Three thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, so Tan Bazhang bargained. "One thousand taels at most."
Master Liu shook his head. "This news is worth three thousand taels."
Tan Bazhang patted his face and sneered, "Figure out your situation and see whose hands you fall into now!"
Su Jiuniang frowned, winked at Liu Xiaolou, and made a gesture to indicate that she could pay the money, but Liu Xiaolou shook his head and rejected it.
Tiger-Head Flood Dragon simply pulled Liu Xiaolou aside and came up with an idea. "I agree first, and we won't decide whether to give it to him or not."
Liu Xiaolou explained, "If you agree happily, he will be suspicious, and maybe he will hold back. The rules of the road, if you are willing to bargain, then you really agree. Although this man named Liu has not entered the spiritual practice, he should know the rules."
Tiger-Head Flood Dragon nodded hesitantly. "Is there such a rule?"
When the two came back, Tan Bazhang had lowered the price to one thousand five hundred taels. Liu Xiaolou nodded to him, so Tan Bazhang agreed, "That's the price."
The sheet was rolled away, and Master Liu struggled to crawl out, and covered Concubine Li again. Tiger-Head Flood Dragon muttered, "What do you want her to do to a heartless and unjust person?"
Master Liu said hehey, "When she gives birth to a son for me, she will naturally be happy then."
Tan Bazhang looked at Su Jiuniang: "Silver. Give me five hundred taels first."
Su Jiuniang made a sound, touched his wrist, and took out three gold ingots, which amounted to thirty taels. He also touched Chuyi a golden bean and a piece of jade, which together were worth almost five hundred taels of silver.
Tiger-Head Flood Dragon rushed to pay, but Su Jiuniang firmly refused, so he had to take back a few pieces of Jade Pendant.
Tan Bazhang threw the gold into the sheets. "Tell me."
Master Liu nodded and said, "Go to Feng Qiu in Zhuangzi. She must know that whenever there is a distinguished guest in Zhuangzi, she will usually be chosen to accompany him on the bed."
Tan Bazhang was dissatisfied. "Being with me in bed doesn't mean she can hear secrets."
Master Liu said, "But she is good at painting and paints people very well! Last spring, the owner of the house received two guests. After the guests left, she was painting portraits in the house, and I happened to bump into her. I asked her why she was painting this, and she said she wanted to draw all the distinguished guests she had served. These are all practicing immortal masters. When people get old and fade, they can take them out and read them to pass the time."
Tan Bazhang still shook his head. "There are too many customers in the village, but we still can't check."
Master Liu said, "Last year I was transferred to the town for inspection twice. Whenever I met a stranger who was not our Xikou Town, I had to interrogate him, and the suspects had to report. Whenever this happens, it usually means that valuable and important Spiritual Material will be admitted the next day."
Tan Bazhang stared into his eyes. "In which two days?"
Master Liu replied, "March 9th and July 12th."
"What if she didn't accompany you these two times?"
"I can't say for sure what happened on July 12th, but on March 9th, she and Jin Xiu were the escorts. There is no doubt that she was there!"
Tan Bazhang asked, "Where does this Feng Qiu live?"
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He is a nurseryman Martial Master, and he cannot be called a painter, but he is very familiar with Yin family manor. There are one hundred and seventy-three rooms in the village, twelve large and small village gates, nine paths in the village, seven flower gardens, and three ponds, all of which are clearly marked.
He pointed to a house in the southeast corner and said, "This is the courtyard. There are five maids like her. The master of the house treats them very well. They can come and go in the village at will. They also have a small courtyard on Xikou Town. I can't tell when she will be in the village, so you'd better go to the house on Xikou Town. I can take you there tonight."
Tan Bazhang asked a few more questions, such as confirming whether Yin family manor would activate the village protection array on weekdays, etc., and finally stopped asking and looked at Liu Xiaolou.
Liu Xiaolou was immediately assigned and asked Su Jiuniang to guard Concubine Li while others went to find Feng Qiu.
Su Jiuniang's heart suddenly pounded. "I'm going too!" She glanced at Tiger-Head Flood Dragon: "You stay and watch."
Tiger-Head Flood Dragon was so excited that she almost cried, "I will definitely take good care of her and won't let her get away even a hair!"
Taking advantage of the darkness, several people rushed to Xikou Town three miles away. Under the guidance of Master Liu, they directly entered the house purchased by Feng Qiu. Feng Qiu is not here tonight, so it will be more convenient for a few people to search.
The house is not big, with only five rooms. Once you enter, you find a small wooden box. Inside is indeed a picture of a person, which is really lifelike and vivid. Among them are even the in-laws of the Su family, Ouyang Clan of Yuezhou's descendant married to Second Lady Su - Ouyang Yuancheng.
Seeing Ouyang Yuancheng's portrait, Su Jiuniang said bitterly, "On weekdays, I pretend to be a gentleman, but behind my back... you stinky men are like this!" and he put the portrait away.
Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang looked at each other disapprovingly, but did not take her seriously and continued to search.
There are more than forty portraits in the box, totaling thirteen people. Some people have more than one portrait, indicating that Feng Qiu has accompanied this person more than once. However, although the people are the same, the portraits are different, with different expressions, clothes, and postures.
Soon, another portrait of Ouyang Yuancheng appeared. Su Jiuniang was so angry that he cursed a few more times, and then took this one away as well.
All the portraits are from the past three years, but there are no portraits from last year or this year. It is judged that they have not been released, and most of them are still in the village, so it is inevitable to enter the village.
Liu Xiaolou still asked Master Liu to lead the way into the village, but Master Liu refused. Xikou Town dared to come, but he didn't have the courage to return to the village. After Tan Bazhang gave him two courageous blows, Master Liu finally plucked up the courage to lead the way into the village.
It has to be said that when doing anything, the effect of internal cooperation is excellent. Everyone sneaked in in the dark, avoided several ambushes set up in the village, and quickly arrived at their destination.
The yard is clean and tidy, and all the lights in the rooms are turned off, just in the dead of night.
Master Liu pointed to the two-room hut in the middle. "That's it."
Su Jiuniang is Foundation Establishment cultivator after all, and he has excellent ears. He immediately said, "The people inside are asleep. The people in the two rooms on the left and the second room on the right are also asleep. There is no one in the first room."
She stretched out her hand to support Master Liu. This was to remind him that if he played tricks, he could be killed immediately. Master Liu naturally understood and did not dare to move at the moment.
Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang are both veterans, good at entering homes, quietly opening the door and sneaking into the house.
This is the inside of Yin family manor. The danger is different from that of watching the wind outside the house before. Su Jiuniang concentrates on sensing everything around him. He is worried and excited at the same time, and his face is red.
Not long after, Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang both came out, closed the door again, nodded to Su Jiuniang, indicating success, so the four of them climbed over the wall and escaped from the house, sneaking out of the village.
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