<h4>Chapter 309.2: Flowing Clouds Pce</h4>


    After Tang Doudou gave these instructions, she walked towards the shopkeeper and the waiter of the inn, then tossed them her embroidered pouch. "Take this aspensation for the damages done to the inn. If it isn''t enough, you can head to the Alliance Head Residence to request for more."


    She originally wanted to pull out a token or something, but then recalled that she had lost the Alliance Head Command Tablet and she didn''t have anything else on her that could prove her identity.


    Jun Xin jumped over the railing and took out a tablet from his chest. "Go ask Plum Garden instead!"


    Both the Alliance Head Residence and Plum Garden weren''t ces that ordinary people like them dared to go!


    These two sirs were truly making big jokes.


    Moreover, the inn wasn''t that damaged anyways. The shopkeeper had done business for many years. When he caught the pouch, he could tell by its weight that it contained enough topensate for all his losses and extra, so how could he dare to ask for more? He even felt the urge to return this pouch to that Alliance Head.


    If it weren''t for her, not only would his business have copsed, he may have even ended up dead!"


    "Alliance Head, I cannot ept!" After these thoughts shed through his mind, the shopkeeper moved to shove the pouch back into Tang Doudou''s hands.


    Jun Xin nced over coldly and blocked him. "Since she gave it to you, keep it."


    The shopkeeper wasn''t someone of the Jianghu and didn''t know of Blood Fiend Jun Xin''s reputation, but he had seen the way those ck-clothed men fled for their lives after hearing the words ''Blood Fiend Jun Xin.'' Thus, he already knew that Jun Xin was very strong, so when Jun Xin looked at him with that cold gaze, his hand shook and hepliantly put the pouch away before looking towards Tang Doudou nervously.


    Tang Doudou smiled slightly. "Jun Xin''s right, shopkeeper, please keep it. After that, please find someone to clean up the inn. You all must be tired after all this, so you should go rest."


    After she finished speaking, she walked over to discuss things more with Syndicate Leader He. It was best to tie these people up for now and then transport them to the Alliance Head Residence tomorrow morning.


    However, when she walked over, it was right in time for her to hear Syndicate Leader He cried out ''oh no.''


    "What happened?"


    "Theymited suicide with poison!" Syndicate Leader He''s face was pale as he inspected the ck-robed people in the main hall.


    Tang Doudou knitted her brows as she rubbed her chin. It seemed that Flowing Clouds Pce really was not a simple organization.


    Jun Xin walked over and said quietly, "You should have predicted and guarded against this. Since these people had covered their faces, they were definitely trying to hide their identities. They probably kept a poison capsule in their mouths so that they couldmit suicide immediately if they were discovered or caught."


    A trace of vexation and regret passed through Tang Doudou''s eyes. She had been neglectant.


    Jun Xin patted her shoulder and said in consolement, "Don''t worry, it''s your first time, so it''s hard to avoid mistakes. Since you know that this is done by Flowing Clouds Pce, you already have a ce to start investigating."


    "En." At this point, that was all that she could do. However, her goal ining to Dream Mountain this time wasn''t to investigate Flowing Clouds Pce.


    She had Syndicate Leader He move the corpses to an empty space outside the inn and burn them.


    "Alliance Head." Syndicate Leader He looked at therge ze in front of them and hesitated in his words.


    "Syndicate Leader He, please speak without reserve." Tang Doudou was also staring at the fire. People''s deaths came so suddenly, like a me being extinguished. A fire would burn what was left of them to ash and they would disappear from the world. Humans only lived in the world for a few dozen years, so why did they all end up having so many desires and fixations?


    Why not just live happily and simply for what time they had, then leave the world peacefully?


    Syndicate Leader He couldn''t tell whether Tang Doudou''s expression was that of joy or anger so he felt apprehensive. However, he still said, "Alliance Head, I heard that the head of Flowing Clouds Pce is Elder Yu''s nephew. Was Alliance Head aware of this?"


    "Oh?" She hadn''t known about this, so she asked, "How did you find out?"


    "Alliance Head, actually, I have a nephew acting as a spy in Flowing Clouds Pce. He was the one that sent me this information." Syndicate Leader He''s eyes flickered. "The reason I came to this inn was because my nephew said that Flowing Clouds Pce was looking for something that would harm the Jianghu, and they had gotten information that it was in this inn. I rushed over to prevent it, but ended up falling into their crafty trap. If it weren''t for the fact that Alliance Head had came just in time, I''m afraid..."


    Tang Doudou''s expression didn''t change. "Then do you know what exactly they were looking for?"


    "This... my nephew didn''t say."


    A trace of mockery shed through Tang Doudou''s eyes before it was reced by an expression of gratitude. "Syndicate Leader He''s concern for the martial artsmunity is truly something that uster generations should learn from. Once I return to the Alliance Head Residence, I''ll definitely give Syndicate Leader He a public recognition award!"


    Syndicate Leader He seemed overwhelmed by this show of favor and hastily lowered his head. "It is this He''s responsibility to protect the martial artsmunity even if this He must tread through fire and water. It is nothing worthy of praise."


    "Syndicate Leader He is being too humble," said Tang Doudou with a smile. "So that''s set. It''s quitete, so I''ll be heading back to rest. After Syndicate Leader He finishes with these matters, you should rest as well. We can discuss the rest tomorrow."


    "Understood."


    Tang Doudou turned around and called for Jun Xin, who was currently sitting in a tree and gazing at the moon. Then they headed into the inn together.


    Once they left, Syndicate Leader He''s respectful expression immediately darkened as he turned to look at the almost extinguished fire. A trace of confusion shed through his eyes. Why would Li Xueyi show up here?


    Tang Doudou closed the door, then pulled Jun Xin to the center of the room to whisper, "Did you noticed? That Syndicate Leader He seems weird."


    Jun Xin didn''t seem surprised and just yawned. "En, what about it?"


    "He said that he had a nephew working in Flowing Clouds Pce, but if he knew about such a top secret operation, then he definitely had a high position in Flowing Clouds Pce."


    "And so?"


    "He said that the head of Flowing Clouds Pce is Elder Yu''s nephew. This isn''t logical."


    Jun Xin nced at her with interest. "Why is it illogical?"


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