Chapter 48: The Art of Skin Painting
A flicker of surprise flashed in Head Constable Wang’s eyes. He frowned and said, “You just said there was something unusual about this room?”
Guo Caiyun smiled faintly and turned to Li Yanchu. “Daoist Master, what do you think?”
Li Yanchu shook his head. “Surely it’s not the absence of the scent of cosmetics, is it?”
As soon as he said that, the entire room fell silent.
Some of the officers looked puzzled, not understanding why Li Yanchu would say such a thing.
However, Head Constable Wang seemed to have caught on. “Daoist Master Yanchu, are you saying that since this room belonged to Gongsun Hong, and he spent all day with that woman named Su Su, there ought to be the scent of rouge and powder in the air?”
Li Yanchu smiled. “Exactly.”
He turned to look at Guo Caiyun. “Is that what you meant?”
Guo Caiyun gave a charming smile and shot him a look of approval, completely ignoring her husband Qiao Wu, who stood behind her.
Qiao Wu seemed unusually detached. Ever since the pair had arrived, he hadn't said a word, as if he were completely oblivious to everything happening around him.
“What exactly is wrong with this room?! And where on earth has Gongsun Chong, the leader of the Five Lakes Gang, gone?!” Head Constable Wang shouted angrily.