Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 157: Li Si always keeps his word
Half a month later, Ji County.
There was a fine drizzle in the depths of the forest. The raindrops fell along the leaves of the trees, like curtains hanging down, covering the mountain in a hazy state.
The dead branches and leaves were scattered on the ground, and with the beating of raindrops, they shed their dusty color and took on a fresh withered yellow.
A wooden house is hidden deep in the mountains. From a distance, only a half-open screen window can be seen.
In the window, there seemed to be an old man sitting quietly, wearing a coarse cloth short coat, holding a bowl of coarse tea and drinking it slowly.
He was waiting for someone to come back, a girl who ran away from home a few months ago.
As for why he knew she would come back today, the answer was simple: he had predicted it. He had predicted it the first day the girl left home.
He used to be a famous fortune teller in the world, so these little things were naturally not difficult for him.
It can even be said that if his talent was not so poor, he would be one of the best masters in the world today.
Unfortunately, everyone in this world has to lose something when they gain something. He gained the ability to see the secrets of heaven, but also lost his talent for martial arts. So he could only hide in this forest to protect himself.
Now he is old and has nothing else to ask for. He only hopes that his girl can have some way to make a living after his death. But even such a thing is not so easy.
Because the girl had no mother, he had spoiled her since she was a child , giving her whatever she wanted, which made her a spoiled and willful girl. I thought she would be better when she got older, but I didn't expect that she was still so impulsive and even thought of robbing the prison.
Alas, why bother to provoke the imperial court? This will cause you trouble for the rest of your life.
Fortunately, he later figured out that the imperial court would not really make a fuss with Bai Yaoer. Although he didn't know the specific reason, it made him feel more at ease.
I looked up at the sky. It was still early and it would probably take a while for the girl to come back.
The old man patted his shoulders and stood up from the table. He was going to go to the woodshed to chop some firewood and cook some noodles.
It was not until it was getting dark and the old man had finished chopping firewood and was cooking noodles in the room when a figure pushed open the door and walked in.
The mist in front of the pot was dissipating. The old man glanced at the person who came, then lowered his head and spoke calmly.
"I'm back. The noodles are almost ready. We'll be able to eat them soon. Sit down and rest for a while."
Bai Yaoer didn't know why, but when she saw her father standing alone in the room cooking noodles, she felt inexplicably empty in her heart.
Then she felt heartache and shame. She understood that she really shouldn't have left her father alone. After all, she had always been the only one by her father's side.
But she had to repay that favor. But it would be fine soon. As long as she found the herb, she would have repaid the favor.
In this way, she wouldn't always be thinking about that person in her heart, and she could stay with her father with peace of mind as before.
But is it really like that? Bai Yaoer herself doesn’t know.
Bai Yaoer walked to the table silently and sat down, lowering his head without saying a word.
When the old man brought a bowl of noodles to her, she hesitated and spoke.
"father……"
"Let's eat first, and we'll talk about the rest later." The old man sighed and waved his hand.
"Yeah." Bai Yaoer responded, picked up the chopsticks, lowered her head and started eating noodles.
The meal was eaten in silence.
The old man put down his chopsticks only after he finished eating. He touched his beard on his chin depressedly, looked at Bai Yaoer helplessly and said.
"You're looking for the knotweed grass, right?"
"Yes." Bai Yaoer nodded. She was not at all surprised that her father knew the truth without asking.
"Hmm." The old man pondered for a moment.
"There is indeed a herb like this in the world, and I can tell you its location. But you have to promise Dad that from now on you will try not to have any contact with Li Si anymore."
The old man naturally knew who Li Si was. There were few things in this world that he didn't know.
But why did he not want Bai Yaoer to have any more contact with Li Si? This was because of a fortune he had read by chance, a fortune he had read for Li Si. As for Li Si's affairs, whether looking forward or backward, all he could predict was hazy.
This is something Bai Yaoer could not predict, because the divinations Bai Yaoer could predict only stayed on the surface.
The old man had never encountered anything like this before, so he couldn't guarantee what would happen if Bai Yaoer and Li Si became too deeply entangled.
There is no guarantee that it is dangerous for someone like him. He certainly doesn't want to put his daughter in danger, so he can only let Bai Yaoer stop associating with Li Si.
Looking at the old man's serious expression, Bai Yaoer was silent for a long time. Finally, she lowered her eyes and responded.
"I see."
She just wanted to repay the friendship she owed her, at least that's what she thought.
"Okay then." The old man sat at the table, looked at Bai Yaoer, and said slowly.
"That grass is now in Guijiang Mountain in Yun County. As for where exactly it is, I can't figure it out for some reason."
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Fengping City.
There weren't many people on the street at night, but the building was still as lively as ever despite the wind and rain.
Outside the building, the confused Taoist priest was standing next to Li Si and Shu Hunu with Zhui Feng, his face looking a little weak.
According to the information in the letter, Jiang Shengming was last seen in Chang'an City, but they couldn't find any trace of Jiang Shengming in Chang'an City, so they had to come here in the end.
To be honest, he was not sure if he had brought enough silver with him after hearing the news about Fengyu Piaoyao Building.
"Mr. Li, do you think there will be any news about Jiang Shengming here?" The confused Taoist looked at Li Si and asked.
Li Si was wearing a fur cloak. He coughed twice, looked up at the roof and shook his head.
"I'm not sure either, but anyway, take me upstairs first."
As he said this, he put his arm around the confused Taoist's shoulders.
"Where to?" The confused Taoist was stunned.
"The sixth floor." Li Si pointed to the roof of Fengyu Tower and said.
Once upon a time, he and Xiao Muchu had a joke that next time he came to Fengyu Tower he would not go through the main entrance, since the sixth floor was not very high anyway.
But he didn't know if it was karma or not, but now Li Si couldn't even go up to the sixth floor. He had no choice but to ask the confused Taoist to help him.
Since he had said it, he had to do it. He didn't want to be laughed at by his junior Xiao Muchu.
It has to be said that although Li Si is not young, in some aspects, he still looks like a child.
"This, isn't good." The confused Taoist said in embarrassment as he looked at Li Si who was hanging on him with a serious face.
Without a special invitation, only the owner of Fengyu Tower, Xiao Muchu, can go up to the sixth floor. Everyone in the world knows this.
After all, you are here to buy information. If you break the rules and get turned away, you will be in trouble.
"It's okay. In an emergency, we have to make do with it. This will be more convenient." Li Si carefully confirmed the legitimacy of doing so.
Seeing Li Si's affirmative look, the confused Taoist could only nod and leap upstairs with him, while the tiger girl followed closely behind and also jumped up.
In the room on the sixth floor, Xiao Muchu was sitting in front of the couch eating dinner.
Suddenly, he heard a dull thud of something falling outside the window and looked over in confusion.
I saw a Taoist priest in green robe staggering to the window, and hanging on him was a man in white robe.
"Oh, Mr. Li, your weight is really not light."
"It's okay. Maybe I haven't moved enough in recent years and gained some weight."
