Chapter 108: Scout

The cleaning servant wore a faded coarse cloth outfit and a gray melon-leaf cap.

He was only in his twenties; after casually closing the door, his round eyes sized up Li Musheng and the other for a moment.

Then, extending six fingers, he asked in a low voice:

"Are you people from here?"

Cang Yin Yue did not answer, merely reaching out to tap the table.

Seeing this, the other person instantly seemed to relax, then sat down boldly before the table, grinning and saying:

"You've arrived quite quickly; I thought the Six Gates no longer cared about this matter."

As he spoke, he stuffed several pieces of dessert into his mouth.

Cang Yin Yue glanced at him and asked:

"You spread news that remnants of Great Qi are appearing here; is this true?"

Hearing this, the young man dressed as a servant waved his hand and said:

"That news is already outdated; here, it's not just that remnants of Great Qi are appearing, it is simply a den of Great Qi remnants."

Speaking thus, he quickly lowered his voice and whispered:

"Since last night, a group of martial artists calling themselves Qingshan Tower have secretly arrived here; I overheard clearly, these people will make a big move today."

Cang Yin Yue and Li Musheng exchanged a glance, then asked:

"What big move?"

The young man shrugged:

"I don't know that."

At this moment, he swept his gaze around the room and asked in a low voice:

"How many of you came this time? Among these Great Qi remnants are many formidable martial arts experts; if too few come, you won't be able to take them down."

Cang Yin Yue slowly shook her head:

"Besides us, there is no one else."

Hearing this, the young man immediately frowned and pouted, saying:

"Then finish your tea and leave as soon as possible; it would be best to have a Divine Constable from the Six Gates come personally, only then is it possible to deal with these Great Qi remnants."

However, Cang Yin Yue merely glanced at the other person and said calmly:

"Do you think the Six Gates has anyone left to come here now?"

Upon hearing this, the young man scratched his head, as if recalling something, and said:

"That is true; now the whole city is searching for the murderer of the Noble Consort, so there should be no free time."

Speaking thus, he grabbed several more cakes from the porcelain dish and stuffed them into his mouth; his gaze swept over Li Musheng, who had been quietly drinking tea, and he reached out to touch his own face, saying with a sour tone:

"Tsk tsk, the Six Gates actually has someone more handsome than me? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng finally looked directly at the other person.

I must say, this kid's judgment is truly accurate!

At this moment, the young man stood up from the stool, waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, I won't chat with you anymore; if too much time passes, we'll be discovered. Wait until your Six Gates brings enough men to wipe out these Great Qi remnants, it won't be too late."

Having said this, he wiped the long towel draped over his shoulder with his hand, turned around, and prepared to leave.

But just then, the room door was suddenly pushed open violently from the outside.

After the door swung wide open, a middle-aged man in a blue satin brocade robe and several assistants and servants stood neatly on the corridor outside, all looking into the room with cold, sharp eyes.

On the round face of that middle-aged man, whose eyes had wrinkles, a smile that was neither smile nor frown appeared as he asked the young man who was staring at him:

"A Bin, what are you doing in the guest's room?"

Hearing this, the young man A Bin quickly changed his expression, hurriedly putting on a flattering smile and saying:

"Shopkeeper, just now this Miss accidentally knocked over the stool; I happened to pass by and saw it, so I kindly came in to help lift it."

"Is that so?"

The tea house Shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and said:

"I thought there was a traitor in the building, someone preparing to betray us from within and conspire with outsiders against us."

Speaking thus, he beckoned to A Bin through the door:

"Since the stool is already lifted, don't stay in the room; come out quickly, don't disturb the guests' enjoyment of tea."

Hearing this, A Bin stood in place with a smile on his face; however, his hand was behind his back, and he quietly sent a palm force, blowing the stool behind him to the ground with a "Bang!"

"Aiyo hey, Miss, what's wrong with you? You knocked over the stool again so carelessly."

After the sound of the stool falling to the ground rang out, he immediately feigned surprise and shouted loudly, completely ignoring the Shopkeeper's beckoning, and hurriedly turned to lift the stool from the floor.

At this moment, with his back to the Shopkeeper and others, his face kept making winking and nodding gestures at Cang Yin Yue, desperately signaling with his eyes.

However, Cang Yin Yue seemed not to see it at all, merely glancing quietly at Li Musheng, who stood nearby with a calm expression.

Seeing that Cang Yin Yue ignored him and remained unmoved by his warning, A Bin could only look around for a while.

Then, his whole body suddenly leaped up like a nimble rabbit, immediately leaping without hesitation toward the open window on one side of the room.

However, just as he soared halfway, a figure suddenly flew onto the previously open window, landing lightly on the windowsill.

In his hand were two daggers flashing with cold light, and his whole body radiated terrifying killing intent that was not concealed at all.

Seeing this, A Bin's face instantly changed; he hurriedly circulated his true qi to stop his figure in mid-air, turning down extremely awkwardly and landing back on the ground.

"I saw something was wrong with you long ago; you still want to run when the time has come? Where can you run to?"

The Shopkeeper sneered, then clapped his hands.

In the next moment, another figure radiating killing intent flipped in through another window in the room, entered the room, and casually closed the window behind him.

At the same time, the assistants who had been standing on the corridor suddenly rushed forward, drew the sharp knives hidden behind their backs, and surrounded Cang Yin Yue and the other two in the room.

At this moment, Ah Bin, his face bitter, turned back to look at Cang Yin Yue and Li Musheng, and said in a low voice:

"If I say this matter has nothing to do with me, you should be able to believe me, right?"

Cang Yin Yue's gaze turned to the Shopkeeper, whose true qi churned around him, radiating the aura of a Wudaoda Sect Grandmaster; she narrowed her eyes slightly and said:

"If the Six Fan Gate had sent someone else, they might have truly been trapped by a spy exposed by your identity."

Hearing this, Ah Bin seemed to savor some meaning, his face lighting up with surprise as he said:

"Could it be that there is a grandmaster hidden behind you?"

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at Ah Bin once more.

It had to be said, this young man not only judged people accurately but also guessed quite accurately.

Meanwhile, the Shopkeeper outside the door let out a cold snort, stepped slowly into the room, and slammed the door behind him shut with a heavy thud, saying:

"Facing death yet still bluffing. Since you know the secrets of our Qingshan Tower, not a single one of you will leave this room today."

Seeing this, Ah Bin looked at Li Musheng and Cang Yin Yue, only to see the two still sitting motionless at the table; he narrowed his eyes slightly.

At some unknown moment, two silver butterfly-shaped small swords had silently slid from his sleeves into his palms.

(End of this chapter)