Xiao Fan and Yun Yun followed Old Wan up a special staircase inside the Heavenly Fragrance House, heading straight to the Sixth Floor.
The staircase bypassed the intervening floors, connecting only the second floor and the Sixth Floor. It seemed to have been specially built to protect the privacy of those purchasing information.
Upon reaching the Sixth Floor, Xiao Fan saw a series of peculiar compartments. Old Wan led him and Yun Yun into one of them.
Xiao Fan swept his gaze over the compartments. Each was connected at both top and bottom to the main structure of the Heavenly Fragrance House, and soundproofing materials had been incorporated into their wooden panels to ensure that conversations inside would not leak out. Of course, such measures were utterly useless against someone as powerful as Xiao Fan, but even an ordinary Da Dou Shi would be unable to detect what was happening within.
Inside the compartment, two spacious sofas stood opposite each other, with a solid wooden table between them. The entire table was black except for a palm-sized red circle at its very center.
A ring of seams ran around the edge of the red area, as though it had been assembled from separate pieces.
"Please, have a seat!"
Old Wan politely gestured to the two of them, then sat down opposite them.
Once Xiao Fan and Yun Yun were seated, Old Wan placed his folding fan on the table, cupped his hands toward Xiao Fan, and asked with a broad smile, "What information have you two come to the Heavenly Fragrance House to inquire about?"
Xiao Fan smiled at Old Wan's question, then said, "Two things. First, why the Chu Yun Empire Imperial Family is recruiting Poison Masters this time. Second, the deaths of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's hall