Chapter 42: High Price
While Duan Yixin was enjoying tea and sweet-scented osmanthus cake, the servant knocked on the door of one of the rooms on the second floor. A few seconds later, he heard Tan Lidan’s voice coming from the room, "Come in."
The servant pushed the door open and walked into the room. He stood in front of Tan Lidan, bent his waist slightly, and said, "Shopkeeper Tan, Miss Duan is here."
Hearing the servant’s words, Tan Lidan raised his eyes and said, "I will be there in a moment. Entertain Miss Duan, and don’t be rude."
The servant lowered his head and said, "Yes, Shopkeeper Tan."
After the servant informed Tan Lidan of Duan Yixin’s visit, he left the room and closed the door. Putting down the writing brush on the brush stand, Tan Lidan turned to look at the folding screen behind him and asked, "Jian Yi, do you want to meet with Miss Duan?"
A few seconds after he asked, a young man in his twenties in black clothes came out from behind the folding screen. Hanging from his belt is a black token with a number one engraved on it. He held his long sword and walked to the table expressionlessly.
Jian Yi thought for a while and said, "I won’t meet her, but I want to observe her from a distance. Do you still remember the detailed information about the medicinal herbs that Master asked for?"
Tan Lidan nodded, was silent for a few seconds, and asked, "Jian Yi, do you know why Master wants those unheard-of medicinal herbs? I have worked for Master for many years, but this is the first time I have known that Master has knowledge in the medical field."
Hearing this, Jian Yi glanced at him and said coldly, "Lidan, if you don’t want to die, just do your job well, and don’t ask questions that you shouldn’t ask."