My attribute of fast time travel is upside down

Chapter 186 The King of the Mountain's Cheap Lady (46)

The woman in front of her answered the passwords fluently, but she was unfamiliar, so he had to be cautious.Although in their line of work, not every time they come to the meeting, they are all men.Women, it's the first time.

It's not that there are no secret whistles for women, but they are all gathered in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion. Their teahouse has always been full of men to meet.

Therefore, he was extra careful.He was waiting for her to take out the token.This is the final step in their splicing.

As I said earlier, I came to pay back the money, but the password was set to not bring enough money, so the jewelry was taken out as collateral.This ornament is naturally a token unique to these dark piles, representing their own identity.It will only be taken out if it has passed the secret connection at the front.

The shopkeeper stared at her for a moment.

As expected, Qi Xue took out a jade pendant from her bosom, even a ignorant person could tell that it was a rare and good jade just by the color of the jade.

She placed the jade pendant in her hand on the counter, and pushed it in the direction of the shopkeeper with her white fingers, "I don't have enough money, so let's use this jade pendant as collateral."

The shopkeeper's face sank when he saw the jade pendant, his sharp eyes swept over her and landed on the jade pendant, he picked it up and put it in his hand to examine it carefully, his face changed suddenly when he saw the unique mark under the jade body.This is not their token, but
He quickly put away his scrutiny, and looked at her with a smile, "The girl and I have a good chat, so drinking tea together is also a joy in life, how can I collect money from you."

"Hurry up and put it away. As a teahouse owner, I don't lack these cups of tea." The shopkeeper pushed the jade pendant back to her, and said, "It's hard to hear the news, so why don't you taste a few cups of tea today? Can't go."

He looked like he was getting together with friends, and led Qi Xue to walk in.Passing through a narrow aisle, the line of sight suddenly opened up.It was a yard, and there were several houses behind the yard.This is the shopkeeper's private domain, and no outsiders are welcome.

In the huge yard, there were only Qi Xue and the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper immediately put on a respectful look, cupped his fists and saluted briefly, "Miss."

I can't complain that the shopkeeper doesn't know her appearance. The Hai family has many hidden stakes, but there is only one eldest lady, and she has never been out of Lai City. She has always been a middleman passing information, and she has never seen a real person.

If he hadn't shown that unique jade pendant, he still wouldn't be able to recognize it.

"Yes." Qi Xue nodded lightly in response, casually found a chair and sat down, "Shopkeeper, don't be cautious, just sit down."

"Yes." The shopkeeper sat down in response, refilled a cup of tea for Qi Xue and handed it over, "Miss, please drink tea."

"Thank you." Qi Xue took it with a smile, and took a sip with a pretentious make-up. In fact, she is not very interested in tea.

The shopkeeper was quite surprised by this thank you, and hurriedly said: "Miss is serious, it should be."

Qi Xue waved her hand, interrupting these useless formalities.She didn't have much time and had to go back on time, so she went straight to the point, "I'm here today because I have important information for you."

As she said that, she took out a piece of paper from her arms and put it in front of the shopkeeper. "This note must be delivered to my father as soon as possible without delay."

Her tone was so serious that the shopkeeper couldn't help becoming serious.

"Yes." He agreed, glanced at the note in front of him, but didn't dare to move it.

Qi Xue smiled slightly, "The shopkeeper is not an outsider, so there is no need to avoid the contents of the note."

Hearing what she said, the shopkeeper smiled gratefully. The young lady's casual words were a kind of great affirmation to him, which represented trust.

A little excitedly, he picked up the note and checked it, his face instantly gloomy.He suddenly raised his eyes, "Miss, where did this news come from?"

"I have my own channels." Qi Xue simply replied, without mentioning any information related to Beishan, but looked at him seriously, "The top priority is to inform my father of the news as soon as possible so that he can make preparations. ."

"That's right." The shopkeeper came to his senses and understood the priorities at this time, and assured him: "Miss, don't worry, the subordinates will immediately send someone to pass the news to the city lord."

"Just." He changed the subject, hesitating slightly.

Qi Xue looked at him, and said calmly: "The shopkeeper has something to say."

"Yes." The shopkeeper continued, "How sure are you about the news about Miss?"

War is a major event, and there is no room for carelessness.

Qi Xue understood his caution and did not blame him. Instead, she said seriously: "At least [-]% sure."

In fact, with the backing of the original plot, she can say with certainty.But that was too absolute. Afraid of the shopkeeper's suspicion, she asked the source again, so she dropped two points.

But in the view of the shopkeeper, this certainty has tended to be affirmed, and his face became more and more serious.

Qi Xue didn't have much time, so she didn't have time to spend silently with him.She had a panoramic view of his surprise, and she couldn't help frowning, "Have you not received any news?"

Yan Lie has been preparing for the battle for a long time, even if there is a gap in intelligence capabilities, the gap is too big.Has the calmness of these years crippled this group of people, or is there something wrong with it?
She couldn't help staring in thought.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in shame, "To tell you the truth, Miss, we originally planned to meet every three to five days, but this time, eight days have passed, and the brother who joined has not come yet."

That's why he was so vigilant when he first saw Qi Xue's secret sign.Firstly, she was born in the face, and she was a woman again, secondly, this time was much later than before, and they all suspected that something happened to the person who connected.Qi Xue's behavior made him suspicious, whether the contacts were arrested and leaked their secret codes to others.

The gully between Qi Xue's brows became deeper, her eyes suddenly sharpened, "You suspect that something happened to them?"

"I can't say for sure. It's just that most of us who collect intelligence have been trained and have a strong sense of time. If it is not a last resort, we will never delay the reporting time and still have no news at all."

No matter how bad it is, if he is delayed by something, he will send the letter to someone else, unless he has no way to speak again.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's face became even more serious.

Qi Xue heard the voice of his words, and her heart sank involuntarily, "Have you sent someone to look for it?"

The shopkeeper nodded, "Yesterday I met with the person in charge of several hidden piles nearby. After summing up, we have sent out manpower to search for it, and also sent a message to the city lord."

They both knew each other well, and even if they found it, it would probably be a disaster.

"Let's not talk about this for now." Qi Xue didn't have much time to ask these questions, so she turned the topic back to the main topic, "Shopkeeper, let me ask you, during this period of time, have a large number of strangers appeared in the town and surrounding villages and towns?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while, suddenly remembered something, and said excitedly: "Yes! Yesterday I saw a small group of strangers coming to the town."

yesterday?Yesterday Shunzi and the others were on the mountain.She raised her eyes and looked at him, "What are the differences between them, such as their accents?"

"I remembered what the eldest lady said. Their accent is not from Laishan. Thinking about it carefully, it seems to have something to do with the capital of the Northern Han Kingdom."

(End of this chapter)