Lu Xiaofeng stayed there for a long time before he had to leave.
He was stopped halfway.
But it was Jin Jiuling who invited him.
The visitor took Lu Xiaofeng to a small alley. At the end of the alley, there was a small red door. The door was ajar, and a man was standing at the door.
Seeing them arriving, the man immediately came up to greet them, smiled at Lu Xiaofeng, and said, "This is it, Uncle Lu, please come in."
Lu Xiaofeng rushed in. He just wanted to find Xue Bing quickly. He didn't care about anything else.
There were only two bungalows in the yard. There were two people in the room, one was Jin Jiuling and the other was a strange man.
Lu Xiaofeng asked disappointedly: "Where is Xue Bing?"
Jin Jiuling said: "Starting from today's Chen time, the three thousand brothers under the Snake King have started to look for Xue Bing for you, and they are also looking for the Snake King's murderer."
Their method of finding people is very effective, because their brothers have penetrated into every corner of the city, almost like a dragnet investigation. Especially teahouses, taverns, inns, small shops, and even food stalls selling porridge and rice. Because these are places where people are mixed and where there is the most information.
They first started to inquire about these places to see if there were any suspicious strangers recently.
Everyone has to eat and sleep. There was none in the inn, so they asked again if there were any vacant houses nearby that could be rented to strangers.
Three thousand people in the market are asking about one thing at the same time. Of course, they will soon find out the clues.
In fact, as long as you really make up your mind to look for it and use a lot of manpower, you won't be able to find a trace.
Jin Jiuling said: "At dusk today, they asked about something strange in this house, and immediately sent people here to inquire. At that time, they also heard what seemed to be a woman's moans in the house. The people who came to inquire did not dare to act rashly. I went back and looked for someone else, but there was no one here anymore.”
Although Lu Xiaofeng was still listening, his heart was already in confusion and he could only trust Jin Jiuling's judgment.
Jin Jiuling concluded: "There are various signs that there once lived a woman here. She was proficient in disguise, but she only wore red shoes.
Xue Bing was once imprisoned here. The Snake King's brother once heard a woman moaning in the house, so I guessed that Miss Xue might have been injured.
Her captors found out that someone was exploring the place and knew that their whereabouts had been discovered, so they immediately took her away.
This person wanted to take Xue Bing away temporarily, and he obviously left in a hurry, so there were these traces left! "
Lu Xiaofeng asked: "When did she leave?"
Jin Jiuling said: "Probably when it's not dark yet."
Lu Xiaofeng was on the road at that time, preparing to go to the West Garden for an appointment, and the "old woman" selling sugar-fried chestnuts had not yet appeared.
She probably took Xue Bing away and then went to the West Garden. She probably rents this house.
Jin Jiuling took out a small red satin purse from his sleeve: "I found this from under the wardrobe. Can you see what's inside?"
There was a pack of brand new embroidery needles in my purse!
The same embroidery needle used by the Embroidery Thief.
Jin Jiuling said: "These embroidery needles are made of hundreds of refined steel. They are different from ordinary ones. I have done a comparison and they are exactly the same as the embroidery needles used by the embroidery thieves."
"Is there any quenching poison on it?"
"No."
Jin Jiuling added: "Perhaps she left those people alive to prove that she was not a woman, but a bearded man who knew how to embroider, so as to mislead us."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "She doesn't necessarily have to kill them."
Jin Jiuling said: "Do you think she might be Jiang Qingxia?"
"No, it's completely impossible!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Although Jiang Qingxia's martial arts is not weak, it is far behind compared to hers!"
Jin Jiuling said: "Do you think Jiang Qingxia is her subordinate?"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded.
Jin Jiuling said: "Jiang Qingxia is also a famous person in the world, and she is very proud. How could she be willing to be controlled by her?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Because she is much better than Jiang Qingxia in everything. In my life, I have never seen a woman with such high martial arts skills, such a fierce and cunning woman!"
Jin Jiuling was shocked and moved: "Have you seen her?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly and said: "Not only have I met her, but I almost died in her hands!"
Jin Jiuling said: "How did you meet her?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "It was the clues found on the Snake King that led me to the West Garden for the appointment."
Jin Jiuling said: "Going to the date? What kind of date is that?"
Lu Xiaofeng let out a long sigh: "That was really a terrible date!"
Jin Jiuling asked: "Who is she?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I don't know, I only know that she is also wearing a pair of red shoes."
Jin Jiuling frowned and said, "What kind of person is she?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I don't know."
Jin Jiuling was even more surprised: "You have met her, but you don't even know what kind of person she is?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You also said that she is a master of disguise. When she saw me, she dressed up as an old woman. I have confirmed that she was indeed the one who killed the Snake King, and she also abducted Xue Bing."
Jin Jiuling asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure that's what she said?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Yes, that's how she answered me."
Soon, news came that another suspicious house was discovered. The two rushed over and found that it was very similar to this place.
Lu Xiaofeng was very disappointed. The two places were almost the same, there were no more clues here, and their trip was in vain.
No matter what, I finally got something and found a box in the stove.
Jin Jiuling opened the box, but was poisoned and passed out. Fortunately, it was not fatal.
But new clues were also discovered.
There are actually eight bells and tripods carved on the lid of the box: "Leave it to Atu, he will return home soon."
She was saying to give something to Ah Tu, because Ah Tu was about to go back.
"Who is Ah Tu?"
This Ah Tu was surprisingly easy to find. He was a beggar who often begged for food in this alley.
Lu Xiaofeng arranged for them to seek medical treatment and detoxification for Jin Jiuling, and he personally went to track down a man named A Tu.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaofeng chased Ah Tu for a whole day and night, sleeping in the open air without eating or drinking, for fear of losing Ah Tu.
It wasn't until dusk the next day that I saw Ah Tu stop and enter an exquisite courtyard.
Lu Xiaofeng guessed that this was probably the Red Shoes' stronghold, or even their home base.
Ah Tu seemed to be very familiar with this place. He went directly to the small building in the courtyard and climbed up.
There seemed to be no one upstairs. There was a table of exquisite wine and food in a private room, with eight sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. Ah Tu made no other movements after sitting down, as if he was waiting for someone.
Who is he waiting for? Eight sets of bowls and chopsticks. Is he waiting for seven other people? Is there Lady Gongsun, the leader of the red shoes, inside?
Opposite the small building, there is a large ginkgo tree with lush branches, facing the upstairs window.
Lu Xiaofeng hid in the tree, preparing to wait for everyone to gather and find out what the red shoes were.
