38th Break: Interrogation 

At Huichen.

"Second young master Lin really is a very hardworking person." Qiu Yi spoke when Lin Ze, Qiu Si, and the controlled Ah Yu finally arrived in Huichen.

Lin Ze didn't answer and just glanced at Qiu Si who already let go of Ah Yu, almost throwing the other to the floor. His drunk expression was already gone.

Qiu Yi looked at Qiu Si. "You weren't followed?" he asked.

"Second young master Lin already cleared the way." Qiu Si answered.

"Good." Qiu Yi nodded in satisfaction.

"Meng Xing's address." Lin Ze spoke.

"Give it to him." Qiu Yi told Qiu Si.

Qiu Si nodded and threw a paper to Lin Ze, which Lin Ze caught. Then, Lin Ze turned to leave.

"Second young master Lin won't ask why we wanted someone from the Writhing Snake Gang?" Qiu Yi asked.

Lin Ze stopped. "Do you want to make another exchange with me?" he asked as he turned.

Qiu Yi smiled. "This person in exchange for second young master Lin catching another person for us," he said.

Qiu Si looked at Qiu Yi, then recalled the woman from jianghu who Qiu Shisi told him before.

Lin Ze's brow raised as he looked at them. "It seems like Huichen is looking for people recently?" he asked. "And, all from jianghu?" he added.

Qiu Yi wasn't surprised that Lin Ze knew that it was from jianghu the person who they were going to have him look for since Lin Ze was from jianghu, and the strongest among all of the practitioners. "We only wanted to ask this person from Writhing Snake for some questions. As for what happens to this person after that…" he said, didn't continue.

Lin Ze knows. They don't care whether this person lives or dies. Ah Yu has already revealed himself, and the reason why no one from jianghu went after him is because not only Ah Yu doesn't have that thing that they all are looking for, but Huichen is also looking for Ah Yu. Even if the people from jianghu know that the people of Huichen can't fight, they also know that Huichen has the backing of the emperor himself.

Whoever fights Huichen is fighting the emperor, too. Even if they are from jianghu, they can't fight the emperor's army, okay? Ah Yu is useless, so why not give him to Huichen? Thus, Lin Ze's plan smoothly succeeded. Huichen also knows this, thus they let Lin Ze catch Ah Yu since Meng Xing's address is not that important to Huichen.

So now, no one wanted Ah Yu's life aside from Lin Ze, and the Writhing Snake Gang when they found out about Ah Yu's failure. Since Lin Ze wants to avenge his third uncle, Jin Peng, Huichen is willing to give Ah Yu to Lin Ze. Even if the Writhing Snake Gang finds out about this, not only they not dare to fight Huichen, but they also won't dare to fight Lin Ze just for killing Ah Yu, who had now become useless to them.

"Deal." Lin Ze answered. "You can give me the details about the person tomorrow." He said and left.

Qiu Yi snorted in disdain after he saw that Lin Ze was in a hurry. Then, he turned to glare at Ah Yu, whose face now is as pale as the paper. Ah Yu really has delicate features comparable to women, so he can pass as a woman when he dresses up like a woman.

"Tell us, what is that thing that you people from jianghu are looking for?" Qiu Yi asked.

Qiu Si locked Ah Yu's meridians again but freed his voice for him to be able to speak.

"That thing… we also don't know." Ah Yu answered.

"'don't know'?" Qiu Yi's eyes sharpened.

"Really, I don't know!" Ah Yu said. "I am just one of the lowly members of the Writhing Snake! How can they tell me what that thing is!" he said.

"Heh… then how do you know what to look for?" Qiu Yi asked as he looked at Ah Yu with a mocking gaze as if telling him 'are you treating me as a three-year-old child?'.

"The… the leader only told us that it is a crystal bottle…" Ah Yu answered.

"A crystal bottle?" Qiu Si's brow raised. "Just this? What's so special about this?" he asked.

"I… I heard that during the day, it would look transparent, just like any other crystal bottle." Ah Yu spoke. "But, at night, it would turn blue." He told them.

Qiu Si frowned, now knowing how Wen Liao had gotten involved in this. Qiu Yi also fell silent, thinking the same thing. Wen Liao's business is porcelain business, as well as other things related, including antiques. If Wen Liao heard about a special bottle like this, Wen Liao definitely would have wanted it.

"But, this bottle is nothing to jianghu practitioners." Qiu Yi spoke and looked at Ah Yu with a cold gaze.

Ah Yu stiffened. He knows that he can't deceive Huichen's boss.

"Speak!" Qiu Si said and kicked Ah Yu's leg.

"Ah!" Ah Yu cried as he fell to the floor. His face paled even more due to pain, and he sucked in a sharp breath. "You will just give me to Lin Ze, anyway, so why should I tell you?" he asked as he glared at them.

"Oh. So he is not an idiot." Qiu Yi laughed. "Do you know what Lin Ze will do to you?" he asked.

"A male concubine?" Ah Yu asked.

"What a narcissist." Qiu Si said.

Qiu Yi sneered. If even their boss's engagement with Lin Ze failed, how could this toad Ah Yu be Lin Ze's concubine? "I take it back. He is really an idiot." He said.

Qiu Si nodded in agreement.

Ah Yu looked at them with a bewildered gaze. Wouldn't Lin Ze take him as a concubine? Or else, why would Lin Ze want him? "Lin – " he spoke, wanting to call Lin Ze's name. But, he was cut off by Qiu Si.

"Lin Ze has long been gone to find his sweetheart." Qiu Si spoke. "He caught you in exchange for his sweetheart's address, do you understand now?" he said and looked at Ah Yu as if looking at an idiot.

Meanwhile, Qiu Yi snorted when he heard 'sweetheart'. Their boss will never be Lin Ze's sweetheart!