Eroge: I can Travel To The Ancient World

Jia Hao raised his brows when he heard Ye Kong. " You mean Wu Qingshu from Divine Martial Hall? What did I…"

He paused his words as he suddenly remembered something. In return for a certain piece of information, Jia Hao asked Wu Qingshu to ensure the safety of Xu Chenlan and her brother.

Piecing together the information, Jia Hao’s eyes gleamed. " I see, illegal weapon transaction, is it?"

" Brother Jia is wise. I guess I don’t need to elaborate further." Ye Kong gave a light smile.

" Well, it looks like things are going to be dangerous from now on." Jia Hao turned around to leave.

" I am going for a walk. Ask your men to guard the entrances of the town."

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" What are you going to do?" Ye Kong asked hurriedly.

" Why? Looking for the murderers of course." Jia Hao gave a wink before walking out.

" First Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, everyone, come here."

" Yes, Son in Law?"

" I want you to go to visit all inns or places like brothels. Check if any two guests are staying together overnight." Jia Hao asked with a ponder.

" Also, don’t ask the receptionist these questions. Find a servant, who gets most abused in such a place. Bribe him a bit and get information from him."

" Try asking around places that are owned by Blood Axe Gang or County Lord."

The four guards of the Cai Family exchanged glances as they nodded hurriedly.

" Alright, Son in Law. We shall be right back."

As Jia Hao saw them leaving, he turned around and walked off the market.

Qingyang County was much smaller than Nanhai City, yet it has a charm of subtle countryside peacefulness.

Looking around, Jia Hao found a small teahouse, with a bunch of old men talking with each other.

" Elders, you must be natives of Qingyang County, right? How many years it has it been since you are staying here?"

" Me? I am here over fifty years."

" My family has been staying here for a hundred years. I am the second generation here."

Jia Hao smiled as he raised his hands. " Waiter, serve everyone your best tea and snacks. The bill is on me."

Saying that, he placed a tael of gold on the table. It was enough to cover everyone’s expenses.

" I am new here. I wonder if elders have some stories to tell?" Jia Hao smiled.

" Stories? Hmm, There are quite some. But they are just without head or tail."

" I heard something from my father." An old man spoke. " The Green Sprite Forest outside of the county was once infested by otherworldly monsters."

" I also heard that. Didn’t the Divine Martial Hall take care of the problem?" Jia Hao asked with surprise.

" Oh, they did it. But I heard that there are still some otherworldly monsters staying inside the deep woods." The old man spoke. " There are quite some areas which was forbidden by the county lord to visit."

" They blocked the forest?" Jia Hao was surprised.

" They said there are some special mineral deposits there, which is under the law of the Imperial Family. Due to the punishment of treason, no one dares to go there." The old man explained it.

" What kind of otherworldly monsters were there?"

" I don’t know. It’s just some rumors after all."

" I heard they have a strange body. They are half horse and half human."

’ Centaurs?’ Jia Hao was surprised when he heard that. ’ There are centaurs living here?’

But then, Jia Hao remembered that there was also an elven tribe deep in the forest by Cai Yixue.

The emergence of grey fog merged two dimensions, creating an era of chaos hundreds of years ago. But now, everything has been stabilized, at least to a certain degree.

’ According to the future, Ye Kong is supposed to die in an ambush by the Blood Axe Gang. But with the strength of Ye Kong and Scaled Dragon Guards, it’s impossible for a third rate gang to ambush them.’

’ Unless, of course, some external factor helps them.’

" What about the county lord?" Jia Hao leaned forward and asked with a whisper. " You know…Any juicy gossip?"

" Heh, young man, you are pretty bold, eh?"

" Why not?" Jia Hao grinned. " It costs nothing to feed mind with some interesting tales, right?"

" Believe me, I really don’t like the feel around him. I always feel he is a snake like bastard."

" Not to mention, I think he is hogging money from Imperial Family. Why you ask?"

" Because, there are so many expensive goods inside his manor. Hmph, I even saw a luxury carriage with two Blackstone Warhorse inside his manor. I can bet they cost no less than a hundred thousand taels of gold."

Jia Hao’s eyes narrowed when he heard that.

’ Even with corruption, a carriage of worth a hundred thousand taels of gold is too much for someone like Ma Jing, isn’t?’

’ Not to mention, if corruption is so deep, then Ye Kong should have gone directly to him with a warrant, which isn’t the case.’

" Hmph, Old Kui, That’s just a rumor."

" Yeah, We never saw that carriage in his manor."

Old Kui shrugged. " I said you what my grandson said. Who knows? Maybe County Lord hid it?"

" Thank you, Elders. I shall take my leave then." Jia Hao smiled as he turned to leave.

’ No corruption, yet such inflow of wealth…Looks like arms dealing is a lucrative business.’ Jia Hao rubbed his chin.

Not long after, four guards of the Cai Family returned. Three of them returned with empty hands. However, Third Uncle brought some news.

" I heard the only Top-Class room in Red Curtain Hall is booked. The booking was just a day before the death of Jiu Liang." Third Uncle spoke with a frown.

" Not to mention, the servant I talked with said that he never saw the residents inside that room. As for food and drinks, the manager of brothel personally takes them into the room."

" But the most suspicious thing was something you asked us to look for. It was indeed owned by Blood Axe Gang."

" Take there. I will take a look." Jia Hao’s eyes gleamed as he finally found a clue. The Blood Axe Gang is the most suspicious group here.

The brothel was small and appeared to be empty. But it was normal as there wouldn’t be any customers during the daytime.

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However, What made Jia Hao curious was a small clothing store near the brothel. Other than that, all buildings were in a certain distance from the brothel.

Swiftly walking Jia Hao sneaked in the small alley between those two buildings. His steps paused as he felt something strange.

Jia Hao activated his Sage’s Divine Eyes and gazed at the ground

" UGH!"

Clutching his head, Jia Hao’s feet faltered a bit, as if he got dizzied a bit.

" Young Master!"

The guards of the Cai Family were worried, But Jia Hao signaled them to stop.

" Take this token and raid that room."

The token was a bronze emblem, with an iron dragon embedded on it. It was temporarily given to him by Ye Kong, so Jia Hao could prove his legitimacy of being part of Scaled Dragon Hall.

Not long after the guards left, Jia Hao entered the clothing store.

" Greetings, Customer. What can I do for you?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile.

" I want you to go there and open the hidden passage that’s connected to the Red Curtain Brothel." Jia Hao spoke in a calm voice.

The shopkeeper’s expression turned pale when he heard that.