Zu An put on the mask of a passerby, changed his clothes and walked out of the hotel, avoiding the surveillance of the surrounding informants.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed a beautiful girl with a graceful figure wandering near the door. Her majestic appearance as she walked attracted the attention of passers-by.
Who is it if it’s not Pei Mianman?
Zu An hurriedly went over and pulled her away.
When someone suddenly held his hand, Pei Mianman couldn't help but turn pale in shock, and a black flame rose up from his hand.
As a result, the flame flickered on the opponent's hand and then went out. She couldn't help but be startled, then thought of something, and said in surprise: "Azu?"
"Well, it's me." Zu An lowered his voice and pulled her to a nearby alley.
There were some observers around who noticed something unusual about the two of them, and someone came to follow them. Pei Mianman waved his hand, and a black curtain enveloped those who were following them, and they couldn't see anything clearly for an instant.
By the time everything returned to normal, the tracking object had long since disappeared without a trace.
Did the ghost hit the wall?
The few informants were immediately horrified and did not dare to pursue him any further.
On the other side, Pei Mianman was already walking on the street with Zu An. She couldn't help pinching Zu An's face: "It feels weird wearing a mask."
Zu An took off his mask and smiled: "The main reason is that everyone is paying attention to my movements now, so naturally I need to cover up. By the way, why are you at the entrance of the hotel so early in the morning?"
"How could I not know that there was such a big commotion in the city last night? I only found out that you were a participant in the morning. I heard that you were seriously injured, so I naturally wanted to come over and see you. Who knew that those guards would not let me in?
Even the communication didn't go through." Pei Mianman said angrily, and then he hurriedly took Zu An's hand and looked all over his body, "Where are you injured? How can you go out and walk around if you don't take good care of your injury?"
"Something happened in the hotel. It's under martial law. No entry or exit is allowed. That's why you were stopped." Seeing her anxious and concerned eyes, Zu An felt warm in his heart: "Don't worry, I'm fine.
, just a little injury."
"It's just a minor injury. I've heard that you were stabbed through the chest by a sword. You were lying on the bed unable to get up, and half of your life was gone." Pei Mianman's eyes were filled with mist, "Don't be brave.
, take a good rest and recuperate.”
"I have almost recovered," Zu An pulled down his clothes and showed her his chest, "I have practiced the Hongmeng Yuanshi Jing, and I have extremely strong recovery power. After being tempered by the energy of Hongmeng, my body is stronger than anyone else's.
, you should know this better than anyone else."
"Bah, that's not serious." Pei Mianman's charming face was stained with a layer of blush, becoming more and more delicate.
However, after a personal inspection, I found that his injury was indeed much better, and I was completely relieved: "Even if you are in good health, your injury has not healed. Why did you run out so early in the morning?"
"How could I see you if I didn't come out early in the morning?" Zu An joked a few words with a smile, and then said, "I came out this time to investigate something."
"Why are you so anxious?" Pei Mianman was surprised.
"Someone warned me to be careful of the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce before," Zu An omitted Tang Tian'er's name, "I asked someone to investigate after returning to the hotel last night. Rouge Kou is also from the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce."
"What's the problem with this?" Pei Mianman usually doesn't care who the boss behind these shops is, and he doesn't understand why he cares so much.
"During this period, Prince Qi has basically never been to anywhere else except to Pei's house. Except for the shops where I bought gifts for you, I was thinking about coming to see if there were any problems with these shops. I was worried that he would be in these places.
Who are you contacting," Zu An explained, "But after some investigation, I found that these shops all have one thing in common, that is, they are all properties of the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce?"
Pei Mianman also realized something was wrong: "Did King Qi collude with the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce?"
"I don't understand." Zu An had a headache. Han Fengqiu also appeared in the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce last night. Logically speaking, he should be a member of the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce. "That's why I decided to go to the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce to investigate.
"
He has another worry that he has not said out loud. Yesterday, when he just found Rouge Kou, he was led to Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce by Qiu Honglei. Is it a coincidence or something else.
"We need to investigate," Pei Mianman's eyes lit up, "Do you know where the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is?"
"I don't know. I was just planning to ask. It shouldn't be difficult to ask." Zu An said.
"No need to ask, I will take you there." After all, Pei Mianman is a local, and the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is one of the top chambers of commerce in Yunzhong County, so it is not difficult to know.
Naturally, Zu An would not refuse the addition of a beautiful guide. Soon, under her leadership, the two of them arrived at the location of the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce.
The architectural style of the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce is relatively more restrained, while the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is more resplendent and grand, giving it a strong nouveau riche feel.
The two of them found a courtyard wall and climbed in quietly. The further they walked in, even Pei Mianman's expression changed:
"Why is this just a chamber of commerce so tightly guarded?"
Zu An said in a deep voice: "It seems there is indeed a problem."
Compared with the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce last night, it can be said to be even worse.
The two of them became more and more cautious. Fortunately, Zu An had a jade cong to open a perspective map, and Pei Mianman was also a leader among the younger generation, so they avoided all the hidden sentries along the way.
Just as he was about to go to a confidential location such as the study, Zu An suddenly felt something in his heart and hurriedly pulled Pei Mianman to hide in a rockery.
The gap in the rockery is small, and the two of them must hug each other tightly to hide.
Pei Mianman's face was slightly red, but he was not shy. Instead, he found it interesting. He hooked his arms around his neck, stood on tiptoes and kissed his lips.
Zu An only felt soft in his chest. Seeing the naughty look in the other person's eyes, he had to sigh that this woman was really a witch.
At this time, several people slowly walked out from the corner.
"I didn't expect that Bai Yujing's shadow would be behind the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce. Now it's going to be troublesome. That woman Yan Xuehen is not easy to deal with."
"Boss Zhang, you can rest assured. Yan Xuehen has never been too involved in affairs, and she shouldn't get too involved. And even if there is something, there will be a leader to deal with her."
Zu An was startled and quietly looked outside. He saw the two middle-aged men leading him. One of them was wearing a green robe and was tall and tall. His eyes were shining. He walked like a dragon and a tiger, giving him a majestic appearance.
Pei Mianman secretly sent a message: "This person is Zhang Che, the boss of the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce. Over the years, he has often visited my father to give gifts and so on. I met him once and had some impressions."
"Zhang Che?" Zu An has also heard of this name. With his wealth from the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce, he is also a key figure in Yunzhong County.
At this time, Pei Mianman let out a sigh: "Why is that guy here?"
Zu An naturally knew why she had such doubts, because there was a fat man next to Zhang Che, who looked like a rich man with a golden abacus in his hand. If you didn't know him, you would think he was the boss of the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce.
This person met on the way from Mingyue City to the capital, Jin Sanren, one of the eight major Sanren of the Demon Sect!
Pei Mianman had also met him before, so he had such doubts.
Zu An's heart sank. The Pegasus Chamber of Commerce is indeed related to the Demon Cult. It seems that Qiu Honglei appeared at Rouge Kou before to lure me away on purpose.
Thinking of how Qiu Honglei had vaguely asked in Yijun whether she would be angry if she found out one day that she had been deceived, this was probably what she should have said.
"He was used as a knife." Zu An thought about how Qiu Honglei tried her best to protect him last night, and finally sighed, thinking that she probably didn't know that there were so many top experts gathering inside at that time.
At this time, Zhang Che and Jin Sanren had walked far away. Pei Mianman noticed that his face was a little ugly and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing." Zu An also let go of his knot. He could actually tell whether a person had true feelings for him or not, so why should he worry about it.
"Who is that Yan Xuehen they just mentioned?" Seeing that he was fine, Pei Mianman regained his curiosity.
"The head of Bai Yujing is also Chu Yan's master." Zu An replied casually.
"Ah? She is the great master last night." Pei Mianman was startled, not because of the other person's cultivation level, but because she was Chu Chuyan's master.
Thinking of this, she bit her lip and asked with some guilt: "If she finds out about our affairs, will she help Chu Yan stand out?"
"It is indeed possible," Zu An thought about the fact that the other party came to investigate for Qiu Honglei last night. If he knew about himself and Pei Mianman again...
Well, just thinking about it makes me shudder.
This trip has already yielded results, and Zu An left the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce with Pei Mianman.
After experiencing what happened to Yan Xuehen, Pei Mianman was not in high spirits and looked very worried.
He didn't even want to go shopping with Zu An anymore. The two chatted for a while and then went back.
Zu An was also worried, because he felt that he was trapped in a big net, as if he was being led by an invisible hand to do something.
Unfortunately, after much deliberation, he couldn't figure out what the problem was, so he had to go back to the hotel first.
However, when he arrived outside the hotel, he found that the entire hotel had been surrounded by soldiers.
Each of these soldiers was extremely tough, with sharp eyes, and the formation was filled with murderous intent. It was obvious that each and every one of them had seen blood under their hands.
Not the county soldiers from the previous county governor's mansion, but the field troops from the governor's mansion!
Zu An's heart sank. Could it be that Jian Tai was desperate and ready to rebel?
However, after observing for a while, he still rejected this guess.
These soldiers seemed to only intend to surround the hotel and had no intention of attacking.
After returning to the hotel room, there was a knock on the door: "Azu, I don't want to disturb your retreat, but we have something urgent to discuss now."
Zu An summoned Daji back and then ran to open the door.
"Jian Taiding has sent troops. The situation is very critical now." After seeing him, Sang Hong didn't have time to be polite and went straight to the point.