"Fellow Xuanyu, I've been waiting for a long time!" About half an hour after Liu Yu arrived at the Xuefeng Beast Hall, Kate returned from outside and said with an apologetic smile.
"It's okay! I wonder if Brother Kate is here urgently to find Xuan Yu for something important?" Liu Yu asked calmly. Kate is one of Liu Yu's few friends who has stayed in Beluga Port for more than 20 years. When traveling, Liu Yu often entrusts Xiaobai to train animal skills in the zoo.
"Did Fellow Taoist ask me to help pay attention to the news about the "Gray Fox"!" Kate took a sip of tea and said slowly.
"Found it?" Liu Yu's eyebrows instantly tightened and she asked hurriedly.
After the "Gray Fox" disappeared from Beluga Port, Liu Yu never gave up the search, and the "Grey Fox" was still wanted in the "Maiden Association".
In the past ten years, many people have taken on this task, claiming that they have traces of the "Gray Fox", but it was ultimately confirmed that they were either mistaken for the person, or they were trying to fool the order.
"Yeah! A brother in the fighting group said he encountered a "grey fox" in a tavern when he was traveling in the old mining area of the Black Forest in the underground cave." Kate nodded and said.
"Is the news reliable?" Liu Yu asked hurriedly.
"This brother from Dou Tuan was also a bad gambler in his early years. Although he is not close to Gray Fox, he has met him a few times before. Logically speaking, he should not admit his mistake! But according to what he said, it was just a meeting with Gray Fox in a tavern." Gray Fox "looked at each other in a hurry, maybe he missed it." Kate said uncertainly.
"But the possibility of "Grey Fox" is higher!" Kate continued. Firstly, the place of discovery was in an underground cave, and secondly, it was a mixed place like the old mining area of the Black Forest. If he was a "Gray Fox", he would be hiding from people. Eyes and ears will also choose this place.
"Where is the old mining area in the Black Forest?" Liu Yu asked solemnly.
"The "Flame Cave Layer" on the easternmost side of the Snow Forest Cave was originally an underground vein with rich mineral deposits. It was mined by the Winter Water League for thousands of years. It was abandoned due to the exhaustion of various minerals and has been abandoned for hundreds of years."
"Although it is an abandoned mining area that has been mined for thousands of years, the mining area is very wide and the mine tunnels are as complicated as a maze. Therefore, there are still a few unmined minerals left in some corners, and some of them are extremely rare. There are rumors that some people have good luck and mine rare minerals such as "tungsten gold", "red flame crystal" and "chalcedony"."
"So this old mining area still attracts a large number of adventurous servants to travel and mine. In some open areas of the underground mining area, small rock mountains are piled up from gravel and slag. They can be seen everywhere, just like towering trees in a dense forest. , coupled with the darkness inside the mine, it looks like an ancient forest in the mountains at night from a distance, so this old mining area is called the "Black Forest."
"The place where the "Gray Fox" was found is deep in the old mining area of the Black Forest, close to the "Ghost Cave Level". It is a small mining town called Niuguo Town, which is both remote and dangerous!" Kate slowly introduced , which is why he believes that the news is highly credible. This kind of inaccessible place is the most suitable for hiding and seclusion.
"How long does it take to get here?" Liu Yu asked after thinking for a moment.
"Why does fellow Taoist Xuanyu want to go to Niuguo Town by himself?"
Kate was surprised at first, and then hurriedly persuaded her: "No, this trip is long and remote. Even an experienced adventure servant will take several months, let alone a Taoist friend. I will arrange a regular trip in the group." Those who are experienced in adventures in underground caves should go and take a trip, and after confirming that it is really the "grey fox", it will not be too late for fellow Taoists to rush there."
"Because of the long distance, Pindao should make the trip in person. If it is really a "grey fox", Pindao is afraid that if the delay is too long, the thief will hear the news and run away again!" Liu Yu replied firmly.
"Friend Taoist, think twice. This underground cave is famous for right and wrong, and there are constant battles. Niuguo Town is deep underground, close to the "ghost cave layer". This trip may be dangerous." Kate was afraid of Liu Yu. He is not a native and does not know much about the dangers of underground caves in the snow forest, so he warned.
"Thank you, Brother Kate, for reminding me. During the last trip, Pindao already had a certain understanding of the situation in the "underground cave". He will be careful this time. I also want to ask Brother Kate to help Pindao prepare a map to Niuguo Town. , poor Taoist, please retire first!" Liu Yu stood up and said, he wanted to rush back to his residence in the courtyard and tell his uncle, Xuanbei Taoist, the news.
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"Uncle Master, Xuanyu is willing to rush here to confirm whether it is really the "grey fox". If he is the thief, Xuanyu will escort him back to Beluga Port." Liu Yu returned to the courtyard and immediately found Uncle Master. Taoist Xuanbei revealed the news that he had just learned about the whereabouts of the "grey fox".
"Senior Brother Xuanyu, let me go on this trip!" Before Liu Yu could finish his words, a muscular, flat-headed man with bulging arms said immediately next to him.
This person's name is Tuoba Cheng. He was sent by the Tuoba family to replace Xuanshan's post in Beluga Port the year after Xuanshan was killed. He is also a direct descendant of Tuoba. He is Xuanshan's nephew and a cultivator of the Three Prefectures. Because, there was also a late-stage Tuoba family foundation-building monk who accompanied him. It was Tuoba Yan who lost his right arm in the battle in the mine.
Tuobayan stayed in Beluga Port for a long time, but never found the whereabouts of the "Gray Fox", and later returned to Yunzhou.
"No!" Taoist Xuanbei objected immediately.
"You haven't seen the "Gray Fox" Junior Brother Tuoba. Besides, Junior Brother, you have never been to the "Snow Forest Cave", so you should go as a brother!" Liu Yu persuaded. Junior Brother Tuoba's cultivation level is lower than him. Dangerous places like underground caves were too dangerous for him, so it was better to go alone.
"I have seen the thief's portrait, and I don't recognize it..."
"Let's go to Xuanyu for this trip!" Seeing that Tuoba City was about to say more, Taoist Xuanbei interrupted and said, he knew that this kid in Tuoba City was just like his dead apprentice Xuan Shan, simple-minded and simple-minded, far less experienced. Junior nephew Xuanyu is smooth and sophisticated.
"Then let me go with my senior brother!" Tuoba Cheng said hurriedly to find out the murderer who framed his second uncle. As a descendant of the Tuoba family, he naturally had the unshirkable responsibility.
"Nonsense! Who will look after you when you go to the shipyard? Once Xuanyu leaves, I will call in my nephew Moshan to cover the day when I am busy. That's it. I'll let Xuanyu go this time." Xuanbei Taoist reprimanded said.
He really didn't dare to let Tuoba City go on this trip. The Tuoba family had already lost a direct descendant in Beluga Port. If something happened to Tuoba City again, how would he explain to the Tuoba family?
"After Xuanyu has made some preparations in the past two days, he will set off soon!" Liu Yu nodded and responded.
"Take this "Thunder Bead" for self-defense. Be more careful on this trip!" Taoist Xuanbei took out a crimson ball and motioned to Liu Yu to accept it.
"You will have to be careful with Xuanyu during this trip. This thing is too valuable, so uncle, you should put it away!" Liu Yu hurriedly said.
"No need to say more! If you find out that the thief is really the thief, you must do what you can, keep an eye on this person, and send the news back. Uncle Master will rush there as soon as possible." Taoist Xuanbei said with a glare.
"Xuanyu knows!" Liu Yu put the "Meteor Thunder Bead" into the storage bag. If he really finds the "Gray Fox", he will act according to the opportunity. It would be best if one person can catch it. If not, it will be easier. Send word back to Beluga Harbor.
The next day or two, Liu Yu first sent some recently drawn talismans to several shops he worked with on weekdays, and told him that he had something to go out for.
Afterwards, I went to the "Hundred Apricot Forest" and purchased a batch of cultivation elixirs. During this period, Kate had someone send him a route map.
There are many side roads in the snow forest caves and there is no road map. Even experienced underground adventure workers will get lost in unfamiliar areas, let alone a dabbler like Liu Yu who cannot find it elsewhere and gets lost in the spider web-like underground maze. middle.
