He is checking me, always checking me!
At this moment, Liu Xiaolou had this sentence over and over again in his mind, and it went blank for a moment, because when the other person said this sentence, it meant that Xing Dejun's escape was connected with him. He couldn't imagine what he would face next.
But the blankness was only for a moment, and he quickly regained his composure - an extremely forced composure, pretending to think, and turning his eyes upward, but in fact he did not want to look directly at the other person.
"Yes, I did go to Tianmenfang once. I was in seclusion for half a month. I ran out of dry food and had to buy some food. But it's not like leaving the seclusion. After buying enough food, I went back to continue the seclusion."
"Where did you buy it?"
"Hong Kee Restaurant."
"How long have you been here?"
"I asked for a table and ate until late."
"with who?"
"I used to know the owner of Hongji Restaurant. Later, he became prosperous. Whenever I have time, I will visit him occasionally."
"Wei Hongqing?"
"yes."
"What did you talk about?"
"Just what I saw and heard after we left...well, I also told him about my refining of the array. By the way, the reason why I went to Xingde Mountain in the first place was because of his guidance. He said that on Xingde Mountain There is a casual cultivator named Xing Dejun who is good at refining formation disks, otherwise how would I know that there is such a famous person?"
Hou Sheng suddenly stopped asking and stared at Liu Xiaolou with suspicion. At this moment, Liu Xiaolou had regained his composure and looked at each other calmly, his eyes full of sincerity.
After an unknown amount of time, Hou Sheng finally asked the question he wanted to ask the most today: "Where is Mr. Xing De?"
Liu Xiaolou opened his eyes wide and asked in confusion: "Mr. Xingde? Isn't he in Xingde Mountain?"
Hou Sheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Take out everything in your arms."
Liu Xiaolou asked in confusion: "What is Deacon Hou doing? What have you committed?"
Hou Sheng suddenly made a move, holding Liu Xiaolou's shoulder blade, and a burst of true energy penetrated into him. Liu Xiaolou forcibly resisted the idea of counterattack. The force of true energy penetrated in, and his whole arm was like thousands of ants gnawing at the bones, and his forehead was Big drops of sweat kept rolling down.
"Where is Mr. Xing De? If you tell me, you have made a meritorious service. All the previous things will be ignored, and you will be rewarded heavily. Think about it carefully."
As he spoke, he reached into Liu Xiaolou's arms and took out a few pieces of dried meat, more than three taels of broken silver, and a piece of ordinary nephrite. Seeing that there was nothing, he took off the jade bracelet he wore on his waist and held it in front of his eyes. He turned over and over to check: "Is this the formation disk?"
Liu Xiaolou couldn't bear the pain and hummed: "I haven't seen Mr. Xing De since I left the mountain. I really don't know... where he is, and he... won't tell me... Deacon Hou , I can’t stand it anymore, my arms are going to be useless... It’s unfair...” I was also frightened for a while, but fortunately I didn’t bring some things with me, otherwise I would have stopped today!
Hou Sheng glared at Liu Xiaolou for a while, but when he saw that he still didn't spit, he finally withdrew his true energy and let go of Liu Xiaolou. Liu Xiaolou suddenly collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Xing Dejun committed a crime and caused a big disaster. Even if he escapes to the ends of the world, the Qingyu Sect will chase him to the end. You should think about it carefully. If you think of anything, tell me immediately - go to Dongting Hubei. There is a connection There is a lotus root pavilion beside the Tian Lotus Pond. Leave your address under the third stone slab on the left side of the pavilion. I will find you within three days at the latest."
He shook the formation disk in his hand: "This formation disk is a stolen property. I will collect it first. When you think of it, you can go find me. When the time comes, it will naturally return to its original owner. Do you remember?"
He knelt down and patted Liu Xiaolou's cheek: "You must think carefully, Mr. Xingde cannot escape. After he is caught, if you are confessed, you will die." gave birth."
After Hou Sheng left for a long time, Liu Xiaolou regained his composure and walked out of Toutiao Alley while holding on to the wall. He carefully recalled everything just now and kept thinking in his heart.
What is certain is that Hou Sheng only doubts himself, and not deeply. Maybe he is just one of the few breakthrough points he thinks of. Otherwise, how could he let himself go like this?
But how did he know that he had been to Hongji Restaurant? Only a few people had seen him in the restaurant that day and could recognize him. The only ones who really knew his intentions were Mr. Lu and Manager Zhang. These two had become corpses in the coffin and it was impossible to confess him.
It was impossible for Wei Hongqing to recognize him, so only the shopkeeper and the waiter were left. However, these few people did not know the truth, so just because he had been to Hongji Restaurant, it could not prove anything.
But in any case, since Hou Sheng has been listed as a suspect, it is not a solution. In the eyes of the famous sects, small casual cultivators like himself are like ants. Once they are targeted, it does not matter whether they have proof or not.
Thinking all the way, Liu Xiaolou went to the Wuchao River and strolled along the river for two miles. He suddenly jumped into the river with a splash, picked up the water plants under the river embankment and slowly moved a few miles in the water. After it was completely dark, I found a secluded place and went ashore. After making sure no one was following me, I quietly sneaked back to the house in the town.
Hou Sheng probably didn't know that he had a house in Wuchao Town. Otherwise, if he went to the house and searched carefully, he would have found the Ziji Sect leader's token and "Qianji Fang" left by Xing Dejun. So what happened just now? It won't be as simple as just asking questions.
Entering the house, the big white goose was nibbling a piece of bacon under the kitchen. When he saw Liu Xiaolou coming back, he fluttered his wings and rushed over.
Liu Xiaolou hugged its long neck for a moment and took the time to check the room. He found that the furnishings in the room had no trace of being searched. The most important thing was that his wrapped bag was lying in the air between the bed boards, tied. The knot remained intact. When he opened it, he found that the token, formation book, scripture and five spiritual stones were all there. Liu Xiaolou breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't dare to turn on the lamp, so he just thought silently in the darkness. Thinking of the array disk that he had spent so much effort refining, his heart couldn't help but bleed. For three whole months, how many places have been traveled, how much materials have been collected, and how many spiritual stones have been spent. Scenes of hard work flooded into my mind, and the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I became.
After thinking for a long time, he put the package on his back, picked up the big white goose, and returned to Wulong Mountain overnight. He hid the package, settled the big white goose, changed his clothes, and immediately went down the mountain, heading straight to Tianmen Shanfang City.
At dawn, he rushed to Fangshi and found a secluded corner to sit and wait. He waited until the crowds on the street began to increase at noon, then he pushed down his bamboo hat and squeezed in the crowd to approach Hongji Restaurant.
When I was about to sneak in in front of the restaurant, someone behind me suddenly said in surprise: "Brother, we meet again!"
Liu Xiaolou trembled, turned around slowly, and saw the person clearly.
This man also wore a bamboo hat and had a wretched figure. He was Yan Sanfei who sold him the Heart-Nursing Pill last winter.
