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And it is not necessary to purchase every day. In conjunction with catching river fish, as long as you purchase once every two days, you can support your practice.
"At most I can just stay up late. It's inevitable to stay up late to improve my proficiency."
"With the help of Red Falcon's divine intention, I can reach the pinnacle of cultivation in two months at most!"
After eating and drinking his fill and making up his mind, Chen Mu left Lao Qi's snack shop and began to search on the street.
Soon, a butcher's shop came into view.
The stall is four meters long, with a yard at the back. Faint sounds of livestock howling can be heard coming from the backyard.
“The store isn’t the biggest, and there isn’t much power behind it.”
"It's not the smallest either, it's big enough to provide fresh meat."
Chen Mu stepped forward.
"What kind of meat would you like to order? Which piece do you like? I'll cut it for you."
"I want four freshly slaughtered pigs, skinned and bled, the heart, liver, spleen and lungs kept, and the rest thrown away. When can they be cleaned for me?"
"Don't worry, sir! I have plenty of apprentices in the backyard. Just tell me your address and I'll deliver it to you in the afternoon!" The butcher shop owner was beaming with joy.
Chen Mu handed him a tael of silver: "This is a deposit. Send it to Shanglinfang, the third house in Yichou Lane this afternoon."
"okay!"
After Chen Mu finished his instructions, he did not stop and hurried home. At around 2pm, he left home again and came to Yichou Lane, three streets away.
After chanting a spell, I first released the paper man to climb up to a higher place. I saw two men pushing a cart waiting at the door, chatting and fanning themselves with their bamboo hats.
Chen Mu made sure there were no accidents, then he walked slowly into the alley, received the goods and paid the balance.
He sent the two away, closed the gate, put the fresh meat into the Five Ghosts Bag, and used the ghost paper man to climb up and explore the environment before leaving in a hurry.
"It's a little troublesome, but it's safe." At his home by the river, Chen Mu adjusted his facial muscles and restored his original appearance.
Carrying a bounty of tens of thousands of taels on his back, Chen Mu always felt uneasy.
Four slaughtered pigs had been eaten alive.
Chanting a spell, the ghost paper figures were released. The five ghost bags were full and the three little paper figures became more active.
Thinking about the perspective of the little paper man when spying on the enemy, it seems like I have three extra eyes.
Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh: "The magic weapon is worthy of being a magic weapon, it's magical and mysterious."
The paper figurine of a ghost that has difficulty lifting a leaf can not only restrain ghosts, but also serve as a scout.
"I have to think carefully about how to use the Five Ghosts Bag in the future."
"I don't know what the old man's magic weapon is."
……
three days later.
Nanyang Prefecture, Yongtaifang next to South Market.
Sun Fu walked into Miaohuafang with a gloomy face: "Boss Zhen, where is the painting I want?"
After two days of searching, there was no result.
This morning, he was kicked by the angry Si Kou Yu. Now his abdomen is all bruised and purple, and the pain is still unbearable.
Fortunately, he did not gain nothing. This Miaohuafang once opened a branch in Qingshan County. The owner of Miaohuafang, Mr. Zhen, had met the senior brother of Qingfeng Temple.
"This is the portrait of Taoist Master Chengyi and little Taoist boy Chengming." Boss Zhen said with a smile, pointing at the unfolded scroll.
"My skills are not very good, but I am not bragging. This painting is at least 70% like the real thing."
"Thank you, Boss Zhen." Sun Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
There are two people, one big and one small, and they are 70% similar, which greatly reduces the difficulty of the search.
After paying the writing fee, Sun Fuxing rushed to find the elegant Si Kou Yu in Chunfeng Tower.
"Sir, these are the portraits of those two people." Sun Fu bent his head and said flatteringly.
Si Kouyu glanced at it, nodded calmly, and threw the painting to a sturdy man beside him: "Go find it."
"Yes!" The sturdy man clasped his fists respectfully, packed his luggage, turned and left.
When passing by Sun Fu, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he turned his back to Si Kou Yu and gave Sun Fu an obviously contemptuous smile.
Sun Fu's face turned pale.
He lost Si Kou Yu's trust!
I worked so hard to find the person and paid for the portrait out of my own pocket. If I could just follow the portrait and find the clues, it would be a great achievement. But now someone else has taken the credit.
Sun Fu was in a daze and didn't know how he walked out of Chunfeng Tower.
It wasn't until the breeze blew away his sweat and his body became cold that he came to his senses.
Noticing a young thug at the corner of the street, Sun Fu's face suddenly turned ugly.
He had seen that man before. He was Zuo Sheng's subordinate.
Now that he has lost Si Kou Yu's trust, it means he has lost her protection. If Zuo Sheng comes looking for him, he will surely die!
"No, we can't just sit there and wait for death."
"We have to regain Si Kou Yu's respect."
"What should I do? What should I do..."
"Oh, that house!"
Although seven or eight days have passed, when I think back now, the scene of exploring that house is still vivid in my mind.
"There's something wrong with the Soul-Locking Bug, there must be something wrong with that house!"
A ruthless look flashed across Sun Fu's eyes, like a gambler who had lost all his money.
"We must not be careless. Find a thief and have him investigate under the cover of night!"
"As long as we find the clues to Ebony, we will be able to save our lives!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 77 Exploration
The cat was born a beggar. He was taught stealing skills by the big beggar since he was a child. He helped the big beggar sneak into people's houses, pick locks and steal money.
As he grew older, his skills became more and more sophisticated. After outlasting the beggar, he wandered around the world alone. Every day he either stole from other people's homes or gambled in gambling houses.
He had bad luck today and lost everything. He was just about to pick a wealthy family to attack, but was found by Sun Fu.
He was assigned to steal from a scholar's house, saying that the scholar had picked up his things. He didn't want to make a big fuss and wanted to take them back himself.
It's bullshit that something was stolen. He must have taken a fancy to someone else's treasure and asked me to steal it for him.
The cat agreed without even thinking about it. They gave him money!
Look carefully at that time. Maybe you can earn double!
……
In the dead of night.
The cat climbed up the willow tree beside the courtyard wall. Just as it was about to stretch out its feet and jump onto the top of the wall, it saw a flash of silver light under the moonlight.
The cat paused and looked carefully. There were countless tiny needles stuck on the wall.
"So insidious!"
He took out a piece of thick cowhide to cover the top of the wall, and then the cat quietly climbed up. Just as he was about to squat and jump down, he stopped.
Are there any traps on the ground?
He tied a rope to the willow tree and slowly lowered it to the ground. He found that the base of the wall was covered with caltrops. The cat immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
"This scholar is not a good guy!"
If Sun Fu hadn't confirmed again and again that the owner of the room was just a poor scholar, the cat would have wanted to turn around and leave.
"Forget it, it's because they gave me the money."
……
Shanglinfang, an alley west of Yulin.
Sun Fu paced back and forth at the alley entrance, feeling uneasy.
"Is nothing going to happen?"
Good thing something happened!
Only when something happens does it prove that the house is not ordinary!
"Don't be impatient, wait another quarter of an hour." Sun Fu suppressed the urge to go find Si Kou Yu immediately.
"This is my last chance, and I can't make any mistakes."
Sun Fu felt that every day was like a year.
Just when he was about to give up the urge to leave, a small figure came running towards him, crouching along the wall.
"You... why did you come out?" Sun Fu felt like a deflated ball, with a huge despair filling his heart.
The cat was stunned by what he said, and said unhappily: "Am I still allowed to live in his house?"
"I didn't find the stone you mentioned. The scholar's family is extremely poor and he has nothing."
"I only found a bamboo basket of these things in the kitchen. Try one, it tastes pretty good." The cat threw two black round balls to Sun Fu.
Sun Fu took it in a daze, threw the purse to the cat, and staggered out of Shanglinfang.
……
Zuo Sheng hated him for betraying him. Si Kou Yu gave up on him. The last hope was also fruitless.
He had done a lot of shady things for Zuo Sheng. Without his protection, Zuo Sheng would never let him go.
Sun Fu was walking in a trance on the cool and clear streets at night, and somehow he came to Fanlou in Taipei City.