杜达雄大鸟

Chapter 616 Shao Shuai’s Request

They have dined and wined to satiety.

After seeing off Xie Zhuolian, Gao Ge returns to his own room and surprisingly, he finds that a man is sitting in there.

“Gao Ge, you are such a bad friend. Even I have only drunk a small cup of the Xie Family’s wine. It still leaves a lingering taste in my mouth! Now I can only smell it without access to even a drop of it. It is too tormenting!” Shao Shuai looks at Gao Ge and says with a depressed look.

“Miss Xie hasn’t gone far away. If your family has ties with the Xie Family, I suppose you can get a glass of wine from her,” Gao Ge says.

Shao Shuai waves his hand. “Although my family is acquainted with the Xie Family, we are not that closed. Besides, I am not that important. Everyone knows that the wine of the Xie Family is good stuff. It can also help increase one’s cultivation level. However, it is basically useless for you. You are a cultivator at the realm of Master. Even if the wine can elevate the cultivation level, it won’t work much on you.”

Gao Ge sits down, picks up the cigarettes on the table and lights one.

Shao Shuai pushes the ashtray to him and looks at Gao Ge with narrowed eyes, saying, “Have a guess. Why am I here?”

Gao Ge is dazed. After thinking for a while, he shakes his head.

Shao Shuai coughs and says, “I’ve known what happened to you today, but not much. After all, the information has been blocked by the Dragon Court. It is too difficult for me to pry into more information.”

Gao Ge stays silent and flicks the cigarette ash away. He just squints at Shao Shuai and waits for him to continue talking.

Instead of beating around the bushes, Shao Shuai says, “As far as I know, all the poultry in a village were dead overnight.”

Gao Ge frowns and says, “What does it have to do with me?

Shao Shuai waves his hand, gesturing for Gao Ge to hold on.

Then he takes a cigarette from Gao Ge’s cigarette pack, lights one for himself and blows a smoke ring.

Upon seeing that, Gao Ge smiles.

He thinks of the golden monkey.

The way Shao Shuai blows smoke rings is just like how the golden monkey does it.

“Is your zodiac animal monkey?” Gao Ge asks subconsciously.

Shao Shuai doesn’t know what Gao Ge has in mind, but he has an intuition that Gao Ge can’t be saying anything nice.

He coughs, takes a puff on the cigarette and then raises his head to blow it out. Seeing the smoke rising slowly under the lamp, he feels as if being surrounded by clouds.

Well...

It must be because he has watched too many episodes of “Journey to the West.”

“The poultry in the village have been drained of blood, but not many people know about this. Yet, it should have been known by the Dragon Court, but they don’t pay much attention to it. Supposedly, they will send someone to check on it tomorrow.”

“Is it a supernatural event?” Gao Ge frowns and asks.

Shao Shuai nods his head and says, “Surely it is, but if that is a ghost event, why is no human dead but the poultry? Moreover, by now I’ve never heard of any ghost that needs to suck blood. Is it a vampire from abroad?”

Despite saying so, Shao Shuai is obviously kidding.

He doesn’t think it is possible.

Gao Ge falls into deep thought without responding.

Shao Shuai continues talking regardless.

“Actually, what I wonder most is why it is generally believed that a ghost must be transformed by the soul of a dead person.”

Hearing that, Gao Ge suddenly stands up and looks at Shao Shuai with staring eyes.

What Shao Shuai said just makes him take a tumble and seem to think of something.

“Where is the village?” Gao Ge asks in a deep voice.

Shao Shuai squints at Gao Ge, saying, “Of course I can tell you. If it were not for obtaining the information for you, why would I put the effort?”

Gao Ge sneers and says, “If you were really willing to tell me, you would cut to the chase and not keep me guessing. However, as to what you’ve mentioned, I can figure it out if I want to.”

“Without alerting the Dragon Court?” Shao Shuai asks.

“...”

Shao Shuai does hit a nerve in him.

If Gao Ge wants to look into the name and location of the village based on the information provided by Shao Shuai, he must ask Tang Jiusi to do it. He himself has no information network, but Tang Jiusi is a member of the Dragon Court anyway. If he lets Tang Jiusi pry into the information for him, the Dragon Court will be informed.

Tang Jiusi is on good terms with Gao Ge and still willing to help the latter after Gao Ge resigned from the Dragon Court, but likewise, Tang Jiusi is also loyal to the Dragon Court.

That is the problem.

“I can take you there on one condition,” Shao Shuai says.

He knows that Gao Ge is smart. If he behaves too falseheartedly, he will only annoy Gao Ge.

Business is business. He may be able to coax a stupid man with the excuse of friendship, but in no way can he take Gao Ge in.

It will be too absurdly shameless.

Therefore, he may as well cut to the chase and disclose his goal. At least he is being righteous.

“If you want me to marry a girl of your family, I’ll just pass. I won’t join the Shao Family,” Gao Ge says directly.

Humph.

The Dragon Killers once offered to look for Meng Jing for him and he didn’t agree back then.

Of course he won’t agree on the offer of the Shao Family!

Shao Shuai seems to have guessed that Gao Ge would say so, so he doesn’t seem angry or disgruntled.

“Rest assured. I don’t like forcing others to do what they are unwilling to do. Since you don’t want to join the Shao Family, I won’t mention it again. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink,” Shao Shuai says. “However, I need you to promise me. If the Shao Family needs any help from you, you must grant the favor. Of course, it is a one-time deal. What do you say?”

Gao Ge doesn’t answer his question at once. Instead, he thinks for a moment and then says, “Like what?”

“I haven’t decided yet,” Shao Shuai adds. “You can be assured that my request will definitely not violate the interest of the Dragon Court or Huaxia, or do any harm to others, or go against your principle. Okay?”

Gao Ge laughs. “Principle? I don’t even know what my principle is...”

Shao Shuai says nothing with his eyes glistening.

Pondering for a moment, Gao Ge has made up his mind. Since Shao Shuai has said so, he can’t find a reason to refuse.

“Okay, you have my word,” Gao Ge says. “Now take me there.”

Shao Shuai laughs. “The car is ready. Your nod is the only thing we need.”

They are about to go out when a voice comes from outside the door.

“I’m going too.”

He turns around only to see Xia Lu and Yue Xincheng. Gao Ge glances at Shao Shuai and the latter shrugs his shoulders. “Fine by me.”

“Okay then.” Gao Ge’s heart is torn with anxiety.