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 party said this sentence, it meant that Lord Xingde'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 Tianmen Market once. I was in retreat for half a month. I ran out of dry food and had to buy some food. But it was not like leaving the retreat. After buying enough food, I went back to continue the retreat."
"Where did you buy it?"
"Hongji Restaurant."
"How long have you been here?"
"I asked for a table and ate until late."
"With whom?"
"Hongji Restaurant's boss, I knew him before. 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 me refining formation disks. By the way, the reason why I joined Xingde Mountain in the first place was because of his guidance. He said that there was a Rogue Cultivator named Lord Xingde on Xingde Mountain who was good at refining formation disks. Otherwise, how would I know that there is such a number one 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, with sincerity in his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Hou Sheng finally asked the question he wanted to ask the most today, "Where is Lord Xingde?"
Liu Xiaolou opened his eyes wide and asked in confusion, "Lord Xingde? Isn't he at Xingde Mountain?"
Hou Sheng squinted his eyes and said, "Take out everything in your arms."
Liu Xiaolou asked in confusion, "Steward Hou What are you doing? What have you committed?"
Hou Sheng suddenly made a move, holding Liu Xiaolou's shoulder blade, and a burst of true energy penetrated him. Liu Xiaolou forcibly resisted the idea of counterattack. As the true energy penetrated in, his whole arm was like thousands of ants eating bones, and large drops of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.
"Where is Lord Xingde? If you tell me, it will be 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 turned it over in front of his eyes to check. "Is this the array plate?"
Liu Xiaolou couldn't bear the pain, and hummed. "I haven't seen Lord Xingde since I left the mountain. I really don't know... where he is, and he... won't tell me...Steward Hou, I can't survive, my arms are going to be useless... what an injustice..." There was also a feeling of fear in my heart. Fortunately, I didn't bring some things with me, otherwise I would have stopped today!
Hou Sheng stared 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 immediately collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily.
"Lord Xingde has committed a crime and caused a big disaster. Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, Qingyu Sect will pursue him to the end. You should look back and think about it carefully. If you remember anything, tell me immediately - just go to the north of Dongting Lake. There is a patch of ground Lotus Pond that connects to the sky. There is a lotus pavilion by the pond. Leave your address under the third stone slab on the left side of the pavilion. I will find you no later than three days later."
He shook the formation disk in his hand. "This formation disk is a stolen item. I will collect it first. When you think of it, go to me when you think of it. 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, Lord Xingde cannot escape. After he is caught, if you confess him, you will die."
After Hou Sheng had left for a long time, Liu Xiaolou finally regained his composure and walked out of Toutiao Lane 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 the doubt is not deep. Maybe he is just one of the several 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 truly knew his intentions were Second Young Master Lu and Steward Zhang. These two had become corpses in the coffin and could not possibly confess themselves.
It is impossible for Wei Hongqing to recognize him, so only the shopkeeper and the waiter are left. These few people do not know the truth, so just because they have been to Hongji Restaurant cannot prove anything.
But no matter what, since Hou Sheng has been listed as a suspect, there is no solution. In the Renowned Great Sect's eyes, a little Rogue Cultivator like him is like an ant. Once he is targeted by them, it doesn't matter whether he has any evidence or not.
Thinking all the way, Liu Xiaolou went to the Wu Chao River and strolled along the river for two miles. He suddenly jumped into the river with a splash, and slowly moved a few miles in the water while grabbing the water plants under the river embankment. When it was completely dark, he found a secluded place and went ashore. After making sure that no one was following him, he quietly sneaked back to the house in the town.
Hou Sheng probably doesn't know that he has a house on Wu Chao Town, otherwise as long as he goes to the house and searches carefully, he can find Purple Extreme Sect Master token and Qianji Fang left by Lord Xingde. Then it would not be as simple as just asking questions.
Entering the house, Big White Goose was chewing a piece of bacon under the kitchen. When he saw Liu Xiaolou coming back, he fluttered his wings and rushed over.
Liu Xiaolou held its long neck tenderly for a moment, and took the time to check the house. He found that the furnishings in the house had no trace of being searched. The most important thing was that his package was lying in the air between the bed boards, and the knot was still intact. When he opened it, he saw that the token, formation book, scripture book 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 formation disk that he had spent so much effort refining, his heart started to 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 Big White Goose, and returned to Wulong Mountain overnight. He hid the package, settled Big White Goose, changed his clothes, and immediately went down the mountain, heading straight for Tianmen Market.
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 get closer to 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 shuddered, slowly turned around and saw the person clearly.
This man also wore a bamboo hat and had a wretched figure. He was the Yan Sanfei who sold him Heart Nurturing Pill last winter.