Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 534 Special Songhai

"Ah... Hahaha..." Before he even started asking for information, he was suddenly poached. Cook Ding smiled sarcastically, "Xianyang... I still won't go. I'm timid and I'm afraid I'm not suitable to receive the big shots in Xianyang. It’s good for us to stay in Songhai.”

"Timid?" Gu Xun smiled playfully and said abruptly, "Can someone in your profession still be timid?"

"Ah?" When Cook Ding heard this, his heart suddenly twitched and his brain felt a little empty...

In our line of work...could it be possible that the other party knows something?
  "Yes, you run an inn, and you need to welcome guests, drop them off, and receive guests all day long. How can you do business if you are timid?"

Gu Xun's explanation immediately reached Chef Ding's ears, which made his heart slightly calmer... It's okay, it's okay, it should be fine...

On the surface, Cook Ding's professionalism as an intelligence officer was quite good. He maintained a silly expression, scratched his head and responded, "Hey, what you said, sir, the business of my inn is not very good. I don't have many customers a day." , mainly by delivering meals to Little Sage Village."

"Although those Confucian gentlemen sometimes ask for a lot, they are generous after all, and it is enough for me, Fatty Ding, to earn."

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  "That's true." Gu Xun shook his head and sighed, "That's such a pity. It's not easy to find a good cook these days."

It's really a pity that Gu Xun, the cook, doesn't do his job well, so what kind of intelligence spy can he be?

Cook Ding took the opportunity to quickly interrupt and change the topic, "Speaking of which, I remember that Little Sage's Village has no connection with the Qin State. Why did Mr. Gu come to visit Little Sage's Village?"

"It's just visiting relatives and friends, not worth mentioning." Gu Xun replied casually.

Cook Ding looked astonished and said, "Ah... yes, Little Saint's Manor is indeed a good place to study. I think you have juniors studying here."

"Junior... not really." Gu Xun didn't wait for Cook Ding to continue asking questions and said first, "Master Cook Ding said he was timid, but in fact he is still very talkative. After all, the inn is still a suitable place for asking for information."

Cook Ding, who was just about to continue asking for information about Gu Xun, couldn't help but break out in a few drops of sweat when he heard this, and completely gave up the idea of ​​asking for information. Regardless of whether Gu Xun did it intentionally or not, he had better be honest today.

"Where is it? The main reason is that Mr. Gu, you are handsome and have a kind face, so Fatty Ding said a few more words. I really shouldn't ask about you randomly. Please don't remember the villain's fault."

This time Cook Ding finally said all the idioms.

Gu Xun grinned. After that, the two of them didn't talk about anything related to themselves or each other. They just had a casual chat and it was over.

On the way back to the inn, Yan Lingji couldn't help but smile and asked Gu Xun:
  "Why were you always teasing that guy before?"

Yan Lingji had already learned about Cook Ding's other identity from Gu Xun, and naturally understood that Gu Xun's words were clearly deliberate, just to scare the fat cook.

"Who told him to reject me?" Gu Xun tilted his head and grinned.

"Uh... that's true." Yan Lingji thinks this reason is very reasonable, "I'm just a cook, is it necessary?"

"That's what you said..." Gu Xun showed a sarcastic smile, "Can you cook?"

Yan Lingji replied without thinking, "Yes...it just doesn't taste good."

She only knows how to roast things over fire, and she doesn't guarantee the rawness, taste, or safety. "Isn't this the end?" Gu Xun spread his hands, and then asked, "Looking at the whole Mohist family, do you think the Six-fingered Black Man is useful to me, or is the Cook Ding useful to me?"

"Of course it's the cook..." Yan Lingji subconsciously wanted to say the cook, but then she thought about it, Gu Xun's temperament would definitely not allow her to give such a simple answer, so she thought about the answer again, "Would you like to go to Xianyang?" Cook Ding can be of use to you."

"No." Gu Xun shook his head and turned to look at Youjian Inn, which was completely invisible in the dim sky. "Perhaps the cook staying in Songhai will be more useful."

Yan Lingji frowned, "What else did you find?"

Gu Xun did not answer, but asked a question, "Why do you think the Six-fingered Black Man specially sent the cook to lurk in Songhai?"

"Confucian?" Yan Lingji guessed.

"It can be, but it's not necessary." Gu Xun shook his head, "The relationship between the Confucian and Mohist families has never been good, but it is mainly a dispute over academic concepts rather than a grudge. It can be very convenient to deliberately arrange a cook. It’s such a waste to have chefs who have access to princes and nobles in Songhai.”

"So what you mean is... the place Sanghai is special? The place Xunzi mentioned?" Yan Lingji immediately started to think about it again.

"Maybe... it's not that simple..." Gu Xun looked sideways to the east at this time, at the gloomy and dark ocean shrouded in night.

According to the plot of the anime, that location may be overseas, and the mirage is the means of transportation to get there.

But why is the mirage placed in Songhai?
  This is indeed a good outlet to the sea, but such an important thing should not be placed with such a big fanfare in such a bustling and bustling coastal city. If Gu was asked to choose, he would choose a small town, or even find a piece of wasteland and surround it with a large army. As long as a dock can be built, those who build mirages are all corvees anyway, and they don’t have to use Songhai’s labor.

In any case, Songhai was just a good choice, far from good enough. Coupled with the information Xunzi said, Gu Xun could not help but have some suspicions in his mind.

But there are only some vague guesses. There may be too much and too little information to make a complete judgment.

Gu Xun didn't understand very well, and Yan Lingji was even more confused. She asked blankly, "Why is it complicated?"

"I don't know yet, let's go." Gu Xun retracted his gaze, shook his head slightly, spread his hands and walked forward.

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Xiaoshengxianzhuang, a bamboo hut in the back mountain, is shrouded in night, the cold wind blows through the forest, bringing with it whistling sounds, and the dim candlelight shines outside through the window strips.

In the room, Xunzi and Fu Nian, uncle and nephew, sat opposite each other.

"Uncle, Junior Brother Yan Lu has some things to do and needs to go to Xianyang." Fu Nian spoke in a deep voice about Yan Lu's request during the day.

As for Gu's search for Yan Lu, Xunzi had been notified by Fu Nian as early as daytime, but Xunzi did not mention it when he met Gu Xun because it was unnecessary.

Xunzi only knew a little about Yan Lu's life experience. He was better than Fu Nian, but limited. There was no point in asking Gu Xun, a stranger he met for the first time, about the hidden secrets. It would be better to wait until Yan Lu met him before asking. Ask Yan Lu if there is anything he can say.

Upon hearing this, Xunzi's brows immediately squeezed together, and he quickly stroked his beard with his palms, condensing his breath and saying, "Xianyang...he can't go there privately."

(End of this chapter)