Hearing what Shopkeeper Wang said, Su Qiqi had no choice but to sit down. Shopkeeper Wang made another cup of tea for Su Qiqi. Then he put down the teapot, paced back and forth in the room for a while, and then said with a sad look on his face: "Miss Nangong, I would like to trouble you to go to Muyun Villa in the north of the city..."
"Muyun Villa? What do you want me to do there?" Su Qiqi asked doubtfully.
"I would like to ask the girl to help me pick up something from Muyun Villa..." Shopkeeper Wang hesitated for a moment before saying slowly.
"Oh, what do you want to get?" Su Qiqi became even more curious when she saw the shopkeeper hesitated to speak.
"Qihongxiang from Muyun Villa..." Shopkeeper Wang said in embarrassment.
"Ah? You want me to steal other people's treasures?" Su Qiqi's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
As soon as she finished speaking, Shopkeeper Wang's face turned red. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, it's not considered stealing. It's just a borrowing. After passing Feiyun Mountain, we can hire someone to return it to the original owner." …”
As he said that, he picked up the tea cup again, took a sip, and then continued: "This matter is of great importance. I will tell you the reason later..." Su Qiqi thought for a while, but still felt that there was something wrong with this matter. , so he asked bluntly: "Can't you say it now?"
After saying that, he looked straight at Shopkeeper Wang. Shopkeeper Wang subconsciously avoided Su Qiqi's gaze. He sighed: "Well, let me tell you this... this strange red incense is not just a precious incense... it is also a strange secret medicine..."
"Oh? How can you see it?" Su Qiqi asked.
Shopkeeper Wang half-squinted his small eyes and said with a mysterious face: "It is said that it not only has the effect of refreshing the mind, but also can strengthen the physical fitness of martial arts practitioners in a short period of time, stimulating several times the skill..."
"Such a powerful thing, the treasure of someone's house, shouldn't be placed randomly, right?" Su Qiqi asked about the storage situation of the strange red incense.
Shopkeeper Wang nodded and said: "I sent someone to inquire, it should be in the secret cabinet of the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion of Muyun Villa..."
"Oh? There are so many incense, how can we tell which one is the strange red incense?" Su Qiqi asked in confusion.
Shopkeeper Wang seemed to be afraid that Su Qiqi would change his mind, and kept saying: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. The smell of the strange red fragrance is very strange. You can tell it from ordinary incense at the first smell. But if you want to get it, you have to get it first." Muyun Villa’s pass token!”
Su Qiqi hummed and didn't ask any more questions. She silently sorted out the relevant information provided by Shopkeeper Wang in her mind. She hasn't figured it out yet. Suddenly I saw shopkeeper Wang standing up and hurriedly walking towards the side door. After a while, shopkeeper Wang led General Fan in, dressed in casual clothes.
Su Qiqi hurriedly stood up and saluted General Fan, who returned the salute. Then the three of them sat down at the tea table and chatted about business while drinking tea.
"General Fan, how are you doing, Mr. Gu?" Su Qiqi took the lead in asking what was the most concerning thing at the moment.
"He is safe. I will temporarily place him in another house owned by Shopkeeper Wang..." General Fan said calmly.
Su Qiqi said softly, and then asked: "Is it convenient for us to go visit Mr. Gu?"
General Fan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Tomorrow, I will arrange for you to meet Mr. Gu..."
"Oh, thank you so much, General. I wonder if the General has anything else he needs from me?"
General Fan raised his eyelids slightly, turned to Shopkeeper Wang, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you told Miss Nangong about the Muyun Villa?"
Shopkeeper Wang lowered his eyebrows and nodded obediently, and said respectfully: "I have made it clear to Miss Nangong..."
General Fan nodded slightly and said to Su Qiqi: "Is it convenient for your people to go to Muyun Villa tonight?"
Su Qiqi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you in such a hurry?"
General Fan stood up noncommittally, looked at the banana leaves outside the window, and murmured: "Yes, tonight is the best opportunity..."
ah? Is this mission too urgent? It’s just like rushing a duck to the shelves! Hey, thinking of relying on the help of this great general on the way to Beijing, Su Qiqi forced out a smile and said: "What does the token look like? General, can you elaborate..."
General Fan nodded and said, "Let me draw a pattern for you..." As he said that, he asked shopkeeper Wang to get a pen and paper and personally draw the pattern of the Muyun Villa pass token.
Su Qiqi saw how focused he was on the painting and couldn't help but step forward to take a look. She saw that he was concise and neat in his strokes, and he was able to draw the token's appearance with just a few strokes. When he handed the pattern to Su Qiqi, he also warned: "There are five tokens in total. Only the housekeeper of Muyun Villa and several maids in charge have them. Just find a way to get one!"
Su Qiqi nodded and said, "I understand, but how do you open the secret cabinet of the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion after you get the token?"
General Fan secretly glanced at Shopkeeper Wang, pondered for a moment, and said: "Just put the token into the groove on the surface of the dark cabinet..."
Su Qiqi looked at the sky and said, "General, is there anything else? If not, I'll go back and prepare first..."
General Fan and Shopkeeper Wang looked at each other, then shook their heads and said: "No, you go back first... We will meet in the willow forest outside the city in three days."
Su Qiqi responded and left.
When she returned to the front hall, Qin Chuan and others were already restless. They were relieved when they saw her coming out.
"Are you okay?" Seeing Su Qiqi's solemn expression, Qin Chuan couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.
Su Qiqi smiled slightly and said: "It's okay. Let's go to the inn booked by Shopkeeper Wang to stay first. There is one more thing we need to discuss with everyone in the evening..."
Qin Chuan and others all agreed, and then the group left Wanyou Teahouse and headed to Yuexian Inn, which was two streets away.
In the evening, after everyone had tea and rice, they discussed the matter of visiting Muyun Villa at night and stealing the strange red incense. Everyone spoke at once, and finally it was decided that Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan would carry out the task, with Granny Cui in charge of handling it.
The three of them went back to their rooms and changed into night clothes. When the second watch came, they sneaked out of the inn together and headed towards Muyun Villa in the north of the city.
The road was deserted, except for the occasional barking of dogs. The three of them took a long detour before finding the back door of Muyun Villa. Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan used their Qinggong skills and quietly jumped up the high wall of the villa and entered the inner courtyard. Later, Su Qiqi went to find the Hidden Xiang Pavilion, while Qin Chuan tried to steal the access token. Granny Cui stayed behind some osmanthus trees at the back door and acted randomly.
After about a cup of tea, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan met again. Under the cover of the tree shadow, they came to the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion of Muyun Villa mentioned by Shopkeeper Wang. Su Qiqi used a hidden weapon to pry open the door lock. As soon as she entered, she was hit by the strange fragrance that made her scalp numb. Qin Chuan, who was following closely behind, couldn't help but frown and covered his nose with one hand.
Su Qiqi thought to herself, the smell of this incense is really strange! She rubbed her nose, then smelled the fragrance and found a hidden cabinet in the corner of the Tibetan Incense Pavilion. With the faint moonlight, he found the groove on the cabinet and put the token that Qin Chuan had stolen. Hearing only the slight sound of mechanical rotation, the door of the secret cabinet opened, revealing an exquisite brocade box. There is a seal on it with the three characters "Qihongxiang" written on it. Su Qiqi opened the brocade box, checked it, and handed it to Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan took it and put it in his arms. The two left the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion quietly.
