Chapter 2684

Shopkeeper Wanyan shook her head: "There's nothing in particular to watch out for. This was also my first time meeting Zhao Chi, and I kept feeling a strange sense of familiarity, but I can't really put it into words. His personality seems decent enough… at least he's been fairly gentle with me, but as for how he treats other people… I can't really say."

"Other people?"

Xu Qinglian shot her a strange glance: "Are you talking about me?"

Shopkeeper Wanyan laughed: "Definitely not talking about you… Don't worry, working with him should go smoothly."

Xu Qinglian laughed: "I can see that. A man who hands you 200,000 gold coins in one go—of course the cooperation will go smoothly. And you're really willing to part with him, introducing such a big client to me? No trap, right?"

Yin Wanyan shot her a look.

"You really don't know how to talk, woman. I should've gone to Sister Huang instead."

Xu Qinglian tilted her head and smiled.

"Sister Yin~ It's not that I don't know how to talk—it's that when I'm with you I don't need to be polite or put on a front. That's trust, you know. With the relationship between us two, can't I just speak my mind?"

Yin Wanyan nodded: "Fine, I don't know if there's a trap either. Like I said, this was my first time meeting him too. You'll have to judge the rest yourself in a bit."

"Do I need to sleep with him?"

"…Would you really be willing? But there are plenty of women by his side. Even if you were willing, you probably wouldn't stand a chance."

"Really? Then I'll touch up my makeup in a bit. What type are the women around him?"

"I don't know too well, but the two women who have been following behind him the whole time are both the pure type."

"Pure type?"

"Mm…"

"How pure? Genuinely pure, or that green-tea-bitch kind?"

"The genuinely pure kind."

"Oh no, then the two of us with our heavy makeup won't work at all. I'll switch to a lighter look in a bit."

"Never mind that. Those two women are both very young—they look like they're probably not even twenty."

"Huh? He likes them young."

"Haha, yeah. Two old women like us shouldn't bother with that sort of thing."

"Didn't you say that Zhao Chi is just past twenty? A man like that should like the older-sister type."

"Maybe, so you don't need to change your makeup. Just focus on driving and don't be late."

Xu Qinglian nodded: "Understood. We're almost at the Shu North Town checkpoint. Can I really get in? When they kicked me out before, they didn't show an ounce of courtesy."

Yin Wanyan said: "Didn't I already say we'd try? If it doesn't work, I'll call Zhao Chi out again. Anyway, we're going in as private individuals. I think it'll be fine."

Xu Qinglian sighed softly: "If such a big client really hadn't shown up, I absolutely would never have come back to this Shu North Town… Alright, let's get out of the car."

There was a checkpoint outside Shu North Town.

It was wartime now, so anyone entering or leaving Shu North Town had to be inspected.

The spirit-energy car pulled to the side, and Yin Wanyan and Xu Qinglian both stepped out.

Three queues had already formed beside it, all people waiting to enter Shu North Town.

The lines weren't long, but the inspection was very thorough.

Xu Qinglian grew even less confident: "Are you sure? Looks like the inspection is way stricter than before."

Yin Wanyan said: "If they won't let us in, we'll just have to call Zhao Chi out. Let's try first."

"Alright."

The two of them went to the queue on the left and got in line.

A few minutes later, it was Yin Wanyan's turn.

The inspecting soldier said coldly: "Please show your identification, and then—oh my f*ck! How is it you?!"

His voice clearly rose several pitches, full of shock and astonishment.

But the one who should have been stunned was Yin Wanyan—she was startled on the spot, and she had absolutely no recollection of that guard at all.

Xu Qinglian said, displeased: "What's going on? If you're not letting us in, then don't curse at people."

But the soldier didn't look like he was cursing.

He looked nervous instead.

He retreated as he spoke: "You, you wait a moment… Captain! Captain!!"

As he spoke he ran off to the side, shouting as he ran.

The nearby soldiers and passers-by all looked over.

Xu Qinglian grew tense.

She whispered to Wanyan: "What's going on? Why did that soldier look like that when he saw you? You haven't been put on a wanted list, have you?"

Wanyan said, exasperated: "How could I? Don't talk nonsense!"

Xu Qinglian asked again: "Not a warrant on you? Then it's a warrant on our Ruby Chamber of Commerce, right? They were plenty forceful when they kicked us out last time. Maybe we should get out of here fast."

"I'm not sure either, but it's probably not what you're thinking, and… it's too late to run now."