:
"I will send someone to figure out the business and will give you a result. I already informed your father about this in advance."
"It had better be so."
Yin Huacheng also snorted coldly:
"If you delay an important matter of the Sect, the person who comes to speak with you then will not be me."
With that, he suddenly stood up and left.
Prefect Cui watched his back disappear and scoffed.
"How did Yin Hua Xuan give birth to such a fool?"
He said no more, playing with the teacup in his hand.
Time flowed on.
After an unknown amount of time, the door inside the secret chamber suddenly knocked.
"Who?"
A voice condensed into a fine line and transmitted inside. No one heard it except Prefect Cui.
"It's me," the voice came again.
"Come in."
A shadow suddenly slipped in along the ground.
The shadow twisted a few times and then solidified into a human form.
This person wore a loose monastic robe, and on his face was a smiling Buddha head.
"Prefect, the Hall Courtyard Swallows have all been distributed."
The voice from beneath the Buddha head was indistinguishable as male or female.
"Hmm, I have another personal matter to entrust to you."
"Since it's a private matter, why don't you post a bounty in the Dark Building?"
The person wearing the Buddha head replied.
The Rain Listening Pavilion recognized money, not people. Except for the Main Building Master, there were no superior-subordinate relationships among the others.
Even a Heaven Killer could not command a killer of no rank.
"Even if I posted a bounty, who else in the Fu City besides you, Xiao Mituo, could I trust?"
"Why don't we skip those procedures, what do you say?"
Prefect Cui pulled a bag from his embrace.
Xiao Mituo raised his hand and drew the bag into his palm. After a brief sensing, he put it away, apparently satisfied with the remuneration.
"Please speak."
"The Fu City is becoming increasingly chaotic. When the time comes, I want you to fish in troubled waters, seize some orphaned children, and send them to my private residence."
"A small matter."
Xiao Mituo agreed.
With the transaction complete, the two began to chat.
"Do you have anyone you favor in this Wu Jian Trial?"
"The Huai Mountain Three Fiends, Flying Sand Blade He Bin, Thousand Lo Hand Chu He, and Night Ghost Liu Heng, all have a chance to survive to the end."
"Those Huai Mountain Three Fiends you mentioned already died this afternoon. It seems they were no match for Zuoqiu Yang."
Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Prefect Cui pulled out a roster from his embrace.
This was a special roster issued by the Main Building, capable of sensing the Qi within the Hall Courtyard Swallows.
"See for yourself."
"......"
Xiao Mituo glanced at it, then looked up again. fгeewebnovёl.com
The smiling Buddha face seemed to say, 'Do you take me for blind?'
Prefect Cui's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he lowered his head to examine it.
He found that the names of the Huai Mountain Three Fiends were still on the roster.
He had clearly seen their names dissipate before.
Could it be that the Hall Courtyard Swallow had a problem?
If it were just one, that would be fine, but three at once?
How could he, a dignified Guan Shen Realm expert, possibly be mistaken?
......
At the inn.
The inn had been cleaned spotlessly.
【You have a reward to claim.】
【Claim successful】
【Investment Feedback: Ruyi Art】
【Ruyi Art】: "Can change one's body shape, alter one's appearance, and even change one's Qi. Even a Guan Shen Realm expert would absolutely not be able to detect any flaws."
"I have the faceless glazed gauze, so I don't need to worry."
Li Mo looked up at the other few people.
Those who dared to participate in the Wu Jian Trial were mostly seasoned Jianghu veterans.
If they didn't disguise themselves, they would easily be recognized.
"I have a martial art here that can change one's appearance and Qi, and even a Guan Shen Realm expert can't see through it."
Li Mo pulled out a piece of parchment from his embrace.
"Ruyi Art?"
Xiao Qin looked at this miraculous martial art.
Martial Venerable Qianxing told him that this was a rare good thing.
Ying Bing lowered her eyes and took it into her hand.
She only looked for a moment, and the Qi on her body gradually disappeared.
Li Mo had originally wondered if this counted as an investment.
Unfortunately, this was not something they needed, and the System did not send a prompt.
And so.
The inn had a new waiter, chef, boss, and proprietress.
As for why a chef...
Because Li Mo provided Xiao Qin with a hotpot base recipe.
He thought this way.
The better the business, the more people would come.
Those prospective killers participating in the trial would definitely come to popular places to gather information.
So the inn became a hotpot restaurant.
......
A few days later.
"Hmm? Wasn't this originally an inn?"
A caravan of Escort stopped outside the inn... oh no, the hotpot restaurant.
"The situation is tense lately, let's talk after we enter the Fu City."
"Precisely because of that, we should gather some information before entering the city."
"Makes sense."
"So... are you sure it's not because the smell inside is too good?"
The Dart Head stared at the hotpot restaurant's name:
【Happy Sheep.】
A moment later, he nodded.
"Let's stay here tonight."
The Escort entered the shop, and a bustling noise immediately greeted them.
This newly opened hotpot restaurant, business is so good?
