Xiaoding's Qinggong has reached its peak, and there is absolutely no one in the world that he cannot catch up with.
"Where's the person, where's the little leaf?" So when Tang Qingqing asked this question, her tone was full of disbelief.
"I don't know." Xiao Ding's tone was a little lost, but his eyes were staring straight ahead without blinking, with no expression on his face.
"Don't know?" Sikong Zhaiyue almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, jumped in front of Xiao Ding and yelled: "You have lost track of me, and you still have the nerve to think about drinking at this time?"
Um? drink wine? Everyone followed Xiao Ding's gaze, and it turned out that the place Xiao Ding had been staring at was the "Taibai Building".
Tang Qingqing was so angry that she jumped in front of Xiao Ding and shouted: "Where's Uncle Heng? Did he also go to Taibai Tower to drink?"
After Tang Qingqing finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She knew in her heart that Zhou Ziheng would never sneak away to drink alone at such a time. You must know that Xiao Zizi had watched Zhou Ziheng grow up, and they had already developed sympathy for each other. Father and daughter.
Xiao Zizi disappeared suddenly. Xiao Ding and Zhou Ziheng should have gone to chase them separately, but how could this idiot stand stupidly at the door of Taibai Building? Tang Qingqing murmured in her heart. She knew in her heart that Xiao Ding would not be there either. At this time, I thought about sneaking to Taibai Tower to drink.
No one understands Xiao Ding's feelings for Ye Rongqiu better than Tang Qingqing. So when she turned back and followed Xiao Ding's gaze, she saw someone, an acquaintance.
Of course Tang Qingqing has seen Lao Du, the shopkeeper of Luoyang Yipinju, and so has Sikong Zhaiyue.
Why did Lao Du appear in Chang'an, and appeared in front of Xiao Ding and the others at this time?
"It's a bit interesting." Xiao Ding suddenly smiled, pushed Sikong Zhiyue and Tang Qingqing away with his hands, and slowly walked towards Taibai Tower.
When Xiao Ding was in Yipinju, Luoyang, he had a drinking contest with Lao Du. At that time, Lao Du looked like an old man in his fifties and sixties, with a vicissitudes of life on his face, a stooped waist, and a slight hunchback on his back. After a big gulp of wine, I would always choke and my nose would burst into tears. I was obviously out of breath, but I kept shouting and refused to admit defeat.
The old Du in front of him looked like he was only in his forties. His waist was straight and his back was straight. There was no sign of aging in his whole person. His eyes were like lightning as he looked out the window.
This is the second floor of Taibai Building. You can just see the place where Xiao Ding and the others came from outside the window.
"Are you sure this is Lao Du?" Sikong Zhiyue asked, staring at Lao Du's face.
He was not asking Xiao Ding or Tang Qingqing, it seemed he was asking about himself.
Sikong Zhaiyue was a master of disguise, but he never imagined why the same face, without any modification, would change like this.
"Of course I'm sure he is Lao Du! It's definitely Lao Du!" Xiao Ding said lightly, but a strange feeling surged in his heart. When Xiao Yezi suddenly transformed into a daughter's costume outside Luoyang City, It seems that he has similarities with Lao Du.
Ye Rongqiu used the same face and transformed into a man's body, and even her voice could not be heard as flawless. However, she only did it for the convenience of walking in the world, not to deceive others.
Lao Du also used the same face and transformed into an old man. There was no flaw in his expression, but it was obvious that he was trying to hide his identity.
Tuo's back can be faked, but the look on his face cannot be faked. Sikong Zhaiyue can't figure out why Lao Du can completely transform into another person just by changing the energy on his face. Anyway, if he meets him on the street The old Du in front of him, even if he died, he would not believe that this was the bent-backed shopkeeper of Luoyang Yipinju.
"I can also confirm that I am Lao Du, the real Lao Du!" Lao Du turned around, looked at everyone and smiled.
Lao Du was wearing a long green cloth gown and had a bright smile.
Tang Qingqing sighed: "I really can't tell, which one is the real you?"
Lao Du smiled and did not answer this question.
Xiao Ding slowly sat down opposite Lao Du, slowly picked up the wine Lao Du filled for him, drank it all in one gulp, and then asked slowly: "How are you, Mr. Hu Ba?"
He didn't ask why Lao Du appeared here, but asked about Mr. Hu Ba. It seemed that he already knew Lao Du's purpose of coming to Chang'an.
"He's fine." Lao Du also slowly picked up Xiao Ding's full glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. He said with a faint smile, "At least he no longer has to worry about you coming to his door."
Although Mr. Hu Ba has a strong power base in Luoyang, his mission has failed since the Shaolin battle and his identity has been exposed. Naturally, decent martial arts people will encircle and suppress his remaining power at all costs. The Qinglong Society has always been accustomed to acting in secret and will never do so. For an already exposed branch helm, Yu Ming faces off against the upright martial arts and engages in a life-and-death fight.
"Only dead people don't have fear!" Xiao Ding said with a faint smile.
Tang Qingqing said with emotion: "You mean, Mr. Hu Ba is dead?"
Xiao Ding and Lao Du looked at each other and smiled without answering.
Tang Qingqing was so angry that she paced back and forth with her cheeks puffed out. She wished she could drag Xiao Ding up from the chair by his clothes, then pinch his neck to ask him clearly.
Sikong Zhaiyue tilted his head and looked at Lao Du, thinking about something in his heart.
Mr. Hu Ba is a smart man, so he naturally knew that the Shaolin Temple and other gangs would come looking for him, but he has not left Luoyang for a long time. It seems that he is not afraid of martial arts people from all sects in his heart.
Xu Bing, who had not spoken until now, suddenly said coldly: "I heard that Qinglong will punish those who fail the mission very severely. Those who escape without completing the mission will have a tragic end."
Doesn't Mr. Hu Ba dare to escape?
"You mean that Mr. Hu Ba was killed by people from the Qinglong Society?" Tang Qingqing asked coldly.
Xu Bing glanced at Tang Qingqing and said with a smile: "I didn't say that. I just happened to hear that the Qinglong Club is very strict with its subordinates."
Sikong Zhaiyue crossed his arms across his chest. He stared at Lao Du and sneered: "Hu Ba is definitely an old fox. If he wants to hide, people from the Qinglong Society may not be able to find him. The reason why he doesn't escape may be Because the people from the Qinglong Club agreed to his conditions."
Sikong Zhaiyue looked at Lao Du as he spoke, as if hoping to see some answer in Lao Du's expression, but unfortunately Lao Du didn't even look at him.
Tang Qingqing took the words and asked, "For example, what are the conditions?"
"Master Hu Ba failed in his mission. According to the usual behavior of the Qinglong Society, he is already destined to die. He has only two options, one is to escape, and the other is to wait for death." Sikong Zhaiyue replied lightly.
Tang Qingqing suddenly discovered an interesting thing. The skinny monkey sounded more and more like Xiao Ding, especially when analyzing something.
Could it be that everyone who is with Xiao Ding will be infected by him? Thinking of this, she glanced at Xiao Ding secretly, but Xiao Ding poured a bowl of wine and took a shallow sip, then another, as if he was not listening to her conversation with Sikong Zhaiyue at all.
Little bastard, Tang Qingqing cursed fiercely in her heart.
Sikong Zhiyue walked up to Lao Du and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that if Mr. Hu Ba stays in Luoyang, he will tie up a lot of people from Shaolin and Wulin sects. This will naturally be of great benefit to the Qinglong Club. It’s a harmless thing, right?”
Lao Du looked up at Sikong Zhaiyue and said with a smile, "That seems to be the truth."
Tang Qingqing suddenly said: "When Mr. Hu Ba has the opportunity to atone for his sins, he will naturally work harder for the Qinglong Club. That's why he has not left. The Qinglong Club will naturally not take action against him, right?"
No one answered her question, everyone seemed to agree with this view.
Xiao Ding suddenly laughed: "Master Hu Ba never imagined that he would die in the hands of an old man who seemed to be powerless."
Sikong Zhaiyue sneered, "He never expected that this person would be his subordinate who has been following him for many years, a restaurant owner who looks non-threatening."
Lao Du also smiled and said: "Ba Ye has always regarded me as his closest brother and friend all these years."
Lao Du's tone was actually full of ridicule, but he didn't know who he was mocking?
Tang Qingqing sneered: "He regarded you as a friend and brother, but you betrayed him when he needed help the most! How could there be such a cruel person like you in this world?"
Lao Du turned his head and looked out the window, smiled indifferently, and said indifferently: "It was my original purpose to let Mr. Hu Ba regard me as a brother and friend. Otherwise, how could I have hidden beside him for so many years."
Hearing this, everyone turned pale.
Being around a dangerous person like Mr. Hu Ba, deliberately hiding his identity for ten or twenty years without being exposed, this determination to endure the difficulties during this period is not something that ordinary people can achieve.
What kind of power could make Lao Du make such a huge sacrifice? Is it because of hatred?
Tang Qingqing couldn't help but shivered cleverly, and asked in a trembling voice: "Did you never have the chance to kill him in all these years?"
Lao Du smiled and did not answer, but a look of extreme fear flashed across his eyes.
"Because the original Mr. Hu Ba was only useful if he was alive, but the current Mr. Hu Ba is only useful if he is dead." Xiao Ding finally drank up the wine in the bowl and slowly exhaled.
