In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Xu Nian recalled Shen An with trembling hands. At that time, Shen An said that he was a member of the Sun family, and that only the Sun family in the whole world had the ability to make blood residue charcoal. There was no way that his identity was fake.

Xu Nian replied with absolute certainty, "Commander Luo, that person is indeed from the Sun family, named Sun Tian!"

"How can you be sure he's a member of the Sun family?"

"How can we confirm that? He told me his name was Sun Tian. I only met him once. Besides, Commander Luo, didn't you quite like his poetry back then?" Xu Nian retorted.

"What! You mean the person who sold this blood residue charcoal is Shen An?" Luo Li was greatly surprised.

"Yes, yes, he did give that name at first, but later he told me that he was from the Sun family and his name was Sun Tian, ​​not Shen An," Xu Nian replied.

Luo Li's expression suddenly turned strange, and after a long while, she snorted, "So it was you!"

"Commander, should we search for this person?" Luo Li's subordinate came forward.

"try to find!"

"However, remember, if you find this person, you must treat him with utmost respect. This time, we must cooperate with him sincerely, not act like bandits!" Luo Li emphasized.

Jiang Caijun and Xu Nian were speechless. They resorted to coercion when facing them, but became all polite and cooperative with Shen An?

"Jiang Caijun, Xu Nian, if either of you sees Shen An, go to the yamen and notify them immediately!" Luo Li ordered.

"yes!"

"alright!"

Luo Li left and sat back in the sedan chair, her lips curving upwards involuntarily: "I really didn't expect it to be you. You have amazing talent and can even refine such a divine medicine. You are truly extraordinary. I like you more and more!"

"Trying to play hide-and-seek with me? Let's see how I find you!"

"Commander, where are we going back to now?"

"Let's go back to Qingyang County. I have a feeling this Shen An should be in Qingyang County. Although he said he bought it in Qingping County, apart from Xu Nian and Jiang Caijun, no one else knows him," Luo Li said. "We didn't know his name before, but now that we do, it should be easier to investigate. Even if it's a fake name, there should be clues to follow. We shouldn't be completely unable to find anything!"

After returning to Qingyang County, Luo Li found the Fire Phoenix again.

This woman has eyes and ears throughout the county; give her a name, and she'll find it faster than any of the officials.

"Do you know how many people named Shen An live in Qingyang County?"

As soon as Luo Li finished speaking, Fire Phoenix said, "Commander Luo, there's a guy named Shen An who's quite famous lately. He was originally just a corpse carrier, but suddenly he became the head constable of Qingyang County. Apart from him, there are almost no other people named Shen An in Qingyang County, because there were practically no people named Shen An in Qingyang County before. It was only after some refugees came that people with the surname Shen appeared."

"Then it must be him!" Luo Li smiled. "Where is he now?"

"That person should still be living in Qingtian Village outside the city," Fire Phoenix replied.

"Very well, I'll go find him this time. If he's the person I'm looking for, I'll do what I promised you!"

After Luo Li finished speaking, she rode her horse to Qingtian Village.

Half an hour later.

Shen An is teaching Shen Xiaoqi and Zhao Longjun boxing at home.

To Shen An's surprise, Zhao Long was exceptionally talented in military boxing, a true martial arts prodigy.

Shen An was quite surprised, which made him feel that taking Zhao Long as his disciple was the right choice.

"Brother, look at the beautiful woman!" Shen Xiaoqi suddenly pointed outside.

Shen An thought Shen Xiaoqi was slacking off: "Practice your boxing properly!"

"Brother, there really are beautiful women outside! Look!" Shen Xiaoqi pointed outside again.

Shen An then looked up.

A face as cold as a blade looked at him through the courtyard fence.

Luo Li!

Shen An recognized her at a glance; this woman had left a deep impression on her.

How did she find this place?

"Shen An!" Luo Li called out to Shen An.

Shen An had a pleasant conversation with this woman before, so he was quite pleased that she was here.

He hurried outside the courtyard: "Miss Luo, did you come here specifically to see me?"

"Otherwise, what would I be doing here?" Luo Li remained direct. After speaking, she pulled out some blood-stained charcoal from her sleeve and asked, "Did you make this?"

Shen An had a vague sense that something was wrong.

Even if this woman made a good impression on her, it couldn't be guaranteed that she harbored no hostility.

Shen An denied it: "What is this?"

"Stop pretending. I've already come back from Jiang Caijun and Xu Nian. They said you sold this to them. If you didn't make it, whose could it be?" Luo Li rolled her eyes.

Shen An then realized that he had overlooked Xu Nian.

This person had heard him mention his real name; if others couldn't find Sun Tian, ​​they were definitely looking for the name Shen An.

Even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw.

This made him realize that the woman in front of him might be the one who had been searching for him all along.

She has now found her way home, but she is still alone.

Shen An was already considering whether or not to control her.

Just as he was about to make a move, Luo Li spoke up, "Do you want to make a lot of money? I can show you a way!"

"Make big money?" Shen An paused in his work.

"Sell me your blood residue charcoal! I can buy it at a high price, as much as you have!" As Luo Li spoke, she took out three thousand-tael silver notes, the highest denomination silver notes in the Great Liang Dynasty: "This is my deposit for you!"

Seeing the money, and knowing that Luo Li had come alone, Shen An felt her sincerity, but he still didn't say that he had done it.

He stroked his chin and said, "I see Miss Luo's sincerity. I can accept it on her behalf. If you want to discuss the price, you can tell me first, and I will help you negotiate."

"Shen An, stop pretending. I can smell the blood residue in your house!" Luo Li was speechless.

"There is indeed some stock, but that's all," Shen An denied. "If I made this, would I need to deny it?"

"I still think you made this, but it doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I won't treat you like I treat others!" As Luo Li spoke, she reached out and touched Shen An's chin directly.

"Miss Luo, you don't mean to leave a mark on my arm, do you?" Shen An asked warily.

"No, I just think that right now, with the sun setting and the afterglow falling on your chin, it looks quite nice," Luo Li said earnestly.

This left Shen An speechless. Wasn't she supposed to be discussing business? Why did she suddenly switch to this?

Even if I'm handsome, I don't need to do this, right?

Shen An took a step back and said, "Miss Luo, since we're here to discuss business, please, shall we sit down and talk?"

"No need. I came here to tell you that the blood residue charcoal costs ten taels per catty, and I'm buying it for ten thousand taels, which is one thousand catties. I wonder when you can deliver the goods?" Luo Li asked.

Ten thousand taels! One thousand catties!

The price shocked Shen An.

"Answer my question quickly!" Luo Li reached out and pinched Shen An's cheek again.

These days, the mass grave can produce 800 jin a day. I believe Liu Wenyuan can handle the sales in Beixian County.

Making another thousand catties is not a problem.

Shen An replied, "Ten days later!"

"Then see you in ten days!" Luo Li said, turning and leaving.

She came quickly and left quickly.

Shen An felt somewhat dazed, but the silver notes in his hand were undeniably real.

Luo Li left so quickly not because she didn't want to talk to Shen An, but because she had received news on her way here that her sworn brother was also coming to investigate the Blood Residue Charcoal. If he found out that it was Shen An, he would definitely not cooperate with Shen An, but would kill him directly and steal his secret recipe for making Blood Residue Charcoal. She needed to stop him as soon as possible.

Shen An was completely unaware that he had arranged for Hei Laoliu to contact Fire Phoenix, allowing him to escape a calamity. Otherwise, if Luo Li's sworn brother had found him, he would have been doomed even if he didn't confess.

When Shen An returned to the courtyard, he saw that Dugu Meng's face was pale.

Shen An realized that Dugu Meng should know Luo Li and might know Luo Li's true identity.

Shen An called Dugu Meng into the room and asked, "Dugu Meng, do you know Luo Li?"

"You're more than just acquaintances!" Dugu Meng's voice grew even colder.

"Do you two have some kind of grudge?" Shen An asked.