"Guarding and stealing?" Begonia was stunned.

"Ah......" Seeing Begonia's reaction, Duan Li was also stunned, "It seems that you don't think so......"

"Why do you think he's stealing from the guard?" Haitang looked at Duan Li with interest.

Duan Li scratched her head and said with a bit of embarrassment: "I can't say it either...... The second uncle said that his baby was stolen, and then asked my father to close the city, and the curfew time was advanced, and there was still no news after checking for so long, and the Duan Mansion was so heavily guarded, I just felt that it shouldn't be so long and I still couldn't find even a little news...... But then again, even if the second uncle was guarding and stealing from himself, it didn't seem to do him any good...... You can assume that I am thinking nonsense. ”

Duan Li said this, looking at the two people in front of her with vigilance in her eyes. Haitang saw the vigilance in the eyes of the girl in front of him, but he didn't say anything, as long as the girl promised them not to expose the news that they had come to Panyu in advance.

At least in Haitang's opinion, although Duan Qi is a guest, this guest is not so trustworthy.

After talking to Duan Li for a while, the girl finally promised not to expose their situation, so the two of them said goodbye to Duan Li and returned to the courtyard where they were temporarily staying.

"Brother, you said that this Qi is such a big family, and no one in the family objects to his practices?" Xiao Yue squatted in front of the flower bed, looking at the flowers and plants planted in the flower bed by the moonlight.

"The answer to this question is very simple," Haitang chuckled, "Do you remember our first contact with Duan Qi in the mountains and rivers, his attitude before and after learning of our identity changed greatly, and then he came to Panyu, from the news we learned, it seems that in the eyes of the people, he is a character that everyone shouts about - but in front of us, he is so humble and peaceful, without the slightest arrogance." ”

Speaking of this, Haitang didn't continue to speak, Xiao Yue frowned and thought about it, and also figured out the truth: "So you mean, he talks about people and talks nonsense, and has a good relationship with other people in the family?" This...... The explanation is a bit far-fetched. ”

"Is it far-fetched?" Haitang shook his head, "No, this is the best explanation, he only needs to have a good relationship with the most vocal people in the family, but this way of 'building a good relationship' is only because he sees who says what he says, and we don't know if there are other methods." ”

Many people at the banquet will not take the initiative or even avoid contact with Haitang and the two of them, from this it is not difficult to see that there are many people in the Duan family, and even most of them are not satisfied with Duan Qi's approach, but for Duan Qi, he only needs to control a small number of people with real power - this is Haitang's current thinking.

"By the way, brother, when I went to the market to find out the news later today, I really found some interesting things."

"What's the matter?"

A few hours ago, a market in Panyu.

Xiao Yue was sweating slightly, she endured the scorching sun and the dry air that made people feel bored, and seemed to walk aimlessly in the market.

Holding one hand at the sun and shaking her head a little irritably, Xiao Yue locked on to her target: this was a somewhat old-looking woman, her temples were already a little gray, and her face was full of wrinkles, she was guarding in front of a pancake stand, and her calloused hands were constantly fanning herself. She seemed a little out of place with everything around her, and her stall was not frequented at all—or at all, no one bothered to patronize her stall.

"Auntie, how do you sell these pancakes?" Xiao Yue walked over.

The lady was also stunned, as if she didn't expect anyone to come to her stall.

"Oh, it's not expensive...... "The eldest lady said as she looked at the girl in front of her, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

"My brother and I are traveling around now, and we just arrived in Panyu in the past two days," Xiao Yue took the pancakes handed over by the eldest lady and squatted down beside the eldest mother, "Now my brother is resting at the inn, I thought I could come to the market to see if there are any gadgets of interest, but when I got here, I found that there were no strange goods, and now I was about to go back to the inn, but my stomach was a little hungry, so I saw that my aunt was selling pancakes and came to fill my hunger." ”

The eldest lady sighed: "You and your brother should leave Panyu as soon as possible." ”

Xiao Yue chewed the pancakes and said a little vaguely: "Leaving Panyu, why, and your pancakes are so delicious, why didn't anyone come to buy them?" ”

"Pancakes are delicious, but how can those rich sons and daughters look up to such things?" The eldest lady laughed at herself, "Panyu is not a good place, you better leave as soon as possible...... The Duan family has gone crazy, suppressing the people, the taxes are heavy, not to mention taking stones to buy things before, but now it is a lockdown and an early curfew, I think, if the court does not come forward again, this Panyu will be destroyed in the hands of the Duan family sooner or later. ”

"Pick up the stones to buy something?" Xiao Yue was shocked.

"Yes," the eldest lady sighed, "Holding the stone is gold, but we traders don't dare to go against the Duan family, they say it's gold, it can only be gold......

"This family is so hateful?!" Xiao Yue pretended to be surprised and exclaimed.

"Shh-" The eldest lady hurriedly stopped Xiao Yue's exclamation, "Don't be so loud, it's over if someone else hears it...... The people who come to these markets in Panyu are basically rich sons and ladies who are related to the Duan family. ”

The eldest lady looked around, and saw that no one noticed her here, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Actually, it wasn't like this before, the city lord used to be very good to us, but about half a year ago, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, became violent and cruel, and rarely appeared in front of the people again." ”

"Buy things with stones as gold...... This so-called 'gold' should be the one that Duan enabled Qiankun Ding. Xiaoyue said.

Haitang blinked her eyes and thought about it, Xiao Yue didn't bother when she saw this, she stretched her waist and sat down at the stone table in the courtyard a little tiredly.

"Girl, Duan Qi said before that he had someone who rewarded the Duan Mansion with gold, tomorrow you go and ask Duan Qi who these people are, and I will talk to Duan Li again, the relationship between her father and Duan Qi is probably not as simple as a brother," Haitang spoke, "I see that you are so tired today, let's rest first...... By the way, tell Duan Qi tomorrow and ask him not to send people to eavesdrop on us again. At the end, Begonia added as if she remembered something.

Xiao Yue looked at the two black-clothed men who had been tied to the side from the beginning, and nodded with a smile.

Hangzhou, pen painting tang.

The moonlit water glowed with silver, and by the sparkling pond stood a beautiful woman with long hair and waist-length.

Only then did the old city realize that since the master left, he seemed to have regarded the mysterious brother and sister in the wine shop as family, and they left a note that day, although they had not seen each other for a few days, she felt a little lonely.

"Xiaocheng, isn't Begonia there?"

The old city was startled by the sudden sound beside her, and she turned to look to see a figure wrapped in a black cloak standing beside her.

"Are you, Brother Yaobai?" Old City recognized the man, "It's been a long time since I've seen you...... Haitang and Xiaoyue have something to do, and it is estimated that it will take some time to come back. ”

Yao Bai thought for a moment, and then said, "Do you know where they went?" ”

"A few days ago, a guest came to the door," the old city is still a little unaccustomed to the work of the brother and sister, "they went to Panyu." ”

"Panyu......" Yao Bai repeated, "you tell me about the situation in detail." ”

It's the middle of the day, the hottest time of the day.

In the courtyard, Begonia poured tea for the girl in front of her.

"What did you call me here?"

Haitang watched Duan Li drink tea and smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that the relationship between your father and Duan Qi is a little complicated, I want to know more about your father from you." ”

Duan Li was stunned when she heard this, and then looked at the smiling begonia: "You...... What does this mean? ”

"I don't think you should have doubts yourself, in the eyes of others, the two of them are close brothers, but for you, as Duan De's daughter, you must have your opinion on the abnormal changes that have occurred in your father."

Haitang's smile at this moment seemed a little infiltrating in Duan Li's eyes, and her body moved back imperceptibly: "My father has always been an upright person, until he moved into the City Lord's Mansion a few months ago, and the second uncle often came and went there, and then their relationship became very good, and at the same time, my father seemed to have changed as a different person...... Duan Li swallowed her saliva, "My father must have been bewitched by the second uncle to be like this, I even think about it sometimes...... My father doesn't look like my father anymore...... Can you help my father? Duan Li said this, and there was already some crying.

"I understand," Haitang said, "but we're here to help Duan Qi find something, and I'm afraid we can't do anything about your father." ”

"You, why can you say such a thing with a smile?!" Duan Li's gaze at Begonia had already begun to be a little frightened.

"Because of the facts, this is business, Duan Qi pays us, we help him find things, things outside of business have nothing to do with us, I just want to find out if your father will have something to do with Duan Qi's stolen things, that's all?" Begonia smiled.

"Well, then I want to be your guest too!" Duan Li swallowed her saliva and mustered up the courage to say to Haitang.

"Let's not talk about whether you can pay us for what we want, we helped Duan Qi to find something, you asked us to help your father, it's not as simple as finding something, how do you know if we have the ability?"

"This ......" Duan Li was speechless for a while.

"But fortunately, you can just pay the reward we want, and we do have the ability," Haitang said again, "We'll talk about your father's affairs later, I still want to know about you today-I heard that Duan Qi had rewarded some people in Duan's mansion with gold before, do you know about this?" ”

"Ah," Duan Li didn't react for a while, "uh...... I seem to have heard something about it, and I think I heard an elder say something in private, 'Send us away with stones as gold,' and that's what you're asking? ”

Hearing this, Haitang smiled slightly, the idea in his heart has become clearer and clearer, and now he is only two steps away - one and a half steps to be exact, he can find out the real thief, and he can also unlock the true secret of Qiankun Ding.

However, if his conjecture is correct, then Qiankun Ding may just be a flashpoint piled up by the introduction, and the real highlight has not yet come.