Traveling in haste, Huang Xiao and Chen Xiangrong spent a night in a small town up ahead, then hurried toward Jicheng again the next day.
Four days later, they finally reached Jicheng. Huang Xiao could have arrived sooner at his own speed, but he had slowed down to accommodate Chen Xiangrong, so the journey had taken four days. Still, they had ample time: the auspicious day for the Ou Family's Divine Sword Opening Edge was five days away.
Over those four days, Huang Xiao had chatted quite a bit with Chen Xiangrong. He was somewhat curious about the man, whose bearing was extraordinary. Even though Chen Xiangrong had now lost the Four Directions Trading Company and remained under constant threat from Lin Jian, he was still very calm.
Huang Xiao rather admired Chen Xiangrong for this. Beyond that, Chen Xiangrong gave him a vague sense of being unfathomable. He could not see through this fat man. It was only a feeling, however, and unfortunately, Huang Xiao had no evidence.
After they settled into an inn in Jicheng, Chen Xiangrong came to Huang Xiao's room.
"Hero Huang, I'll go out and notify the Ou Family's people first. Unless something unexpected happens, we should be able to visit the Ou Family tomorrow," Chen Xiangrong told him.
Along the way, Huang Xiao had learned a little about the Ou Family from Chen Xiangrong.
The Ou Family was not in Jicheng itself, but in a mountain called Yan Mountain, fifty li north of the city.
Ordinarily, the Ou Family did not allow people of the Jianghu within ten li of Yan Mountain. Even a major client like Chen Xiangrong could not enter directly.
He first had to contact the Ou Family personnel stationed in Jicheng. Only after they made arrangements would members of the