The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

What Pavilion Master Qian said was indeed correct. Netherworld Jiuchong had originally planned to arrange a meeting with him after returning to Beijing. However, because Netherworld Jiuchong had been busy with many things recently, he had not contacted him.

Envoy Duan also had a look of helplessness on his face. It was because Lord Youming was so majestic and attracted so much attention that he provoked so many people and caused so many fights. In the end, he had no time to keep the appointment with his Pavilion Master.

When mentioning the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld, Pavilion Master Qian naturally thought of the connection between him and the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld because of the young master. And behind the young master, there is another person.

Pavilion Master Qian changed the subject and asked, "Is the attic renovated?"

Envoy Duan immediately said, "Okay, our people will work together these days and will definitely provide a good reception for your distinguished guests."

"Yes. Just prepare in advance. I'm afraid she won't be able to settle down properly after traveling all the way from Japan to Zhongyue." Pavilion Master Qian asked again, "Is the mansion I asked you to prepare ready?"

"Master Qian, rest assured. I have already decorated the house in accordance with the style preferred by the noble families of the Eastern Empire. I think that this will not neglect the distinguished guest."

"Okay." Pavilion Master Qian nodded in satisfaction. He sighed softly, "There's nothing I can do to help Ah Zhen. I just hope she won't be too sad when she sees the young master's bones."

All he could do was some small things to comfort her, such as asking the soul-stealers to renovate the attic and prepare a grand reception for Ah Zhen. Such as preparing a large oriental-style house for Ah Zhen so that she would have a satisfactory temporary residence in Zhongyue.

Just as the Night King expected, it turned out that the large-scale renovation work inside Soul Stealer these days was all in preparation for welcoming an extraordinary guest. And the Night King was not wrong in his reasoning. The guest who came from afar was the one behind Soul Stealer's bounty order, and he was also someone who might have a good relationship with Pavilion Master Qian, and he was also someone who had a close relationship with the young master...

At this time, Pavilion Master Qian didn't know that the Night King had already made a reasonable guess about their actions. He had no idea that his unusual behavior in the matter of the young master had attracted the Night King's great attention, and also gave the Night King a basis to guess some clues about himself and the young master's relatives...

When Pavilion Master Qian saw that his subordinates had prepared according to his instructions, a huge stone fell from his heart.

But right now he has more to do than just deal with the organization's bounty matters, he also has his own selfish tasks to complete.

He called a few of his subordinates together and asked them about their recent investigations into the Night King and his wife, especially the Night King's wife. He also knew that their investigations had been blocked by some dark forces, but they were an old assassin organization after all, and they would be able to find some clues no matter what, otherwise they would be wasting their time.

Several subordinates quickly came to Pavilion Master Qian's study and reported the situation in detail.

The soul-stealing people didn't find out who was intercepting their investigation, but they did gain some knowledge.

They continued to dig deeper based on the fact that Yun Mujiu lived in the Yun Mansion and got along with an old man in his early years.

According to what Yun Mujiu had said, everyone knew that the old man, or the "master" Yun Mujiu referred to, had worked as a handyman in Yun Mansion in his early years, but he turned out to be a really capable person. During the few years he spent in Yun Mansion, he quietly taught the eldest lady of Yun Mansion, who was said to be stupid and useless, all the skills she possessed, including medical skills, martial arts, wisdom, talent, business, and so on.

The soul-stealer followed these well-known clues and checked many areas inside and around the capital, but he did not find the nameless old man who met the requirements.

The investigation into Master Yun Mujiu had run into trouble, but the soul-stealing killer was no scumbag, and they later found some new clues.

They couldn't find the master, but they also found out about the origins of Yun Mujiu's master...

Pavilion Master Qian stood up and looked at his subordinates. Thinking of what secrets Yun Mujiu might be holding, his heartbeat quickened, and he couldn't wait to say, "Tell me quickly."

Special Envoy Duan looked at the others and decided that he would make the report.

"To Pavilion Master Qian, based on the clues we have so far, there are many speculations about the origins of Princess Ye's master."

"explain."

Envoy Duan shuddered. "The first possibility is that Princess Ye's master is mysterious and powerful. Some people say that her master may be the mysterious Pavilion Master of Soul Stealer, Pavilion Master Qian...you."

Pavilion Master Qian raised his eyebrows when he heard Special Envoy Duan deny it immediately: "But I know you a little bit, so I know you couldn't have taught that little girl. This rumor is not true." After thinking for a while, he added: "The reason why such an outrageous statement came up is probably because Princess Ye is very powerful and her master is powerful and mysterious, and you also have these two characteristics of her master, so this rumor came about."

"So this is the first possibility you found?" Pavilion Master Qian's face was calm, but his tone revealed an unspeakable meaning.

"Of course not..." Envoy Duan said respectfully, "We don't think that person is you, Pavilion Master. In addition, there is a rumor that although Princess Ye's master is definitely not the Pavilion Master, she may be someone related to the Soul Stealer Yuanxi. There is no shortage of old-school killers or people from old-fashioned factions with such abilities in our organization."

"But haven't you found any old killer who meets the requirements?" Pavilion Master Qian blurted out based on his intuition.

"Yes, my subordinates have searched the entire organization and found nothing..." Special Envoy Duan replied disappointedly.

"Since there is nothing inside, let's look outside." said Pavilion Master Qian.

"Master Qian is wise, and that's exactly what I did." Special Envoy Duan said, "In fact, our organization's assassins have learned and trained with talented people outside the organization. Those people are not our internal personnel, but they have some connection with our organization."

Pavilion Master Qian continued:

"So, Yun Mujiu might have learned his skills from the same master as some members of our organization—from some masters outside the organization?"

This speculation is understandable. The assassin only learned the tactics of assassins, but Yun Mujiu has many skills. It is normal to say that she learned many skills from the old man alone. The old man stayed in the Yun Mansion for several years, so he must have tried his best to teach Yun Mujiu all his skills.

Pavilion Master Qian understood. The first possibility was that Yun Mujiu's so-called master might be an outsider expert from their sect. No wonder the world had not been able to find any news about Yun Mujiu's master.

He even suspected for a moment that the master was from the Eastern Empire. No one had found Yun Mujiu's master for such a long time.

When Yun Mujiu had just washed away her past bad image and made a stunning appearance in front of the public, someone must have investigated Yun Mujiu's master. Those people could not find out, perhaps because her master was from the Dongyang Empire. After all, how could Zhongyue and the people from the other three countries reach out to Dongyang to investigate a mysterious old man?

But all the thoughts that Duohun had at the moment were just speculations, and even Pavilion Master Qian himself could not draw a conclusion based on them.

Afterwards, Pavilion Master Qian asked Envoy Duan to continue and see what other secrets Zhong Yue's wife, the regent king, had...