"Something's not right. All the people from the Protectorate's Mansion have been withdrawn."
In an inn somewhere in Quzhi City, Cheng Sanwu and Cheng Sanwu were hiding in disguise. Su Wangting looked out from the window of the guest room on the second floor and found that the soldiers who had originally arranged to search various places were withdrawing one after another.
"If you can't find it, just withdraw. What's wrong?"
Cheng Sanwu held a piece of cake in his hand, rolled up a large piece of juicy mutton and put it in his mouth. He also leaned against the window and looked outside.
"Wu Maocai will not let you and me off so easily. If he were so negligent, he would have been deprived of a foothold in the Western Region." Su Wangting frowned.
"But no matter how powerful he is, isn't he..." Cheng Sanwu had a mouthful of food and finally swallowed it before continuing: "Didn't you also find out about the property you arranged privately? Although this inn is not big, it does a lot of work.
I need a good burrito. I didn’t realize you were still in such a mood.”
"What?" Su Wangting, who was always smart, showed a rare expression of confusion.
"Are you pretending to be stupid again?" Cheng Sanwu laughed: "The proprietress of this inn is obviously familiar with you. Could it be that she has some personal relationship? Let's talk about it."
Su Wangting was not happy at all: "This landlady is the widow of one of my colleagues. We entrusted our families to each other. Baochangshe's business is very big, but I will not let his family get involved."
Cheng Sanwu knew he had said the wrong thing, so he had to bury his head in his mouth and eat.
"Lao Cheng, if I die, will you take care of my family?" Su Wangting suddenly asked.
Cheng Sanwu was stunned for a moment, leaned against the wall, wiped his mouth, and crossed his arms across his chest: "Why are you talking about this suddenly? Aren't your family members all in the Central Plains? They should be able to take care of things for Mr. Lu.
Two?"
"That's natural, otherwise I wouldn't be working alone in the Western Regions." Su Wangting showed a hint of fatigue: "I plan to return to the Central Plains after the Mani Zhu incident is dealt with."
"Where is Baochang Society?" Cheng Sanwu asked.
"There will be no more Baochang Society in the future." Su Wangting looked at the scenery outside the window: "After experiencing this, I finally understand that the Duhufu can no longer tolerate Baochang Society."
"Just because you work for Mr. Lu?"
Su Wangting nodded, and then asked: "What about you? What are your plans for the future?"
"I don't know." Cheng Sanwu shook his head.
"Before you did that thing, didn't you think about what happened next?" Su Wangting asked again.
"If I had thought about this thing, I wouldn't have done it back then." Cheng Sanwu seemed a little angry.
While the two were talking, a burst of green smoke drifted in from the crack in the door. Cheng Sanwu was the first to notice something was wrong and raised his hand to press the handle of the knife.
The green smoke came very quickly, and in the blink of an eye it poured in into a group, turning into a red orchid and sitting down at the wine table.
"No, it's the hag!" Cheng Sanwu drew his sword and came out.
Su Wangting's first reaction was to close the window. At the same time, he secretly gathered strength, and his palms became the color of pig iron.
"Is this the person you met in Hongsha Town?" Su Wangting slowly walked around to one side, ready to take action at any time.
"That's her!" Cheng Sanwu didn't dare to be careless, and kept a close eye on Hu Ji's every move.
"Oh, don't be so fierce." Orchid in red cupped her cheek lightly, picked up the wine bottle on the table, held it to the tip of her nose and sniffed a few times, and said in a sweet tone, "Isn't there any wine here?"
"That stuff is so sour that we can't get used to it!" Cheng Sanwu said without politeness.
"Common people." Hu Ji in red chuckled.
Su Wangting said: "The girl speaks Chinese fluently."
"What? Is it strange?" Hu Ji in red has long dark brown hair with slightly curly hair, eyes as green as jade, deep eyes and a high nose. She is obviously not from Han Dynasty. Cheng Sanwu also heard Su Wangting's words and noticed something strange.
.
"It is said that hundreds of years ago, there was a Yaksha tribe that followed the footsteps of Buddhism and came to the Central Plains." Su Wangting said: "This tribe has quick movements, can fly in the air, and can appear and disappear. The men in the tribe are ferocious and violent, and the women are beautiful.
They are both beautiful and love to suck blood and eat flesh. They bring disaster to one side and turn many innocent people into Yaksha's dependents."
Hu Ji in red said with a smile: "If you say that, if I don't cover Quzhi City under the bloody night and let all the people of the Western Region bow their heads and worship me as slaves, wouldn't I be living up to such a splendid reputation?"
Su Wangting and Cheng Sanwu looked at each other, and then showed a warm smile: "It seems that we are reckless and haven't asked the girl her name yet?"
"Just call me Afu." Hu Ji in red shook the wine bottle on the table.
Cheng Sanwu spat: "Why are you pretending to be a little girl? Every hag like you is an old witch who has lived for hundreds of years!"
Afu looked weak and pitiful: "Good brother, your words will hurt my family's heart so much."
"Lao Su, don't listen to her, you and I will take action together!" Cheng Sanwu took a stance, as if he was going to see Afu's lovely head chopped off in the next moment.
Su Wangting was silent for a moment, removed the power of his iron palm, and crossed his hands in a salute: "I wonder which family Miss Afu came to the Western Regions for?"
Cheng Sanwu saw this and said anxiously: "Old Su, do you really want to talk nonsense to her?"
Seeing Cheng Sanwu like this, Afu covered her mouth and chuckled: "You might as well take a guess."
"Could it be the remnants of Yingsochuan in Zoroastrianism?" Su Wangting asked.
Afu frowned slightly: "I hate these guys who are both fire and light. How can I join forces with them?"
Su Wangting nodded secretly. It is said that the Yaksha tribe is afraid of the sunlight during the day and can use fire to break through their miraculous powers of turning into mist. This kind of nature is obviously very inconsistent with Zoroastrianism, which worships the fire god.
Considering that Afu speaks fluent Chinese, she must have lived in the Central Plains for a long time and was able to communicate with others. The fact that this has not been eliminated is enough to show that she was protected.
It's just that the situation in the Western Region is unpredictable at the moment, because of the Mani Pearl issue, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the British Government...all the forces are involved, and it's not even clear whether the thing up for grabs is Mani Pearl.
Thinking of this, Su Wangting simply said bluntly: "It makes Miss Afu laugh, I really can't guess."
"If you can't guess it, then I won't tell you." Afu showed a sly expression, seeming to enjoy teasing the two of them.
"Old Su, why are you talking nonsense to her? Go on your shoulder and chop off her hands and feet to see if she talks!" Cheng Sanwu shouted.
"Old Cheng, don't be anxious." Su Wangting still persuaded the other party, and then said seriously: "Miss Afu, you come to see us personally. I think you have something important to tell me, so you might as well say it clearly."
Afuyu flicked the wine bottle in front of her: "Let's have a bottle of wine."
Su Wangting didn't waste any time and immediately went downstairs to ask for a jug of wine. Compared to brewing wine from grains, the Western Regions are mainly rich in wine. If stored well, wine can be kept unbeaten for many years. Almost every inn and wine shop in Quzhi City will sell wine.
The wine was put on the table, poured into the cup, Afu took a sip, closed her eyes and tasted it carefully.
"Hmm... Although it's not the best, it still has a unique flavor." Afu's lips added a little more rosy color, making them more bright and attractive.
Cheng Sanwu became more and more impatient and looked at Su Wangting several times, but the other party still waved his hands to dissuade him.
"The people from the Duhufu just went to find Maocaishe. They are now packing their bags and preparing to leave Quzhi City." Afu said.
Upon hearing the news, Su Wangting's expression changed slightly, and then he walked to the window and looked outside.
"Could it be..."
Su Wangting was about to speak, but quickly stopped. Afu didn't even raise his eyes as he continued: "Zoroastrianism requires Maocai Society to produce the holy artifact Mani Pearl. The Protectorate is mediating on the surface, but in fact, it secretly reminds Maocai Society.
, let them take Mani Zhu out of Quzhi City."
"This should indeed be done." Su Wangting had to admit that although he used Mu Xide to incite Zoroastrianism to contain the Maocai Society, he could not prevent them from leaving Quzhi City.
After all, the Duhufu has the final say in Quzhi City. Zoroastrianism can call on believers to appeal and defend, but if a civil uprising is launched, the Duhufu will still vigorously suppress it, and Mu Xide cannot do this just for Su Wangting.
Take the plunge.
"Baochang Society can grow in Quzhi City, which shows that you, Su Wangting, are indeed quite capable." Afu's tone of voice also changed at this time, just like the evaluation of the younger generation by a person who has experienced vicissitudes of time: "Even Maocai Society depends on you.
The forces protecting the mansion cannot uproot you in a hurry. Even if we are alone, we can use the Zoroastrian rebel army to force the Maocai Society to be unable to stay. It is indeed a good idea and a good method."
"That's ridiculous." Su Wangting returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "I wonder what Miss Afu has to say next?"
"This is your business." Afu changed back to his original state, looking at Cheng Sanwu with a teasing expression on his face: "Compared with Mani Pearl, I want to taste my good brother's blood. I don't know what it tastes like.
"
Afu took a sip of wine, opened her mouth slightly to reveal her inner fangs, licked it with her tongue, and looked at Cheng Sanwu. In addition to teasing, there was also a bit of greed for prey.
Cheng Sanwu felt chills running down his spine. He had personally fought with Afu and knew what this dominatrix was capable of. Even though he was not defeated in the fight in Hongsha Town, the other party clearly meant to play around. How could he use it?
Cheng Sanwu couldn't see through what was going on.
"Old Cheng, put the knife away." Su Wangting said.
"Do you believe this dominatrix?" Cheng Sanwu asked, pointing at Afu.
"Now that the Protectorate has withdrawn its search forces, it shows that they have no intention of tracing the whereabouts of you and me." Su Wangting analyzed it in detail: "The Zoroastrian religion coerced the believers and forced Maocai to release the Mani Pearl. Even if the Protectorate wanted to suppress it, they would have to
Assess the situation. They showed great favoritism by letting Wu Maocai leave with Mani Zhu. I went to Mu Xide with the idea of forcing Wu Maocai to leave Quzhi City."
Cheng Sanwu spent a lot of time trying to figure out the ins and outs of this, so he said, "Are you planning to wait until Wu Maocai leaves the city before grabbing the Mani Pearl?"
"After leaving Quzhi City and without the protection of the soldiers and horses of the Protectorate, it was the time when the Maocai Society was at its weakest." Su Wangting nodded.
Cheng Sanwu said: "But in order to escort Mani Zhu, Wu Maocai will definitely call on a large number of people to accompany him. I'm afraid it won't be possible with just the two of us."
Su Wangting revealed at this time: "I have contacted the bow and knife club in Gaochang, Xizhou, and they will send people to help."
"Gong Dao Club? That's right. It's time for them to return the favor."
Baochang Society's business is naturally not limited to Quzhi City. It extends to the Longyou prefectures in the east and to the Congling Snowy Area in the west. These acquaintances not only have business contacts, but also have been influenced by Baochang Society.
of favor and support.
The Gongdao Society was not operating well in the early years, so it came to Baochang Society for help in borrowing money. Su Wangting later did not rush to collect the debt, in order to cultivate contacts that would come in handy at this critical moment.
"It's just... I still don't know something." Su Wangting looked at the orchid in red: "Even if Miss Afu knew that Maocai Society was going to take Mani Pearl out of the city, why did she come to tell us?"
Afu said willfully: "I'm happy with it, isn't it?"
"If that's the case, then I ask Miss Afu to help take back the Mani Pearl. Is it possible?" Su Wangting went one step further.
"Ha! Smart." Afu chuckled: "I can help you get the Mani Pearl back, but whether you can keep this thing in the future depends on how capable you are."
"Do you really want to join forces with this dominatrix?" Cheng Sanwu hurriedly approached and asked in a low voice: "What if she kidnaps the Mani Pearl on the way?"
"Isn't there still you here?" Su Wangting said.
Cheng Sanwu was slightly startled and said in a low voice: "I may not be able to beat her, it's good to just save my life!"
"I really want to seize the treasure. I can do it quietly in Hongsha Town that day, so why bother?" Afu played with the wine glass, twirling her fingertips back and forth on the rim.
Cheng Sanwu stopped covering up and said loudly: "You are so capable, why did you come to us?"
"Didn't I say it? I'm happy to." Afu sat on the couch beside her and kicked off her deerskin boots, revealing a pair of slender feet.
Su Wangting did not dwell on this and took Cheng Sanwu outside to discuss it alone.
"The origin of this person is unknown, but he should not do anything bad." Su Wangting said: "The Mani Zhu matter is very involved at the moment, and it is difficult for you and me to do it alone. This girl Afu is from the Yaksha clan and is very capable. She is willing to help.
Nature is the best.”
"You can't trust such monsters and monsters even if she turns into a human being." Cheng Sanwu shook his head repeatedly.
"I know that she avoids talking about her true intentions, which shows that she has another plan behind her." Su Wangting thought over and over again: "The key now is to get the Mani Pearl back, and we can't take care of so much other things."
Cheng Sanwu heard it: "You want to go with us?"
"yes."
"Are all the properties of Baochang Society in Quzhi City going away? This is your hard work for more than ten years." Cheng Sanwu asked: "Wu Maocai will definitely leave with a large number of people. This is the right time for you to take back the past properties."
"Don't you understand? It's never been the Maocai Society that wants to deal with you and me, but the Duhu Mansion that wants to deal with the Baochang Society. They want to drive Prime Minister Lu's men out of the Western Regions." Su Wangting sighed: "I'm just a
The chess pieces of those big shots in the court can only find a way out by taking back the Mani Pearl."
When Cheng Sanwu heard this, he felt quite unhappy. He had nowhere to release himself, so he could only grit his teeth and curse secretly.
"Old Cheng, I can't give you much, just help me one last time." Su Wangting patted Cheng Sanwu on the shoulder.
"Oh, you..." Cheng Sanwu didn't say much and simply left: "I'm going to make preparations first, and then I'm going to keep an eye on the movements of Maocai Club. You take that nanny, and we'll meet outside the east gate.