Chapter 10: Delivery?

After accepting the silver note, Su Mo took one last look at the corpse and couldn't help feeling regretful.

Regretful not for the person, but because when the previous few had died, he had not searched the bodies...

"This must have cost me a lot of money."

Although it seems like the heroes traveling the Jianghu often disdain such worldly wealth,

Su Mo was not that kind of person...

Money is a good thing, the more the better, especially when he still had an escort agency to manage, it became even more precious.

"There were a total of four people who appeared in the forest, and now two are dead. The remaining male's situation is still unclear, and the female is called Hu Piaopiao... How come I've never heard of any of these people?"

To mingle in the Jianghu is to pursue fame and fortune.

Fortune comes from all sides, more than one could want.

But reputation is a signboard for those traveling the Jianghu.

Although Su Mo was new to the Jianghu, he was not unprepared. He had explored all the renowned names and stories that were well-known in the Jianghu.

Unfortunately, whether it's the man with the Mountain Flipping Palm in front of him or this Hu Piaopiao, he had never heard of them.

Turning, he continued towards Jiming Post, leaving the Taohua Forest behind: "There's no communication on this Mountain Flipping Palm guy with the other few. It seems they indeed were each fighting their own battles. However, each of these people harbors their own schemes, yet share a common front. Aren't they worried that the Mysterious Mechanism falls into one of their hands, and the person won't mention it to them?

"I guess there must be some kind of mutual restraining measures."

However, these people are secretly connected and their ambitions are no small matter. As for what measures they use to check and balance each other, Su Mo couldn't figure it out in a short time.

And after knowing the situation with the Mysterious Mechanism, Su Mo was even less willing to get entangled in this discord.

Everything he did now was out of necessity. He only hoped that after delivering the item, he could smoothly disentangle himself and leave.

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Su Mo initially expected that the situation would become more sinister.

After all, each of the original four people had their own methods.

Now that two were gone, there still remained two.

Though only two people, they contained endless possibilities.

On one hand, the nature of the cooperation between these four people was still unclear to Su Mo.

Inside Luohua Pavilion, the one who claimed to be surnamed Xu certainly didn't know that Chef Zhou had died early, but did the remaining two know that he and that Chef Zhou had already stepped into hell?

If they knew, then the tactics to come would probably be fiercer and harder to guard against.

If they didn't know... then at least they would have different plans waiting for him.

Especially fatal was, what was the deal with this mystery killer hiding in the dark?

The target wasn't himself, yet the killer seemed to indirectly clear hurdles for him...

However, the methods were ruthless, leaving him in a precarious position.

And what about the old and young figures who appeared that night? Did they have anything to do with this affair?

All this intertwined into a complicated mess, surely ought to make the upcoming developments even more chaotic.

But what Su Mo did not anticipate at all was...

He actually arrived directly at Jiming Post!

On this journey, there were no further incidents.

No one disguised themselves in the teahouse, waiting for him to fall into a trap.

Nor was there anyone who invited him to meal beforehand, with the intention of capturing him to extort martial arts secrets or snatch the Brocade Box...

For the latter, Su Mo was actually quite disappointed.

After all, traveling all this way, with expenses from feeding the horses and himself, it would save a lot of money if there were people offering meals wherever he went; he could eat better and sleep well.

Well, if anyone did offer hospitality, surely they wouldn't let you eat chaff and swallow vegetable leaves, right?

Unfortunately, such good fortune only happened to Su Mo this once.

At this moment, he was already standing in front of Yuquan Inn. After a moment of hesitation, he still stepped in.

"Dear guest, welcome! Are you here to stop by or to stay the night?"

As soon as he entered, the waiter greeted him with a warm smile.

"Looking for someone."

Su Mo smiled, "Waiter, could you please inquire if there is a Lord Wang Xianglin staying in this inn?"

"Ah?"

The waiter was taken aback, but still nodded, "Indeed, there is such a Lord Wang. Why don't you take a seat and have some tea, and I will go up and ask for you?"

"Thank you, that would be great."

Su Mo was polite and sat down as guided by the waiter. A pot of clear tea was soon brought before him.

He picked up the teacup to take a look and then poured a little into the cup and gently swirled it.

Eventually, after discarding this tea, he poured another cup and took a sip to moisten his throat.

His ears twitched slightly, and he overheard several waiters murmuring nearby.

"Another one looking for that Lord Wang."

"Indeed. I wonder who this Lord Wang really is. That makes two or three people in the past few days..."

"Speaking of which, one of the men who came looking for Lord Wang seemed to have a look of extreme fear when he left?"

"What's that to say... That woman, I didn't see her come out. Later, when I went to tend to the room, I also didn't see any trace of the woman."

As Su Mo sipped his tea, he listened to the whole conversation. By the time he placed his teacup down, the waiter who had gone upstairs to inquire had returned.

"The guest, Lord Wang has invited you."

The waiter said with a smile: "The number one heavenly room, go upstairs and turn left, it's at the end of the corridor. Please feel free to go up."

"Thank you."

Su Mo reciprocated with a bow and started ascending the stairs.

In a blink of an eye, he was already standing before the door of the number one heavenly room, and he gently knocked.

"Come in."

Upon opening the door, he saw a middle-aged man holding a book, completely engrossed in its content.

The other hand was holding a teacup, but he had forgotten to drink.

"Are you Wang Xianglin?"

Su Mo looked at the man and asked.

The man looked up at Su Mo with a frown, seemingly displeased for being disturbed, "If I'm not, then are you?"

"Haha, of course not."

Su Mo laughed and said, "I am Su Mo, Chief of Ziyang Escort Agency, entrusted by someone to bring you an item."

"An item?"

Wang Xianglin looked at Su Mo upon hearing this, "What item?"

Without hesitation, Su Mo took out the Brocade Box and placed it on the table.

Wang Xianglin's gaze was initially indifferent, but when he saw the Brocade Box, it changed slightly, "Hmm?"

Suddenly, he looked up at Su Mo, "Who sent you with this Brocade Box?"

"Dead."

"Dead?"

Wang Xianglin was stunned, putting down his book and teacup, reaching out to grab the Brocade Box.

But the next moment, Su Mo placed his hand on top of the Brocade Box.

"What do you mean by this?"

Wang Xianglin's brows furrowed as he looked at Su Mo.

However, Su Mo was even more serious, saying each word deliberately, "Money first!"