C396 No Clue

Duan Tianya turned to look at the steward and said, "Guests? How expensive is it?"

The butler said with a smile. "The Xue family's honored guest not only serves delicious food and drinks, but can also go to the accounts room to take out silver taels for entertainment"

"Oh? They seem to be much stronger than ordinary guests!"

The butler said, "Of course!" Then he changed the topic:" But if you want to be a distinguished guest of the Xue family, you have to rely on your own abilities! "

Duan Tianya cupped his fists. "Then let's meet on the arena tomorrow!"

The butler smiled and said, "The five tigers of Zhuozhou are indeed sensible people. " Then, he bent his back and retreated.

After the butler left, Duan Tianya glanced at Little Zhuge and deliberately said, "They just have to wait for the five tigers of Zhuozhou to enter Xue Prefecture before they choose their guests. It seems like these guests were prepared for us brothers. "

Little Zhuge also agreed, "The five tigers of Zhuozhou will be the guests of Xue Prefecture!"

When Sun Ba heard this, he said somewhat unhappily: "Xue Prefecture is clearly looking down on people like dogs! Tomorrow, I'll be their honored guest and let them have a look!" Compared to Sun Ba's anger, Chen Ziping was much calmer, as if Xue Prefecture's honored guest didn't have any temptation to him!

Sun Ba had drunk a lot of wine. He had drunk a little too much, but he was still sober. He even missed Guo Wu.

Suddenly, a lot of people came in from outside the door. They were all guests of Xue Prefecture. Behind them was an old man in gorgeous clothes. Sun Ba looked at the old man with sleepy eyes. Suddenly, he grinned and said, "So it's Master Xue who has graced us with his presence!" Chen Ziping, who had always been calm, looked a little shy when he saw the woman behind Master Xue.

Master Xue's expression also changed, and he said with a serious expression. "Everyone here is the Five Tigers of Zhuozhou?"

Duan Tianya cupped his fists and said, "Yes!"

Master Xue did not say anything else. He turned around and left.

The banquet dispersed and Duan Tianya returned to his room. He took a hot bath and was about to lie down when he heard a knock on the door. He pushed the door open and saw Little Zhuge walking in from outside.

"You can't sleep?"

Little Zhuge smiled and said, "Can you sleep just by lying on the bed?"

Duan Tianya also smiled. "Of course I can't sleep!"

Little Zhuge said, "Did you discover anything?"

Duan Tianya said, "You mean the wife of the Minister Counsellor?"

Little Zhuge nodded and said, "Yes!"

Duan Tianya said, "She is just a woman who does not know how to talk!"

Little Zhuge said, "Don't you think it's strange?"

Duan Tianya was puzzled and asked, "How is it strange?"

Little Zhuge said, "I heard from Sun Ba that the minister's wife rarely shows herself. "

Duan Tianya said, "Could it be that she came specifically to see us?"

Little Zhuge said, "It should be!"

Duan Tianya said, "Even so, she is not the person we are looking for. "

Little Zhuge said, "None of us have seen Leng Qingluo's true face!"

Duan Tianya said, "But according to her age. . . " Before he finished speaking, Little Zhuge suddenly said, "You are right!" He said again, "Leng Qingluo used to be Zhai Shi's wife. In this way, she is already more than sixty years old. Even if she ate miracle medicine, she would not have such a beautiful face!"

Duan Tianya said, "Could it be that she has something to do with Leng Qingluo?"

Little Zhuge poured a cup of tea and savored it carefully. After a long time, he said, "This Minister Counsellor's wife must not be simple!"

It was late at night. A strong wind blew outside, causing the trees to sway and the trees to howl through the gaps in the house.

Suddenly, Duan Tianya heard the sound of a civet cat outside the window. He did not get up. After a moment, the window was opened and a small figure squeezed in from outside. He rolled over and stood up.

"If you don't light the candle, I don't know if you are Cat's Ear or Water Harrier!" Duan Tianya said while lying on the bed.

The man laughed and said, "Won't you know after you light the candle?"

Duan Tianya said, "Although I can't tell if it's Water Harrier or Cat's Ear, my ears can still tell the difference between men and women.

Water Harrier said, "Can Water Harrier not come in?"

Duan Tianya sat up and smiled. "Of course, but I'm afraid Cat's Ear will be jealous!"

"He won't be jealous of you!" Water Harrier was very sure of her opinion.

Duan Tianya did not tease her, but asked, "Is there anyone eavesdropping outside?"

Water Harrier smiled and said, "No!"

Duan Tianya believed what she said. After all, Water Harrier was the expert in this kind of business.

Duan Tianya asked again, "Did you get any news?"

Water Harrier deliberately gave him a pass and said, "Do you want to hear good news or bad news?"

Duan Tianya said, "What's the difference?"

Water Harrier smiled and said, "The good news is one hundred taels and the bad news is one thousand taels. "

Duan Tianya was puzzled and said, "How can the price of the bad news be higher than the good news?"

Water Harrier said, "Good news may not have a good result. Bad news may not be worthless!"

Duan Tianya nodded and said, "Makes sense!" He said again, "Then I will buy the good ones and the bad ones together!"

Water Harrier stretched out her hand and said, "If you have nothing to say, take the silver taels first. "

Duan Tianya smiled bitterly and said, "How can I have money to give you now? Take credit first!"

Water Harrier withdrew her hand and said, "One thousand one hundred taels. If you don't pay it back in a month, you can roll the profit and make eleven thousand taels, okay?"

Duan Tianya said, "Okay!"

Water Harrier was very satisfied. She lowered her voice and said, "The good news is that we found the family with the surname Li!"

Duan Tianya said, "What about the bad news?"

Water Harrier's face suddenly darkened and she said, "Bad news. It was that this family had been infected with the plague and died a year ago. "

"All dead?" Duan Tianya seemed to have not expected this result and continued to ask. "Is the news reliable?"

Water Harrier said, "Of course it is reliable!"

The night was still dark, and the wind was still as strong as before. There was a trace of coldness in it. Duan Tianya shivered. He did not like this feeling. He always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

After sending Water Harrier away, he carefully thought about it in his heart. Rather than blindly guessing, he might as well find out the truth himself.

Thinking until here, he put on his clothes and just as he picked up the long sword, he saw a black shadow outside the door. He steadied his breath and lightly walked towards the window. He pierced through the window paper and used the weak lights in the courtyard to see clearly. In the courtyard, the roof was full of black clothed people.

Duan Tianya could not help but be shocked. He knew that these men in black were coming for the five of them.

Just as he was about to rush out of the door, he suddenly heard a rough voice shouting loudly. "Where did you come from? How dare you behave atrociously in Xue Prefecture?" Duan Tianya could tell that the person who shouted was Sun Ba. He had yet to fully awaken from his drunken stupor, and his steps were still a little shaky.

When the men in black saw Sun Ba, they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. Their movements were swift, and they were definitely skilled.