Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

Trading a message for several days of guard duty is a losing proposition!

Qin Huaiyu smiled wryly and said:

"Now you can tell me!"

"Don't make that face, I'll tell you!"

Yun Suyan let go of Qin Huaiyu, and for once, she became serious.

"I remember that the Han family head, Han Tie, was a regular customer of mine who bought sandalwood from me."

Han Tie?

Qin Huaiyu did have some recollection of the burly middle-aged man he had encountered at the town government.

Did he say what he wanted to do with the sandalwood?

"I told you, it smells nice!"

Yun Suyan pouted and continued:

"However, as far as I know, that's not the case. Han Tie has a peculiar habit: he always likes to find married women, but he feels that these women have other people's body odor, so he always likes to use sandalwood to cleanse himself before doing it."

This guy even messed with me, but I didn't get what he wanted. Hmph, he doesn't even know who he is.

You're just a double version of Cao Cao!

Qin Huaiyu immediately rejected the idea. He thought it was fine for the man in black to kill, but stealing people was out of the question; it would attract too much attention.

"Who else?"

Yun Suyan smiled slightly. "The other one is a scholar, everyone calls him Zhou Cairen. He's ugly, but he's quite talented!"

"A scholar?"

Qin Huaiyu raised an eyebrow. "You know him very well?"

Before Hong Suyan could react, she blurted out, "How did you know?"

"It's simple. You used praise in your description, and combined with your expression, it's easy to see that you're not satisfied with his appearance, but very satisfied with other aspects, especially his talent!"

Qin Huaiyu really wanted to just yell at him, "You're such a sucker for good looks!"

This guy is really smart; he guessed so much from just a few words!

Yun Suyan was surprised and a little embarrassed. It would be hard for anyone to stay calm if someone saw through her thoughts.

"No, what's there to be satisfied or not!" she quickly retorted.

Woman, could you possibly be any worse at pretending?!

Qin Huaiyu rolled his eyes, but then, without his noticing, the books on the counter came into view. They had blue covers and the title of the poetry collection was written in formal silk script in white squares.

The signature is indeed Zhou Cairen.

"Not yet, aren't you reading his poetry collection right now!"

As he spoke, he walked to the counter and picked up the book.

"Don't look!" Yun Suyan exclaimed in shock.

Wow, so excited!

Qin Huaiyu was even more curious and quickly opened the book. The Xuan paper was snow-white, and four lines of poetry were written on it.

Last night, the east wind blew again in the small building.

Suddenly, I heard cheerful sounds from my neighbor's house.

The brook flows endlessly.

I too bend my bow and shoot the roc.

...You call this talent? ...Are you sure it's not sleazy?!

He stole a glance at Yun Suyan and saw that her beautiful face was already flushed red, like a delicate rose.

"Uh, uh, excuse me!"

Without saying a word, Yun Suyan snatched the book away.

Qin Huaiyu smiled awkwardly and said:

"Everyone has their little quirks, that's understandable. Let's get down to business!"

Yun Suyan blushed, inwardly cursing Zhou Cairen for her filthy poems and her improper conduct.

She really wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground, but thinking of their promise, she forced herself to say:

"Zhou Cairen is a student in town, from an ordinary family. He used to come to my shop often to buy spices, but they were all ordinary ones. But recently, for some reason, he has started to buy expensive sandalwood."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly.

"How many times has this talented person bought things this week?"

Yun Suyan thought for a moment and said, "Three times."

Do you buy a lot each time?

"Not much. With his resources, he simply can't buy that many." Yun Suyan replied. (Author "Early Summer Maple" recommends reading "The Chosen One, How Did I Become the Villain?" using the "Renren Bookstore" APP. Download and install.)

Qin Huaiyu was puzzled. Something was wrong. Three times, and each time so little. Judging by the ashes in the incense burner in the room, there should have been quite a lot. Could it be that it wasn't him...?

"Sister Yun, is there anyone else?"

Yun Suyan frowned, thinking carefully. After a few minutes, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh, right, there's one more person. Years ago, Uncle Xiang, the Shen family's butler, also came to buy things, and he bought a lot!"

Qin Huaiyu was startled.

Uncle Xiang, the Shen residence, the escape formation in the deep valley is also there!

wrong!

Uncle Ke Xiang doesn't have the scent of sandalwood on him!

"Sister Hong, did Uncle Xiang say why he bought so much sandalwood?"

Yun Suyan shook her head. "No, and even if I asked, Uncle Xiang wouldn't tell me."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu's mind raced. Of the three people, the most likely was Uncle Xiang, but his characteristics didn't match. Could it be...?

He suddenly thought of Shen Jie, the Gu Book, Shen Wan'er, and the Hidden Spirit Temple.

Various clues, like a tangled mess, were untangled, connected, and finally converged at one end.

How is that possible!

"So, do you know who it is?" Yun Suyan asked quickly, seeing Qin Huaiyu's shocked expression.

Qin Huaiyu did not answer, but said:

"Sister Hong, thank you so much! You've really gone to a lot of trouble this time!"

After saying that, he left the spice shop.

"Looks like we have an answer, but what's the rush? Wouldn't it be better to spend more time with me?"

Yun Suyan pouted, then glanced at the book in her hand.

Sigh, after seeing him and then seeing you, there's really no comparison. Your talent is utterly worthless in the face of his wisdom!

After muttering to herself, she tore the book apart and threw it away.