Chapter 247: Lu Thieves are Cunning

Liu Xiaolou worked hard day and night to refine array plates for a month, and Fang Bu'ai spent a month wholeheartedly keeping an eye on the Lu's Alchemy Room at the tea house. He was single-minded in everything he did, so he really found out some useful things.

"Seven days after we sold the alchemy materials, the number of clerks in the shop suddenly increased, and a new face appeared in the shop, always staring at every guest who entered the shop. Brother feels he is an expert, at least at Stage 10 or Qi Perfection."

"In other words, they suspected?"

"Possibly. After all, selling eighteen spirit materials at once, each of which is what they need, if they communicated with Mount Tianmu, they should have let this side pay double attention."

"You didn't expose yourself, did you?"

"No, Brother hasn't been drinking tea here all the time, and I change places. And when we both went in, we were wearing bamboo hats."

"Did they mobilize manpower from Mount Tianmu?"

"Can't tell."

"That means we hit the grass and startled the snake, but didn't startle it enough?"

"Yes."

"Must think of a way. Can't let Mount Tianmu be too comfortable. Must let them know that not only in Xiangxi, but wherever they have been in the world, it is where we appear. Must mobilize them, make them have headaches, and make them exhausted!"

"Then... rob the Lu's?"

"Nonsense, definitely can't do it here. This is Chicheng Mountain. Tired of living? When do they transport spirit materials? Have you found any clues?"

"No..."

This couldn't blame Fang Bu'ai for not working hard. Transporting spirit materials itself was very difficult to detect. Just one person carrying one storage magic treasure could go on the road alone. Even if this person went out in front of you, you couldn't judge whether he was transporting alchemy materials.

Liu Xiaolou thought about it again. Even if he knew it was transporting alchemy materials, he was afraid he wouldn't dare to intercept it halfway. Who knew if they were Foundation Establishment experts?

"Watch for three more days. If there is still no clue, we will withdraw and leave Chicheng Mountain."

For the next three days, Fang Bu'ai continued to watch the front door of the Lu's, while Liu Xiaolou wandered around the back door of the Lu's from time to time. Fortunately, there were many shops around, and many cultivators coming and going, which could serve as a good cover.

By the evening of the third day, Liu Xiaolou circled back to an alchemy material shop diagonally opposite the front door and asked Fang Bu'ai: "How?"

Fang Bu'ai returned an alchemy material in his hand to the shopkeeper and shook his head at Liu Xiaolou, indicating that there was still no clue.

Liu Xiaolou said decisively: "Let's go."

The two returned to the street, walking in the bustling crowd, occasionally looking back at the gate of the Lu's Alchemy Room, feeling great regret in their hearts.

"After going back, continue to cultivate. Find an opportunity to strike again. Wulong Mountain heroes take revenge, taking revenge for ten years, from morning to night. Don't believe they won't be tossed to death!"

"Brother understands, Brother will work hard... Big Brother... Big Brother?"

"Don't turn around..."

"Ah..."

Fang Bu'ai didn't dare to look back and kept going forward. Feeling Liu Xiaolou's footsteps beside him slow down, he also slowed down. Just as they were about to walk to the end of the marketplace, Liu Xiaolou suddenly whispered: "He came up. The one in gray in front, with a hero scarf tied on his hair bun, did you see it?"

"Blue scarf or yellow scarf?"

"Yellow scarf."

"Saw it, this person..."

"Three days ago, when delivering the array plates, he was beside the manager of the Eight Array Gate of Pingdou. Just now he came out of the Lu's Alchemy Room, and the clerk bowed to him. His reaction was very indifferent."

"Big Brother, I went to many shops this month. The clerks in some shops bowed to me, and my reaction was also very calm. I didn't panic either."

"It's not what you mean. The clerk's bowing was very respectful, not the perfunctory kind when bowing to us. His indifference is that kind of condescending indifference."

"Big Brother, you just looked back once, and you saw so many doorways?"

"... This is a kind of feeling, you don't understand! When your cultivation reaches my level, you will understand! Well, I didn't see the reaction clearly either, but if he is from the Eight Array Gate of Pingdou, why did he appear in the Lu's Alchemy Room? You know I refined array plates at the Siming Sect. I suspect that many array plates were customized by Mount Tianmu. If he is from Mount Tianmu, everything is easy to explain."

"Big Brother, we are about to leave the marketplace ahead, what should we do?"

"Slow down a little... pull further away... don't panic, there are still many people on the road."

"Should we wear bamboo hats?"

"There are quite a few wearing them, we also wear them..."

"Fewer people..."

"The two of us separate, you go ahead, I'm behind. If he turns his head, you walk past, cross him and don't care. I'm still behind."

"Good."

After walking for more than two miles, this gray-clothed yellow-scarf turned onto the road to the west, and the pedestrians gradually became fewer. Liu Xiaolou fell behind by more than ten feet, hanging far behind.

Just like this, he followed for more than ten miles. It was already late at night. The bright moon was hanging high, and there were dark hills on both sides. There were very few pedestrians on the road, and Fang Bu'ai's figure appeared slightly abrupt.

But Liu Xiaolou never found an opportunity to strike, because he couldn't judge the opponent's cultivation level. Even if he really wanted to do it, he had to look for a suitable opportunity, such as the opponent staying in a shop late at night, or the opponent finding a cave to spend the night.

At a certain moment, the gray-clothed yellow-scarf suddenly stopped, turned around, faced the road, and headed toward Fang Bu'ai who was following behind.

Liu Xiaolou's heart tightened, and he looked at Fang Bu'ai worriedly.

Fang Bu'ai, as Liu Xiaolou had instructed, didn't change his footsteps and walked straight past the gray-clothed yellow-scarf without looking back. The gray-clothed yellow-scarf just watched Fang Bu'ai pass by him, watched him go more than ten feet away, and then turned his head to face Liu Xiaolou.

Liu Xiaolou walked to his front, slowed down, detoured a few steps to the other side of the road, opened the distance between him and the gray-clothed yellow-scarf, and looked at the other party openly, his eyes full of vigilance.

The gray-clothed yellow-scarf couldn't see his face, which was plunged into darkness under the bamboo hat, and couldn't see the vigilance in his eyes, but when facing the defensive posture he deliberately put on, he relaxed a lot and didn't bother with him anymore, letting him pass by.

Liu Xiaolou continued to maintain his defensive posture, walking forward while looking back every three steps. Suddenly, he saw several figures appear abruptly behind the dirt hill next to him, gathering beside the gray-clothed yellow-scarf. Some were staring at him, some continued to look at the road behind, looking forward to something, and some were whispering to the gray-clothed yellow-scarf.

After a while, these people surrounded the gray-clothed yellow-scarf and returned along the road, quickly disappearing into the vast night.

Liu Xiaolou was suddenly sweating profusely.

Fang Bu'ai was still walking forward with his head down, and only looked back subconsciously when Liu Xiaolou caught up behind him.

Liu Xiaolou whispered: "Keep walking, don't make a sound."

The two walked for half the night like this, walked out more than thirty miles in the wild mountain path, and then threw themselves into the dense forest next to them.

Fang Bu'ai was very puzzled: "Big Brother?"

Liu Xiaolou wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Good thieves, this group of people from the Lu family is too cunning. We almost bit the fishhook!" ===== CHAPTER 248 =====