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"But …" The old man had actually already changed his mind.

He didn't doubt in the slightest what Xi Mengyao had said just now. It was too easy for someone like him, who could see through his weakness in just a short two hours, to deal with a domineering, idiotic person.

Her identity was also a layer of cover.

Not to mention her, even he himself had thought of several ways to coax the woman into handing over the key.

Only, he was already Song Qian's man.

"I do my business and I know there is no such thing as a two-way street," he said, and it was hard.

He now understood that he could not afford to offend either of these two people. He would not be afraid to stand on one side, but to do something like this …

It was like swinging your head on your belt.

"You don't have to worry about that." However, Xi Mengyao was much more relaxed now: "I'm only asking you a few questions now, I came here to ask a few. I've said it many times already."

"…" The old man did not answer.

"These words, find a place with no people, when the time comes, no one will know that it was you who said it." Xi Mengyao said, then turned and looked: "At that time, if I lose, you can stomp on me a few times, but if he loses, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Is it really just a few questions?" It was really tempting.

One had to know that if his father-in-law really had everything in his possession, it wouldn't even be a problem to buy a city, let alone a restaurant in the capital.

If that was the case, why would he be stuck in such a dilemma …

"Seriously." Xi Mengyao said with certainty.

Ministry Councillor Liu looked at her and thought for a moment. Then, he nodded, "... "Alright, come with me."

The instant his words left his mouth, a person stood up outside the wall. He turned his head to look at the red wall in disgust, before leaping up and dexterously leaving the luxurious courtyard.

The Ministry Councillor Liu said, but he did not go anywhere. He only turned around and raised his hand to point in a certain direction.

Xi Mengyao turned to look, only to see that in the direction that he had pointed, there was a door carved with red wood. If she didn't look carefully, she would have thought that it was an old window.

Pushing the door open and entering, Xi Mengyao saw the furnishings inside, and immediately wanted to retreat.

Inside, there was actually a crystal house that could blind a person. It was unknown how much this old Ministry Councillor loved these gold, silver, and jewelry. The furnishings inside even covered the chairs with gold foil.

It was even better than the ones outside.

The potted plants on the table were covered with rubies, and there were round pearls for stones on the ground.

It was just that its color was a bit too vulgar and shiny, as if it was trying to let even a blind person see the treasure that was here.

Xi Mengyao was startled for a moment, then raised her leg and went in. She found a chair that looked more comfortable, and after she sat down, the Ministry Councillor Liu came in and immediately closed the door, then turned around and locked the door.

Seeing him like that, Xi Mengyao laughed: "I never thought that you would be so careful in your own residence."

"Be careful not to sail a ship for over ten thousand years. I am an old man, and I don't want to get involved in this mess anymore. It would be too much of a mess if this were to happen."

The old Ministry Councillor continued to speak on his own, and his face had once again returned to his previous fawning smile.

After nodding her head at Xi Mengyao, he walked in front of a wooden pillar. There was a candlestick inlaid on it, and he pressed it on the dragon and phoenix carved under the candlestick.

Following that, the pillar turned slightly, revealing an agate stand behind it.

There were all kinds of small boxes on this shelf, all containing expensive tea leaves.

Xi Mengyao turned her head to look, only to realize that at the bottom corner of this shelf, there seemed to be something placed, it seemed to be rows and rows of bamboo tubes.

It should have been used for the message, but before she could take a closer look, the shelf was closed.

Seeing how the Ministry Councillor looked, he was a little worried.

As if he was a leisurely hermit, he walked over to a large wooden table beside him and started to cook his tea. If not for Xi Mengyao knowing that she had grasped this man's fatal point, she would have thought that she was purposely stalling for time.

However, this was not necessarily true.

She picked up a pearl from the flowerpot nearby and began to play with it.

The pearl was also different from what she normally saw. Just as Xi Mengyao was about to take a closer look, she suddenly heard the person in front of her open her mouth.

"I know the people you want to ask, but I don't know much. I have only heard that they are heretics from the northern border, disguised as people from the Western Regions. "

At this moment.

However, Song Chongjing led his men and silently arrived outside the city's great temple.

The incense burner here had always been exuberant. Every year, it would be filled with people during the fifteenth day. Although it was not even 15 years old, it was still filled with people.

He was dressed in black and wore a black conical hat. He looked like a traveler hurrying over from afar.

"Master, the person you are looking for is over there." After one of the guards scouted around, he turned around and quietly pointed in a direction.

Song Chongjing nodded his head, then slowly walked over, towards the city god temple's outside, not far from a small courtyard with four sides.

The small courtyard was swept clean and the door was open. The sounds of children playing could be heard from inside.

He got up and went in and knocked on the door.

A little girl raised her head and looked at him, puzzled. "What can we do?"

The young and tender voice was filled with confusion, but there was no fear in it.

Seeing that, the guard wanted to say something, but Song Chongjing waved his hand, he walked forward and squatted down to look at the little girl, and asked: "I want to find a house with the surname of Qiong, do you live here?"

"Yes sir!" The little girl nodded.

"Where are they?" Seeing her innocent look, Song Chongjing's heart softened.

The reason he came over was to find someone to ask him about the black dog while Xi Mengyao was trying to delay the person's footsteps.

He had originally thought that things wouldn't go smoothly on the other side, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be better than he thought.

"Follow me!" Without a doubt, the little girl turned around to lead the way.

He hurriedly followed behind her, only to see that the little girl had actually brought him to a remote hut. It looked like a woodshed, and it was filled with an aura of corruption.

"She's right here!" As the little girl spoke, she pinched her nose and said, "If you want to get to know her, then quickly take her away. She's been hanging on here for several days already."

"What?" Song Chongjing was surprised, but after he said that, he immediately pushed open the door.

He saw that there was only one beggar about seven or eight years old in this small woodshed. No one else was there.

He frowned as he turned around and asked, "Is she the only one?"

The little girl shook her head, "Originally it wasn't. The family came over, but the two big ones from yesterday suddenly got sick and died."