Liang Xiao immediately sent people to greet him.
Old Man Chen revealed only his eyes, walked into Liang Xiao's courtyard, and then removed his mask.
"Marquis of An Guo!" Old Man Chen was so excited that veins were faintly visible on his plump face.
"Why are you so agitated?" Liang Xiao asked curiously.
Old Man Chen immediately took out the intelligence from his sleeve and handed it to Liang Xiao through Yu Qingchuan.
Liang Xiao glanced at it and was overjoyed: "Well done, it seems you've really put in a lot of effort!"
This time, the intelligence included not only the Huichun Sect and aristocratic families, but also information on the Great Liang, the Peacock Dynasty, and the local magnates of Xichuan!
Some of the intelligence was very similar to the secret intelligence collected by Liang Xiao and Zhuo Zifang themselves.
"Since I have chosen to serve His Majesty and the Marquis of An Guo, I will naturally go all out!" Old Man Chen was already beaming.
On his way here, he suddenly heard the news of Liang Xiao's promotion to Shangshu Ling.
For the Chen Mansion, "a rare commodity" was not enough to describe Liang Xiao!
Old Man Chen could only feel fortunate that he had chosen his allegiance early, so that he could do more for Liang Xiao, earn more merit for the Chen Mansion, and benefit his descendants, rather than offending the Emperor and Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao couldn't help but praise: "The Chen family is indeed worthy of selling intelligence; this information will be of great use in the future! However, there are still no clues about Zuo Wushang and Zuo Wuji?"
Old Man Chen nodded: "Let alone the two of them, even the remnants of the Great Heng Kingdom rarely cause trouble anymore. They seem to have suddenly disappeared."
Liang Xiao smiled and nodded, thinking of the Yunxiu Zhaizhu.
But now was not the time to reveal it. A talent like Yunxiu Zhaizhu could not be subdued by violence and force.
Old Man Chen moved his lips, hesitated for a moment, and said nervously: "Marquis of An Guo..."
"I understand what you mean," Liang Xiao said with a smile. "But you should be aware that the Gongyang clan is still not to be underestimated, let alone other aristocratic families. If His Majesty were to grant you an official post and a noble title in advance, wouldn't that expose you prematurely?"
Old Man Chen nodded solemnly, but he still felt a little disappointed.
He really wished the Chen Mansion could have a noble title, even if it was Earl or Viscount!
Liang Xiao comforted him: "Don't worry, as long as the Chen Mansion maintains its current attitude, when the situation stabilizes and your Chen Mansion's safety can be ensured, your Chen Mansion will at least have an official post and noble title that will be recognized by the people of Chuzhou and the martial arts practitioners!"
Old Man Chen was overjoyed and bowed in thanks.
Liang Xiao's words were rather tactful, and Old Man Chen, being a shrewd man, could not help but understand: If he did not live to see the day of being granted an official post and title, his daughter and grandson would still have opportunities. At worst, the women of the Chen Mansion could be granted titles such as "Jun," which would also bring glory to their ancestors!
He believed that Liang Xiao and the wise Emperor would surely give him a satisfactory reward!
Upon learning of Old Man Chen's visit, Jian Nanfeng rushed over with his disciples to meet him.
"I am ashamed!" Old Man Chen bowed deeply to Jian Nanfeng.
Jian Nanfeng did not hold a grudge, and was only preparing to escort Old Man Chen to Chuzhou together to visit Chen Shaoling and his wife.
Jian Qinnan and Liang Xiao reluctantly saw Jian Nanfeng and the others off. The Tianshan knights who had originally followed Liang Xiao remained, at Liang Xiao's disposal.
Yu Qingchuan looked at the departing caravan of Jian Nanfeng with a sense of loss and sighed, "Will we see Master and the others again sooner or later?"
"Naturally!" Liang Xiao nodded.
Yu Qingchuan pouted: "Master said he wants to strive for the Great Qian Three Sages to participate in the real wedding of the Marquis of An Guo and Junior Sister, so, Junior Sister, you need to hurry up, otherwise we can only continue to play the role of wingmen like Senior Brother."
"Right, right, right!" The Tianshan knights all echoed.
"You all!" Jian Qinnan was both shy and angry, but her heart was deeply moved.
These senior brothers and sisters, for the sake of matchmaking him and Liang Xiao, and following Chen Shaoling, would use any means: feigning tears, playing the victim, exposing her little thoughts to the flower thieves, fabricating that she was crying and begging them to help the flower thieves... they were becoming more shameless!
However, without these "shameless" senior brothers and sisters, she would not even have the courage to "complain" to her master!
After leaving Zhuo Mansion, Yu Qingchuan took his three junior brothers out for tea.
Yi Zui Bai Nian was too strong, and they had to remain sober and not drink, but they liked lively places. They could only go to teahouses and, by the way, inquire about martial arts information for Liang Xiao.
Before entering the teahouse, a lonely figure blocked Yu Qingchuan's path.
"Are you... Tamamo-no-Mae?"
Yu Qingchuan looked at the small girl in front of him, whose clothes were all wrinkled and disheveled, with surprise. He saw tears in her eyes as she looked at him earnestly.
"This humble servant pays respects to Great Hero Yu. Is Great Hero Yu well..."
Tamamo-no-Mae, though no longer as wealthy as before, still maintained her etiquette and curtsied to Yu Qingchuan.
The Tianshan knights looked at Tamamo-no-Mae with vigilance.
Yu Qingchuan exclaimed, "How did you end up like this..."
Tamamo-no-Mae lowered her head, bit her lower lip for a long time, and choked out: "Last night, Itou Masamune defiled me for some reason, and then he threw me here. I didn't want to go to a brothel..."
Yu Qingchuan trembled: "How could he abandon such a beautiful girl like you? And why did he defile you?"
"Because I discovered that my tragic fate was caused by Itou Masamune, and I told him that I liked Great Hero Yu and hoped he would fulfill my wish, so he ruined my virginity... Later, he saw that I wasn't obedient enough in bed and wasn't having much fun, so he took all my jewelry and left Jinling in a hurry, leaving me behind..." Tamamo-no-Mae became more and more sad as she spoke, and finally burst into tears.
"Sixth Senior Brother..." The three Tianshan knights cast wary glances at Yu Qingchuan.
Yu Qingchuan was silent for a moment, then took a bank note from his怀 and handed it to Tamamo-no-Mae: "I am very sorry, but this is the limit of what I can do for you."
"This humble servant wishes to follow Great Hero Yu and be a maid, serving Great Hero Yu..." Tamamo-no-Mae pleaded.
"That won't do, we came from Tianshan on important business!" Yu Qingchuan shook his head, but felt it was not appropriate, and sighed, "How about this, after asking the Marquis of An Guo, I will ask someone to send you back to Tianshan, and you can stay there for a while."
"It's because I'm a fallen flower, and Great Hero Yu dislikes me..." Tamamo-no-Mae murmured to herself.
"No, no, no! I absolutely do not dislike you!" Yu Qingchuan repeatedly shook his head, and then sighed, "You are a foreign visitor after all, and you shouldn't be wandering the streets. I'll take you to see the Marquis of An Guo and hear his opinion."
Tamamo-no-Mae nodded obediently and followed the Tianshan knights to Zhuo Mansion, muttering to herself, "Will you disappoint me..."
She believed that she could show Liang Xiao enough value and reveal great secrets, provided that she gained Liang Xiao's trust and that Liang Xiao was worthy of her trust.
When Liang Xiao heard about this, he frowned: "You believed her? How could Itou Masamune casually abandon such a beautiful woman? Given his character, he could have made a fortune selling her to a brothel."
"It's not that we believed her, it's just that she looked too pathetic. It's better to leave her to the Marquis of An Guo to deal with. Moreover, according to her, Itou Masamune left in a hurry, which might be why he didn't have time to sell her to a brothel..." Yu Qingchuan said with a dry laugh.
Liang Xiao was suspicious and personally met Tamamo-no-Mae.
Tamamo-no-Mae tearfully recounted Itou Masamune's cruelty, occasionally glancing at Yu Qingchuan.
Liang Xiao said solemnly: "After all, you are from Izumo. If people find out that we ignored or even abandoned the most talented woman of Izumo, it would also have a bad impression. However, you must guarantee that you will accept supervision and not move around without permission, otherwise, I can only say I'm unable to help."
"Then, who should I accept supervision from?" Tamamo-no-Mae asked nervously.
Liang Xiao patted Yu Qingchuan's shoulder: "You brought her here, so you will do it!"