Chapter 48

The Hongji Restaurant is worthy of being a local shop for the Lu family of Tianmu Mountain to collect news. By nightfall, relevant news was coming in one after another.

The change happened last night. The Zhou family mobilized in large numbers, totaling thirteen cultivators, including two Foundation Establishment cultivators and five high-stage Qi Refinement cultivators in the clan...

It is said that it is related to the seventh daughter of the Zhou family. It is rumored that Star Dejun forcibly kidnapped Lady Zhou Qi, but the Zhou family denied it...

At noon today, the Zhou family entered the Taoyuan mountains and forcibly searched the mountains. It is said that it caused many disputes, and they also fought with Mo Honghua, who had the highest cultivation in the Taoyuan mountains. Mo Honghua admitted defeat, so the Taoyuan mountains were opened up for the Zhou family to search...

I heard that when they were fighting, an elder of the Green Jade Sect happened to pass by and watched the whole process...

By evening, the Zhou family was still searching in the Taoyuan mountains...

It is already midnight, and the Zhou family is still surrounding the mountain...

Wei Hongqing pondered: "It seems that the Zhou family is very certain that Star Dejun is still in Taoyuan; they should have clues. I will let them check again..."

By dawn, new news came that the Zhou family had indeed followed the clues into Taoyuan, and the clues were likely on Lady Zhou Qi.

A manager of Tianmu Mountain who came in to report whispered: "Although the Zhou family has always denied it, we still found out that it is indeed related to Lady Zhou Qi; there is no doubt that Star Lord kidnapped Lady Zhou Qi. The Zhou family put something on Lady Zhou Qi, which can track her whereabouts."

Wei Hongqing asked: "What is it?"

The manager said: "The Green Jade Sect is good at divine strike techniques. They have a kind of ghost method that hides a little ghost in an object. Whoever carries it can be sensed at any time. Although the sensing is not precise, the general range can be sensed. Our Tianmu Mountain once wanted to exchange for this method with a pill formula, but they didn't agree. Therefore, everyone suspects that this matter may be a trap set by the Zhou family to lure Star Lord... Proprietor, what does the higher-ups mean? Taoyuan is not the land of the Green Jade Sect alone, let alone a place where the Zhou family can act recklessly. This is not taking our Tianmu Mountain seriously!"

Wei Hongqing said: "Don't think too much; just find out whatever news there is."

After finding out the news to this point, Liu Xiaolou had his own judgment about the situation and said to Wei Hongqing: "Brother Wei, thank you."

Wei Hongqing sighed: "Xiaolou, I still hope you are cautious and think clearly."

Liu Xiaolou nodded: "I know."

Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, someone broke in from outside, sat down carelessly, glanced at Liu Xiaolou, and said to Wei Hongqing: "Old Wei, what's the plan?"

This person was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a delicate face, looking only about twenty, quite young.

Wei Hongqing smiled: "Young Master Lu II, let me introduce you. This is my good brother Liu Xiaolou. Xiaolou, this is Young Master Lu II, whose brother is Lu Yuanlang, the third-ranked inner sect disciple of our Tianmu Mountain."

Liu Xiaolou was stunned and slowly arched his hands: "So it's Young Master Lu II, nice to meet you!"

Young Master Lu II laughed: "We've met. Isn't this the nephew of Lady Zhou Qi?"

Wei Hongqing was stunned: "What nephew?"

Young Master Lu II's mouth showed a smile that was not a smile: "I met him at the Zhou family villa that day. He went to visit relatives and ask for favors, and even recognized the wrong person, haha... Could it be that you don't know, Old Wei? Never mind, let's pretend we don't know... I heard that you have been asking people to inquire about the Zhou family's pursuit of that loose cultivator. What's the story behind it?"

Wei Hongqing said: "I just heard such news suddenly and didn't know the inside story, so I asked someone to ask, and I have no plans. This is also Wei's duty."

Young Master Lu II stared into Wei Hongqing's eyes, glanced at Liu Xiaolou, shook his head and laughed: "Old Wei, that's not authentic. Hiding it from me?"

Wei Hongqing said: "Young Master II, you are exaggerating. The Zhou family is a big clan of the Green Jade Sect after all. As a small restaurant manager, how dare I make reckless plans? It is indeed just inquiring about news in preparation for inquiries from the sect."

Young Master Lu II's smile disappeared, and his face turned cold: "Old Wei, I came here with good intentions, thinking that if you had any difficulties, I could help you, and if there were any benefits, I could help you a little. I didn't expect you to use these words to prevaricate me? Why? Do you really think the Yan family is a good backer?"

Wei Hongqing said in a deep voice: "Young Master II, if there is anything else, please order, and Wei will try his best to help, but the Zhou family's actions currently seem to have nothing to do with our Tianmu Mountain, let alone any benefits..."

Before he could finish speaking, Young Master Lu II flicked his sleeves and turned to leave, leaving a sentence while walking: "A guy from a wild cultivation background, doesn't know how to appreciate favors, take care of yourself!"

There was a silence in the private room. After a long while, Wei Hongqing asked the manager who inquired about the news to come in and asked: "How did Lu II know?"

The manager lowered his head and said: "Back to the proprietor, Young Master II happened to be drinking in the restaurant and saw us coming and going frequently, so he came to inquire. He has a noble status, and we dare not hide it."

Wei Hongqing stared at the manager, speechless for a long time.

The manager waited for a while and asked: "Does the proprietor have anything else? If not, I'll go out and continue to inquire."

Wei Hongqing took a deep breath, waved his hand to let the manager leave, drank the wine in the cup, turned to Liu Xiaolou and smiled: "Xiaolou, I've made you laugh. Big gates and big sects are like this."

Liu Xiaolou asked: "Is this guy not getting along with Brother Wei?"

Wei Hongqing shook his head and said: "A dandy young master, Qi Refinement Stage 3, relying on his brother's power, always works against us... By the way, have you met?"

Liu Xiaolou said: "I have indeed met him. At that time, I thought he was the second young master of the Zhou family. I didn't expect him to be from the Lu family."

"You didn't suffer any losses at that time, did you?"

"Fortunately, he wanted to whip me, but he didn't hit me. His cultivation is mediocre, but his temper is not small."

Wei Hongqing patted Liu Xiaolou on the shoulder, indicating that he understood: "When I stand firm in the future, I will definitely help you vent this anger."

Liu Xiaolou smiled: "Brother Wei, there is no need for us to be angry with him. Let's endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens for now. When you soar into the sky in the future, such villains will not be worth mentioning."

After saying goodbye to Wei Hongqing and coming out, Liu Xiaolou checked every private room, but did not find the whereabouts of Young Master Lu II, so he gave up for the time being, left the Tianmen market, and rushed to the Taoyuan mountains.

The journey of more than a hundred miles was reached in the middle of the night. When he arrived at the outskirts of Taoyuan, Liu Xiaolou slowed down. He first observed quietly by the road entering the mountain, and sure enough, he saw a few people guarding the road, presumably they were the Zhou family's people.

This road was blocked, so he chose a remote path. He hadn't gone two miles inside when he suddenly felt like thorns on his back, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him.

Liu Xiaolou dared not go deeper. He found an opportunity nearby to catch two wild rabbits, tied them with grass ropes and hung them on his waist, humming a little tune and exiting the mountain road. The feeling of being stared at slowly dissipated.

What kind of ghost method is this? Could it be the Green Jade Sect's divine strike technique? It's really spooky!

Liu Xiaolou was quite familiar with the terrain, so he immediately chose a hiding place that was not easy to be detected, and after drilling in, he pondered hard. He couldn't understand the feeling of thorns on his back just now, so naturally, he couldn't find a good strategy to enter the mountain.

Not being able to enter the mountain is certainly bad news, but the Zhou family is still surrounding the mountain, which is good news, indicating that Star Dejun and Lady Zhou Qi have not been found yet and are safe for the time being.

Just as he was pondering, he saw two figures quietly passing by his hiding place, also tiptoeing and acting suspiciously.

Could it be that some friends on the road have also come to join in the fun?

Liu Xiaolou looked carefully by the moonlight, but found that these two figures were quite familiar. One was the manager of Hongji Restaurant who had been inquiring about news, and the other was Young Master Lu II.

These two wandered around the vicinity for a while, then returned to Liu Xiaolou's hiding place, only a few feet away from him, and discussed in a low voice.

"Young Master II, it's indeed here. Why is it gone?"

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"Absolutely certain, the last time I saw him was here."

"Where is the person?"

"I don't know..."

"A loose cultivator with low cultivation can lose track of him. You are really a piece of trash!"