Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 478: Listen to the wind and send a letter
On an inconspicuous side road next to the official road, there is an inconspicuous little tavern.

The business here is ordinary, the drinks and dishes sold are also ordinary, and even the shopkeeper and the waiter look ordinary.

There are no regular customers here, and no accommodation is provided. The only people who come here are travelers who happen to see this place on the road and stop by to rest.

This is a branch of Tingfeng Tower.

In the evening, three men walked in.

The three of them were all dressed like swordsmen and were obviously from the martial arts world. One of them was a little older, around thirty years old, and the other two were in their early twenties.

As soon as the three of them sat down, the waiter and the shopkeeper recognized them: the older one was the killer San Zi Wang, and the two younger ones were Linghu Xiang and Qin Feng from Hunyuan Star Gate.

"Dear guests, what could you order?" Just as I was taking a breath, the waiter came forward and greeted me with a big smile on his face.

The three people who had just sat down exchanged glances quickly, and then Linghu Xiang said, "Is it convenient for me to talk to you about something?"

The waiter listened to this, his expression unchanged: "Sir, do you want to ask for directions?"

"No." Qin Feng continued, "We want to talk to you... about something." He emphasized the last few words.

This time, the waiter's expression changed.

Because he was sure that these three people knew very well what this place was doing, and they also saw through that the person in charge here was not the shopkeeper, but him, the waiter.

The next second, the waiter put away his fake smile and asked seriously, "How many of you would like to drink?"

"We are not here to drink, but we want to sell you a few cups of wine." Qin Feng replied.

Qin Feng is indeed more familiar with underworld jargon than Linghu Xiang.

Of course, among the three people present, the one who is most familiar with these is San Zi Wang, but San Zi Wang is not convenient to speak and does not speak easily.

"Sir, we don't accept just any wine here." The waiter responded solemnly, adding, "It has to be good wine."

"Hey~ Do the three of us look like the kind of people who can't afford good wine?" Linghu Xiang then continued in a rather confident tone.

"Then..." The waiter's eyes rolled after hearing this, "...please wait a moment."

He left this sentence and then ran quickly to the back room.

Normally, as the person in charge here, he should talk directly to the three people in front of him, but it was a coincidence today that there happened to be a person with a higher status in the organization sitting in the back room of the tavern.

This man's name is Nan Cundan, he is in his early sixties and is the third in command of Tingfeng Tower.

Speaking of this person, the name is really apt.

What is "亶"? 亶 means honesty and trustworthiness. His parents hoped that he would "存亶", which was a good intention. But the bad thing was that... his last name was "南". It is difficult to keep 亶 in the south, and the homophony of these two words together indicated that this person was cunning and slippery.

But... people with this kind of personality are well-suited to their talents in Tingfeng Tower.

Today, Nan Cundan was on a routine inspection and passed by this branch. He was sorting out intelligence in the back room, but he didn't expect these three people to come outside.

The waiter thought: The leader is in the back room right now. If I make the decision on my own without asking him for permission...if the deal doesn't go through in the end, it will be because of my incompetence. If the deal does go through, the leader may not be happy - he might think that I don't take him seriously or that I'm stealing his credit.

With this calculation, there would be nothing wrong in asking for instructions.

The result was just as the waiter had expected. As soon as Nan Cundan heard his report, he immediately told him not to worry about it and said he would go to receive the three people in person.

Then, about a minute later, a fat old man who looked very honest but actually had a lot of tricks up his sleeve appeared in front of Linghu Xiang and the other two.

Nan Cuntan did not come empty-handed. When he came over and sat down, he brought a pot of good wine and a few cups for everyone. As soon as he sat down, he greeted the three juniors with a smile: "Haha... I am Nan Cuntan, old man, nice to meet you young heroes."

"The Third Master." With his experience in the martial arts world, he had certainly heard of the other party's name, so he immediately pointed out Nan Cuntan's rank in Tingfeng Tower and clasped his fists in return, "Thank you."

After Linghu Xiang and Qin Feng received the information from the Three-Character King, they had an idea in their minds. They also responded quickly and saluted with fists clasped.

Nan Cuntan poured wine for everyone in a relaxed manner, and asked directly: "May I ask if you have any news and what price you want?"

"This..." Qin Feng looked around at this time, "Is it convenient to talk here?"

It was reasonable for him to ask this question, because there were two or three other tables of guests in the tavern, and they were not far away.

After hearing this, Nan Cuntan smiled slightly and suddenly raised his voice: "Did you hear everything? Please give us some convenience."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tavern owner, the waiter, the kitchen staff, and the "guests" at the other tables all stood up quietly and quickly and walked out.

In the blink of an eye, their table of four was the only ones left in the tavern.

After the members of Tingfeng Tower walked out, they did not leave. They just did guard work at a certain distance. If any passers-by who were unaware of the situation happened to approach during their conversation, these "guards" would try to stop them or come over to inform them.

"It should be convenient now." Nan Cundan was still smiling.

At this moment, Linghu Xiang and Qin Feng were already secretly admiring the strict discipline of Tingfeng Tower. In comparison... their own makeshift team of Hunyuan Star Gate was a bit harsh.

"Then let's get straight to the point..." After exchanging glances with his companions, Linghu Xiang officially stated the purpose of their visit. "Regarding the information about the 'True Hero Order' and the 'Shan Xia Sword', what price do you think is appropriate?"

"Hiss——" Even someone as slick as Nan Cuntan took a breath of cold air after hearing these two key words, and his expression changed obviously.

But an old man is an old man. After he recovered from his shock, he asked, "Everyone, it's not that I don't believe you, but is your news...authentic?"

"I guessed it." At this time, the Three-Character King finally spoke.

Nan Cuntan almost got angry when he heard this, thinking, are you guys trying to tease me? Your "guess" is not bad.

But there is a second half to the Three-Character King's words: "Ninety percent true."

"Oh?" Nan Cuntan asked curiously, "Young Master Wang, what you mean is... you are 90% sure that your speculation is correct?"

"That's right." The Three-Character King replied.

"Then..." Nan Cuntan thought for a moment, "Then let me put it this way..." He had clearly sorted out his thoughts at this time, "Let's assume that your intelligence is correct and it is indeed valuable, then I can't rashly make an offer; because these two things, especially the first one, are too complicated... Even if I really offer you a price now, it is not convenient to pay all at once... At most, you can pay a deposit, and the rest will have to wait until we verify it before paying."

"That's easy." Qin Feng said at this time, "We are not in a hurry to get a reply. You can contact us after you have thought about the price and payment. Anyway, it should not be difficult for Tingfeng Tower to find our whereabouts."

"But..." Linghu Xiang added, "As for 'intelligence', I think Third Master knows more about it than we do... If we delay it for too long, it may go from being priceless to being worthless."

"Yes, yes... I understand what you guys mean." Nan Cuntan nodded and said, "I won't keep you waiting too long."

"That's good." The Three-Character King found a suitable opportunity to interrupt and responded again.

"Then... let's stop talking here today?" Linghu Xiang wanted to say goodbye because he knew that Nan Cundan could only try to contact his superiors after they left.

"Uh... okay, I'm sorry I can't see you off." Nan Cundan was already thinking quickly about how to deal with this matter and was a little distracted by the words of the person in front of him.

But a few seconds later, as the three were about to leave the tavern, he suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right! Three of you, it just so happened that a few days ago, our Tingfeng Tower received a commission. Someone asked us to take a message to Young Master Wang."

Upon hearing this, the Three Character King turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

Nan Cuntan then replied, "It was Young Master Sun and Young Master Huang, known as the Eastern Harmony and the Western Poison, who came to our Cangzhou branch two days ago and wanted to pass a message to you, Young Master Wang, through us, asking you to go to Cangzhou, saying... 'There is a job for you.'"