"Therefore, the most important thing for us to do now is to keep this information secret. We cannot let Xu's Pharmacy suffer because of us."
"I agree. In that case, you send two elite guards to follow Xu Ying and protect her. As for the rest, have the Baili family members keep an eye on Xu's Pharmacy's Yaowang Hall."
Zhou Xuan quickly made a decision.
Xu Ying was even more confused.
"Boss Zhou, so you've figured out who the traitor is?"
"Does that even need asking? Besides the cleaning aunt, the other two are unlikely. After all, they don't have the guts."
Zhou Xuan remained silent.
Xu Ying was quite surprised. "I thought you would suspect the nervous-looking girl. After all, she served tea that day, left a listening device, and then took it back later."
"I do have a guess," Baili Lie continued.
"Speak."
"That day, when we were discussing matters, we happened to see that woman come out of the inner room. We found it a bit strange at the time. She was slender and emitted a faint fragrance, barely noticeable unless you sniffed carefully. But if you did, you could still smell a fresh scent."
"I suspect she is the informant."
"Is that so? A unique scent doesn't necessarily mean she's an inside job, does it?"
After Zhou Xuan asked, he realized Baili Lie had his own thoughts and gestured for him to continue.
Baili Lie thought carefully, then shook his head.
"The girl's scent is completely gone today. But the cleaning aunt has the same scent. I'm not good at much, but my sense of smell is quite sharp, almost dog-like."
Xu Ying looked Baili Lie up and down as if she had discovered a new continent, as if she had found a treasure.
Baili Lie felt uncomfortable under her gaze.
"Miss Xu, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Young Master Baili, you are exactly the talent our pharmaceutical family needs! If you have time, please come and help me more often!"
"What can I do to help you?"
Zhou Xuan answered for Xu Ying, "Help her smell medicinal ingredients. She's treating you like a police dog."
Baili Lie was speechless for a moment.
Xu Ying's admiring gaze, so intense, made it impossible for him to refuse, and he could only agree to visit again.
Xu Ying then smiled with satisfaction.
"I think this person is very clever," Baili Lie said.
"This scent is from the incense we often light at Baili Manor. However, it only burns indoors, and those who live there will carry the scent. If you haven't entered the room, you won't have the smell."
"This aunt hasn't started cleaning today. Today, she entered this room for the first time."
"If she had cleaned before, it would be normal for her to have the scent. But today, no one has started working. Uncle Xiu's pruning doesn't require entering the room. The tea girl just came in, and she doesn't have the smell. The one who smells of it is the traitor!"
Zhou Xuan and Xu Ying suddenly understood and clapped their hands together.
Baili Lie felt a little embarrassed.
Zhou Xuan patted his shoulder, "You really are talented, and meticulous. You can distinguish such a faint scent."
Baili Lie's face turned red. Zhou Xuan's approval made him feel as if he could wholeheartedly dedicate himself to his lord!
"Thank you for your praise, my lord."
"Have someone lock up that aunt and interrogate her. Make sure to uncover the mastermind behind this!"
Zhou Xuan coldly ordered Baili's butler.
The butler left with a grim expression.
Soon, cries of injustice echoed from the courtyard outside.
"Young master, young master! You've wronged me, it's not me, it's not me!"
"I am loyal to the Baili family. I've swept the floors for fifteen years, believe me, young master!"
"Butler, cover her mouth!"
There was no more sound from outside.
Zhou Xuan sighed, "Now that the other party is targeting our Survival Grass, it's getting really interesting."
He paused, then continued, "If he can buy so many spirit herbs and spirit springs by himself, he's definitely not simple. We don't know what his true intentions are."
"You're right, but this person is very cunning. He not only infiltrated the Baili family but also used this to threaten us into handing over the spirit herbs and even set fire to the pharmacy."
Xu Ying said, "If I don't agree, he will definitely burn all the spirit herbs, and then go to our pharmacy to burn it. Even if our pharmacy narrowly escapes, I will be implicated, and it will anger the Xu family's board of directors. At that time, Yaowang Hall will seize our market. Can you imagine?"
"I can't imagine. My lord, who exactly is this person, to have such unfathomable cunning? Can we really afford to offend someone like this?"
"Then what should we do? Should we just let it go?"
"We won't let it go. Since it's my responsibility, I will naturally make them pay."
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, Xu Ying understood his meaning.
Baili Lie was bewildered, still not understanding.
Just as he was about to say something, another shadow appeared, afraid of further leaks.
Xu Ying secretly whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, Boss Zhou will find a way."
"Survival Grass is such a precious item. Isn't the Xu family just paving the way for them for free?"
Zhou Xuan suddenly asked, "Xu Ying, tell me, has your father's 'seeing ghosts' issue been resolved?"
"No, why?"
Baili Lie was even more confused. "No, isn't your topic jumping too fast and too far? How did it suddenly turn into a supernatural incident?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled.
"It seems it's time for me to pay your family a visit."
Xu Ying thought for a moment and nodded.
"That's a good idea."
"Hey, don't you two talk in riddles!" Baili Lie protested.
...
Zhou Xuan's plan was very simple and direct.
That evening, Xu Ying brought Baili Lie to Xu's Pharmacy and asked him to help out.
"You're quite good at ordering me around. Tell me, if I can really help, what salary can you offer me?"
"There are very few people in the world who can get Young Master Baili to help,嘻嘻, I believe you are not such a materialistic man."
Xu Ying looked at Baili Lie with a teasing gaze.
Baili Lie said speechlessly, "If it weren't for my lord's sake, I wouldn't bother with you. And you, you actually expect me to help for free?"
Xu Ying covered her mouth and giggled, "Alright, I was just teasing. It's about refining pills. I want you to smell if the aroma is correct. If your lord refines it, he'll ask if you want it?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll help right away, okay?"
Baili Lie understood that this was about the Concentration Pill, and immediately felt full of energy.
"Do your family's hidden guards also rely on their sense of smell to identify people's scents?"
Baili Lie felt a bit awkward.
"My Baili family members have a very keen sense of smell, but they are all well-trained. Their sense of smell is much sharper than ordinary people's. Our guards do not have this."
"I see, no wonder as I walked along, I found that you could even discern the direction of the wind."
"By the way, our Xu family's medicinal ingredients are very abundant, aren't they?"
Baili Lie nodded, "Naturally."
Meanwhile, Zhou Xuan had already met Xu Haisong.
The latter insisted that he was possessed.