Liu Xiaolou's gaze also followed Hou Sheng's gaze in the lobby. When it turned to Tan Bazhang, Hou Sheng paused for a moment and then walked around. Liu Xiaolou was greatly relieved. Although Hou Sheng had seen Tan Bazhang on Ghost Dream Cliff, he had not had much contact with her. Tan Bazhang had also made some changes to his appearance, so he did not recognize him.
After one song was played, another song started again. At first, the guests downstairs went upstairs to watch, but then they got used to it and resumed their own conversations. The lobby was noisy.
Hou Sheng finally spoke, and his voice was controlled very softly. It was faintly heard among the sound of pipa. Liu Xiaolou just heard it, but it was a little difficult to listen.
"So, have you thought about it?"
"Think about it..."
"Tell me about it."
"It's... Xing De..."
"Don't mention names."
"Yes... they are not far away, they are actually nearby."
"Oh?"
Since the original plan doesn't work, the only alternative is to adopt an alternative plan. Liu Xiaolou glanced downstairs again and said, "They... maybe Miluo River."
"Maybe?"
"Steward Hou, I didn't see them after we separated, but he said that if anything happens, you can leave a message to the Miluo River Sha Hu Pass."
Steward Hou stared at Liu Xiaolou's eyes for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "He is quite brave. He has been hiding near the Dongting. Well, this choice is not bad, very smart!"
After pondering for a while, Hou Sheng asked again, "Where are they hiding in Sha Hu Pass?"
Liu Xiaolou said, "I don't know either. After you go, leave a token to Sha Hu Pass. When they see you, they will come over and meet you."
"They are at Sha Hu Pass?"
"I don't know. I guess it shouldn't be the case, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to leave a mark."
"What token?"
"Steward Hou, my array..."
"If you don't get it, what array are you thinking about?"
"I won't tell you if you don't see the array."
"Are you bargaining with me?" Hou Sheng's face darkened and he stared at Liu Xiaolou.
Liu Xiaolou felt Hou Sheng's disdain and murderous intent, but still persisted. "Steward Hou, I have spent all my efforts and all my family property on this array disk, such as If it weren't for this, I would never come here to see Steward Hou. We Wulong Mountain fellow cultivators never betray our friends. I can't help it. If it gets spread, I will be ruined!"
After a moment of confrontation, Hou Sheng's face softened and he said coldly, "You lead the way, and when the job is done, I will give you a bounty of three spiritual stones. But remember, don't play any tricks, or I will chop you into pieces and feed them to the dogs!"
With that said, he took out the array disk from his arms and waved it in front of Liu Xiaolou: "Here it is, Sha Hu Pass, give it to you."
Liu Xiaolou looked at Hou Sheng with reluctance as he took the formation disk back, and suggested. "Steward Hou, how many manpower are you planning to mobilize this time?"
Hou Sheng said coldly, "Why do you ask this?"
Liu Xiaolou explained, "Lord Xingde's cultivation is similar to yours, and Seventh Mistress is said to be at the seventh level!"
Hou Sheng smiled half-heartedly, "So what?"
Liu Xiaolou said anxiously, "You are not going alone, are you? My cultivation level is too low, not only can't you help me, Steward Hou, although your cultivation level is superb and you are not afraid, but... it is not that easy to win both of them, right?"
Hou Sheng sneered, "Are you worried about yourself?"
Liu Xiaolou said worriedly, "Can you not be worried? What I did... is extremely hated by people. If they see me taking Steward Hou over, I will be the first one they want to kill!"
Hou Sheng said calmly, "Just keep your heart in your stomach, I guarantee you will be fine."
Liu Xiaolou made a few more insinuations, but still couldn't get accurate information. It was also unknown whether Hou Sheng would go on his own or recruit someone from the sect. Forget it, we can only take one step at a time.
Third Branch finished playing the song, Hou Sheng nodded slightly to Yong E, Yong E stood up, said a blessing, and went down with the pipa in his arms.
"Let's go." Hou Sheng stood up and went downstairs.
Liu Xiaolou was stunned. "Are you going now?"
Hou Sheng asked, "When do you think it should be?"
Liu Xiaolou said, "No, what do you mean, will it be a little rushed? Steward Hou, why don't you make some preparations..."
Hou Sheng turned around and grabbed Liu Xiaolou's arm, holding Liu Xiaolou Meridians tightly, making him extremely uncomfortable and unable to speak.
In this way, the two of them became Lvyi Courtyard like close friends for many years.
Sister Cui chased after her and said, "Steward Hou, are you leaving now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Sheng threw Chuyi ingots of silver. Sister Cui caught it in her hand and laughed, "Steward Hou, come back next time..."
Taking this opportunity, Liu Xiaolou turned to look at Tan Bazhang, and finally saw the eyes coming towards Tan Bazhang. Tan Bazhang nodded lightly, then left the table and went to the backyard. This was to inform Wei Hongqing and Zuo Gaofeng.
After Yueyang Market Town came out, Hou Sheng let go of Liu Xiaolou's arm. "Lead the way."
Liu Xiaolou smiled bitterly, "Sorry Steward Hou, I have never been to the Miluo River, let alone know where Sha Hu Pass is. I really don't know the way."
Hou Sheng frowned, shook his head and walked ahead. Soon he came to a river, it was Miluo River. Miluo River is not wide, and the water is very strong. We trace the coast to the west. After walking for two hours, we turn into a branch of the river next to it.
The stream winds around the mountains, and the terrain gets higher and higher. At one point, the river suddenly shrinks, and the shore is extremely steep, with steep cliffs on both sides.
At this moment, Hou Sheng and Liu Xiaolou were standing on a cliff, overlooking the rushing river.
Hou Sheng said, "This is Sha Hu Pass. Where do you want to leave the book?"
Liu Xiaolou said, "Please Steward Hou return the formation disk to me."
Hou Sheng said coldly, "I'll give it to you if I find a place. Don't play any tricks, otherwise I'll even open up your teacher's tomb!"
Liu Xiaolou hesitated for a moment and said, "I can find him, Steward Hou, but you can't break your promise anymore."
So Liu Xiaolou was in front and Hou Sheng was behind, walking along the river bank. In fact, he had already seen the three conspicuous willow trees in front of him from a distance, but he still walked very slowly. From time to time, he would go to higher places to look at Sha Hu Pass's terrain, or he would run around as if looking for something. The purpose was to buy Wei Hongqing and the others a little more time to make complete preparations.
At the same time, he really didn't find out along the way that Hou Sheng had left a letter to call for help. It seemed that Wei Hongqing's understanding of him was relatively accurate. He was a lone traveler.
Finally, we came to the three willow trees. Liu Xiaolou approached the riverside and looked down at the river. We could vaguely see a hole in the five- to six-foot-high cliff below, only a few feet above the water. Although we couldn't see it clearly from above, we felt that it was indeed a good place for an ambush.
"How? Did you find it?" Hou Sheng urged.
"Steward Hou, don't you really need to call for help? Lord Xingde is a master who is about to reach perfection, and Seventh Mistress Zhou..." Liu Xiaolou tried his best to talk.
Hou Sheng looked at him. "What do you want to ask?"
"Steward Hou, I don't want to ask anything, I just want to know if I need to leave now!" Liu Xiaolou was a little frustrated.
Hou Sheng stared at Liu Xiaolou for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "So, this is it?" He looked around, nodded and said, "These three willow trees... are really eye-catching..." Then he walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the river, and said, "Is there a cave down there?"
Liu Xiaolou sighed and nodded.