Chapter 1912 - 1914: Fishing for Information

Chapter 1912: Chapter 1914: Fishing for Information

Everyone at the Escort Agency knew the Yang Family, as they were family members of the Store Manager. Wang Kui especially instructed everyone to pay attention to the appearance of the Yang Family members, so they could offer help if they encountered any difficulties outside.

Yang Ming knew about this too and agreed with Wang Kui’s approach. After all, their family was different from before, having become prosperous. It’s wise to be cautious as they might attract attention.

Thus, when seeing Yang Qiu, everyone recognized her.

"Is she the Store Manager’s sister, Yang Qiu?"

"Yes, I would like to see your Head Escort Master, Wang Kui." Yang Qiu nodded and spoke.

"Our Head Escort Master went on an escort duty to Lin County and hasn’t returned yet," answered one of the brothers.

Upon hearing this, Yang Qiu felt somewhat disappointed, as it seemed unfortunate. She could only express her slight regret, saying, "Oh, I see."

"Is Lady Yang Qiu looking for our Head Escort Master for something?"

"Oh, it’s nothing!" Yang Qiu was pondering on a way to extract information from them.

Seeing Yang Qiu had no intention to leave, the brother spoke up, "Lady Yang Qiu, since it’s your first time here, why not stay and take a look around the Escort Agency?"

"Okay, thank you." Yang Qiu was worried about having no way, so she readily accepted the invitation.

Thus, she followed the person for a round around the courtyard. The brother introduced to Yang Qiu the weapons in the Escort Agency yard, of course only when Yang Qiu asked, otherwise it would feel awkward.

A moment later, Yang Qiu said, "I’ll sit here in the courtyard for a while, you all can carry on with your work."

But with Yang Qiu doing so, how could everyone focus on practice? They circled around, asking, "Lady Yang Qiu, why did you come to find our Head Escort Master? Are you very familiar with him?"

The brothers were truly gossipy; they heard the rumors outside as well, because not just one beggar was talking about Wang Kui looking after Yang Qiu.

Although everyone thought it was due to Yang Qiu being the Store Manager’s sister, saying he’s protective, they still wanted to know if Head Escort Master Wang Kui indeed had any interest in Lady Yang Qiu.

If it were them, they wouldn’t mention their own names, even though their names aren’t as well-known as the Head Escort Master’s, but the name of the Escort Agency is recognized now—just mentioning the Agency is sufficient, there’s no need to mention one’s own name.

But as the Head Escort Master used his own name, it inevitably made people wonder.

Being asked this way, Yang Qiu did not get annoyed, instead responding straightforwardly, "It’s like this, I’m sure you’ve heard about my situation. People outside say your Head Escort Master Wang is looking after me, so I wanted to come and thank him."

Her words made sense, and everyone accepted it, especially since Head Escort Master Wang hasn’t married yet. Everyone wanted to play matchmaker, so before Yang Qiu could probe any further, they started discussing everything they should or shouldn’t say.

"So that’s how it is. Lady Yang Qiu, I’m not boasting about our Head Escort Master Wang—you can ask your brother, who is the Store Manager—Head Escort Master Wang has exceptional martial skills, he’s amazing, and he’s still very young, just twenty-one, wandering in Jianghu since young, and quickly becoming the Head Escort Master. We all admire him."

"Yes, yes, our Head Escort Master Wang is quite handsome too, with many ladies fancying him, but our Head Escort Master has shown no interest in any of them."

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