Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 585: Xiang Teng

Tie Hongyan said, "You told those people yesterday that you are the only one in the Tiecang tribe who can get the goods from there, right?"

Ao Gong said: "Yes...I did say that."

Tie Hongyan said: "Since only you can get the goods from there and we can't, then even if we know the location it shouldn't affect your business, right?"

"Yes." said Ao Gong.

"Then what can you tell us?" Tie Hongyan asked.

"Some things are not just about business," said Ao Gong.

You Xiangming moved his weapon again and said, "What should we do in order for you to speak?"

"No matter what the distinguished guests do, I can't tell them." Ao Gong still refused to say anything.

You Xiangming tried to ask: "Even if we attack you and want to kill you, you won't tell us?"

Ao Gong thought for a moment and said, "Then..."

You Xiangming's face turned cold, and he immediately said: "Think it through!"

Ao Gong asked: "If I told you, you wouldn't really go to buy the goods, right?"

Tie Hongyan said: "If we don't buy any goods, it won't affect your business."

Ao Gong said: "Then... in order to save my life... I will tell you!"

"Do you still charge separately?" You Xiangming asked.

Ao Gong was terrified and said, "Not just one."

"Then tell me." You Xiangming said.

"This blanket was imported from...from...the Xinong tribe." said Ao Gong.

"What position?" Tie Hongyan asked.

"There is a little-known place in the Xinong tribe called... Xiangteng Mountain. There is a man in the mountain who specializes in making these blankets."

Tie Hongyan asked his men: "Xiangteng Mountain? Have you heard of this place?" All the men shook their heads to indicate that they had never heard of it.

Ao Gong quickly replied, "That's right, you haven't heard of it. That's why I said it's a little-known place."

"Where exactly is it in Xiangteng Mountain?" Tie Hongyan continued to ask.

"He... had no fixed residence when he lived in the mountains, and he was wandering for many years." Ao Gong replied.

Tie Hongyan was curious: "Then how do you contact him when you purchase goods?"

Ao Gong said awkwardly: "We...we have our own way."

You Xiangming moved his weapon again and said, "Why, is it inconvenient to tell anyone again?"

"No, no. Every month we will arrange the meeting time and place for the next month to conduct transactions." said Ao Gong.

Tie Hongyan asked: "Have you met this month?"

"I've seen it." Ao Gong replied.

"Does that mean the time and place for the meeting next month have been agreed upon?" Tie Hongyan continued to ask.

"Yes...it's an appointment."

You Xiangming asked: "When will we meet next month?"

"The eleventh." said Ao Gong.

"Where is the location?" You Xiangming asked.

"It's in a cave in the Xiangteng Mountain of the Xinong tribe. I can't describe it in detail. We have met in that cave before, and when we made the appointment this time, I just said 'the old place'." Ao Gong said.

Tie Hongyan felt that Ao Gong's words were very problematic, and even began to doubt the authenticity of Zuo Youqun's story. She thought: For the time being, she should not spend too much time on where to purchase the goods. She should first bring those papers back to the Tiecang tribe and find a way to find out whether they were really written by Zuo Youqun.

Tie Hongyan said to Ao Gong, "Let's go."

Ao Gong didn't understand why Tie Hongyan asked about the blanket. He just knew that since she asked, she must have her reasons, so he chimed in. He looked at the way Ao Gong spoke and felt that he might be lying. He felt it was a bit abrupt to hear her say that she was leaving, so he asked, "Just leaving like that?"

(End of this chapter)