"Sure, I'll pass along the message."
Chen Han naturally couldn't let the two women discover his identity. Given the current situation, he had to eliminate any possibility of being exposed.
He watched the two women enter Chen Mansion before turning to leave.
Night had fallen, but the Black Market had only just opened.
Chen Han disembarked from the boat and entered the Black Market. As usual, he made his way to a secluded little courtyard.
A young man lived here and made his living selling medicinal herbs, though his wares also included poisonous insects and beasts.
The owner was a physician born in the Southern Border, with some knowledge of Gu. Chen Han had gone to great lengths to learn about him from Wang Yue.
He still had the Gu that woman Qing Xue had planted inside him. Even now, it hadn't been removed.
"You're here."
A handsome man with a face like jade stepped out. He wore a gray robe and had the quiet, refined air of a scholar.
This man was the shop's owner. His name was Shangguan Yun.
"Mm."
Chen Han replied indifferently, his response brief. He still wore a black gauze bamboo hat, leaving his face impossible to see.
"Come on. I've prepared today's medicinal herbs for your treatment."
Chen Han followed him inside, took off his shirt, and revealed a lean, muscular body. He lay down on a reclining chair, and Shangguan Yun brought out the tools and medicinal herbs he had prepared, then began working over Chen Han's body.
Shangguan Yun had only a little knowledge of Gu, so his skills naturally couldn't compare to Qing Xue's. Chen Han had come here at least five times, and each time Shangguan Yun had failed.
He was getting rather fed up.
If Shangguan Yun hadn't said