A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 117 Taking advantage of the situation

In Southern Xinjiang, Butler Fang finally walked out of the mountains after going through untold hardships. He did not rush back to Qile City immediately, but planned to stay in Southern Xinjiang to look for dyes. He knew clearly that the dyes that Ange brought back from Liunan Kingdom could only solve urgent problems.

In an inn in Nanjiang City, after writing a letter to the master, Butler Fang hurried to the dye market to look for Uncle Ya, a dye merchant who had always worked closely with Jiangnan Mingli. But he was anxious and went around the market several times but still couldn't see Uncle Ya. When he asked people, he was told that Uncle Ya hadn't appeared for a month. Butler Fang calculated the time in his heart. When Uncle Ya disappeared, it was after Jiangnan Mingli's dye was burned. His worries became deeper and deeper.

"Sir, are you looking for Uncle Ya?" Just as Butler Fang was about to turn around and go back to the inn, a woman dressed in Miao clothing and a red veil appeared in front of him. Although she had a graceful figure, the deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the faint white hair at her temples revealed her age.

"Madam, do you know Uncle Ya?" Although the appearance of the mysterious woman made Butler Fang alert, he still stepped forward slightly, bowed, and asked kindly.

"Uncle Ya is a businessman. He has accumulated quite a reputation in southern Xinjiang over the years. Who doesn't know that?" The mysterious woman's eyebrows curved, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened, but the charm in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest because of the wrinkles.

"In that case, madam, do you know where Uncle Ya is now?" The mysterious woman's words made Butler Fang feel that his previous question was a bit redundant.

"Uncle Bud has gone out to sea."

"Why did he go to sea?"

Butler Fang was shocked by the woman's words, but he quickly regained his composure and asked half-doubtfully.

"Just a month ago, a good brother of Uncle Ya who had been working overseas for many years suddenly came back. He made a lot of money and threatened to take Uncle Ya with him to do business overseas and enjoy a good life. Uncle Ya was naturally fascinated by his brother's description of the fairyland overseas, and soon followed his brother." The woman still looked at Butler Fang calmly and said lightly.

"Thank you for telling me." Butler Fang was still skeptical, but he didn't plan to continue asking. After all, if the other party was deliberately deceiving him, asking more would be fruitless. So he bowed to the mysterious woman and prepared to leave.

"This gentleman is not from southern Xinjiang, but comes from Jingsong Kingdom?" Before Butler Fang walked away, the mysterious woman asked again.

After being plotted against and thrown into a village deep in the mountains, and then escaping from the mountains with great difficulty, Butler Fang changed into local clothes to hide from others, but he could not disguise his words and actions, so it was expected that his identity was discovered by this mysterious woman.

“There are many people from Jingsong who come to southern Xinjiang to do business. This gentleman’s accent and manners are similar to theirs, so it’s not surprising that I can tell.” Seeing that Butler Fang did not respond to her words, the mysterious woman did not care and continued to explain.

"You still don't know the identity of this lady? What should I address her?" Butler Fang just smiled slightly at the mysterious woman's words. He still did not respond to her, but took the initiative and asked curiously.

"I guess this gentleman is from Qile City, named Li from Jiangnan, and came to southern Xinjiang to buy dyes." The woman did not respond to Butler Fang's words, but walked a few steps closer and laughed softly.

Butler Fang was shocked, but he still looked at the mysterious woman in front of him with a kind face. He wanted to say something but didn't dare to, for fear that he would say the wrong thing in a hurry.

"Don't panic, sir. I am waiting for the famous Jiangnan Li at the order of Uncle Ya." Seeing the abnormality in Butler Fang's eyes, the mysterious woman seemed to have confirmed her guess, so she stopped pretending to be mysterious and said straight to the point: "I am Uncle Ya's friend, you can call me Sister Yi. Before Uncle Ya left, he handed over all his business to me, and he specifically asked me to leave the dye in my hand to the famous Jiangnan Li."

"Madam, how did you know that the famous Li from Jiangnan would come to southern Xinjiang to buy dyes?" Seeing that the other party was no longer hiding anything, Butler Fang felt a lot more relieved. Whether the question was true or false, it was always better than playing dumb.

"As I said before, there are many people from Jingsong who come to southern Xinjiang to do business. I've heard about what happened to the famous Li in Jiangnan in the past month. You are in urgent need of a large amount of dyes." Since she had stated her identity directly, the woman no longer maintained a formal posture. She put her hands on her hips and smiled heartily at Butler Fang.

"How much dye do you have, madam?"

"A lot, enough to make the famous Li from Jiangnan worry-free. However, the price is another matter." The woman cast a coquettish glance at Butler Fang with confidence.

"Please name your price, madam." Butler Fang's eyes darkened and he smiled faintly.

“Three times the price.”

Upon hearing the price offered by the other party, Butler Fang's face stiffened slightly, and the hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists. Although businessmen value profit, this is the first time he has encountered such a robbery. But it also shows that this woman does not want to do long-term business with the famous Li in Jiangnan. Uncle Ya is really suspicious that he would hand over the business he has worked hard for half his life to such a person.

"Unlike Uncle Ya, who is a steady and cautious person, I have always been a one-time dealmaker. I'll sell to whoever offers the highest price. Now you, the famous Li from Jiangnan, are in urgent need of this batch of dyes. Wouldn't it be a loss if I don't take the opportunity to make a fortune?" The woman said to Butler Fang provocatively with a righteous look.

"May I have a look at the goods first?" Butler Fang still needed to consult the master about the price, so he had to ensure the authenticity of the dye first.

Seeing that the other party did not flatly refuse the offer due to the high price, the woman was happy and led Butler Fang to a warehouse guarded by several people. Bags of dyes filled most of the warehouse. Butler Fang checked each bag carefully, and after making sure the goods were genuine, he asked the woman to wait for news in three days.

After excitedly sending Butler Fang away, the woman returned to a thatched cottage on the hillside behind the warehouse. Inside the cottage, Xuanyu was standing in front of the window, looking at the bamboo forest outside the window, thinking, until the laughter outside the door brought her back to her senses:

"My sister is really smart. She made such a lot of money for me!"

As soon as she entered the room, the woman pulled off her veil, revealing a face that was somewhat similar to Huanyu's but looked older. She was smiling from ear to ear at this time, and she held Huanyu's hand and said happily.

"No matter how smart my younger sister is, she is not as resourceful as my older sister. When she found out that her old lover was secretly recovering dyes to help the famous Li from Jiangnan, she cruelly threw him into the sea to fend for himself. In just a few days, she took over all of Uncle Ya's business." Yan Yu looked at her sister in front of her coldly and smiled faintly.

"When a man is not on the same page with you, he will become a stumbling block to you. Will he remain blocking your way if you don't resolve the problem?" The woman gradually put away her smile, let go of Yan Yu's hand, slowly sat aside and said coldly.

"I'm afraid it's not just men. Anyone who gets in your way must be kicked away, including me." A trace of resentment flashed in Xuanyu's cold eyes, but the corners of her mouth still smiled.

"What? Are you still blaming me for selling you to the Shadow Clan?" The woman was obviously unhappy, her brows slightly raised, her eyes showing no guilt but aggrieved expression: "When I was being hunted, you were young and couldn't help me like you do now, so I had to trade you for the protection of the Shadow Clan. Don't blame me, I would never have sold you to the Shadow Clan if I had a way. Besides, in my heart, how can you be compared with a man?"

Huan Yu said nothing more. With a sneer on her face, she quickly walked out of the thatched hut. She had always been eloquent, but she was defeated in front of this shameless elder sister.

"Wasn't the mission assigned to you by the Shadow Sect to deal with the Jiangnan famous Li? Why are you helping the Jiangnan famous Li now? Are you hiding something from me? I warn you not to offend the Shadow Sect without knowing what's good for you, otherwise I won't be able to save you!"

When Xuanyu was about to leave, the woman's serious voice was heard again in the house, but she still ignored it and went down the mountain alone.