Chapter 359: Chapter 359 Hidden Pawn

Chapter 359: Chapter 359 Hidden Pawn"When I was drinking tea just now, I observed that the soldiers guarding the city are

particularly concerned about adult men walking alone. They not only check the pass, but also touch their faces." Xu Qi'an said.

"Touch the face?" The princess was stunned for a moment, then reacted and whispered stealthily: "Check if there is any disguise?"

Not stupid... Xu Qi'an nodded, "This is definitely not looking for you, because those who are abducted by the barbarians will never walk alone."

No wonder he suddenly proposed to drink tea and rest in the shed... The princess suddenly realized.

Moreover, areas like Sanhuang County, which are close to Jiangzhou, are usually not the target of the barbarians, so such strict inspections are unreasonable in themselves.

"In addition, from this incident, it can be seen that the bloody massacre of three thousand miles is definitely not an empty talk. Otherwise, the people of the King of Zhenbei would not treat it so cautiously." Xu Qi'an sneered.

If there is nothing to hide, you will not be so afraid of the legendary crime-solving expert, Xu Yinluo, who is as powerful as a prison.

The two found an inn in the city and asked for a first-class room. As soon as the door was closed, the princess, who had been obedient outside, became furious and said angrily:

"You just want to take advantage of me, just like those lechers in the storybooks. You deliberately only opened one room."

What is the name of the storybook you are reading? Let me borrow one to tell you... Xu Qian'an sneered: "If you are willing to take off the bracelet, I am happy to spend the night with you, princess. As for your current appearance."

He pointed to the dressing table by the window and teased: "Look in the mirror first."

The princess gritted her teeth in anger, rolled her eyes at him, sneered and retorted: "Okay, then you sleep on my bed tonight. If you touch me, you are a beast.

"Okay, I'm going to take a bath, please go out."

After so many days, she is not as wary of Xu Qi'an as before, knowing that he will not touch her. But her arrogant personality and habit of quarreling make it difficult for her to get along with Xu Ningyan.

"I won't be back tonight, go to bed early at night." Xu Qi'an waved his hand and turned to the door.

"Where are you going?" The princess's face changed slightly.

Although she didn't want to admit it, this guy did give her a sense of security for a long time. She was a little uncomfortable with his sudden departure and felt unsure.

"I came to Sanhuang County, and I want to see if there are any Sanhuang chickens." Xu Qi'an replied.

When the princess heard this, she smiled and said, "I'm going too. I want to eat it too." ...Xu Qi'an said unhappily, "I'm going to a brothel!"

"........"

The princess sat on the bed, turned sideways in anger, and gave him a head-on slap.

...

In the alley across the street from the inn, Xu Qian'an had been watching the inn for half an hour, but he didn't see any suspicious people chasing him, nor did he see the princess sneaking away.

"She didn't run away. Is this princess mentally ill?"

This result surprised Xu Qian'an. In his opinion, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape. From now on, the sky is high and the birds fly freely, and the sea is wide and the fish leap freely.

Get rid of the identity of the princess, and no longer have to worry about becoming a "medicine".

Is she unwilling to give up the wealth and glory brought by the identity of the princess? Well, through these few days of getting along, she is actually more like a girl who has not experienced much in the world, arrogant and willful, without any worldly air.

Besides, wealth and glory can be more important than life?

Judging from the tone she usually uses when mentioning the King of Huai, she has no feelings for the nominal husband... Well, she sometimes stares blankly at night, showing a negative and pessimistic attitude... Is she desperate for the fate that cannot be resisted? What a miserable woman.

Xu Qian'an set out in the dark, wandered around the city for a long time, and finally stopped at the door of a brothel called "Yayinlou".

As mentioned in the previous article (Chapter 21), the specifications of a brothel can be judged by the suffix of its name. First- and second-class brothels are mainly named "Yuan, Guan,

Ge".

Third- and fourth-class brothels are mostly named "Lou, Ban, Dian".

"Yayinlou" can only be regarded as a middle- and lower-class brothel, but in a small county like Sanhuang County, it is probably the highest-standard brothel.

Women in colorful clothes and skirts greeted and saw off guests at the door, talking and laughing.

The night watchman's spy was a seafood merchant in Yayinlou, and his nickname was Cai'er.

The night watchman's spy was all over Dafeng, from all walks of life, and in all kinds of professions, so that they could collect intelligence in all directions.

Before leaving the capital, Wei Yuan gave Xu Qian'an a list with the contact information, names, and information of the spy from all over Chuzhou.

"Hey, sir, please come in, please come in. "

As soon as Fang Fu stepped into the hall, an old procuress came up to him. She looked Xu Qi'an over with a vicious look. He was dressed in ordinary clothes, but his appearance was extremely handsome.

Appearance was secondary. The most important thing was the bulging purse around his waist. He was a high-quality customer!

The old procuress seemed enthusiastic, but in fact she was a little reserved. Because she didn't know the other party's level, she was a little unsure about the degree of enthusiasm, and was afraid of accidentally annoying the customer.

At this time, he saw Xu Qi'an opened his arms.

In the brothel, this was a signal for the old procuress to hug her arm to show closeness.

At first glance, she was a pervert... The old procuress smiled with her heavily made-up face, as

if she saw her family. She eagerly took Xu Qi'an's arm and said delicately:

"Sir, please sit here first and drink some tea. I will pick a few pretty girls for you..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Qi'an interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "I'm here to find Cai'er. "

"Oh, you came at an inopportune time. Cai'er has a customer. Can you look at other girls?" The madam smiled.

"I only want Cai'er. "Xu Qiyan took off the purse and threw it to the madam.

"This..."

The madam led Xu Qiyan to the second floor with an embarrassed look on her face, but she was smiling in her heart. Compared with the white silver, what does the rules matter?

In the brothel, there are too many examples of fighting for a girl. Fighting is not a big deal. At most, the troublemaker will be kicked out. Of course, those who pay less or have no background will be kicked out.

The two came to the door of a room, and there were sounds of men and women doing things and the sound of the bed "creaking".

Xu Qiyan kicked the door open, startling the men and women in the room. On the bed, a fat middle-aged man was pressing on a delicate and beautiful woman.

The man looked at the door with horror, and then he looked furious as if he wanted to kill someone, and shouted: "Get out."

On the other hand, the gorgeous woman's eyes lit up when she saw the handsome young man.

Don't be angry... Well, any man would be furious about this kind of thing. Xu Qi'an strode forward, put on the posture of a dandy boy who was jealous, dragged the man off the bed, and

beat him up.

"Brother, brother, let's talk it over..."

The man was hit by two punches and a kick, and realized that the other party was so strong that he knew he was no match for him, so he begged for mercy and admitted his defeat.

"Put on your clothes and get out." Xu Qi'an cursed.

The man quickly put on his underwear, then grabbed his coat and pants and fled in a panic.

The madam standing at the door of the room cast a questioning look at Cai'er on the bed, who

shook her head slightly.

She didn't know this handsome man.

The madam didn't bother to care, and said with a smile on her face: "I won't disturb you two

from spending the night together, Cai'er, serve the guests well."

After that, he closed the door.

Xu Qian'an sat down at the round table, amplified his hearing, and listened to the footsteps of

the madam going away, and then the sound of footsteps on the wooden stairs...

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"Young husband, what are you waiting for? I am waiting anxiously in bed."

While speaking, she looked at this handsome and strange man.

For her, the man on her body changed from a potbellied old man to a handsome boy with top

appearance. This is a good thing that fell from the sky.

Xu Qian'an, who had confirmed that there was no abnormality around, stared at Cai'er and said leisurely: "Green-clothed attendant."

With these four simple words, the woman on the bed changed her face, hurriedly lifted the

quilt and got out of bed, knelt on the ground, and whispered: "No regrets even if I die."

The code is correct... the portrait is also correct... Xu Qi'an nodded and said in a deep voice:

"Put on your clothes, I have something to ask you."

Cai'er restrained her coquettishness, picked up the silk skirt on the ground and put it on, then began to put on her small clothes, and soon she was dressed neatly.

Cai'er, who was a prostitute on the surface but a night watchman's spy in reality, bowed

gracefully, stared at Xu Qi'an, and said: "Sir, can I see your badge?"

"Yes."

Xu Qi'an took out her unique badge and placed it on the table. The badge was silver-plated,

with a night watchman anti-counterfeiting pattern on the back and a "Xu" engraved on the

front.

Cai'er pursed her lips, moved her eyes from the badge to Xu Qi'an, looked at him with an

admiring look, and asked: "You, you are Xu Qi'an Xu Yinluo?"

Xu Qi'an smiled: "Do you know me?"

"Of course I know. If I don't even know that there is a young genius like you in the

government, then my ability to collect intelligence is too low."

Cai'er looked excited and said, "I know everything about you. You are the top poet in Dafeng, and you are a god at solving cases. During the years of the imperial examination, the capital was in turmoil, and it was all thanks to your efforts that the storm was calmed down.

"I also know that you defeated the Buddhist Arhat in the capital; and when you were in

Yunzhou, you single-handedly resisted tens of thousands of rebels, and your reputation was great..."

Xu Qian'an's smile froze.

Really, who is bragging about me? Has it been spread to the northern border? In the eyes of

the real masters, I have become a laughing stock, right?

"Ahem!"

He coughed and said, "Let's stop talking nonsense. I want to ask you, what's going on in the northern border recently? Has there been a large-scale war?"

Cai'er shook her head: "Although the barbarians have invaded the border, they are just small

groups of cavalry looting, robbing here and there. If there is a large-scale war, the people will flee south, and they will definitely pass through Sanhuang County. I will know it."

Xu Qian'an nodded and asked again: "Are there any strange phenomena in various places,

such as sudden large-scale disappearances of people."

Cai'er frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "I haven't collected any relevant information... However, after your reminder, I remembered something that is very strange." Xu Qian'an raised his eyebrows and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"

"A while ago, I received a guest, a master who had his own caravan. He sold goods all over

Chuzhou all year round. He drank too much that time and complained that Xikou County and its three subordinate counties were blocked by soldiers for some reason, and all the official roads were closed.

"He had to make a wasted trip, and lost hundreds of taels of silver on food and horses."

Xu Qian'an tapped the table with his fingers, "Where is Xikou County?"

Cai'er bowed and said, "Please wait a moment."

She pulled out a box from under the bed. At the bottom was a geomancy map. She took it out,

spread it on the table, pointed to a place and said, "This is Xikou County." Xikou County is located at the westernmost part of Chuzhou, adjacent to the territory of the Western Region Buddhist Kingdom. Beyond Xikou County is the border of the Western Region, hence the name.

Xikou County does not border the north.

"It is impossible to fight there, unless the northern barbarians take a detour, but the Western

Region Buddhist Kingdom will not borrow the road... In this case, why blockade Xikou

County?"

A bold guess emerged in Xu Qiyan's mind.

He nodded calmly and said, "Do you have anything else to add?"

Cai'er said, "Is it unknown outside, but the defense force of Sanhuang County has been

strengthened a lot? In the past, no pass was required for entry and exit, but now it is checked very strictly."

Xu Qiyan smiled, "Is it something that happened in the past few days?"

Who knows Cai'er shook her head and said, "It was like this a month ago." Hearing this, Xu Qiyan frowned.