Chapter 86: Enemys Tracks Appearing (1/2)
Chapter 86: Enemy's Tracks Appearing
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In a place where it was quiet and not many people were appearing, there was a small building.
The interior of the building was elegant and had a refreshing style.
There was a room within the building, sitting within was a young man wearing a gallant garment along with a grey-clothed old man.
The magnificently dressed man had a charismatic disposition, his whole body was exuding an air of inherent nobility. As for that grey-clothed old man, he had a long beard and a withered face. There was a rotting smell that permeated his whole body, showing a striking contrast with the young man.
”Is everything prepared?” The magnificently dressed man asked.
”Yes, Master, everything is prepared already. However, I heard that the Wu's had already taken note of this matter. A batch of disciples have received the mission and gone to Zhonghe prefecture to investigate!”
”The Wu Family, hmph, just a bunch of Blacksmiths. What can they do?” the magnificently dressed man's fingers lightly tapped on the wooden table. He pondered for a moment, ”Isn't Liu Si there, let him finish off the batch of people from the Wu's!”
”Liu Si?!” The old man's eyebrows twitched and his face revealed a difficult expression, ”What if he is not willing? After all, he is not restricted by us. This time he just dropped by, in case...”
”There is no in case. He had already intervened in this matter. Whether he is willing or not is not up to him. Could it be that he wishes to come and go as he pleases?” The magnificently dressed man laughed coldly, ”It is not so easy to get money from me!”
The old man's eyebrows twitched slightly. He then lowered his head and said, ”Yes, I will go and inform him now!”
”Oh right, how is the Wu's strength this time around?”
”They thought that this was just a normal robbery, hence they didn't put much attention onto it. They only sent a few inner core disciples to investigate. Their cultivations are not high. The highest one is only at the standard of Level Two to Three!”
”Level Two to Three? Then there isn't much to worry about. The Wu Family, hehe, all these years they've relied on the backing of Tian Long Taoism, their actions are becoming more and more reckless. Qianzhou is not Yunzhou. He thinks that by sending a few disciples they can investigate this matter thoroughly?”
”The Wu Family is just a dog of Tian Long Taoism. There isn't much to worry about!” The grey-clothed old man said, ”The problem now is Zhonghe prefecture. No matter what, it is a prefecture of Qianzhou. If something really happens here, Tian Long Taoism and those renowned families will not stand by and do nothing!”
”What big matters could there be?” The man in gallant garment laughed. ”This was not a big deal originally. It is just normal strife in Jianghu that the Wu's goods were robbed. Those that are sent to investigate will all be killed!”
”Master, you are right. This is just a normal dispute in Jianghu!” The grey-clothed man said, he then turned around, pushed open the door and left.
”Liu Si, do not disappoint me!” Seeing the old man close the door, the man curled the corner of his lips, revealing a strand of a playful smile.
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”Senior, this place is too big. If we search at this speed, I'm afraid we will find out nothing even if we are given a month!” Looking at the ups and downs of this mountainous region, Junior Leopard spoke to Jin Nanqing with a bitter smile. Personally speaking, Junior Leopard was not that interested in this mission. He just wanted to come out and take a walk. But now that they have come to the damned Black Shakou to search for the stolen goods with a bunch of youngsters, maybe there could be dangers as well. He didn't want to be involved.
”What you said makes sense. However, there is no choice. No matter how long it takes, we still have to check. This matter concerns the reputation of the Wu Family, we definitely cannot give up!” Jin Nanqing resolutely said.
”Housekeeper Wu didn't check here before?” Junior Leopard asked.
”I have asked before. They have investigated here before, however, they only checked the surroundings for one to two days before leaving. Housekeeper Wu thought that there was nothing to check in Black Shakou since the thieves wouldn't be so silly as to put the goods in the vicinity after robbing them!” Jin Nanqing looked at the surroundings and the corner of his mouth revealed a cynical smile, ”I do not know what Housekeeper Wu is thinking. Could so many goods fly away under the tight lockdown?”
”Of course not, but maybe there's another possibility!”
Junior Leopard thought to himself but didn't speak out. After all, this possibility was too strange. If it was real, then this matter would not just be a simple robbery. Even if his guess was correct, he wouldn't rush to the fore!
Just when the two of them were searching around aimlessly, the east sky suddenly flashed a strand of bright light. A 'bang' sound traveled here from afar and the echo vibrated amidst the wilderness.
”It's Zhou Zhengming. They discovered something!”
Jin Nanqing pulled the bridle, turning the horse around and speaking to Junior Leopard.
After coming to Black Shakou, they split into four teams to search for clues and each team contained two people. In Junior Leopard's eyes, this was unproductive, yet it had returns. This made him be very surprised.
That strand of bright light and loud sound in the sky were the signals agreed between them. Whoever discovered any news would send this signal out. It's unexpected that Zhou Zhengming would have made a discovery within two hours.
Jin Nanqing and Junior Leopard rode crazily on their horses, not caring about the difficulties of traveling on the mountainous road. After running for a distance, they saw the others' horses running over as well. The six of them gathered together and rushed towards the east.
”Ya, ah!”