"Lord Hua Qian has always been this way. If he can't get what he wants, he'll simply take it by force."
"So, Miss, do you think this news is important or not?"
The person on the small boat said this with a smile.
Lin Bai understood as well. No wonder this person had suddenly appeared around the painted boat carrying the three of them. It turned out he had come at someone's request.
Just now, Lin Bai had still been wondering. There were so many painted boats on the river, and the one carrying the three of them was nothing special at all, so why had this small boat come straight here?
It turned out that Lord Hua Qian had paid the Dark Pavilion to investigate Qin Yuyan's origins and identity, which was why this person had come.
Qin Yuyan, however, merely laughed dismissively. "Is this how the Dark Pavilion does business? You just pass along the buyer's identity and information like this?"
"Although I passed the identities and origins of the three of you to the Dark Pavilion headquarters, I also told Miss about Hua Qian's identity and origins." The person on the small boat smiled brightly. "The Dark Pavilion is a place of business. As long as you can afford the price, we can do business. There's no question of offending anyone or not."
"You offered a price, and the Dark Pavilion gave you an answer. This transaction is now over. I'll take my leave."
After saying this, the person on the small boat steered it away rapidly across the river. When Qin Yuyan and Jiang Xuansu tried to find the boat, it had already vanished without a trace.
Unable to find the boat again, Qin Yuyan sighed and sat on the side of the vessel. With knitted