Three thousand taels of silver is not a small sum, so Tan Ba Zhang bargained: "At most one thousand taels."
Master Liu shook his head: "This news is worth three thousand taels."
Tan Ba slapped his face and sneered: "Figure out your situation and see whose hands you fall into now!"
Su Jiuniang frowned, winked at Liu Xiaolou, and made a gesture to indicate that she could pay the money, but Liu Xiaolou shook his head and rejected it.
Tiger-Headed Jiao simply pulled Liu Xiaolou aside and came up with an idea: "I agree first, and we won't decide whether to give it to him or not."
Liu Xiaolou explained: "If you agree happily, he will be suspicious, and maybe he will hold back. The rules in the Tao, if you are willing to bargain, then you have really agreed. Although this man named Liu has not entered the spiritual practice, he should understand the rules. of."
The tiger-headed dragon nodded hesitantly: "Is there such a rule?"
When the two came back, Tan Bazhang had lowered the price to 1,500 taels. Liu Xiaolou nodded to him, so Tan Bazhang agreed: "That's the price."
The sheet was rolled up, and Master Liu struggled to climb out, and covered Aunt Li again. The tiger-headed dragon muttered: "What does a ruthless and unjust person want her to do?"
Master Liu said hehely: "When she gives birth to a son for me, she will naturally be happy."
Tan Bazhang looked at Su Jiuniang: "Silver. Give me five hundred taels first."
Su Jiuniang groaned, touched her wrist, and took out three gold ingots, which amounted to thirty taels. She also took out a handful of golden beans and a piece of jade, which together were worth almost five hundred taels of silver.
The tiger-headed dragon was clamoring for money, but Su Jiuniang refused, so he had to take a few jade pendants back.
Tan Bazhang threw the gold into the quilt: "Tell me."
Master Liu nodded and said: "You guys go to Feng Qiu in Zhuangzi. She must know that whenever there are distinguished guests in Zhuangzi, she is usually chosen to stay with her."
Tan Bazhang was dissatisfied: "Being with me in bed doesn't mean she can hear secrets."
Master Liu said: "But she is good at painting, and her portraits are very similar! Last spring, the owner of the house received two guests. After the guests left, she was painting portraits in the house, and I happened to bump into her. I asked him what he was painting for, She said she wanted to draw all the distinguished guests she had served. These are all practicing immortal masters. When people get old and fade, they can take them out and read them to pass the time."
Tan Bazhang still shook his head: "There are too many guests in the village, but we still can't check."
Master Liu said: "I was transferred to the town twice for inspections last year. Whenever I met a stranger who was not from our Xikou Town, I had to interrogate him, and the suspects were reported. But at such times, it usually means, We need to bring in valuable and important spiritual materials the next day.”
Tan Bazhang stared into his eyes: "In which two days?"
Master Liu replied: "March 9th and July 12th."
"What if she didn't accompany you these two times?"
"I can't say for sure what happened on July 12th, but there is no doubt that she and Jinxiu accompanied her on March 9th!"
Tan Bazhang asked: "Where does this Fengqiu live?"
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Master Liu said: "Zhuangzi Southeast, I will draw it for you..." As he said that, he broke a branch into a pen, cleaned up the weeds under his feet, and drew a simplified diagram of Yinjiazhuang.
He is a guardian martial artist and is not a painter, but he is very familiar with the Yin Village. There are one hundred and seventy-three houses in the village, twelve large and small gates, nine paths in the village, and seven flower gardens. , three ponds, clearly marked.
He pointed to a house in the southeast corner and said: "This is the courtyard. There are five maids like her. The master of the house treats them very generously. They can come in and out of the village at will. There is also a small courtyard in Xikou Town. I can’t tell when she will be in the village, so you’d better go to the house in Xikou Town. I can take you there tonight.”
After Tan Bazhang asked a few more questions, such as confirming whether Yinjiazhuang would activate the magic circle to protect the village on weekdays, etc., he finally stopped asking and looked at Liu Xiaolou.
Liu Xiaolou immediately assigned Su Jiuniang to guard Aunt Li while the others went to find Fengqiu.
Su Jiuniang's heart suddenly pounded: "I'm going too!" She glanced at the tiger-headed dragon and said, "You stay and look after people."
The tiger-headed dragon was so excited that he almost cried: "I will definitely take good care of her, and I won't let a single hair of her escape!"
Taking advantage of the darkness, a few people rushed to Xikou Town, three miles away. Under the guidance of Master Liu, they went directly into the house bought by Feng Qiu. Fengqiu is not here tonight, so it will be more convenient for a few people to search.
The house is not big, with only five rooms. After entering, I found a small wooden box soon. Inside was indeed a picture of a person, which was really lifelike and vivid. Among them was even an in-law of the Su family, Su Erniang. The married woman is Ouyang Yuancheng, a descendant of the Ouyang family in Yuezhou.
Seeing Ouyang Yuancheng's portrait, Su Jiuniang said bitterly: "On weekdays, I pretend to be a gentleman, but behind my back... you stinky men are like this!" She took the portrait away.
Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang looked at each other, disapprovingly, but did not argue with her seriously and continued to search.
There are more than forty portraits in the box, totaling thirteen people. Some people have more than one portrait, indicating that Fengqiu has accompanied this person more than once. However, although the people are the same, the portraits are different, with different expressions, clothing, and styles. The postures vary.
Soon, another portrait of Ouyang Yuancheng appeared. Su Jiuniang was so angry that she cursed a few more times, and then took this one away.
All the portraits are from the past three years, but there are no portraits from last year or this year. It is judged that they have not been released, and most of them are still in the village, so it is inevitable to enter the village.
Liu Xiaolou asked Master Liu to lead the way into the village as usual, but Master Liu refused. He dared to come to Xikou Town, but he didn't have the courage to return to the village. After Tan Bazhang gave him two courageous blows, Master Liu Finally, he mustered up the courage to lead the way into the village.
It has to be said that when doing anything, the effect of having internal coordination is excellent. Everyone sneaked in in the dark, avoided several ambushes set up in the village, and quickly arrived at their destination.
The yard is clean and tidy, and all the lights in the rooms are turned off, as it is in the dead of night.
Master Liu pointed to the two-room hut in the middle: "That's it."
After all, Su Jiuniang is a foundation-building monk with excellent ears. She immediately said: "The people inside are asleep. The people in the two rooms on the left and the second room on the right are also asleep. There is no one in the first room."
She stretched out her hand to support Master Liu. This was to remind him that if he played tricks, he could be killed immediately. Master Liu naturally understood and did not dare to move at the moment.
Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang are both veterans and are good at entering homes. They quietly opened the door and sneaked into the house.
This was inside the Yin Manor, and the danger was different from the previous situation outside the house. Su Jiuniang concentrated on sensing everything around her, feeling anxious and excited at the same time, her face flushed.
Not long after, Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang both came out, closed the door again, nodded to Su Jiuniang, signaling success, and the four of them climbed over the wall, crossed the house, and sneaked out of Zhuangzi.
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