Who put the yellow robe on me?

After a while, the man handed the sugar figurine to Xuanyuan Feiyan and said with a smile, "Sir, your sugar figurine is ready. Please enjoy it."

Xuanyuan Feiyan took the candy figure and examined it carefully. It was indeed holding a dragon in its left hand and a phoenix in its right hand, looking very lifelike. He smiled slightly and praised, "Boss, your craftsmanship is truly amazing."

The man smiled modestly: "Thank you very much."

At this moment, the two people who had been paying attention to this place came over, and one of them said, "Hey brother, you are in such a refined mood."

Xuanyuan Feiyan's heart trembled, but she remained calm on the surface. She smiled and replied, "I just bought a candy man casually."

The man continued, "May I know your name, brother?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan was alert, but pretended to be calm and said, "My surname is Ji, and my name is Feiyan."

The other person smiled and said, "Looking at Brother Ji's attire, he doesn't seem to be a local, right?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan laughed and said, "My dear brother, you have a good eye. I came from the west to see if there is any suitable business to make a living."

The man said, "Oh? We are both businessmen. Why don't we go to the teahouse in front and chat?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan knew that the other party might have felt that they had matched up, but in order to avoid being exposed, she could only go along with it: "Okay, I happen to have some time."

The three of them walked towards the teahouse together. On the way, Xuanyuan Feiyan secretly observed and found that there seemed to be other people on the street watching them. He was secretly on guard and thought about how to escape.

Arriving at the teahouse, the three of them found a secluded corner and sat down. The waiter brought them hot tea, and the aroma of tea filled the air, while curls of hot steam rose up and thickened the air.

One of them said, "Brother Ji, you look extraordinary. I guess you're not doing ordinary business, right?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan blew on the tea gently and smiled faintly: "You two are too polite. I am just an ordinary person. I occasionally help people carry letters or something. How can I be considered magnanimous?"

A sharp light flashed in the other man's eyes, and his tone was tentative: "Since you are a businessman, I wonder if Brother Ji is interested in business in the Western Regions?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan's heart trembled, realizing the other party was beginning to tease him. He calmly said, "The Western Regions are rich in resources. Legend has it that there are Tianshan Snow Lotuses there. It's indeed a wonderful place. However, I've never had the opportunity to go there."

Tianshan Snow Lotus? That person's heart moved.

The man smiled and said, "If Brother Ji is interested, we can introduce some friends who know where the Tianshan Snow Lotus grows in abundance."

Xuanyuan Feiyan laughed inwardly: "He really took the bait!"

Then he said calmly: "But Ji is a businessman. Even if he knows where the Tianshan Snow Lotus is grown in abundance, he still needs a deposit to go and pick it.

Otherwise, if you don't want the Tianshan Snow Lotus after I pick it, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

The other person seemed extremely happy because paying the deposit and picking snow lotus were part of the entire docking process. Even if he happened to meet someone else and accidentally came in, he would not get the final information if the contact code did not match.

So he said, "That's easy. Not only will we give you a deposit, we'll also give you the specific location of our friend. How much of a deposit would you like?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan said, "One thousand two hundred and thirty-five taels of silver."

Hearing this, the two men became extremely alert. One of them had already silently put his hands behind his back, ready to take action at any time.

One of them asked, "Excuse me, why is it 1,235 taels of silver? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan laughed heartily. "Because my rule is that the deposit is 1,234 taels of silver, and that tael is just enough for me to buy some candy this morning. I can't leave me without money for a meal, can I?"

The two were stunned, their vigilance immediately reduced. They laughed and said, "Brother Ji is indeed a businessman. Even this is calculated so meticulously. Okay, let's make a deal!"

Xuanyuan Feiyan nodded and raised her teacup: "Thank you very much, both of you. It's a pleasure working with you!"

The three of them clinked their teacups together, causing the tea to splash slightly and fall onto the table, creating tiny droplets of water.

Xuanyuan Feiyan felt that the other person's hand had been removed from behind her back, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the two men pulled out a letter and a 1,235 tael silver note from their pockets and handed them to Xuanyuan Feiyan. One of them smiled and said, "Brother Ji, this is our deposit and letter. Please keep them."

Xuanyuan Feiyan took the banknote and letter, glanced at the banknote casually, and after confirming that it was correct, nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you both for your trust."

Another person asked, "Brother Ji, do you need to write a letter of guarantee to prove your integrity?"

Xuanyuan Feiyan pulled out a fake letter she had prepared in advance and smiled faintly, "I've already written the letter of guarantee. Please review it."

The two took his letter, opened it, and found that it contained the latest intelligence from the Western Regions.

They smiled at each other and nodded, saying, "Brother Ji is indeed a straightforward person. We are full of confidence in this cooperation."

After the two sides exchanged letters, Xuanyuan Feiyan stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late. I still need to prepare. I will leave for the Western Regions tomorrow."

The two men quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Brother Ji, take care and have a safe journey."

When I walked out of the teahouse, the streets were already lit up with bright lights.

Xuanyuan Feiyan took a deep breath. He did not leave immediately, but hid in the dark and silently watched the two of them.

After the two came out of the teahouse, they left in separate directions. This surprised Xuanyuan Feiyan, who wondered, "Why did they split up? Did they have other plans?"

He decided to follow one of them to get more information. The man was not walking fast and did not seem to notice that he was being followed.

Xuanyuan Feiyan kept a certain distance and dodged flexibly among the crowd and buildings.

After a while, the man arrived at a restaurant called "Fu Man Lou". The restaurant was brightly lit, and a waiter stood at the door, enthusiastically soliciting customers. The man walked straight into the restaurant and went up to a private room on the second floor.

Xuanyuan Feiyan did not follow in rashly, but found a favorable observation point on the opposite building.

He saw that person enter the box, and soon after, two more people came in. A moment later, the person handed two letters to each of them.

"They actually gave the letter to someone else?" Xuanyuan Feiyan was even more confused. "Are they passing on a message, or are they trying to distract attention?"

After receiving the letter, the two men left the restaurant and went in different directions.

This action left Xuanyuan Feiyan confused and she didn't understand what they were doing.

"It seems the enemy is well-organized and extremely vigilant," he thought to himself. "If I continue following them, I might alert them."