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"The clues he left behind are really not easy to find. Although they can be found everywhere on the streets and alleys, we did get a slight lead on one of them a few days ago."

Grandpa Qi got up, strolled to the kang (heated brick bed) where water was boiling, skillfully poured a few cups of tea, and then steadily brought the tea over amidst the rising steam and misty water vapor.

Xiao Ran, filled with curiosity, asked, "What?"

Master Qi slowly raised his head, took a sip of tea, and uttered a single word.

"fragrant."

Xiao Ran suddenly recalled what Duan Li had said that day.

"Black hair, likes to drink, and always carries a sword on his back..."

"He also had a sachet on him, and the scent was quite unique..."

Is this the sachet with the unique scent?

"It should be known that in the capital, the most common scented sachets are made of agarwood, followed by jasmine and rose, which are favored by women. Among men, pine and cypress scents are the most popular. But if we're talking about that strangely scented fragrance..."

Then, Master Qi took out three sachets from the box on the table, placed them one by one on the table, and then nodded slightly, indicating that Duan Li should pick them up and smell them one by one.

Duan Li took the red embroidered sachet first, brought it close to his nose to smell it, and then gently shook his head.

Then he picked up the yellow sachet, smelled it briefly, and set it aside.

Finally, his gaze fell on the blue sachet, which was quite popular among men, but he put it down without even getting close enough to smell it.

"Neither."

Master Qi slowly stood up and paced back and forth, his expression solemn and dignified.

"These were all found by our personnel within the limits of their capabilities. If we hadn't found them, I'm afraid..."

Duanli suddenly stood up, clasped his hands in a salute.

"It's nothing, thank you, Mr. Qi."

Xiao Ran was even more anxious than him. She quickly walked to Master Qi's side and gently tugged at his sleeve.

"Master Qi, is there really no other way?"

Master Qi remained silent for a long time before slowly sitting back down in his seat.

"It's not entirely without a solution..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran eagerly asked, "What method is it?"

It took a great deal of effort for Master Qi to utter those three words.

"Moon-Viewing Tower".

Xiao Ran's heart jolted, and then she slowly sat down.

Moon Tower.

On the surface, it appears to be a proper teahouse, but in the hearts of all the powerful families, it is actually the hub of the largest intelligence network in the capital.

Unlike Lord Qi, who only controlled a local intelligence network, Wangyue Tower's tentacles extended to every inch of Jing Kingdom, its sphere of influence being astonishing.

The secret intelligence about the small country on the northwestern border of her previous life secretly preparing and planning to launch an attack first spread like ripples from Wangyue Tower. At that time, her father was ordered to go to war to quell the rebellion.

However, Xiao Ran's biggest worry was that Wangyue Tower had long adhered to an unwritten rule.

This is what is meant by "paying with one's life for silver".

The "life" here does not refer to physical life in the ordinary sense, but rather to a person's entire life. The intelligence exchange at Wangyue Tower requires the exchange of a person's freedom for their entire life.

Whenever someone desires to acquire intelligence, regardless of its importance or scale, once a deal is struck, one person must remain at Wangyue Tower and sign a "contract" to serve it for life—by consuming a certain type of Gu worm that obeys commands.

This is why Wangyuelou has been able to take root and flourish throughout the country.

Moreover, its internal intelligence is as solid as an impenetrable wall, with no risk of leaks.