Chapter 752: Strong Enemy Appears

"Oh, so they really are Laoshan Daoists..."

Kuai Dayou nodded slightly, satisfying his curiosity.

As for Lu San, he wasn't interested at all and didn't even pay attention.

Seeing the two stop talking, Bai Laojiu's fingers gripping the wine cup tightened slightly. He pulled a bitter face and said in a low voice: "Don't blame me for being abrupt, you two."

"To tell you the truth, since stepping into Tai'an and reporting to the yamen, I have felt like I'm being watched by a venomous snake, my back prickling and my heart feeling hairy. The person monitoring in the dark has strange and unpredictable movements. If I hadn't practiced the skill of 'listening to the wind and identifying weapons' in my early years, I would have been unable to detect it at all."

He gulped down a mouthful of cold wine, his Adam's apple rolling, "What's even more suspicious is—the four catchers who accompanied me disappeared into thin air this morning at the inn. There were no signs of fighting in the room, and even their personal sabers were left under their pillows."

"And the three secret posts that should have been responding have had no response to this day, as if they evaporated into thin air!"

He looked up at Lu San and Kuai Dayou, cold intent pressing deep in his pupils: "This is no longer an ordinary Jianghu method. To be able to abduct government officials under the nose of the Tai'an Yamen, it must be either a veteran of the Mystic Sect who is proficient in the Qimen Dunjia..."

"Or... it's ghosts and demons making trouble!" The oil lamp in the wine shop suddenly burst with 'crackle' sparks, reflecting half of his face in gloom.

Saying this, he hurriedly stood up, bowed, and cupped his hands, "I am helpless alone and can only beg for the help of you heroes!"

"No, no, no!"

Kuai Dayou picked his teeth and waved his hands repeatedly, "You calling us heroes one after another, are you trying to roast us on a fire rack?"

"You say, if we don't help, it makes us look unrighteous, but our relationship hasn't reached that point yet, so it's like fooling two fools!"

"If we help, in what name?"

"Twelve Yuan Chen, can you afford the price?"

Kuai Dayou fired questions like a machine gun, leaving Bai Laojiu speechless.

He had originally thought that seeing the two were young, he would say some nice words to coax them, but who knew one couldn't be bothered to pay attention, and the other was a chatterbox who wouldn't let go.

"This... I've offended you."

Thinking of this, he sighed and was about to leave.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Kuai Dayou grabbed him and said in a low voice: "I didn't say I wouldn't help, but how to help this matter, there's a way to talk about it."

Bai Laojiu was also an old salted vegetable pickled by the winds and frosts of the Jianghu; how could he not see that Kuai Dayou was setting a trap for him?

But he had a request, so he had to play dumb, "I'd like to hear the details."

"Simple."

Kuai Dayou chuckled, "You've been in the public service for many years, and although you've gained the title of God-Catcher, aren't you still just a clerk driven by others?"

"This errand is the Kong family's; why are you risking your life? I'll teach you a trick: use the Kong family's name to write an IOU, saying you invited us Twelve Yuan Chen, and the Kong family will pay afterwards."

"Pfft!"

Bai Laojiu almost sprayed a mouthful of wine, laughing bitterly: "Hero Kuai is joking. How could I have that much face? What if the Kong family doesn't acknowledge it afterwards?"

Kuai Dayou laughed: "You don't need to worry about that."

"You just write it; I guarantee it won't implicate you. Afterwards, it will be our business with the Kong family, and whether we can get the money is also our business..."

Lu San watched Kuai Dayou quietly without stopping him.

He knew that Kuai Dayou wasn't a fool and must have his reasons.

"This..."

Bai Laojiu was a bit hesitant, but thinking that his life was in danger, whether he offended the Kong family or not was a matter for the future, so he gritted his teeth and wrote the note.

"Alright~"

Kuai Dayou picked up the note and flicked it lightly, "Isn't that it? God-Catcher Bai, you just go about your activities freely. We will protect you in the dark and take the opportunity to ferret those people out."

Seeing Bai Laojiu hesitate, Kuai Dayou laughed dumbfoundedly and patted him on the shoulder, "Rest assured, even if you can't trust my nonsense, I wouldn't dare to mess around with the name of the Twelve Yuan Chen."

Bai Laojiu looked at Lu San again, and seeing he didn't object, he gritted his teeth and stood up: "Fine, I will entrust this life of mine to you two heroes."

He didn't know what kind of ghost idea Kuai Dayou was playing.

But he knew clearly that this was his only chance to escape danger!

Watching Bai Laojiu stride away from the inn, Lu San looked to the side.

Kuai Dayou didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "Taishan is abnormal, and that murderer Xuanwei happened to run here, which is likely related. And judging by what he said, there are government officials involved."

"With this name, we can let go and act. As for the Kong family, whether they give it or not, the IOU is here anyway, and there will be a chance sooner or later!"

"Can do."

Lu San nodded without hesitation.

Originally, such matters were usually decided by Li Yan, Sha Lifei, and Wang Fu, but Lu San not formulating plans didn't mean he couldn't distinguish the pros and cons.

Borrowing Bai Laojiu's hand was indeed their current method to break the deadlock.

Clatter, clatter~

Lu San quickly wrote a note, and the falcon Xiaobai flapped its wings and flew out of the window.

Subsequently, the two left some scattered silver, jumped out of the window in the same way, stepped on the window sill, did a backflip, leaped onto the roof, and ran fast.

It was already late at night, and the two didn't attract any attention.

Lu San kept whistling softly, summoning the rats in the surrounding lanes.

Soon, they saw Bai Laojiu walking vigilantly on the street.

At the same time, Sha Lifei's side also received the news and rushed over from the other side, just in time to form a encirclement with Lu San and the others.

The net had been cast; as for what could be caught, no one knew...

The night was like ink, and the night wind whistled on the stone path of Taishan.

The fog was rolled by the wind, looking exceptionally eerie against the moonlight.

Li Yan held the Turtle Shell Luo Pan and blended into the shadows of the mountain path.

He didn't take the main winding road but clung to the mountain wall, sneaking upward along the steep slope covered in dense vegetation and scattered stones.

He had climbed Taishan in his previous life. Although the buildings were different now, the general terrain hadn't changed, and he knew how to avoid those patrolling disciples.

Bypassing the Red Gate Palace, the road ahead should have been a relatively flat winding road leading to the Wanxian Tower and Doumugong area, but as soon as his footsteps stepped into an ordinary stone step, the surrounding fog instantly became dense.

It became darker all around. Clearly walking on the stone path, his mind became muddled, his feet felt empty, and he almost slipped off the cliff.

"Ghost hitting the wall?"

Li Yan felt a sense of dread in his heart, and his gaze turned to the compass again.

Sure enough, he stood in place, but the needle kept shaking.

"Life gate, death gate, left three, right four..."

Li Yan recalled the common sense of magic arrays explained by Wang Fu, and as the compass turned, he kept adjusting his footsteps.

His figure moved left and right, sometimes going against the flow, sometimes folding back, completely violating the direction of the normal path.

However, just like this, he easily broke through the magic array.

But an old pine tree with a crooked neck appeared before his eyes, and beside the Jingshi Valley with blurred inscriptions, another stone path leading down the mountain appeared.

This was not the road up the mountain; it was likely a place of practice for some sect.

Li Yan ignored it and continued forward.

Approaching the back of the Doumugong, footsteps suddenly came from afar.

Li Yan's ears moved slightly, and without hesitation, he leaped, drilling into the dense forest beside him like a civet cat, his figure moving rapidly between the steep and rugged mountain rocks.

The path he chose was extremely dangerous.

At this time, the non-main winding road area of Taishan was extremely primitive and steep.

The vertical stone wall he was climbing now had been cut into deep gullies by years of flowing water, covered in slippery moss.

And Li Yan's Dan Jin also reached its limit at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 753 =====