Chapter 1085 - 1087 Waiting to Catch You (7)
Liaodan’s Prosperous Capital was not far from Northern Ridge, just over seven hundred li away. The guards traveled day and night, and five days later, they arrived.
By this time, the Royal City of Northern Ridge was already a thriving scene.
Not far from the King’s tent, many shops were built in the architectural style of Great Jin, and many people from Great Jin were coming and going on this street, presumably the owners of these shops wanting to do business here. Even the Brothels and Chu Pavilion ran here in search of opportunities, with the brothel madams, their faces covered in makeup, sashaying their hips and pointing around in front of their own shops, voicing their opinions and demands to the craftsmen.
The people of the Meng Slaves were also subtly changing. Now, many herders were no longer herding but had turned to become glass-blowing craftsmen. It was said that the silver earned from a month of glass-blowing was enough to match the earnings from a year of herding cattle and sheep. As a result, many sold their cattle and sheep and began living a stable life just like the people of Great Jin.
Saknu arrived in plain clothes and stayed in a gorgeous tent in the suburbs of the Capital City. This time, he swore he would personally catch that cunning woman and lock her in the Palace of Shengjing, never to leave for the rest of her life.
The guards ordered to investigate Cai Wei’s whereabouts wandered back and forth on the commercial street every day, not daring to miss any news about Cai Wei.
After several days of investigation, although they did not find Cai Wei’s whereabouts, they gathered a lot of information about her.
For example, that ugly woman on the commercial street with a large black mark on her face, she was Mu Caiwei’s major steward in Northern Ridge, responsible for handling all matters there. Also, that limping man surnamed Du, along with his old lady, wife, and sisters, was specifically responsible for counting and inspecting the finished glass before storing it. And those gaudily dressed brothel madams, Mu Caiwei requested Shen, the County Magistrate of Qing County, to persuade a few brothels from the local area to relocate here and open their own; there were also some craftsmen from inside the capital who came here specifically to do business...
It seems that Daru’s steward’s information was indeed well-informed; the situation here was essentially consistent with what he had found out. Since this was her base, she had no reason not to come here. As long as he waited here, he was sure to catch her!