Old Ma pushed open the door. His body stiffened for a moment, but he still walked in expressionlessly and closed the door behind him.
The bedroom was very dark. After all, it was already late at night. However, in the darkness, there was a huge figure sitting there silently. It was like a small mountain. At first glance, it even gave people a feeling that they had to look up to it. It was as if the black figure occupied half of the entire room.
Old Ma stood at the door with his head lowered and his hands hanging on both sides of his body. He looked very submissive.
After a moment, the voice of the dark figure came from the darkness in front of him. It said, "You're back."
Old Ma said respectfully, "Yes."
"Where did you go tonight?"
"I went to a nightclub with Lu Chen …" Old Ma answered calmly and clearly. Then, without hiding anything, he told the whereabouts of himself and Lu Chen that night.
The dark figure listened silently and did not interrupt at all. It was not until Old Ma finished that he asked, "Is there anything strange about that nightclub?"
Old Ma hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't think so. At least, I didn't find anything suspicious. When I came back, I asked Lu Chen, and he said it wasn't here."
The huge dark figure was quiet for a while, as if thinking about something. Old Ma seemed to be in awe of the figure. He stood there and waited obediently.
After a while, the figure in the dark suddenly moved and seemed to lean forward a little. For some reason, at that moment, Old Horse suddenly felt a little dry in his throat. In his daze, he had the illusion of a mountain collapsing on top of him.
However, of course, in the darkness, there was no real mountain falling down. On the contrary, there was a strange flash of light. If one looked carefully, they would find that it should be a shiny bald head.
Old Ma lowered his head even more. In front of the bald True Monarch, he really seemed like a tiny ant. Sometimes, he would wonder why Lu Chen seemed to be able to act so freely in front of this "giant" who looked up to him, even though Lu Chen looked about the same as him.
Lu Chen called him "damn baldy, damn baldy" every day. Old Ma had even seen him curse in front of this Immortal. But every time, it seemed that the Immortal did not mind and forgave him. It seemed that he was very tolerant of him.
Why was that …
"Xiao Ma." A call in the darkness woke Old Ma up from his thoughts. He quickly answered.
In the darkness, Immortal Tianlan's eyes were as deep as the sea. It seemed that he could never see what was hidden at the end. He looked at Old Ma and asked, "Do you believe in Lu Chen's words?"
Old Ma hesitated for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Which aspect are you talking about? Looking for clues about the nightclub, or … "
"Both. I just want to ask you, do you still believe in him?" Sitting in the darkness, Immortal Tianlan said calmly.
For some reason, Old Ma suddenly remembered that not long ago, he seemed to have asked Lu Chen almost the same question. Until now, he still remembered Lu Chen's expression when he looked at him.
After a moment of silence, he smiled and said to Immortal Tianlan respectfully, "Of course I still believe in him."
Immortal Tianlan took a deep look at Old Ma and then nodded. He leaned back and disappeared in the darkness again.
…
In the west wing, Lu Chen sat on the bed, and Ah-Tu lay next to him. In the darkness, the black dog's eyes were bright and full of life, flashing with a dark green light as it stared in the direction of the door.
Lu Chen gently stroked the fur on Atsu's back. His eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Once, Atsu suddenly stood up and seemed to want to run out, but was stopped by Lu Chen. He wrapped his arms around Ah-Tu's body. Even though he didn't use much strength, Ah-Tu's abnormally strong body stopped immediately. He turned around to look at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's expression was calm. He lowered his voice so that only Ah-Tu could hear him. "Did you feel something?" He pointed at the door. Lu Chen's eyes were wide open. Ah-Tu was stunned. Lu Chen's expression was calm.
Atsu nodded.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Don't go there."
"No matter who it is, they probably don't want us to know, whether it's that person's intention or Old Ma's."
"I just want to see what Old Ma will say to me tomorrow, or maybe he won't mention it at all."
Atsu lowered its head slightly and whispered. Lu Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I don't think Old Ma will hurt me. If he wanted to hurt me, I would have died countless times in the past ten years. "
…
This night was quiet and long, but no one stepped out of their room. In this way, in the silence, they waited for the morning light on the horizon.
Facing the morning light, Old Ma opened the door and walked into the yard. He stretched his body and suddenly turned his head. He was a little surprised and said, "Hey, you got up so early?"
On the other side of the yard, Lu Chen got up earlier than him. At this moment, he was holding a piece of monster meat in his hand. He cut it into several pieces with a sharp knife and threw it in front of Atsu, who was drooling. Then he walked over and said with a smile, "I can't help it. This dog felt hungry early in the morning and pestered me for food."
Old Ma looked at Atsu with some amazement and said, "Atsu is not simple. He can eat so much. Moreover, that's high-grade demonic beast meat. Even us cultivators can't eat that much every day. "
Lu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile, "Monsters are animals. They are not smart, so naturally their bodies are better. It's not strange."
Old Ma also laughed and then asked Lu Chen to sit down at the stone table in the yard. He looked at him and said, "How did you sleep last night?"
A glimmer flashed in the depths of Lu Chen's eyes, but he didn't show it on his face. He said with a smile, "It's okay. I slept until dawn. What about you? "
Old Ma said with a smile, "Me too. Sigh, I'm getting old. When I was young, I used to go to that kind of place to play. Every time I played, I would stay up all night without sleeping. But when I came back yesterday, I fell asleep the moment I went to bed. I don't know anything. "
Lu Chen was silent for a moment. He nodded and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad. It's good to sleep well."
Old Ma laughed and changed the topic. He said, "What are you going to do next? We have settled down here. Since Lord True Monarch has ordered us to do something, we have to try our best to do something. "
Lu Chen said, "Of course. I'm also counting on this to get the qualification to retire for the rest of my life from that damn baldy." He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "How about this. You should go find Xue Ying and ask for a lower price from yesterday. See if you can get some money out of it. This way we can do things easier. As for me, I'll just secretly investigate in the city. See if I can find some clues related to the Evil Cult? "
Old Ma looked at him and said, "Do you have a plan?"
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment. He said, "I have a little idea. But it's not that simple. I still need to look carefully. If I have enough money, it'll probably be faster."
Old Ma looked at him. He nodded and stood up. He said, "Okay. I'll go now."
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