Chapter 313 - Graceful Hands Plucking Jade Plum Blossoms (Part 1)
The second time Ye Beizhi saw Zuo Nianchou was in Wuchang Prefecture.
After Ye Beizhi realized he had been tricked by Zuo Nianchou, he immediately went out to chase her. As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw two members of the Green Bamboo Gang incapacitated in the front hall. It was undoubtedly Zuo Nianchou’s doing, but the woman had already disappeared without a trace.
Ye Beizhi thought for a moment, then turned and left.
He then returned to Wuchang Prefecture.
Ye Beizhi believed that since Zuo Nianchou had acquired the token ring, she was bound to turn in the mission eventually. The branch closest to Xiangzhou was none other than the one in Wuchang Prefecture.
Ye Beizhi had spent nearly half a month preparing for this task, so how could he let someone else claim his reward? Three hundred taels of silver was no small sum to him. Even if it were divided among everyone in the Flying Mallard Battalion, each person would still get a small sum.
And so, he waited outside the Wuchang branch of the Ghostbane Association for nearly a month.
That particular branch was disguised as an escort agency within the city. Ye Beizhi would sit across the street from it during the day. By the time he had gotten acquainted with the fourteenth beggar, he finally saw the person he had been waiting for.
A graceful figure approached from one end of the street wearing a red dress like a blazing fire. Her face was partially covered by a light veil, and a long case holding her instrument was strapped to her back.
Ye Beizhi stood up, staring at Zuo Nianchou.
Zuo Nianchou saw Ye Beizhi as well. The corners of her eyes, not hidden by the veil, curved into two crescent moons as she smiled. Then, she turned and walked into the escort agency.
Ye Beizhi quickened his pace and caught up, following behind her.