Gu Yue was also very uncomfortable being held by the girl. He tensed up and clenched his fists tightly, fearing that he would cause a conflict with her. It was not until the waiter sent the four of them to the place and closed the door that he carefully pulled his arm out of the girl's arms and said with a smile, "Bring me a pot of tea."

He and Gu Xu sat down on either side of the couch table by the window, but did not look out the window immediately.

"Sir, would you like to taste the Lakeside Spring in our building? It's a fine wine brewed with water from the Yinlu Lake on the top of the mountain, which has been brewed for ten years..." the woman in red said with a smile.

However, before he could finish his words, the source of the cold air in the room said in a deep voice, "I want tea."

"This lakeside spring is the specialty of our Pinghu Town..." the woman in red said hesitantly.

"Yes, bring the tea right away." Another woman in pink interrupted her and responded quickly.

Gu Yue quickly tried to smooth things over: "Tea is fine, now is not the time to drink."

The pink-dressed woman took out tea leaves from the cabinet, and took some hot water that was brought to the side, and sat at the table to make tea: "I am Feilan, and this is the jade hairpin... Sir, please give me your orders."

Feilan lowered her eyebrows and brewed the tea properly.

Yuzhan picked up the teacup and was about to bring it to Gu Yue, but was pulled back by Feilan.

Seeing this, Gu Yue said, "Only one person will stay here. You... Feilan, please stay."

Yuzhan was stunned when she heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she was about to kneel down: "Master..."

Gu Yue's heart choked for a moment, and he quickly took out a five-liang silver coin from his sleeve pocket and handed it over: "We are just looking for a place to have a cup of tea and rest, don't cry!"

Gu Xu looked at him coldly.

Yuzhan didn't know whether she was frightened by Gu Xu's eyes or something, she was stunned for a long time without moving. Feilan saw this and immediately stepped forward to take the silver, then stuffed it into Yuzhan's hand and told her to leave quickly.

Yuzhan bit her lip, still a little at a loss. But the silver in her hand made her feel more at ease. She glanced at Feilan worriedly, then pushed the door and left.

Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

Feilan looked smart, but it was strange that she didn't want to go to a brothel alone, so she had to stay in the house. It seemed that Miss Feilan had already seen that their purpose was not to have fun.

Gu Yue looked out the window and saw at a glance that there were more than a dozen carriages in the yard downstairs. They were covered with thick tarpaulins and it was impossible to see what was inside.

He glanced at Feilan, who brought the tea to the two of them, then returned to the round table in the room and sat down without saying a word or making any unnecessary movements, and even poured herself a cup.

She seems to be a woman of insight.

Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Yue was pinched on both cheeks by Gu Xu and half-forced to turn back.

"?" Gu Yue's eyes were confused.

"Didn't I say to let... Wu Yan and the others come?" Gu Xu let go of his hand and asked in a low voice.

Gu Yue rubbed his cheeks and lowered his voice aggrievedly: "But we have been standing there for a while, our goal is clear, and the girls have come to meet us, we can't just turn around and run away."

"You don't have to be so cautious." Gu Xu frowned.

"Is it wrong to be cautious? As I said before, details determine success or failure. What if Wen Qing is already here?" Gu Yue said, "Don't be angry. This girl is so nice. She is not noisy and smart."

"Why are you praising her?" Gu Xu became even more dissatisfied.

"Hey, look at the yard outside." Gu Yue quickly changed the subject.

It is understandable that the male protagonist keeps himself clean.

Gu Xu leaned forward to look, but was pulled by Gu Yue: "Don't be so obvious, pretend to be looking at the scenery."

There is indeed a five-colored soil mountain in the distance, but it is a bit small and can barely be considered a scenic spot.

"You mean those carriages..." Gu Xu finally focused on the business: "Looking at the style of the carriages, they look like they came from the Central Plains."

"There is a layer of sand on the tarpaulin. I guess it has been parked here for quite some time." Gu Yue said.

The two looked at the yard. There was no one inside, only the small courtyard.

"It seems that not many people live in this inn." Gu Yue said.

"Yeah." Gu Xu also found that the windows were all closed and it didn't look like anyone was living there.

"There are so many caravans in Pinghu Town, and the business of this inn is not very good..." Gu Yue pondered.

He looked down and saw that the wall of Zuichunlou was closely attached to the yard, and he didn't know if there was a hole leading to the yard.

Feilan spoke at this time: "Gentlemen...are you here to investigate something?"

Gu Yue turned his head suddenly. This girl, just praised her for being smart, how could she say such a thing?

Feilan whispered, "Perhaps I can help you two."

"You?" Gu Xu focused his eyes on her.

"I have stayed in Zuichunlou for a year, and I know a lot about what is going on there." Feilan said, "I can swear that I will never tell anyone about your affairs."

"...Do you have any requests? Do you want us to redeem you?" Gu Yue asked.

Feilan said: "Let's see how we can help you first."

Gu Yue smiled: "You... should think more about yourself. Sit closer and let's talk in a low voice."

Feilan moved a round stool closer, but also politely kept a distance.

Gu Xu just watched in silence.

"Is this courtyard owned by Zuichunlou?" Gu Yue asked.

"Zuichunlou and the Wuming Inn over there belong to two different owners, but they seem to have a good relationship. We sisters in the building can hang our things inside." Feilan said, "However, since four months ago, the small door leading to the yard downstairs has been sealed by the owner."

She glanced at Gu Xu, and seemed to sense that he didn't like this kind of thing, and said carefully: "In the past, guests in the inn could get some discounts by ordering girls from our Zuichunlou, and we always had a lot of business. But in the past few months, there have been no guests in the inn."

"Do you know when those cars arrived here?" Gu Yue asked.

"They didn't come all at once." Feilan answered, "On the night the door was sealed, I was asleep and heard noises in the yard outside the window. Looking through the gap, I saw someone driving a car into the yard and carrying something down from the car."

"Can we find a door to enter the courtyard from this building?" Gu Yue asked.

"We can climb out the window of the house we live in, but there will always be someone in the house." Feilan thought for a moment, "Why don't I climb in through the window at night and take a look?"

"It's too dangerous. You should take care of yourself first." Gu Yue refused. "Why go there if you don't know martial arts?"

Feilan was silent.

"Oh, by the way, has anything unusual happened around here recently?" Gu Yue asked again, "For example... um... some people suddenly like something, change their habits or something? Or is there something that suddenly becomes popular?"

Feilan was in deep thought.

Gu Xu stared at the yard and saw the boss who was originally on duty at the front counter enter the yard, walk around the carriage, and go to a room in the side wing.

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