Secret Meeting with Dou Shu!
At dusk, as night fell, Lin Bai and Zhou Xi left the residence one after another and arrived at a secluded, deserted tavern in the southern part of the city. They ordered a private room and sat down inside.
"Sir, they said these are the guests you invited."
Not long afterward, a young attendant entered, followed by a black-robed figure wearing a bamboo hat.
The black robe and bamboo hat worn by this black-clad person were both covered with formations, making it impossible to use spiritual perception to investigate his appearance.
Lin Bai sat at the table drinking wine, while Zhou Xi stood respectfully behind him.
After the black-clad figure entered, before Lin Bai and Zhou Xi could say anything, he asked coldly, "You two were the ones who sent me a message, saying that you knew about the Old Tree Teleportation Array..."
Lin Bai casually tossed out several hundred Vermillion Bird Pills. The young attendant caught them joyfully, thanked him, then turned and left.
After the attendant departed, the formation in the private room activated, cutting off outside detection.
"Deputy City Lord Dou Shu, you can take off your bamboo hat."
Lin Bai chuckled.
The black-clad figure hesitated for a moment before slowly reaching up and removing the bamboo hat, revealing an extremely cold face and a pair of eyes brimming with killing intent.
That afternoon, he had been sitting in his study, fretting himself sick over the marriage alliance between Red Hill City and Zhan Mountain City, when he suddenly received a message from someone inviting him to meet at a tavern in the southern city. Dou Shu had not wanted to pay it any mind, but a single sentence had been added afterward.
That sentence had left Dou Shu unable to eat