With that in mind, Lu Qingshan suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Hidden Sword, who was following behind him, was lost in his own thoughts. Without paying attention, he bumped into Lu Qingshan's back.
"What are you doing?!" Hidden Sword covered his nose and stared at Lu Qingshan with his eyes wide open. His eyes were filled with innocence and anger.
"Why are you still following me? Now that you've found the person you're looking for, it's time for us to go our separate ways. "Lu Qingshan chuckled.
"Huh?" Hidden Sword blinked a few times before he realized what he meant. He mumbled embarrassedly, "I'm just used to it …"
"Then let's part ways here. We'll have to rely on our own abilities from now on." Lu Qingshan finished his sentence and turned around to leave.
"Wait!" Hidden Sword subconsciously grabbed Lu Qingshan who was about to leave.
Lu Qingshan turned around. "Hmm?"
The little girl raised her head and stared unblinkingly into Lu Qingshan's eyes. After thinking for a moment, she solemnly said, "Most of the credit for finding Xue Zhuyong goes to you. I, Hidden Sword, will not take advantage of others. Consider this as me owing you a favor."
Looking at Hidden Sword's serious expression, Lu Qingshan smiled and nodded. "Okay, I'll remember that."
This time, Lu Qingshan really left.
Seeing Lu Qingshan gradually disappear into the distance, Hidden Sword waved his fist at Lu Qingshan's back and raised his aura. "Although you, Lu Qingshan, have a lot of ideas, I, Hidden Sword, will not admit defeat so easily. Also … Hmph, just you wait!"
Hidden Sword put down his fist. Xue Zhuyong's mocking tone appeared in his mind again. His aura instantly dropped to the bottom. He frowned and was troubled. "But what should I do?"
…
"Are we really going to leave just like that?" The Western Rat King was reluctant to part with Hidden Sword.
It had always regarded Hidden Sword as its bosom friend.
"That's because we all want that Meter-Long Edge." Lu Qingshan was quite open-minded.
"Isn't it just a sword? Is there a need for that …?" the Western Rat King muttered. In its mind, a sword was not even as good as a feast.
"Eh?" West Rat raised his head and looked at the surroundings. He asked in surprise, "Are we going back?"
"Yes." Lu Qingshan nodded.
In order to obtain the Meter-Long Edge from Xue Zhuyong, first of all, it was impossible to snatch it by force.
Xue Zhuyong's ability to fuse his artistic conception into the wooden carving alone was enough to show that his strength was at least in the top three on the Flood Dragon Island. It was even possible that he was the champion.
Xue Zhuyong casually hung the Three-Foot Blade on the wall, but it didn't mean that he didn't value it. It was just that he was confident that no one could take it away from him.
In that case, there was only one way left — a deal.
Although Xue Zhuyong made it clear that the Meter-Long Edge wasn't for sale, Lu Qingshan knew that if it was an external object, there was no such thing as "not for sale" in the world.
The so-called "not for sale" was nothing more than a lack of bargaining chips from the buyer.
If he wanted to satisfy Xue Zhuyong with bargaining chips, he had to first understand his needs and then deal with them accordingly.
If he didn't want anything else, then he had to create a demand for him.
The ambiguous background of Mo Yan and Madam Mo, as well as the wooden carving of Madam Mo placed in Xue Zhuyong's shop, were very likely to be a breakthrough point.
Also, the extremely strange matter that he had heard from the tailor store's shopkeeper also made Lu Qingshan faintly think of something.
In all of this, he just needed a clue. If he could find this clue, he would be able to figure out the ins and outs of the whole story and the truth behind the destruction of the Mo Family.
…
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you've returned quite quickly. It seems you've gained a lot?" Mo Yan opened the door and saw Lu Qingshan standing at the door. He then looked outside and found that Hidden Sword, who was usually by Lu Qingshan's side, didn't come back with Lu Qingshan. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Where's Miss Hidden? Why didn't she come back with you? "
"Don't worry about her for now." Lu Qingshan waved his hand and said, "I came back this time for business. I have some questions that I want to find answers to from Madam Mo."
"Looking for my mother?" Mo Yan frowned. He sensed something unusual from Lu Qingshan's understatement.
Lu Qingshan nodded, "Yes, I wonder if it's convenient for you."
Silence.
Mo Yan was silent for a long time. Finally, his brows relaxed and he agreed, "Come in."
In less than a day, Lu Qingshan once again entered Mo Yan's house, but this time, his mood was completely different from the last time.
"I'll go talk to my mother." Mo Yan led Lu Qingshan to the hall and left first.
In order to prevent Madam Mo from having too many misgivings because of the West Rat King's existence, Lu Qingshan first put the West Rat King back into the spirit beast pouch. Only then did he start sipping his tea and quietly wait for news in the hall.
In less than a moment.
Madam Mo, wearing a light green silk dress, walked in gracefully.
"Yan 'er said you were looking for me?" Madam Mo's tone was full of curiosity. She couldn't help but look at Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment and finally decided not to beat around the bush, "Madam Mo, can you tell me about your status in the Mo Family and your relationship with the current Patriarch of the Mo Family?"
As soon as Lu Qingshan asked this question, Madam Mo's face suddenly stiffened.
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Madam Mo understood that there must be some basis for Lu Qingshan to ask this question, so she didn't deny Lu Qingshan's statement.
"I met the Patriarch of the Mo Family." Lu Qingshan said, "But the situation is very strange. It makes me very curious about what happened back then."
After hearing that Lu Qingshan met the Patriarch of the Mo Family, Madam Mo's expression was a little complicated. After hesitating for a moment, she said with difficulty, "Is Zhuyong doing well?"
Lu Qingshan noticed how Madam Mo addressed him.
Zhuyong.
So the name Xue Zhuyong wasn't an alias?
Then why didn't the Patriarch of the Mo Family change his surname from Mo to Xue?
"He should be doing well." Lu Qingshan recalled Xue Zhuyong's daily life and said.
As soon as Lu Qingshan's voice fell, Madam Mo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and patted her chest. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head at Lu Qingshan and said apologetically, "I don't want to talk about what happened back then."
Lu Qingshan wasn't in a hurry and nodded, "Since Madam Mo doesn't want to talk about the past, then forget it."
"Young Master Lu, can you not mention this to Yan 'er?" Madam Mo bit her lip and said, "I haven't told him about the Mo Family."
"Naturally." Lu Qingshan cupped his hands and promised, "I will keep my mouth shut."
This trip to find Madam Mo didn't get any practical answers, but it couldn't be said that it was a fruitless trip.
Because in many cases, the respondent didn't necessarily have to give a specific answer to clarify the question. Just from the attitude of the respondent towards this matter, one could already understand many things.
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