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Even though Luohe River is rich in fish, he only catches fish in one corner of the river. He can maintain his previous consumption thanks to the magic of the bait.
After long-term fishing, the fish in the nearby river sections have become scarce. If we want to have a good harvest again, we have to wait for the fish from the upstream and downstream rivers to float over.
He has been reluctant to eat fish lately.
"How about buying some fresh meat from outside?" Chen Mu was slightly tempted.
"But what if it causes trouble?" He hesitated again.
Buying so much fresh meat every day without opening a restaurant makes people curious. What if it attracts prying eyes? Wouldn't it be dangerous?
The bounty offered by the Jinghong Gang is still there.
……
Late at night, on the Luohe River, in a red boat.
Si Kou Yu was surrounded by women on both sides, one fed him grapes, the other brought him wine, and he looked very happy and carefree.
"Sun Fu, it's been five days, and you still haven't found any clues about ebony?" Si Kou Yu asked lazily.
Sun Fu was sweating profusely. He was extremely nervous. He could clearly sense Si Kou Yu's dissatisfaction.
"You may not know that Zuo Sheng had already mastered the Wandering Soul yesterday. He has become the second best fighter of the Jinghong Gang." Si Kouyu said with emotion: "Uncle Jin has accepted a good disciple."
As a direct descendant of an aristocratic family, he had been taking medicinal baths since childhood, learning the complete inheritance, and taking top secret medicines.
After fifteen years of hard training, it was only last year that I was able to develop the courage.
What about Zuo Sheng? It is said that Uncle Jin has only taken him in for a year. Counting the time he spent practicing martial arts before, it cannot be more than ten years.
Maybe he is an illegitimate child left behind by some noble family.
"It's not worth it to make enemies with such a genius." Si Kou Yu said lightly.
Sun Fu's heart tightened.
Si Kouyu was warning him that if he couldn't come up with valuable clues, he would be abandoned.
If you think in a more sinister direction, he might even be used as a bargaining chip to make friends with Zuo Sheng!
Why did I let my heart get blinded by greed and think of investigating that scholar? !
Even if he investigated, he could try to confess to Zuo Sheng and test his tolerance. After all, he was his confidant and had done a lot of dirty work for him, so this one was not a big deal.
Now it is difficult to get off the tiger's back.
After following Si Kou Yu for several days, Zuo Sheng had already determined that he had betrayed him. As long as he found an opportunity, he would kill him as soon as possible!
Chen Mu! Chen Mu! Damn scholar! Where on earth are you? !
Sun Fu’s mind raced.
correct!
That house! That house in the willow grove by the river!
After so many days of exploration, I haven't checked that house yet!
He remembered that day when the Soul-Locking Bug suddenly changed direction.
But in the past five days, the soul-locking insect has never experienced a similar situation again.
There's something wrong with that yard!
Just as he was about to speak, Si Kou Yu suddenly asked, "Tell me, who were the people who came to Nanyang with the Zuo family?"
Sun Fu was startled and quickly replied, "Chen Mu, Zhang Ye, Du Huai, a Taoist boy, and two women."
"I remember you said that Du Huai and the two women are all from Nanyang City. Only Zhang Ye, Chen Mu, and the Taoist boy are from Qingshan County?"
"Young Master, you have a good memory!" Sun Fu complimented with a smile and opened his mouth to speak out his previous guess.
"Have you ever checked the origins of that Taoist boy?" Si Kou Yu suddenly asked.
Sun Fu suppressed his impulse and answered patiently, "That Taoist boy belongs to Qingfeng Temple outside Qingshan County. After arriving in Nanyang Prefecture, he left with his senior brother and has never had any contact with Hall Master Zuo."
"Sir, five days ago we discovered..."
"Then have you found out what the situation is at Qingfeng Temple?" Si Kou Yu's eyes lit up.
Sun Fu was interrupted, but he had to try hard to recall: "I sent people to visit the refugees in Qingshan County."
"I heard that Qingfeng Temple is the best Taoist temple in Qingshan County. The temple master Fengren has a method to remove evil spirits, which is well-known far and wide."
"That Taoist boy is Feng Ren's last disciple."
"Before the Qingshan County earthquake, Qingfeng Temple had organized people to build an altar to drive away evil spirits and protect the area, which was well-known."
Si Kou Yu suddenly sat up: "Build an altar? Drive away evil spirits? Ha!"
He was very familiar with this operation. Wasn't it just a necessary ritual for refining some special magical instruments?
With magical instruments and knowledge of rituals and refining techniques, Qingfeng Temple is no ordinary inheritance.
The Taoist boy’s eldest brother must be very powerful!
Lin Que has practiced the form to perfection. To be able to kill Lin Que, one must at least have practiced the form to perfection.
Isn’t that right?
"Sir, we found out in Shanglinfang..."
"Why didn't you tell me such important information before!" Si Kou Yu's face darkened and he suddenly scolded.
Sun Fu's whole body froze and he stood there in a daze.
Is this...important?
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 76 Eyes
"The Taoist boy is not the key, his senior brother is the key." Si Kou Yu's eyes lit up.
"On the night Lin Que was killed, Zuo Sheng took a group of you to meet the scholar, saying that he wanted to help him out."
"But in my opinion, Zuo Sheng deliberately drew attention to that scholar!"
"Chen Mu and Lin Que had a conflict, and then Lin Que died. The first reaction of those who knew about it would be to regard Chen Mu as a suspect."
"But what if the murderer is someone else?"
"Wouldn't Chen Mu become an obvious target and the best shield?"
"If Chen Mu disappears inexplicably again, he will be confirmed as the murderer immediately." Si Kou Yu couldn't help getting excited when he said this.
"Chen Mu may have been silenced by Zuo Sheng."
"It's all for the purpose of protecting his true ally. The senior brother from Qingfeng Temple!" Si Kou Yu laughed happily.
The frustration from the fruitless search over the past few days was completely gone.
That’s right, everything fits in. It must be that senior brother!
There are magical instruments in Qingfeng Temple, so there must be inheritance, and that person’s martial arts skills must be very strong.
Only in this way will he realize the value of ebony and take it away.
And what about Chen Mu? A poor scholar from a small place, how could he possibly have the ability to kill Lin Que? !
"No wonder we can't find them. They've all been silenced, where can we find them?!"
He clenched his fist and waved it fiercely in the air, saying with a determined look, "Send the people out immediately and find this Taoist Master Brother!"
Sun Fu: “…”
The house in Shanglinfang...
"Huh?!" Si Kou Yu stared at Sun Fu.
Sun Fu immediately shut up, sweat pouring down his body: "Yes!"
……
At this moment, Chen Mu, who was "silenced", was squatting in front of a snack shop.
Holding a palm-sized grilled pie in his hand, he bit off half of it in one bite.
The light red meat filling with fat and lean fillings was steaming hot, and the fragrance immediately filled my nose.
"Boss, you are such a great cook! Give me three more!" Chen Mu, with a face full of fat, shook his cheeks and praised loudly, then swallowed the pie in two bites.
"This is a craft that has been passed down in my family for five generations." The boss is a short and fat middle-aged man in his forties. When he heard the compliment, his face was full of smiles.
"I'm not bragging. My pie has a crispy crust and a rich filling. I don't know how many people have come to learn how to make it, but no one has ever been able to do it."
"I'm the only one in the world who can make authentic Lao Qi's pies. If you want to eat them, you have to come to my place, Boss Qi!" The boss pointed at himself with his thumb, shook his head, and was full of pride.
Chen Mu smiled and gave Boss Qi a thumbs up.
Now there are two people who can do it...
……
Chen Mu couldn't help it in the end.
He walked out of the house and came to the fresh food street in Taipei City.
Buying too much fresh meat might attract prying eyes. But the inexplicable ghost monsters gave Chen Mu a headache.
"Practice the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Spell first. At worst, you'll have to be careful."
Chen Mu looked at the bottom entry on the gray wall.
Shapeshifting: 670/10000/first level;
"I change my face every time I go out."
"In both the North and South markets, I only go to each meat stall once."
“Every time you deliver, you pick a location at random.”
"With these three layers of defense, there is no chance of problems in the short term."
Anyway, he rented more than one yard in Shanglinfang, so he could switch the delivery location at will.