When the man in green clothes saw the token, there was a slight surprise on his face, but it disappeared in an instant. He said as if nothing had happened,
"Although your token looks good, the shopkeeper has to check it to determine its value."
"Just take it." Liu Ming waved his hand with a flash in his eyes.
After taking a deep look at Liu Ming, the man in green clothes trotted to the inner courtyard of the shop with the token in both hands.
It didn't take long for the man in green clothes to run out again. He handed the token back to Liu Ming respectfully, then he bowed and said,
"Sir, the shopkeeper invites you in."
Liu Ming put the token back to his waist calmly, got up and waved at Sha Chuer, then he motioned the man in green clothes to lead the way.
Not long after, the man in green clothes led the two into the inner courtyard and came to the innermost room.
In the room, a middle-aged man with a square face who looked like a shopkeeper stood in it. His gaze fell on Liu Ming, then he looked at Sha Chuer who was standing on the side. There was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"It's fine. Although this is not a disciple of our sect, he is a good friend of mine." Liu Ming said faintly.
The middle-aged man with a square face saluted respectfully and said,
"Taiqing Gate's foreign affairs disciple Qin Wu greets Senior Fellow Apprentice Liu."
Sha Chuer took off the cloak on her head, and a hint of surprise flashed on her face.
The shop here was a secret contact point of Taiqing Gate in Nanming City!
As one of the 4 ancient sects of the human race, Taiqing Gate had existed in the Middle Sky Continent for many years. They had set up many secret points in various places of the Middle Sky Continent to collect and transmit information and so on.
Occasionally, there would be disciples like Liu Ming who came here by chance. They would come here directly to ask for help or some information.
As far as Liu Ming knew, in the mortal cities near Xuan Meng Mountain, there were no less than a dozen points like this in front of him. Even if some of them were already exposed, the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan would feign ignorance.
After all, similar things would be done by the major Sect and aristocratic families. The Ouyang Aristocratic Family also had a similar stronghold near the Thousands Spirit Mountain. The major forces were well aware of it, but they wouldn't take the initiative to expose it.
Since he wanted to investigate the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, Liu Ming naturally thought of this.
"What can I do for you this time?" The middle-aged man with a square face asked with a straight face after bowing.
"I wish to inquire about a person in the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan by the name of Ouyang Ming." Liu Ming went straight to the point.
"Ouyang Ming!"
The man with a square face was slightly shocked when he heard the words. He looked at Liu Ming in surprise and continued, "I didn't expect Senior Brother Liu to know this person. This is a bit unexpected."
Liu Ming was silent when he heard the words, but a little excitement appeared on Sha Chuer's face.
"Go outside and stand guard." The middle-aged man with a square face showed a solemn expression. He waved his hand to the man in green clothes who was waiting by the side.
The man in green clothes understood. After bowing to the middle-aged man and Liu Ming, he retreated and closed the door lightly.
The middle-aged man with a square face walked to a cabinet on the side of the room. After rummaging inside for a while, he took out a book that looked like an account book.
"Ouyang Ming, the 28th generation direct descendant of the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan. He has an earth spirit root and extraordinary talent. He advanced to the Condensation State at the age of sixteen and the Crystallization Period at the age of thirty-three. At the age of thirty-seven, he entered the Lin Ying Ge and became a core disciple. He condensed the Jin Dan before the age of a hundred. After that, there was not much news collected. It seemed that this person had disappeared. But forty years ago, this person appeared again, and the entire Ouyang Aristocrat Clan revolved around this person. There seemed to be a great riot. Since then, there has been no news of this person. It is unknown whether he is dead or alive. "The middle-aged man with a square face turned to one of the pages and read slowly.
After reading, the middle-aged man with a square face handed the book to Liu Ming.
The first line of the book was written with 3 big characters, Ouyang Ming. There were many records about Ouyang Ming recorded in small characters below.
Liu Ming looked at it carefully for a while. Most of the records were about his life before he condensed the Jin Dan, but he didn't see anything related to the Southern Wasteland. Finally, he wrote the words "unknown whether he is dead or alive."
Liu Ming slowly put down the book, glanced at Sha Chuer, and asked with a voice transmission,
"Forty years ago, could it be?"
"As Brother Liu guessed, my father did leave the Odd Desert more than 40 years ago." Sha Chuer bit her cherry lips and replied with a voice transmission.
Liu Ming nodded secretly. It seemed that after Ouyang Ming left the Odd Desert, he had returned to the Jade Dream Mountain Range, and he had a conflict with the Ouyang Family for some unknown reason. In addition, although the book stated that Ouyang Ming's life and death were unknown, Liu Ming felt that Ouyang Ming's disappearance was definitely related to the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan. It was even possible that Ouyang Ming had been killed or imprisoned by the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan.
"This information is not enough. I need to know more specific information. It would be better if I can know the whereabouts of this person." After Liu Ming put down the book, he said calmly to the middle-aged man with a square face.
"We only have these records about this person here. If senior fellow apprentice wants more information, I'm afraid it will take some time, and it will cost some special expenses …" The middle-aged man hesitated for a while before he said hesitantly.
"These should be enough. I just need to find out the situation of this person as soon as possible." Liu Ming turned his hand and took out a heavy cloth bag, threw it over, and said faintly.
The middle-aged man with a square face reached out and took a look at the cloth bag. His face suddenly showed a hint of joy, and he nodded again and again,
"Senior fellow apprentice Liu, please rest assured. I only need 3 days at most."
Liu Ming smiled slightly when he heard the words, and he didn't say anything.
Next, he didn't stay here for a long time. Naturally, he didn't have to worry about the middle-aged man not doing anything after receiving the spirit stones. He immediately left the pawn shop with Sha Chuer.
"Miss Sha, this shop is a stronghold of my Taiqing Gate. Although it's not very secretive, it's better not to easily leak it to others if it's not necessary." After leaving the pawn shop, Liu Ming walked toward the east of the city and said slowly.
"Brother Liu, don't worry. Although I'm not knowledgeable, I still have a sense of propriety. I naturally won't do such a thing like repaying kindness with evil." A hint of gratitude flashed in Sha Chuer's beautiful eyes, and she said very seriously.
Liu Ming chuckled twice. If he didn't have some understanding of Sha Chuer's character, he wouldn't rashly bring this woman here.
It didn't take long for the 2 to come to an inn in the east of the city, and they entered 2 superior rooms respectively.
Ye Hao was obediently staying in Liu Ming's room, still silently reciting the formula that Liu Ming taught him.
Nothing happened for 3 days in a row. At noon on the 4th day, Liu Ming and Sha Chuer set off again and came to the pawn shop.
"Two guests, please come in." After the shop assistant saw the 2, his eyes lit up. He pretended to be indifferent and brought them into the backyard. The middle-aged man with a square face, Qin Wu, was already waiting there at this moment.
"Brother Qin, how is the investigation going?" Liu Ming asked faintly.
"There are some gains, but the progress is not too big." Qin Wu invited the 2 into the secret room, sighed, and said frankly.
"Oh? Tell me about it. "Liu Ming asked.
"I didn't get much relevant information through some secret methods, and I didn't find the whereabouts of Ouyang Ming. However, I found the seclusion place of a very close brother of his. Maybe I can find other information about Ouyang Ming." Qin Wu raised his hand and handed a Jade Slips to Liu Ming, and said in detail.
"Oh, it turned out to be like this." Liu Ming took the Jade Slips with one hand and frowned.
When Sha Chuer on the side heard this, her hands in her sleeves clenched into fists. There was a trace of excitement in her eyes.
Seeing Sha Chuer's expression, Liu Ming sighed secretly, then he put the jade slip on his forehead. It really recorded some information about Ouyang Ming before he disappeared and the exact address of his younger brother who was now living in seclusion.
…
Half a day later, outside a hidden valley more than a hundred miles away from the Jade Dream Mountain Range, two escape lights, one black and one yellow, landed.
After the light flashed, the figures of Liu Ming and Sha Chuer appeared.
"It's here?" Sha Chuer stood outside the valley. After looking around for a while, she murmured with a trace of doubt in her eyes.
There was only a thriving wilderness in the valley. There was no sign of any houses or buildings.
"This is an illusion. The arrangement is quite ingenious. It can actually hide the fluctuations of spiritual power. It seems that the cultivator living here should be good at this." There was a faint black light in Liu Ming's eyes. After a slight hesitation, he flicked his finger, and a fireball the size of a human head blasted out.
There was a ripple in the air in the depths of the valley, and the fireball was swallowed with a "pop".
Then there was a fluctuation in the valley, and all the scenery shook for a while. It was like a stone was thrown into a calm water.
"Brother Liu really has good eyesight!" Seeing this, a hint of admiration flashed in Sha Chuer's bright eyes.
"Miss Sha has lived in the Odd Desert for a long time. She usually encounters some sand beasts, so she doesn't see much illusion enchantment. It's not surprising that she can't find it." Liu Ming waved his hand and smiled softly.
At this moment, before the fluctuations in the valley dissipated, a faint green light appeared. One of the corners was torn open. In a flash, a young man in a light yellow robe flew out. After standing still, he looked at Liu Ming and Sha Chuer with vigilance.
"Who are you? How dare you break into my Zi Xuan Villa!"
Liu Ming's eyes moved. The young man in a yellow robe in front of him only had the cultivation of the Condensation Period later stage, but he didn't show the slightest timidity in the face of the two Crystallization Period cultivators.
He immediately said loudly, "This friend, we don't mean to offend you. We just want to see Senior Ou Yangkui for something. Please inform him."
"En? How do you know that my father is living in seclusion here? Who are you? "The young man in a yellow robe was shocked when he heard the words. He shouted sternly as his face changed.
Liu Ming frowned. As he was thinking about how to speak more tactfully, a slightly old voice suddenly came from the valley.
"Xian Er, don't be rude!"
As soon as the voice sounded, the green light in the valley flickered, revealing the shape of a door. An old man in a yellow robe flew out of it.
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