After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

"Your Highness, this is an invitation from the residence of Grand Secretary Fu."

Murong Xiao stopped in his tracks. "Did they say what it was about?"

The butler opened it and read, "It doesn't say what it's about, it just invites you to a gathering at Linglong Pavilion."

After a moment's thought, Murong Xiao instructed the steward, "Have someone turn them away. If anyone comes looking for me, tell them that I am unwell and I will not see anyone."

Then I turned around and walked back, it seems that today is not a good day to go out.

Fu Yingying waited for a long time in the Linglong Pavilion private room, but Murong Xiao did not arrive.

It wasn't until after noon that I received a message from someone in the manor saying that Prince Murong said he was busy and declined the invitation.

Enraged, Fu Yingying smashed her teacup and said menacingly, "Murong Xiao, you're very good!"

...

For the next few days, Linglong Pavilion was extremely busy, and it was the most talked-about place in Yandu City.

Despite the end of the three-day special offer period, people were still flocking in, and their enthusiasm remained undiminished.

On the contrary, people are more enthusiastic about shopping here. Although most of the goods in Linglong Pavilion are priced similarly to those in other shops, the styles here are more novel and there are more choices, giving everyone a greater sense of novelty. Moreover, the service is very attentive, making people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze. It is a very enjoyable experience, and people feel that it is great value for money.

At first, when people saw the flyers being distributed, many shop owners and dignitaries thought it was just a gimmick to attract attention and generate buzz, but over time, it only caused resentment.

But to everyone's surprise, a few days later, the people not only did not feel disgusted, but discussed it even more enthusiastically, and the business was packed every day.

Everyone was speculating about the background of the owner of Linglong Pavilion.

Many people are already investigating the background of the owner of Linglong Pavilion.

Some people have been investigating for several days.

In the study of the Right Prime Minister's residence, Prime Minister Qin asked Qin Mingyu, "Have you still not found out who Qin Jiu is?"

Qin Mingyu was somewhat annoyed and looked at Prime Minister Qin, "We haven't found anything yet. It's as if Qin Jiu appeared out of thin air in Yandu City. He only appeared on the day Linglong Pavilion opened, and then he disappeared. It's as if he vanished. Our people can't find any trace of him."

Qin Xiang stood with his hands behind his back, turned to the side, seemingly looking at something. "Don't the people from Linglong Pavilion know either?"

When Qin Mingyu thought about questioning those people, they all knew nothing. "The people from Linglong Pavilion are all well-trained, and you can't get any information out of them. Usually, a person named Xia Yu is in charge. All we know is that she is the adopted daughter of the owner of this restaurant before it was renamed Linglong Pavilion. After her adoptive father passed away, she was unable to run the business and had no choice but to sell the restaurant. Now she has become a manager of Linglong Pavilion."

After hearing this, Prime Minister Qin fell into deep thought and remained silent.

Originally, he only valued Qin Jiu's high spiritual power and wanted to recruit him as a subordinate to help Mingyu.

I used to look down on those attention-grabbing tricks Linglong Pavilion used before its opening.

Unexpectedly, Linglong Pavilion did not cool down after two days like other shops usually do when they open. Instead, it became more and more popular and bustling with customers.

If I had such a treasure bowl, I wonder how many experts I could recruit, and I wouldn't have to worry about the source of spiritual energy for Mingyu and Shanyu anymore.

Seeing that Qin Xiang hadn't spoken for a long time, Qin Mingyu thought that he couldn't think of any solutions, so he suggested, "Father, should we try asking the Ghost Pavilion to help investigate Qin Jiu?"

Prime Minister Qin was taken aback. "The Ghost Pavilion?"

Qin Mingyu explained, "Yes, Father, the Ghost Pavilion is a newly emerging and widely known force in the martial arts world. They mainly investigate and sell information. It is said that the leader of the Ghost Pavilion has extremely high martial arts and spiritual power. Once the Ghost Pavilion accepts a case, there is no case they cannot find out. It is rumored that someone once caused trouble for the Ghost Pavilion, but before they could even make a move, the leader of the Ghost Pavilion revealed a secret that no one else knew and drove them insane."

Prime Minister Qin stared intently at Qin Mingyu. "Is the Ghost Pavilion really that powerful?"

Qin Mingyu replied, "Is it really that amazing, or is it just an undeserved reputation? We'll find out by trying it out."

...

one day later,

Ghost Pavilion received a message that someone had placed an order to investigate the identity of the owner of Linglong Pavilion.

The subordinates immediately reported the news.

Lu Ling relayed the message to Qin Wanyou.

"Master, someone has placed an order to investigate the identity of the owner of Linglong Pavilion. Should we accept it or not?"

Qin Wanyou answered without hesitation, "Yes, of course I'll answer."

After speaking, he looked up at Qin Jiu standing to the side and said with a hint of mockery, "Tell me, what identity should we assign you? The heir of some reclusive family, or a noble scion of some powerful gang? Or perhaps the successor of a reclusive master?"

"I'll leave it to you, Pavilion Master." Qin Jiu's tone held a hint of helplessness and a touch of doting affection that even he himself couldn't perceive.

Lu Ling feigned dissatisfaction and said, "Miss, why are you all so mysterious and powerful? Can't you be a country bumpkin who started from scratch? Or a nouveau riche second-generation rich kid?"

Qin Jiu closed his eyes, speechless.

No one without a powerful background could afford such a magnificent and luxurious Linglong Pavilion.

He countered Lu Ling's question, "Do you think an ordinary person could afford to open a Linglong Pavilion of this scale? Wouldn't it be robbed and divided up by the princes and nobles of Yandu City?"

Lu Ling wrinkled her nose. "I was just joking, wasn't I?"

Qin Wanyou spoke slowly, "To do business, besides having good product quality, you also need a strong mind and ability, as well as connections. Of course, having a strong background to support you is the icing on the cake. To be able to open Linglong Pavilion, you can't just be an ordinary person."

Then his expression changed. "Go tell the person who placed the order to investigate Qin Jiu's identity. Ten thousand taels of gold!"

...

"What? Ten thousand taels of gold?"

Qin Mingyu looked at the messenger in disbelief.

The servant who brought the news lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, "Yes, young master, and they also want to pay six thousand taels of gold as a deposit first."

"impossible!"

Qin Mingyu immediately rejected the offer. To ask for such an exorbitant price just to check some information was clearly robbery!

The servant asked, "Then should we send our people to tell them that we're not going to investigate?"

Qin Mingyu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

"Wait a minute, don't reply yet, let me think about it first."

That evening, Qin Mingyu went to Prime Minister Qin's study to discuss whether they should continue investigating the Linglong Pavilion matter.

When Prime Minister Qin heard the figure of ten thousand taels of gold, he was startled, his eyes widened, and he almost lost his composure in front of his son.

My first reaction was that it was impossible to spend so much money to investigate a single piece of information.

However, after calming down, Prime Minister Qin began to ponder again:

Is the owner of Linglong Pavilion really that mysterious and powerful?

However, ten thousand taels of gold is far too much!

After discussing it for a while, the father and son finally made a decision.