In the midst of conversation.
Suddenly, in the depths of winter, Xu Changqing, holding the Cloud Tomb Fan, circled around and stood in front of Fu Molan.
Fu Molanās eyelid twitched. What a coincidence, why did she run into this guy? However, she remembered that she had already taken the Disguise Pill, so the other party should not recognize her. Besides, itās been decades since they last met.
Therefore, she calmly said:
"Fellow daoist, you must have mistaken me for someone else."
Xu Changqing blinked.
Looking closely.
He really couldnāt remember who she was. After all, he had met many women, but those who could compare with the one before him were less than a handful.
With a snap.
Xu Changqing closed the Cloud Tomb Fan.
He clasped his hands and bowed:
"I have disturbed the Immortal. Itās my impertinence. Today, the All-Seeing Restaurant has a newly introduced delicacy. I specifically had the shopkeeper reserve a private room for me. Might the immortal be willing to come along as a token of apology for my disturbance?"
Xu Changqing didnāt introduce himself.
Though he had been stripped of the title of Young Clan Leader.
He was still the eldest son of a grand Eighth-Grade Noble Family, and there was no one in North Huai Prefecture who didnāt know him.
Fu Molan had a thought.
Immediately said:
"Then Iāll trouble Young Master Xu to lead the way."
Lead the way?
Xu Changqing blinked:
"Is this your first time at the Celestial Mountain Marketplace, Immortal?"
As Fu Molan nodded, Xu Changqing became very interested, especially upon hearing that Fu Molan had spent years training on the mountain with her master, rarely venturing out. It was as if he were invigorated, constantly introducing to Fu Molan all the fun and delicious spots in the marketplace. Once they were seated at the All-Seeing Restaurant.
Only then did he remember to ask her purpose for coming down the mountain.
Fu Molan said:
"Young Master Xu, to be honest, I came down the mountain this time to clean the sect. Many years ago, the servant who served my master and me fled with the Spirit Pills we painstakingly refined. Since then, he went missing. After much inquiry, I found out that he might be hiding in Tianshan County."
Xu Changqingās eyes lit up.
What an opportunity to impress in front of a beauty!
He immediately patted his chest and said:
"Immortal, you just give me this traitorās portrait. Thereās no one in North Huai Prefecture that I, Young Master Xu, canāt find. Even if she has fallen into the Netherworld, Iāll pull her out for you."
"I have face blindness and canāt remember the servantās appearance. That portrait was also lost; I only know she goes by the alias Madam Luoo."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing felt a bit troubled.
But since he had made such a big promise, he could only brace himself and say:
"Immortal, rest assured. You eat here first, and Iāll be back soon. Iāll make sure to find Madam Luoo for you today."
Speaking this.
Xu Changqing dashed downstairs in a hurry.
Headed straight to the World Suppression Bureau.
When the World Guardians saw him, they all greeted him as if it was nothing new because Xu Changqingās aunt served as the Hall Master in South Huai Prefecture, and the Vice Hall Master here was his childhood friend. Xu Changqing would visit here frequently.
All-Seeing Restaurant.
Fu Molan watched through the window as Xu Changqing disappeared at the entrance of the World Suppression Bureau, her eyes gleaming slightly.
With the World Suppression Bureau involved.
The whereabouts of Madam Luoo would likely be found.
After sitting back down for a while, she heard the sound of footsteps thumping up the stairs. Xu Changqing appeared in the private room like a gust of wind.
With a snap.
The Cloud Ridge Fan in his hand opened.
With a bit of pride, he said:
"Immortal, weāve found the whereabouts of Madam Luoo. She stayed in Tianshan County for a while, but a few years ago, she moved to a desolate mountain in the western outskirts of Taishan County. Immortal, Iām very familiar with the road to Taishan County. How about I lead the way for you?"
The Disguise Pillās effect has a time limit.
And the longer she stayed with the other party, the more likely she was to be exposed. Fu Molan stood up and bowed:
"I wonāt trouble Young Master Xu. I have some private grievances to settle with Madam Luoo. This is my Communication Jade Talisman. After Iāve dealt with Madam Luoo, Iāll join you for a boat ride on Thousand Mirror Lake."
"Immortal, itās a promise then. Iāll head to Thousand Mirror Lake and wait for you. Donāt stand me up!"
Xu Changqing, smiling broadly, received the Communication Jade Talisman with both hands, feeling that she was already fond of him and thinking how lucky he was with romance today.
Fu Molan got up and left.
Out of the Marketplace.
She immediately cast the Invisibility Technique, her body flickering repeatedly. After getting far from the Celestial Mountain Marketplace, she returned to her usual attire, appearing no more than an ordinary female cultivator, and at the same time, summoned the Windbreak Beast.
With a flick of her forefinger.
A flame landed on Xu Changqingās Communication Jade Talisman, and with a bang, the Jade Talisman instantly burned to ashes.
With a light point of her toe.
She steadily landed on the Windbreak Beast, quickly arriving at the meeting point agreed upon with Fu Changli. After waiting for a while, seeing no one following, she said:
"Fourth sister, you can come out now."
"Sister Molan, did you get the information?"
Fu Changliās form flickered, emerging from within a Guan Mumu tree.
Fu Molan nodded slightly:
"Madam Luoo is in Taishan County. Letās go."
The two rode the Windbreak Beast as they left the Tianshan County area. The Communication Jade Talisman on Fu Molan lit up with a hum, and her heart filled with joy:
"The Patriarch is here!"
The Communication Jade Talisman they held had a communication range of no more than a thousand miles, so the Patriarch should be somewhere nearby.
The two rode the Windbreak Beast.
Arriving at the designated meeting place, Azure Cloud Mountain.
The Array Light Curtain on the mountain surged.
Within the formation, Fu Changsheng sat on a large stone. Seeing them enter, he stood up, nodded slightly, and without wasting words, directly said:
"Before you arrived, I had already searched this western suburban wasteland. In the stone mountain to the west, thereās residual energy from a cultivator. Madam Luoo is most likely hiding there. To be safe, Fourth Sister, you will keep watch outside."