Looking at Huangping County on the map of Qi State, Jiang Beiran estimated its size. It was almost as big as the three major counties of Sheng State put together. It was ridiculously big. Looking for someone there was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Just as Jiang Beiran was thinking, Xiao Qi suddenly said: "Brother Wang, I know something about Huangping County. There are not many towns with rouge shops and gouache shops."
"Oh?" Jiang Beiran glanced at Xiao Qi, placed the map of Huangping County in front of him and said, "Do you know which places have it?"
Bending down, Xiao Qi pointed to a city with the word "Feng Shuang" on the map and said: "As far as I know, the most famous rouge shops in Huangping County are Xie Fuchun, Hexianglou and Kong Fengchun, as Miss Lin just said
The most famous one for lead powder is Hexiang Tower, and this Hexiang Tower is located in Feng Shuang City."
"Well, you do have some skills."
Seeing that Xiao Qi had narrowed the target from a county to a city in such a short period of time, although it was not necessarily correct, Jiang Beiran still praised this kind of living map-like existence.
Xiao Qi, who heard the compliment, waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Thank you, Brother Wang, for the compliment. I'm just speculating, it can't be true."
Fixing his eyes on Fengshuang City, Jiang Beiran tapped his fingers twice and asked Lin Yuyan: "Do you know where your aunt has been?"
"Well... my aunt's whereabouts are erratic, I can only point out some of them."
After finishing speaking, Lin Yuyan pointed on the map of Qi State and said.
"Baofan Waterfall next to Xuzhang Town, Yang'an Cave in Yuning County, Xing'an Cave in Qiutan County..."
Every time Lin Yuyan said something, Jiang Beiran made a mark on the map. By the time Lin Yuyan finished speaking, there were twelve more marked places on the map.
"That's all, I really can't remember the rest."
Lifting the brush, Jiang Beiran looked at Xiao Qi and said, "How are you doing? Do you have any clues?"
Without any hesitation, Xiao Qi answered directly: "Seven of the twelve places mentioned by Miss Lin have one thing in common."
After Xiao Qi finished speaking, he pointed out the seven places on the map.
Lin Yuyan couldn't help but be surprised after reading it: "My aunt went to these seven places alone, and she took me to the rest of the places."
"What do they have in common?" Jiang Beiran asked, feeling that the answer was about to surface.
"There are folklore legends about secret places in these seven places."
"I see..." Jiang Beiran nodded.
After saying this, many things were clarified. Lin Shiyun couldn't stand the boring practice, so she chose to go everywhere to try to find the blessed land and cave, hoping to trigger a chance or something and soar directly into the sky.
Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Beiran looked at Xiao Qi and said, "Thank you for knowing this."
"Hehe." Xiao Qi scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'm not afraid of Brother Wang's jokes. I once had this kind of daydream about stepping into a secret realm and flying into the sky, so I know a lot about this aspect."
Smiling slightly, Jiang Beiran continued to look at the map and said: "Okay, now we have two clues. Your aunt left alone this time, most likely to look for the secret realm again, and the location of this secret realm is most likely.
Even if it's not around Fengshuang City, it should still be within the scope of Huangping County."
Looking at Xiao Qi again, Jiang Beiran asked: "How much do you know about the rumors about the secret realm in Huangping County?"
"There are quite a few. One of them is located next to Fengshuang City. It is rumored that there is a Wuli Valley. It once bloomed with colorful light in the dark night, attracting countless birds to surround it. It lasted for two hours before disappearing. Therefore, it is rumored that this place is
There must be something strange about it.”
Jiang Beiran raised his pen: "Wuligou, where is it?"
Xiao Qi pointed to the open space in the northwest of Fengshuang City and said, "This is it."
After drawing a circle where Xiaoqi pointed and writing the words Wuligou, Jiang Beiran said: "Okay, then you go here to investigate first."
Then he marked other places in Huangping County where there were rumors of secret realms. Jiang Beiran handed the map to Lin Yuyan and said: "Let's go quickly, we have been delayed a lot of time."
After taking the map, Lin Yuyan glanced at her senior brother with some reluctance, but thinking of business matters, she nodded and said: "Yes, senior brother."
After patting Xiao Qi's shoulder, Jiang Beiran looked at him and said, "With your ability, you should do something big. After this thing is completed, I will make good arrangements for you."
"Thank you, Brother Wang!" Xiao Qi nodded excitedly and bowed.
"Go." After Jiang Beiran said this, he waved his hand and sent them both out of the Cain formation he had set up in the cave.
Sitting back on the stone bench, Jiang Beiran threw a dry log into the fire.
Listening to the crackling sound, Jiang Beiran thought about several possible ways in which things might go.
The best one is of course that Lin Shiyun found a secret place and disappeared for such a long time after entering it.
But Jiang Beiran felt that this was almost impossible. If it were that simple, the system would not force him to do this favor for Lin Yuyan.
"There is a high probability that we are still in trouble..."
When Jiang Beiran sighed, the two people who were sent out of the cave were walking out of the dense forest.
Feeling the evil aura exuding from the peerless beauty beside her, Xiao Qi still felt that her back was covered in cold sweat, and her body felt hot and cold.
'No, I'm afraid I'll fall down before we get to Huangping County if this continues.'
Rolling her eyes, Xiao Qi cupped her hands towards Lin Yuyan and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think we should do to get to Huangping County?"
Hearing the word "sister-in-law", Lin Yuyan, who was missing her senior brother, trembled all over, turned her head and looked at Xiao Qi and said: "What did you just... call me?"
"Gudu..."
Swallowing her saliva, Xiao Qi withstood the pressure and shouted again: "Sister-in-law, just sitting together with my eldest brother makes people think that they are a match made in heaven. They can be said to be a model of talent and good looks. You becoming my sister-in-law must be a natural thing."
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"Oh?" Lin Yuyan stared at Xiao Qi with her eyes: "Do you really think so?"
Feeling an inexplicable evil spirit coming towards her, Xiao Qi bit her tongue and nodded, "You two are made for each other. Everyone would think so, and I'm not the only one who thinks so."
"Hehe!" Lin Yuyan smiled shyly and held her cheeks with both hands.
'It turns out that in the eyes of outsiders, senior brother and I are such a good match. It's really embarrassing.'
Feeling that the evil spirit was gradually fading away, Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief and started to breathe crazily.
'People from big families are really so different.'
Xiaoqi has met many practitioners in various places, but has never felt such a strange and terrifying aura from them.
After Xiao Qi took a breath, Lin Yuyan turned around and said, "Let's go, we have to complete senior brother's mission quickly."
"Yes." Xiaoqi agreed and then asked, "How are you going to go to Fengshuangcheng? I'll arrange a bicycle frame for you."
"You're taking too long to arrange things. Come with me. I know the speed car dealer here."
When he heard the word "flying car", Xiao Qi knew that he had no chance to perform. This kind of speeding car powered by spirit stones was definitely not something ordinary people like him could afford.
After getting on the flying car, the two of them arrived at Fengshuang City in the blink of an eye.
Arriving in front of a restaurant, Xiao Qi cupped her hands towards Lin Yuyan and said, "Sister-in-law, you go in and have a rest first. I'll go find some acquaintances to get some information."
"Are there any acquaintances of yours here?" Lin Yuyan asked.
"Hey, for those of us who are trying to make a living, we just need to join a group to keep warm. We need to know a few people there, otherwise we won't be able to live happily."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you here."
"Hey, come on, sister-in-law, please come in and be careful where you step."
Looking at the extremely attentive Xiao Qi, the waiter in the restaurant was suddenly a little confused. He thought that the shopkeeper never said that there would be a new person today.
Entering the lobby, Xiao Qi looked at the waiter who was still dazed and said, "Take us to the Qiu Zihao private room."
Only then did the waiter come to his senses and hurriedly came up to salute and said: "Two distinguished guests, please let me tell you, our Qiu brand..."
Without waiting for the waiter to finish speaking, Xiao Qi took out a piece of broken silver and threw it at him and said: "I know your rules, so hurry up and lead the way."
Seeing that the other party was so generous, the waiter naturally stopped talking nonsense and immediately made a gesture of invitation and said: "Hey, you two, please come this way."
Arriving at the private room No. Qiu on the third floor, before the waiter could take off the rag from his shoulder, he saw that Xiao Qi had already taken out the brocade handkerchief from his waist and wiped all the tables and chairs in the room. Then he looked at Lin Yuyan and said
: "Sister-in-law, please sit down."
Lin Yuyan nodded slightly and sat at the table.
After being stunned for a while, the waiter finally came to his senses and stepped forward and said respectfully: "You two, I heard your accent is from Xi'an County, right?"
Xiao Qi immediately shook his head and said: "I am from Xi'an County, but my sister-in-law is from Changyang County. If you have any suitable recipes, please report them."
The Lin family is rooted in Changyang County, which is almost common knowledge to Qi people, and Xiao Qi has long heard Lin Yuyan's accent.
"Oh~ It turns out we are a distinguished guest from Changyang County. Let's steam two mandarin fish, a pound of spring fish, and a pound of braised sea cucumber. This is called auspiciousness. What do you think, young lady?"
Listening to the waiter calling out the dishes in a high-pitched and melodious voice, Lin Yuyan recalled that she had not been to such a high-end restaurant for a long time. In fact, in Shengguo, even if you have money, you can't find such a restaurant.
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"Okay, let's go ahead like this." Lin Yuyan nodded.
"Okay." The waiter agreed. Just as he was about to make tea for the two of them, he saw that the eldest lady's entourage had already made tea.
‘Why isn’t this a job-stealing job...’
Seeing that nothing happened to him, the waiter bowed to Lin Yuyan and walked backwards out of the box.
After making the tea, Xiao Qi took out a jar from her arms and opened it: "Sister-in-law, there are some candied fruits here, all bought by Wuweitang. You try them. If they don't suit your taste, I'll buy some for you elsewhere.
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"Wuweitang?" Lin Yuyan's eyes lit up, "Isn't it hard to buy the candied fruits there? You do have some tricks up your sleeve."
"Hehe." He laughed sheepishly, "I just know a lot of friends, so I went through the back door to get some."
Picked up a piece of fresh peach preserves and put it in his mouth.
After chewing for two times, Lin Yuyan nodded with satisfaction and said, "No wonder senior brother takes a fancy to you. You do have some skills. Where are you working now?"
"If I go back to my sister-in-law, I can hang out in a small gang and earn some money to survive."
"Well, work well for your senior brother, and the benefits will definitely come to you."
"Thank you sister-in-law, thank you sister-in-law. I will definitely work hard for Brother Wang." Xiao Qi saluted repeatedly.
Picking up another piece of candied longan fruit and putting it into his mouth, Lin Yuyan asked again: "Just now, the waiter seemed to say that there are rules in this Qiu brand private room?"
"Hey." Xiao Qi nodded, "Even in this Qiu-style box, the minimum cost is one tael of silver."
After hearing this, Lin Yuyan looked at the decoration in the box, nodded and said, "It's worth the price."
After saying that, he took out a tips bag from the Qiankun Ring and handed it to Xiao Qi: "Take it, I'll rely on you to take care of it along the way."
Xiao Qi quickly waved her hand and said: "Sister-in-law, if you don't mind, it would be my honor to do something for my sister-in-law. You..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Just take it if you are told to do it. There is no point in asking you to do things and then asking you to do things the wrong way."
At this point, Xiao Qi stopped refusing, picked up the kit and said, "Hey, thank you sister-in-law."
"Well, you go and do things, I'll wait for you right here."
"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll be back as soon as I can." After Xiaoqi said that, she walked backwards out of the box.
When the box door closed, the corners of Lin Yuyan's mouth could not help but slowly rise. The words "sister-in-law" really made her feel a little "feeling".
'It's only a matter of time, it would be the same if I heard it earlier.'
After a sweet moment, Lin Yuyan took out the waist card from the Qiankun Ring and said: "Brother, we have arrived at Fengshuang City."
Lin Yuyan returned to the cave before Xiao Qi, so the Lin family badge she had obtained had already been given to her senior brother, so she could now send messages over long distances.
After a while, Jiang Beiran's voice came from the waistband.
"Okay, are things going well?"
Listening to her senior brother's voice coming from the token, Lin Yuyan suddenly had a strange feeling. She must know that only the Lin family can hold this token, and her brother and sister-in-law often use tokens to express their affection.
Now that she heard her senior brother's voice coming from the waistband, she immediately felt like she was married to him.
'Senior brother's voice is really nice.'
Picking up the badge and rubbing it on his face, Lin Yuyan replied: "We just arrived in Fengshuang City, Xiaoqi went to find out the news."
"Okay, remember to contact us in time when there are new developments."
"yes."
Watching the light from the jade plaque gradually dissipate, Lin Yuyan picked it up and rubbed it on her face, the corners of her mouth rising higher and higher.
On the other side, after leaving the restaurant with the tips bag, Xiao Qi quickly found an alley with five people, looked around, and found that no one was there before Xiao Qi carefully opened the tip bag.
For a moment, Xiao Qi felt that his eyes were blinded.
The kit is full of gold beads and silver leaves of exquisite craftsmanship. With this quality, Xiao Qi is sure that he can exchange it for thousands of taels of silver at any bank. Not to mention paying for his mother's life, even if it's Chunhualou.