The man in black, seeing her resolve, could only give up and, after turning around to leave, made his way to a nearby tavern.
He went up to a private room on the second floor, made sure no one was following him, and then knocked on the door.
The door was opened, and the little maid, seeing the person outside, stepped aside. The man in black walked into the room and saluted the person with his back to him, "Commandery Princess, the woman wouldn't sell regardless of the price offered."
"Hmph, she is indeed cautious. The more she behaves like this, the more it proves there's something amiss."
The woman slowly turned around, and it was actually Xia Zhaohe.
The maid beside her suddenly spoke up, "Commandery Princess, this servant has learned that Pei Haolan conducted a test for a friend. Perhaps he has some spare test papers in his possession."
"Oh?"