"Leave this place immediately. Don't show your face again. Leave immediately!" the tall, thin man said solemnly as he stared out the window.
"Yes!" Li Zhen acknowledged. Understanding the other's meaning, he quickly walked out of the pavilion and disappeared into the night …
Knock knock. Black Peony opened the door and was surprised to see a man with three strands of long beard standing outside. "Shopkeeper Pan!"
The man was the shopkeeper of the Retaining Immortal Sect's shop in the Boundless Pavilion. She had invited him here before, and the shopkeepers of the three sects had met with Niu Youdao together.
"Is Daoye here?" Shopkeeper Pan asked with a smile.
Niu Youdao's voice rang out from inside the room. "Shopkeeper Pan is here?"
Black Peony had wanted to report to him, but with Niu Youdao's words, she knew that there was no need to stop him. She opened the door wide and let him in. She stuck her head outside and looked around before closing the door.
"Daoye!" Shopkeeper Pan entered and greeted.
Niu Youdao gestured for Black Peony to serve tea. He smiled and asked, "Is something the matter, Shopkeeper Pan?"
Shopkeeper Pan hurriedly waved his hand at Black Peony, indicating that there was no need. He replied, "There is indeed an urgent matter. The person the sect sent to Qi to manage the warhorses has arrived. He said that he brought important news and wants to see Daoye."
Niu Youdao immediately asked, "Where is he? Why isn't he here? Is he in the shop? "
Shopkeeper Pan shook his head. "No. He said that something happened in Qi and that he fled here. He was afraid of being targeted and didn't dare enter the Boundless Pavilion. He only sent someone to deliver a message to me. He said that he brought back important news, but he refused to tell me the specifics. He said that the sect instructed them to contact you regarding the warhorses. He only wants to see you and won't show himself unless he sees you. He wants to meet with Daoye outside the Boundless Pavilion. "
Black Peony's expression turned solemn. She didn't know what had happened to make things so serious.
Niu Youdao asked, "Do you know the specific location?"
Shopkeeper Pan replied, "I do. He said that as long as you arrive, he will show himself."
Niu Youdao replied, "Good! Wait outside. Let me change my clothes for night travel. "
"Yes!" Shopkeeper Pan bowed slightly and left.
Niu Youdao watched them leave calmly. When the door closed, he immediately tilted his head and whispered: "Send the signal!"
Black Peony was stunned. "Daoye suspects Shopkeeper Pan?"
Niu Youdao replied, "I'm not suspecting Manager Pan. It's just that Linghu Qiu has been following us too closely. It's hard for me to create opportunities for my customers even if I wanted to. Linghu Qiu has been following us like a shadow."
Black Peony didn't quite understand what he meant. "Does it have anything to do with the matter at hand?"
Niu Youdao said, "We've never parted ways on the way here. Right after Linghu Qiu left, this person is looking for me and even wants to meet me outside. Is this a coincidence?"
Black Peony said, "Then you're still suspecting shopkeeper Pan."
Niu Youdao: "If Linghu Qiu didn't come to me to inform me, I wouldn't have known that he had left. I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought too much about it. Even if Linghu Qiu didn't come over to give him instructions, it was better to be safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry! Stop dawdling. "He tilted his head and gestured.
Black Peony grunted in agreement and summoned the moon butterfly over. She led it to the window and had the moon butterfly circle inside the window.
It wasn't until the moon butterfly also appeared in a distant window that Black Peony put it away. She turned around and nodded at Niu Youdao, indicating that she was done.
Niu Youdao walked over to the wall and took off a black cloak hanging on the wall.
He hadn't brought the black cloak with him. Instead, the inn had prepared it. Every guest room had two cloaks, prepared for guests who didn't want to reveal their true faces when entering and exiting the inn.
He shook out the cloak and covered his body. He tied a rope around his chest and put it on!
A hand stretched out from the cloak. Five fingers grasped at the air, sucking the treasured sword on the sword rack into his hand. The arm disappeared into the wide cloak.
Seeing Black Peony take off the cloak from the wall, Niu Youdao calmly said, "You stay. There's no need to follow."
Black Peony was stunned. "Daoye's going alone?"
"Yes!" Niu Youdao nodded. He lifted the cloak on his back and put it on his head. Half his face was covered.
Black Peony instantly panicked. She lowered her voice and said anxiously, "Didn't you suspect that someone wants to attack you? What if it really is that mysterious force? They've been planning for so long to attack you. It's fine if they don't attack, but when they do, it'll definitely be a fatal blow! "
Niu Youdao said, "If it really is that mysterious force, what's the use of you going?"
Black Peony was anxious. "One more person is better than none!"
"Add a burden?" Niu Youdao said as he walked.
Black Peony quickly stepped forward and reached out to stop him. "Daoye, you can't take such a risk. Since you suspect there's a problem, don't go!"
"Did everything I said to you before go to waste? I'll only go if there's a problem! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Get out of the way! "
"Daoye, you can't go. I'll go with Duan Hu!"
"Their target is me. What's the use of you going? Get out of the way! "
"Daoye, you can't be like this. If something happens to you, me, Duan Hu, and the others, as well as the three sects, won't be able to keep a foothold on Duke Yongping's side."
Niu Youdao suddenly stretched out a hand from his cloak. He poked the tip of her nose with a finger and slid it down to her waist. He pulled her arm into his embrace.
It was so abrupt that Black Peony almost jumped in fright.
Black Peony, who was shorter than him, raised her head and saw the half-smile on his face under the cloak. She couldn't help but feel angry and amused at the same time. He still had the mood to tease her at a time like this.
She simply opened her arms and hugged him tightly. "Don't go. I'll sleep with you. I'm good at that. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Niu Youdao whispered in her ear, "What does it have to do with me whether you're alive or dead? You know there's a tiger on the mountain, but you still go there. You don't just rely on courage. I just want to tell you that cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage can't easily kill me! "
This wasn't a lie. He still had nine Dharma Inheritance Protective Talismans that Dongguo Haoran had passed on to him!
Black Peony naturally didn't believe him, but Niu Youdao didn't have time to talk nonsense with her. He had already pulled her away and slapped her butt in passing.
Inadvertently, the demeanor of that 'Daoye' from the underworld came out again.
Black Peony rubbed her butt in passing, but she didn't feel anything. She still wanted to stop him.
Niu Youdao lifted his cloak. His expression was stern and murderous. He looked at her coldly and pointed at her. "If you don't know the rules, then go find the monkey and let him teach you! If you dare to talk nonsense again, then get lost! "
He really turned hostile at the drop of a hat. Just now, he was teasing her, but he turned hostile faster than flipping a page. His expression was fierce and frightening!
Black Peony's expression froze and she froze on the spot.
Niu Youdao had already left with large strides. He opened the door, exited the room, and closed the door.
In the corridor outside, Shopkeeper Pan was pacing back and forth. He abruptly raised his head and saw Niu Youdao coming out. He immediately rushed over. "Daoye!"
"Let's go!" Niu Youdao pulled the cloak from behind him and covered his head.
"Uh …" Shopkeeper Pan looked behind him and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "You're alone?"
Niu Youdao asked curiously, "Didn't you say that he was only willing to see me? There must be some important secret. Why would he send so many people? "
"…" Shopkeeper Pan paused for a moment, then nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes." He hurriedly extended his hand in invitation.
The two of them quickly walked out of the Tianhu Inn. As they walked across an arched bridge, Shopkeeper Pan nodded slightly in the direction of a pitch-black loft not far away. In any case, Niu Youdao's head was covered with a large cloak, so he wouldn't be able to see the loft.
The tall and thin man standing by the window watched them leave for a while. Then, he turned around and lit the lamp in the room, covering it with a lampshade.
The room was lit up, but the tall and thin man opened the door and left …
Inside the Cloud Tool Sect's shop, Linghu Qiu paced back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back, waiting.
After a long while, a well-dressed, fair-skinned man walked in lightly. It was Shopkeeper Fan, the manager of this shop.
Linghu Qiu, who was pacing back and forth, immediately stopped. He cupped his hands and smiled from afar. "Shopkeeper Fan! I haven't seen you for so many years, and you look even more elegant than before! "
Shopkeeper Fan stopped and looked at Linghu Qiu from head to toe. Then, he asked indifferently, "Brother Linghu, do you need something from me?"
His tone wasn't very polite. With the status of the Cloud Tool Sect in the cultivation world, he didn't need to take Linghu Qiu too seriously.
The reason was simple. If he really encountered a problem that even the Cloud Tool Sect couldn't solve, it would be useless to look for Linghu Qiu, a so-called famous scholar of the Great Jin Nation. If the Cloud Tool Sect really wanted Linghu Qiu to do something for him, it would be hard for Linghu Qiu to refuse.
Linghu Qiu was stunned. "Isn't Shopkeeper Fan looking for me?"
Shopkeeper Fan raised his brows slightly and asked, "I'm looking for you?"
Linghu Qiu's eyes narrowed. Suddenly, his expression changed. He asked again, "Is Li Zhen from your shop here?"
Shopkeeper Fan frowned. "What Li Zhen? We don't have such a person in our shop. Linghu Qiu, why are you beating around the bush? I don't have time to play with you! "
Linghu Qiu immediately put on a smiling face. He cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It seems that I misunderstood. I mistook a person named Li Zhen as someone from your shop. Damn it! Shopkeeper Fan, I was disrespectful. You can continue with your work. Don't worry about me. I'll take my leave first! "
After saying that, he immediately turned around and gave Hong Xiu and Hong Fu a look. Then, he strode out of the door.
After bowing to Shopkeeper Fan, Hong Xiu and Hong Fu also quickly turned around and left.
Shopkeeper Fan, who was standing with his hands clasped behind his back, slowly let go of one of his hands. With a wave of his finger, a shop assistant immediately came over and waited for his orders.
"Why do I feel that something is wrong? Send someone to keep an eye on this guy. See what he's up to!" Shopkeeper Fan said indifferently.
"Yes!" The shop assistant quickly left.
At the Tianhu Inn, Linghu Qiu hurriedly led the two girls back to Niu Youdao's room. He knocked on the door repeatedly.
Black Peony opened the door. Seeing that it was him, she greeted politely with her usual expression, "Mister!"
Seeing that she was still there, Linghu Qiu let out a sigh of relief. He glanced inside the room and asked, "Is that brother of mine resting? I have something to talk to him about. "
Black Peony said, "Unfortunately, someone was looking for Daoye. Daoye went out."
Linghu Qiu's expression changed again. "Went out? Why are you here? You didn't go with him? "
Black Peony said, "Daoye didn't let me follow him."
Linghu Qiu immediately pushed open the door and walked in. Without waiting for Black Peony's consent, he looked around the room. As expected, Niu Youdao had disappeared.
Hong Xiu and Hong Fu, who followed him in, looked at each other.
"Who was looking for him?" Linghu Qiu suddenly turned around and asked.
Black Peony said, "I don't know him." She really couldn't say. What if there was nothing wrong with that Shopkeeper Pan? Speaking carelessly might leak the secret.
Linghu Qiu was silent for a while. Then, he smiled and said, "Alright. Rest early. When that brother of mine comes back, tell him to come find me. I have something to talk to him about."
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