Su Wan's words were gentle yet powerful. Xie Yin was slightly startled when he heard this, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. That surprise was like a meteor across the night sky, instantly lighting up his eyes. "Even if no one agrees, even if there is no result?"

"Who said no one agrees?" Su Wan said, "Besides, you've already made it out. If you stop here, you'll be doomed. Comparing the two, are you willing to stop here and lose to that group of people? I don't believe it. This isn't Xie Yin."

Xie Yin's surprise hadn't completely faded when Su Wan's words stirred up new emotions. A hint of sly joy crept across his face at her approval, a smile spreading across his eyes, brightening and softening his once stern gaze.

"You're right. Xie Yin is naturally arrogant and will never bow his head."

"He's still a devil!" Su Wan joked. "I know why you're worried, but some things aren't easy to accomplish. But today I've brought you some news that might help you, and even repay you a little."

Xie Yin lowered his head and curled his lips, his secret joy continuing to spread.

"I'm talking about serious matters, not joking with you."

"Okay, go ahead." Xie Yin looked at the person in front of him calmly.

"A woman came to the capital. Her father was killed by the Liu family. She sought justice many times but to no avail, and she wanted to seek revenge herself. She wanted to borrow my help, so she told me that Liu Erlang had become infatuated with a singing girl in Qimeng Tower."

Xie Yin nodded. I knew this. "You mean, this courtesan's identity is not ordinary?"

"How can we know if we don't check?"

Yes, before, he was so focused on Liu Wei that he ignored Liu Yuting.

"Your information is indeed valuable, and I will return it to you. Your aunt was not killed by the Jiang family, and I guess this person is not a member of the Yu family either."

Su Wan frowned and pondered deeply. She had previously thought that the Jiang family had no reason to kill Su Si Niang. But then Xie Yin told her uncle that the Jiang family was raising private soldiers. She suspected that this might be the reason. But now Xie Yin said that her aunt's death had nothing to do with the Yu family. Who could it be?

Could it be... Su Wan shuddered, feeling the need to return and deliver a message to her father. Previously, the Su family hadn't had time to deliver a message to her father due to the difficulties her father faced and the suddenness of Su Si Niang's incident. But now, Su Wan felt she had to clarify some things.

Su Wan was thinking about Su Si Niang, but Xie Yin's eyes fell on Su Wan's birthmark. Su Wan reacted and reached out to cover it, but Xie Yin stopped her before she could put her hand on her face.

Xie Yin ignored Su Wan's surprise and retracted his hand, saying, "This birthmark has been with you for so long, haven't you gotten used to it yet?"

"If it's on your face, even if you're used to it being ugly, won't you care when someone notices it?" Su Wan said unhappily.

No one in this world would empathize with her. Furthermore, the world was extremely harsh on women's appearance, and as a daughter of an aristocratic family, she had been ridiculed for this very reason. Although she had gotten used to it, it didn't mean her scars were gone.

“But I don’t feel ugly?”

"What did you say?"

"I said, I never thought Madam Su was ugly. Of course, she might be more beautiful without this birthmark." Xie Yin leaned on the steps with his other hand on his knee. He looked unrestrained but his eyes were very serious.

This sentence made Su Wan's head buzz. She stared at Xie Yin in amazement, a flicker of emotion in her surprised eyes. This was the first person to answer her like this since she came to the capital, and this person was Xie Yin! But when she realized Xie Yin's experience, she immediately suppressed her excitement. Xie Yin had spent a lot of time in those brothels, so these teasing words were naturally easy to come up with.

Thinking of this, Su Wan's face darkened and he stood up to leave.

This left Xie Yin somewhat bewildered. Was he wrong? Or was he not sincere enough?

"I'm not kidding you." Xie Yin stood behind Su Wan and said.

Seeing Su Wan pause, Xie Yin knew that Su Wan must have misunderstood something. He hurriedly explained, "I don't have a lover who is unforgettable. Also, I went to Fengming Tower. You should be able to guess why I went there."

"Master Xie has no obligation to explain this to me."

"I always feel it's necessary. There needs to be trust between you and me, and I don't want you to misunderstand me. Besides, the more you know, the more channels you can use. Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

Su Wan turned around and looked at Xie Yin solemnly, "Do you trust me so much? I know you've helped me many times, but I haven't given you what you want. Don't you think I'm taking advantage of you or deliberately delaying?"

Xie Yin crossed his arms over his chest, "So what? Can you still run away?"

Su Wan's eyes froze. "I'll do my best. Since it's a deal, we should be fair. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it back in the end."

She'd been holding these words in her heart for a long time, previously forced by circumstances to keep them to herself. Today, she'd inadvertently crossed the line and lost her composure, so she had to make it clear: this was a deal, and it was only a deal, so she needed to maintain her composure.

Xie Yin looked at Su Wan's serious face, his heart sank, and he felt an indescribable sense of loss.

What did he want? He had wanted the military talisman before, but now he seemed even more greedy. But some things couldn't be sorted out overnight. It didn't matter, there was still time to wait, and he could afford to wait.

"Did you take the medicine exactly as the Taoist priest instructed? Don't forget the forty-nine days, not a single day less." Xie Yin deliberately broke the silence. "Also, you can give your relatives a heads-up in advance to avoid startling them."

Su Wan gave him a reproachful look, waved goodbye and left the yard. Xie Yin sent the person to the carriage and personally followed him back to the Su Mansion. He did not turn around and leave until the person entered the yard.

When I returned to Xie Mansion, Cang Yi was waiting outside the door.

"The Yunniang we let go disguised herself as a man and left the city. She must be going to make a connection. Also, Liu Wei went to see Jiang Lin."

All male members of the Liu family who were over ten years old were imprisoned and awaited execution in the autumn. Male members of the side branches were exiled, and the women were fined and enslaved after half a month.

Xie Yin pushed the door open and entered the room, saying, "Keep keeping an eye on Yunniang, but don't alert the enemy. Also, the Yu family, they'll definitely show some clues this time."

"Yes."

"What didn't the people in the prison find out?"

Cang Yi shook his head. "Their conversation was extremely secretive, and our people couldn't get close to them."

Xie Yin frowned slightly, "Find two more people to protect the Su family's wife. If anything happens to her, you will be the ones held responsible."

"clear."

……

After the incident at Fengming Tower, Qimeng Tower suddenly became incredibly popular. Guests filled the building like clouds, and people came and went. Upstairs, there were exquisite private rooms reserved for the rich and powerful. One of these rooms had been reserved for a large sum of money by Xiao Yucheng, the heir of the Duanze Palace.

One day, Xie Yin came to Qimeng Tower and heard that Fang Jinyue often set up a stall in this area.

"You said that Yunniang ran away?" Inside the house, Xiao Yucheng sat at the desk, staring at Xie Yin opposite him with a distorted face.

Xie Yin said sarcastically, "Are you angry that she ran away? Or are you angry that I dug her out?"

Xiao Yucheng raised his eyebrows, "She likes you very much, you didn't let her run away, did you?"

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