Chapter 258

Meng Chengchang was the ninth-ranked inner sect disciple of Mount Tianmu, at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. However, he was half a step stronger than Lu Xiansheng, who had been besieged and killed at Baiye Manor previously. He had been at the early stage of Foundation Establishment for many years and was vaguely on the verge of breaking through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Dai Shenggao said, "He contacted Wang Laoda to help him find a buyer. Wang Laoda told me first, and I agreed immediately. It just took a few days to gather the brothers. I'm worried that Wang Laoda might have found another buyer for him, so we need to hurry. There are still a few brothers who haven't arrived, so let's wait a bit longer and act at midnight tonight. I have the Huang family brothers watching over at Baiye Mountain, and they will inform us as soon as there are any changes."

Having had the experience of besieging and killing Lu Xiansheng, everyone knew this would inevitably be another fierce battle, so they all agreed and exited the tomb chamber.

Zuo Gaofeng came to a quiet place with Liu Xiaolou and Tan Ba and asked, "Xiaolou, Ba, how many spirit stones do you have on you? I want to borrow from you."

Liu Xiaolou asked back, "How much has Valley Master Zuo prepared?"

Zuo Gaofeng said, "For the past two years, I have been preparing to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill. Now, spirit stones, magic treasures, elixirs, and spiritual materials combined are worth about four hundred. Seeing Dai Sanren's confident look, I'm worried he has prepared more than me, and there is also Long Sanren..."

Meng Chengchang asked for seven hundred spirit stones for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Although it was impossible to give him this amount, it was an important reference. Zuo Gaofeng was worried that the four hundred spirit stones he had accumulated over the years were not enough, so he sought help from Liu Xiaolou and Tan Ba.

Tan Ba said, "I don't have many spirit stones left on me, but the spiritual materials and elixirs I received before are worth about a hundred spirit stones, which I can lend to Valley Master Zuo."

Liu Xiaolou was in a difficult position. The spirit stones he carried were also exhausted, but he had two magic treasures that were very valuable: one was a Qiankun bag, and the other was a Glazed Shield. Each was worth more than three hundred spirit stones. As long as he took one out, he could help Zuo Gaofeng solve the problem.

But he really couldn't bear to part with these two items.

And the most difficult thing was, even if he was willing to take them out, what about Long Sanren and Dai Shenggao? These two were also seniors who were very good to him.

Although he was more inclined toward Zuo Gaofeng, whether it was the Qiankun bag or the Glazed Shield, as long as he took them out to add to Zuo Gaofeng's bid, Long Sanren and Dai Shenggao would immediately know it was him helping, and how would they get along in the future?

He still had a reserve of spiritual materials and spirit stones in the secret cave on Wulong Mountain. The spiritual materials were worth about thirty-something spirit stones, and there were forty-two spirit stones, totaling more than seventy. If he took them out and gave them to Zuo Gaofeng, Long Sanren and Dai Shenggao wouldn't know it was him adding them.

Looking at the sky, it was probably the Yin hour. The "midnight tonight" agreed upon by Dai Shenggao was still ten hours away. Huang Feng Gou was about two hundred sixty or seventy miles from Wulong Mountain, and then from Wulong Mountain to Baiye Mountain was about two hundred twenty or thirty miles, totaling five hundred miles. If they went all out, ten hours would barely be enough.

Without further hesitation, he said to Zuo Gaofeng and Tan Ba, "I have a place where I store a stash of spirit stones, it's just a bit far. I'll go there now to get them and add to Valley Master Zuo's bid. I'm afraid I won't have time to return to Huang Feng Gou, so I'll go directly to Baiye Mountain, and I should be able to make it in time for the action. If Dai Sanren or Long Sanren ask, just say I went to handle some private business and will meet up directly at Baiye Mountain."

Finding a gap, Liu Xiaolou left Huang Feng Gou and hurried through the night. He was very familiar with this area of western Xiang, so he was fast on his feet, and even during the day, he could easily detour through places rarely visited by people.

By the end of the Shen hour, Wulong Mountain could already be seen from afar.

Having not returned for a full year, his eyes suddenly turned slightly red. Suppressing this emotion, Liu Xiaolou continued to detour to the west, entering the mountain from the jurisdiction of Gengsang Cave.

Once inside Wulong Mountain, he became even more careful, but he also felt like a fish in water. He knew every mountain and valley, every blade of grass and tree here like the back of his hand. He knew which mountain hollow was easy to hide people in, which stone had a blind spot behind it, which bush actually connected to an exit, and which corner that looked safe actually had a deep ravine underneath.

At this moment, Wulong Mountain was deserted, quiet enough to make one's heart palpitate. After watching for a while under Gan Zhu Ling, he couldn't help but go up once.

Returning to the small courtyard, he suddenly discovered that the collapsed thatched huts and fences had been cleared, and the abandoned materials were nowhere to be found. Half of the house was still standing in its original place, and two-thirds of the fence remained. The weeds and spider webs he had expected were non-existent, and it looked clean and refreshing. He didn't know who had cleared it.

After a little thought, Liu Xiaolou suddenly realized that it must have been Bai Bai and Xiao Hei who did it.

The wind chime on the eaves suddenly made a "ding-dong" sound. Liu Xiaolou smiled, watching Bai Bai swoop down from the mountain top, quacking and rushing toward him with its wings flapping. The goose stepped on his nose and face, stepped directly onto the top of his head, and then tucked its wings and curled up on his head.

Immediately following, a black shadow flashed by, and with a "meow," it leaped over from the roof beam and lay on the goose's back.

It took Liu Xiaolou a lot of effort to get Bai Bai off his head and Xiao Hei off Bai Bai's back. He then took a spiritual material from his Qiankun bag and fed it directly to Bai Bai. This was a spiritual tree root he had specifically saved, which was a material originally used by Mount Tianmu to refine Bamboo Ye Qing, and it could be eaten directly.

Bai Bai was indeed very interested in this piece of tree root. With its flat beak "duo-duo"ing, it ate more than half of it. Xiao Hei, however, was not interested. After sniffing for a moment, it left in disappointment.

Liu Xiaolou had no choice but to pour out half a jar of Bamboo Ye Qing, letting Bai Bai and Xiao Hei drink until they were swaying. Only then did he free up his hands to go to the cliff to visit the group of Golden Ring Bees.

Bai Bai and Xiao Hei were very obedient and actually held back, not touching this nest of Golden Ring Bees. Seeing that the beehive had doubled in size, with more than twenty Golden Ring Bees inside, Liu Xiaolou took out a small gourd, poured out the honey from the beehive, caught half a small gourd, and ate two big mouthfuls, feeling completely satisfied.

Without more time to delay, Liu Xiaolou left Gan Zhu Ling and entered his own secret cave at the foot of the mountain. All the items stored on the shelves in the cave were still intact. He sent the spiritual herbs, elixirs, and spirit stones into his Qiankun bag and left quickly.

For the sake of safety, he still went down the mountain to the west, detouring through the territory of Gengsang Cave. Calculating the time, there were only four hours left, and the time was very tight. But the more anxious he was, the less he could hurry. When he was detouring down the mountain, he actually bumped into an acquaintance head-on.

The acquaintance was Zhang Da Ming of Gengsang Cave and his third uncle.

Liu Xiaolou had nowhere to hide, so he had to bite the bullet and walk forward, pretending to pass by as if nothing had happened.

He pressed down his bamboo hat, lowered his head, and passed by Zhang Da Ming and his third uncle, silently muttering in his heart: "Don't recognize me, don't recognize me..."

Zhang Da Ming and his third uncle indeed didn't recognize Liu Xiaolou, but they still turned around and called out to Liu Xiaolou: "Stop, friend!"

Liu Xiaolou had no choice but to stop and turn around. He heard Zhang Da Ming say: "Take off your hat. What are you trying to do, acting so sneaky? State your name and background!"

Liu Xiaolou had no choice but to take off his bamboo hat and smile bitterly: "Friend Zhang Da Ming, it's me."

Zhang Da Ming was stunned. He looked at his third uncle beside him and said in a low voice: "It's Liu Xiaolou from Wulong Mountain."

His third uncle nodded and said: "I've seen him. When Lu Yuanlang was killing people on the mountain that day, I went up too. I saw this Liu Xiaolou; he is very loyal."