Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

The Ghost Market is a large marketplace where transactions take place in a gray area. Everyone has needs in this gray area, just to varying degrees.

And in the gray area of ​​the Ghost Market, there is naturally no shortage of Seven Star Towers that specialize in intelligence business.

The first thing Chu Xunfeng needed to know today was how the whole Longquan Sword Manor incident had unfolded, and whether his plan had worked smoothly and produced the desired results.

Secondly, they needed to find out what the court was doing and when Prince Zou would arrive in the Black Forest.

Chu Xunfeng needed to know how much time he had to make plans.

Chapter 18, The Manager of Seven Star Tower

The businesses of Qixinglou have always been conducted openly and honestly.

Chu Xunfeng had thought that the Seven Star Tower he saw in Lancang City, which covered several hundred square meters and had five floors, was already very extravagant, but the Seven Star Tower in the Ghost Market still refreshed his impression of the Seven Star Tower's ostentatious nature.

The Seven Star Tower in the Ghost Market is an extremely extravagant inn, covering an area of ​​nearly a thousand square meters. Standing outside the door and looking up, you can see a seven-story hexagonal tower-like building, with a string of red lanterns hanging from the corner of each hexagon.

Many humans and demons walked through the inn, and occasionally one could see ghosts. In the Seven Star Tower, they seemed to be the waiters, greeting and guiding. From the outside, the entire Seven Star Tower operated like a highly efficient machine.

Standing at the entrance, Chu Xunfeng surveyed the Seven Star Tower, but no one paid him any attention. It seemed that the people coming and going in the Seven Star Tower were already used to people like Chu Xunfeng.

Occasionally, someone would glance at him and then look away.

Chu Xunfeng also composed himself and slowly stepped into the Seven Star Tower.

Chu Xunfeng was a new face. Upon seeing this unfamiliar face, a ghost-clan servant dressed as a waiter in the Seven Star Tower immediately approached him with great keen insight, "Young master, is this your first time visiting the Seven Star Tower?"

Chu Xunfeng did not reply. He flipped his hand and showed the token given to him by the Seven Star Tower to the ghost clan members who had come close to him. "Find your person in charge. I'm here to buy information about the Seven Star Tower."

The ghost servant paused for a moment, carefully examined the token in Chu Xunfeng's hand, and hurriedly led Chu Xunfeng to a quiet rest area, served him fragrant tea, and quickly disappeared from Chu Xunfeng's sight.

Chu Xunfeng sat in the empty rest area, looked at the teacup on the table, and then put it into his storage magic treasure.

Fresh Maojian tea tainted with a hint of malevolence

Taking the teacup out again, inhaling the unique, faint fragrance of Maojian tea, Chu Xunfeng brought the cup of light tea to his lips and took a sip.

The amount of Yin energy is almost imperceptible. After entering the mouth, it is eliminated by the abundant Qi and blood before it even penetrates the body.

If he hadn't been constantly sensing it, Chu Xunfeng would have felt almost nothing as a little bit of Yin energy entering his body.

The ghosts left in a hurry, and returned in an even more hurried manner.

"Young master, the manager would like to invite you to the reception room on the seventh floor for a chat," the ghost clan servant said softly to Chu Xunfeng, who was sipping tea. "Please follow me."

Chu Xunfeng put down his teacup, stood up, and followed the ghost servant up the stairs under the watchful eyes of many people in the lobby. After climbing seven floors, Chu Xunfeng stepped into the only door on the seventh floor at the servant's signal.

The servant did not follow behind Chu Xunfeng; his only task seemed to be to lead Chu Xunfeng to the door on the seventh floor.

Upon entering the reception room, Chu Xunfeng's first impression was of the fragrance. Chu Xunfeng was not a particularly refined or elegant person, but he found the blend of several different scents extremely pleasant and seemingly able to relax him.

System, what are the effects of this fragrance?

Of course, while it smells good, one must still be shrewd.

It can eliminate certain negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, irritability, and anger, relieve fatigue, and help people relax and calm down.

Having not found anyone to greet him, Chu Xunfeng continued to venture deeper into the enormous room.

Looking around, Chu Xunfeng could roughly guess that the person in charge of the Seven Star Tower was a woman. Putting aside the fragrance filling the room, the silks, embroideries, flowers and plants used for decoration in the living room did not seem like things a man would use to decorate a room.

After walking several dozen meters into the reception room, a screen blocked Chu Xunfeng's path. The young man stopped and looked at the erotic paintings on the screen, which depicted women with their clothes partially exposed. He asked, "Is it inconvenient for the manager to come out and meet guests?"

Chu Xunfeng didn't know what was behind the huge screen, but he could guess.

As he walked through the room, he saw decorations and tables and chairs everywhere. Chu Xunfeng didn't quite believe it was a reception room specifically for receiving distinguished guests.

The room on the seventh floor is more like a private palace than a reception room, and the owner of this room is probably behind that screen.

As soon as Chu Xunfeng finished speaking, a woman in a bright red dress stepped out from behind the screen and gave Chu Xunfeng a charming smile. "I have long heard of the reputation of the Cold Gentleman in this Ghost Market. Today, I have finally met you. You are indeed extraordinary."

Chu Xunfeng carefully examined the woman standing by the screen, his gaze sweeping over the erotic pictures on it. He barely managed to suppress his expression. "Although I don't know why the shopkeeper invited me to your boudoir, I do have important matters to discuss. Let's find a place to sit."

"Of course, please." The woman with the most beautiful face and the most perfect figure gestured with her delicate hand, leading Chu Xunfeng back the way they had come.

Chu Xunfeng followed behind the shopkeeper, but couldn't help turning back to look at the alluring woman on the screen one last time before rolling his eyes.

If Chu Xunfeng wasn't mistaken, the woman on the erotic screen was the same woman who had led the way. It was truly bizarre that Chu Xunfeng would paint her like an erotic image and place it at the entrance of her boudoir.

Guided by the innkeeper, the two sat down in a corner of the room. "Please wait a moment, young master, I will prepare tea and snacks for you."

"Hmm." Chu Xunfeng nodded, sitting quietly in the chair, and took the opportunity to exchange a few words with the system.

A short while later, the shopkeeper returned to his seat carrying a porcelain plate.

Chu Xunfeng keenly noticed that during their brief encounter, the woman beside him had lost much of her alluring and seductive charm, replaced by an air of poise and composure.

"Young Master Chu is unlike most of the men I've ever met," the woman sitting opposite Chu Xunfeng remarked with a smile as she served him hot tea.

“I’m not very interested in that kind of thing.” Chu Xunfeng glanced at the shopkeeper’s phoenix eyes. “Besides, it’s not a good thing to express one’s desires and demands too openly in a place like the Ghost Clan.”

"Young Master Chu has been in the Ghost Market for no more than five days, hasn't he?" The woman chuckled, covering her mouth, her words filled with admiration. "To have grasped the survival rules of the Ghost Market so clearly, was I wrong just now?"

With a simple change of topic, Chu Xunfeng glossed over the deliberate erotic scene from earlier. He didn't want to talk about a woman who used her body as a weapon with her, so he readily changed the subject, "I came to the Seven Star Tower today to buy some information."

"Please speak, sir." The shopkeeper blinked slightly, looking at the handsome young man.

"Since I left Longquan Sword Manor, what has happened in Yongzhou regarding Baidi City, and the movements of the bronze beast."

The woman nodded slightly. "So that's what it is."

"Hmm, what's the price?" Chu Xunfeng asked the shopkeeper.

"Regarding this, I can tell you for free, Young Master Chu. After all, it's not exactly crucial information. Those on the list always have special privileges in the Seven Star Tower. Besides, you were the one who did these things, so I imagine many people would be happy to tell you what happened next."

Although Chu Xunfeng was somewhat surprised that he could get something for free, he still nodded and said, "Please."

Chapter Nineteen, Intelligence about the Seven Star Tower

"Please wait a moment, young master, I will go and fetch you the letter." The shopkeeper covered his mouth and chuckled as he rose, taking light steps into the depths of the huge room. Before much noise could be heard, soft footsteps approached again.

Chu Xunfeng also flipped his hand and took out the teacup that he had put into his storage wristband. He brought the teacup to his lips and took a sip of hot tea.

"Young master, please take a look. These are the intelligence reports that the clerks from the Seven Star Tower sent to the Ghost Clan yesterday." The shopkeeper placed five opened letters on the heavy sandalwood table.

Chu Xunfeng put down his teacup, picked up the letter, and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Of course." After the shopkeeper sat down, he smiled and watched Chu Xunfeng take out the letter.

The inscription on the envelope read: "[Summary of the Bronze Beast Operation Following the Sword Appraisal Tournament]"

Chu Xunfeng hid in the Seven Star Tower on the night of the Sword Appraisal Tournament. The next day at noon, he was swallowed by Gui Qi and taken to the Black Forest. He was unaware of everything that happened afterward.

This first letter comprehensively summarized everything that followed.

First, during the sword-tasting competition, the matter of the bronze fanged beast and the strange weapon was leaked by Chu Xunfeng. This information was then spread through the marketplace at the foot of Longquan Sword Manor, and further complicated by Zuo Zhishuang's attack by the bronze fanged beast...

The next day, Chu Xunfeng hid in the Seven Star Tower, and an unspeakable rift appeared between the Xu Kingdom's court and the cultivation world. According to the Seven Star Tower, some of the cooperation that the Bronze Fang Beast had reached with local sects and clans in many parts of Xu Kingdom was more or less affected.

Smaller sects are fine, but the larger the sect, the more information it can obtain, and the greater the obstacles to cooperation, trade, and exchanges.

After all, with each deeper collaboration, more and more things will be exposed to the Bronze Beast. White Emperor City has already been harmed; who will be next?

In such a tense atmosphere, the bronze beast naturally couldn't withstand the pressure and had to find a way to reverse its reputation.

However, Chu Xunfeng went too far at the Sword Appraisal Conference. Everything Leng Junzi said at the conference was true, and with the support of Longquan Sword Manor and Bai Di's wife, it was impossible for him to change things with just words. The leaders of the major sects were not blind.

Faced with obstacles from multiple sides, the bronze beast finally succumbed to the pressure and began to release the people.

When Chu Xunfeng learned that one of the bronze beasts had attacked Zuo Zhishuang on the first day of the Sword Appraisal Tournament, he knew that his plan was basically in place.

Because the Bronze Beast has already found a scapegoat to take the blame.

The next step was naturally to shirk responsibility and, under various pretexts, begin releasing the wandering warriors and disciples in Baidi City who were controlled by the treacherous soldiers.

In short, it's all about shifting blame.

Everything unfolded much as Chu Xunfeng had predicted. However, he never expected that after this incident, the bronze beast would make such a shockingly bad move.

That is, to designate oneself as a wanted criminal.

Well, there's certainly an element of deliberate revenge involved, but doing it covertly is one thing, but to retaliate openly makes all those previous attempts to shift blame and release people under various pretexts obvious.

Chu Xunfeng put down the first letter and gently tapped his forehead with his finger.

"What are you thinking about, Master?"

"The bronze beast's actions have left me somewhat bewildered." Chu Xunfeng paused slightly as he tapped his forehead with his finger. He looked up at the shopkeeper sitting opposite him. "They're doing something intelligent, but unfortunately, they have two brains, and their left and right hands are fighting each other."

"Young master is joking. How could bronze beasts have two brains? They only have one brain, which is the emperor himself in the imperial court." The shopkeeper laughed so hard that he sank into his large chair.

Chu Xunfeng, reminded by the shopkeeper's words, recalled the conversation between Lian Cai and the courtesan sent to the Seven Star Pavilion, and thus understood.

They're outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant.

Then came the next letter, "[The Serpent Lord's Journey to the Northwest of the Wild Swamp Wetlands]". The letter itself didn't contain much substantial information, but after extensive research by the Seven Star Tower, they were able to get a fairly good idea of ​​Ao Xiu's purpose in making such a high-profile trip out of the Wild Swamp Wetlands.

Chu Xunfeng initially thought the chances of the Dragon Clan taking the initiative to stand up for him were slim, but given the clear information from the Seven Star Tower and the Snake Lord's high-profile behavior, Chu Xunfeng had no choice but to believe it.

"Young master, don't be in a hurry, there's more to come." Seeing Chu Xunfeng's furrowed brows, which seemed uneasy, the shopkeeper smiled and reminded him again.

Turning to the next letter, Chu Xunfeng could no longer hide his helplessness.

The young man breathed a slight sigh of relief as he unfolded the letter, which bore the inscription "[Regarding the recent unusual developments in Baidi City]".