Lou Xiaoyi thought about it and decided to take a look. He didn't care about anything else, but he was worried about the safety of his mother and Auntie Cai in Lou Province. He didn't want to burden them.
A fortune teller sat on a folding stool on a street diagonally across from Lou Province. He didn't say anything and didn't greet the passersby.
Lou Xiaoyi recognized him at first glance. He was the only Taoist cultivator who had survived the battle at the back of the Jokhang Temple. He was also the one who had run away quickly! He could also roughly guess the purpose of his visit.
In fact, Lou Xiaoyi felt that it was impossible to completely hide his identity as a cultivator in a place like Pu City. Regardless of whether he was cultivating in the morning in Lou Province or going to the Gobi Desert at night, he couldn't hide it from observant people.
Unless he went deep into the Gobi Desert and stayed there for a long time, he would be worried about his family. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before he came into contact with the small cultivation circle in Pu City. He was mentally prepared for this.
As a person living in the mortal world, he was far from being able to completely relax and integrate with nature.
Therefore, he went straight to the point and walked in front of the fortune teller. The two of them looked into each other's eyes. "May I trouble the great master to read my fortune?"
The fortune teller laughed. "I'm just pretending to be mysterious. I don't dare call myself a great master, so I can't be considered a great master. Since you're here, why don't I treat you to a drink?"
Lou Xiaoyi gladly agreed. This man's words at the Jokhang Temple were insightful. He wasn't an ordinary person, so he could get to know him. As for his final escape, Lou Xiaoyi didn't think it was wrong. He didn't run away while his two companions were still fighting to the death. He only ran when his companions were dead. At most, he might have lost his courage, but it had nothing to do with his character. For Rogue Cultivators, this was their principle of survival. It couldn't be forced!
It wasn't easy to be a hero.
Drinking a cup was drinking tea, not wine.
After the tea brewer left, the fortune teller solemnly took out a few items, including three storage rings and other cultivation items, and placed them on the table.
"I'm Hu Yong. I'm a guest of the Prefecture Lord and I live here. Besides my cultivation, I also do some work for the Prefecture Lord, but it's limited to cultivation.
In the battle outside the Jokhang Temple, I was incompetent and lost a friend. Fortunately, Young Master helped me. Otherwise, once Qing Mu left the state, it would be extremely difficult to find him. Although it involves the battle between Buddhism and Taoism, the status of individual cultivators like us is actually low and we are not included in the Taoist School. It is not possible for us to get the support of Taoism.
Therefore, Young Master's help in spreading the name of Pu City's rogue cultivators is a great favor.
You left in a hurry, so I sensed a disturbance in the spiritual vigor and went back to check. I overstepped my boundaries and took care of the corpse on your behalf. However, the remains of this evil monk should still belong to you. It's not my place to take over! "
After careful consideration, Hu Yong decided to meet with this expert from Lou Province. It would be more beneficial to their future relationship if they were to break down the barrier between them.
In the end, they could not continue to pretend that they did not know each other. It would be awkward for them and they would have to rely on other means to contact each other. For example, sending messages to the Prefecture Lord. This was originally a matter of cultivation, so it was best to solve it within the scope of cultivation. It was not suitable to involve the government too much.
Especially with the death of Qing Mu from the Jokhang Temple, it was hard to say whether there would be any follow-up trouble. If someone really came to find them, who would deal with it? Hu Yong was definitely unwilling to face it alone. After all, he was not the one who killed the person and he was not strong enough to deal with it. It was also not right to let the expert from Lou Province deal with it. After all, he had helped them.
Therefore, the best way was for both sides to communicate. At the very least, they could form a united force in Pu City. Then, everything would be fine.
Taking out Qing Mu's belongings was just a test to show his sincerity. How could he not know that if the Young Master in front of him really wanted the monk's belongings, he would not be the one to pick up the corpse? Therefore, he would most likely not accept it.
He could show his goodwill and not really lose anything. As a Rogue Cultivator, he took a lot of effort to weigh the pros and cons of this.
He had long guessed that there were cultivators in Lou Province, but he did not specifically identify them. He thought that it was most likely a legacy left behind by Major Lou or an expert sent by Madam Lou's family to protect her safety. He did not expect that the one who walked out was Young Master Lou, who had a reputation for being a licentious person in Pu City.
He was sure that Young Master Lou was a cultivator, but he was not sure if there was really only one cultivator in Lou Province. With Young Master Lou's young age, how much progress could he have made in just one year when he was still trapped in the Earth Cliff Cave Carving? Therefore, there should be someone else behind him. However, since only Young Master Lou stood out today, it meant that the other person did not want to show up. Hu Yong could only pretend that he did not know.
Fortunately, Young Master Lou should be able to make the decision, so it did not matter. In the cultivation world, everyone had their own uniqueness, so it was not good to force things.
As he expected, the Young Master from Lou Province did not even look at the items on the table.
He said calmly, "In the cultivation world, it belongs to whoever gets their hands on it. If you don't see it, you are giving it up. Brother Hu, why are you being so polite?
I wonder how Master Qin and the Jokhang Temple will react after this matter is over? I have always been lazy to meddle in other people's business. If I don't provoke someone, I don't want to get involved. Therefore, I am a little vague about the aftermath. "
Hu Yong chuckled and took back a few storage rings without leaving a trace. This was within his expectations!
"We have investigated the Jokhang Temple! We have also made contact with the temple's Abbot Fang Zhang. We can confirm that this matter was done by a foreign monk named Qing Mu, but it was not done by the Jokhang Temple as a whole.
However, we do not know if there is anyone behind Qing Mu. Such a person is very abrupt. The higher-ups of the Jokhang Temple are all mortals, so they do not know his background.
However, at least for a short time, there will not be any trouble. "
Lou Xiaoyi smiled. "I am not worried about the Jokhang Temple. Instead, I am worried about Brother Hu's noble master, Master Qin!
You also know that this is not the first time Lou Province and Master Qin have had a fortuitous encounter. Since Brother Hu is a guest elder of the Mansion Lord, I wonder how far you can go for Master Qin?
We are all making a living in Pu City, so it is important for us to tolerate each other. You also know that cultivators solve problems in a more direct way. I hope that we will not reach that point! "
This was a blatant threat! Master Qin had already provoked Lou Province once and failed. If he wanted to do it again, then don't blame Lou Province for solving problems in a cultivator's way.
There was another layer of meaning behind this. How would Hu Yong choose between them? Would he stand on the side of the cultivator or the employer?
His words were very rude, but Hu Yong did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. This was how cultivators communicated. Lou Province was strong, so of course they had the right to threaten him!
If they acted arrogantly, it was not impossible for them to directly attack Master Qin! This even included him, the so-called guest elder of Qin Manor!
He had to be careful because in his position, he wanted to maintain a relationship with the cultivation circle and not with mortal officials. Master Qin had helped him, but he had already repaid him for more than ten years. No kindness could last forever.
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