Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 158: Favors are something you always feel you can’t repay once you owe them
"Um."
In the room, Xiao Muchu held the chopsticks in his hand, maintaining a slightly stiff smile on his face. He looked at the two embarrassed people outside the window, hesitated for a moment, and asked.
"Brother Li, Taoist Master Zhenqing, why are you two here?"
As he spoke, he saw a third person jumping to the window. It was naturally the late-coming Tiger Girl.
The smile on Xiao Muchu's face seemed even more helpless.
It seems that if he wants to have a peaceful dinner next time, he has to close the windows.
…
The light in the room was dim yellow, and there were three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Taking into consideration that the three people had come at night and might not have eaten anything yet, Xiao Muchu asked his subordinates to prepare a few side dishes.
At the table, Li Si and Shu Hunu were quite relaxed and started eating directly with their chopsticks; they were indeed hungry.
The confused Taoist was staring at Xiao Muchu, and he was thinking about how to tell him the purpose of his trip.
After all, he and Xiao Muchu were not very familiar with each other, and they met abruptly tonight. Even if he was thick-skinned, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
Perhaps Xiao Muchu saw his situation, he chuckled, looked at Li Si who was sitting next to him and asked.
"Brother Li, why don't you stay in Baihua Valley and come out?"
Li Si glanced at Xiao Muchu, smiled helplessly and said.
" Of course , it's because trouble has come to us."
Xiao Muchu was not surprised by Li Si's answer, because if Li Si came without any trouble, that would be something to be surprised about.
He wanted to know what trouble Li Si had caused this time.
But then, he changed his mind, as if he remembered something, and turned his gaze back to the confused Taoist sitting next to him. His eyes flickered, and he seemed to have understood something in his mind.
"Let me guess." Xiao Muchu opened the folding fan in his hand and waved it slowly. The smile on his face faded a little, and he spoke in a slightly deep voice.
"Is this matter related to the Demon Cult?"
Li Si and the confused Taoist looked at each other and nodded.
"It is just as Master Xiao said." Confused Taoist sighed and explained the reason for this trip: "I came down the mountain this time because I was ordered by my master to investigate this matter."
"Well, I understand." Xiao Muchu was silent for a moment, stopped fanning himself and said.
"I also received news a month ago that the Demon Cult was seen again in Chang'an. However, since the Demon Cult has disappeared for many years, why did it suddenly appear in the martial arts world now ?"
Li Si and Hutu Taoist pondered for a moment in response to Xiao Muchu's question. This was indeed a point worth noting.
At this time, the tiger girl who had been sitting aside eating with her head down suddenly spoke.
"Either their power has reached a point where they no longer need to hide, or they have something they have to show up for. For example, they have discovered or lost something that is extremely important. Even at the risk of being discovered by you, they must find it, so they are in such a hurry to show up and walk around in the martial arts world."
As she said this, she stuffed another piece of roast pork into her mouth, slurped a mouthful of rice, and swallowed with her mouth puffed out.
She doesn't talk much on weekdays, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know anything. On the contrary, she knows a lot, but she just doesn't speak much.
But speaking of it, the barbecued meat tastes really good.
Most of the food in Baihua Valley is light in taste. She hasn't eaten such oily and heavy-flavored meat for a long time.
After looking the tiger girl up and down , Xiao Muchu raised his eyebrows, smiled, and nodded.
"Indeed, the cult now looks like they are looking for something. They have deployed many people and spies in various places. Although they act covertly, it is difficult for them to completely hide their tracks like before. According to Miss Shuhu, they have reasons to do so. However, other possibilities cannot be completely ruled out."
"Anyway, I have sent some spies to continue to track down their purpose, and I think there will be results soon. By the way, if you want to know the whereabouts of Jiang Shengming, he is on his way to Qinghe County now."
After saying that, Xiao Muchu also picked up his bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
Since he learned about the reappearance of the Demon Cult, he has made many arrangements. Although the Demon Cult is no longer as all-powerful as before, he must not be careless. After all, he has experienced some of the things that happened back then.
Such a method that could make people willingly die for it was truly frightening.
While eating, Xiao Muchu suddenly saw the confused Taoist looking at him with a strange look, so he asked with a puzzled smile.
"Master Zhenqing, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Uh." The confused Taoist scratched his hair and said, "I was just wondering, how much do you want to sell us for this information?"
In fact, he was just not sure whether he had enough money with him, so he wanted to ask if he could buy on credit.
"It's just money." Xiao Muchu laughed, picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth and said.
"The bento is a favor I'm sending to you guys at Wudang Mountain."
After saying this, the look in the confused Taoist's eyes when he looked at Xiao Muchu became even stranger.
"What's wrong again, Taoist Zhenqing?" Xiao Muchu sighed helplessly.
He was really hungry now and just wanted to have a good meal, but the Taoist kept staring at him and calling him names, making him unable to feel comfortable.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little confused." The confused Taoist started to be confused again, shaking his head with a bewildered look on his face.
"I didn't expect that a businessman like Xiao Louzhu would also talk about favors."
"What? You still want me to take money from you?" Xiao Muchu asked with a smile.
You know, the information he gave in person would definitely not be sold at a low price in the underworld.
He didn't think that the two people in front of him would carry so much money when they went out. Especially Li Si, this guy probably didn't even have one or two taels of silver in his pocket, so he simply didn't accept it.
Unexpectedly, this made the confused Taoist feel strange.
"That's not the case." The confused Taoist quickly waved his hands and said with a wry smile.
"Ah, I am no longer confused. Let's eat, let's eat."
Seeing that the confused Taoist changed the subject, Xiao Muchu did not pursue the matter further. He smiled and lowered his head to eat.
However, the Taoist's words did make him concerned.
Human feelings, when did he start talking about this kind of thing?
Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Si standing beside him.
Maybe he was the one who led her there, Xiao Muchu thought.
After all, the first favor he owed was to this person.
