Chapter 394 Twists and turns
One of Zhu Huo's friends swallowed his saliva, tried to stand up and stimulated his second-level spiritual power: "Well, this senior, is there any misunderstanding?"
As he spoke, he frantically signaled to Zhu Huo with his eyes, asking him to quickly think about how he had offended this young man with such high cultivation level, and to throw Xu Sheng out if necessary.
Xu Sheng tore off his scholar's clothes, his face was ashen, but he still stiffened his neck: "What are you talking about, Dong and Chun? You want to wrongly accuse me by throwing a piece of rags at me? Monks are great, ah!"
With a scream, Zhu Huo only saw a flash of cold light, and then there was a bloody hole on Xu Sheng’s shoulder. He fell to the ground with his butt, wailing.
"You! You're just taking action without even asking for clear information? Has the academy always been so overbearing?!"
Zhu Huo could no longer sit still. The academy and the Red Lotus Cult had never interfered with each other, but now Zhao Yushu suddenly ran to the Red Lotus Cult's territory and stabbed his younger brother in front of him. It would be fine if Zhao Yushu could produce enough evidence, but if he hurt people without asking any questions, not only his own face, but also the face of the Red Lotus Cult would be trampled on the ground.
"I asked him, but he was just playing dumb. Also, there are some things that need to be made clear. Don't always stand on the moral high ground and use the name of the academy to pressure me. In my eyes, the lives of beasts like you combined are not worth even a glance at. Zhu Huo, this is your last chance. Ask your friend where A-Dong is."
Zhu Huo was trembling all over. A small part of it was because of anger. In the face of the absolute gap in strength, the Sixth Master of the Academy really did not take him seriously. But more of it was because of fear. What if Xu Sheng was really responsible for Adong's disappearance? Most of Yuezhou knew that Xu Sheng was his hanger-on.
"Asheng, you, do you have...?"
Zhu Huo's voice was also trembling. Mr. Liu came here overnight, it couldn't be without purpose.
"A Sheng! If you did it, admit it quickly and release that A Dong. Don't harm Brother Huo!" The young monk also spoke hurriedly, the subtext being that no matter whether it was your own initiative or Zhu Huo's intention, you'd better hurry up and take responsibility for it yourself.
Xu Sheng covered his bloody shoulder and looked at Zhao Yushu with a look of resentment: "Brother Huo! I don't know what he said, Brother Huo! I have always followed you, he wronged me, Brother Huo!"
Seeing Xu Sheng with tears and snot all over his face, Zhu Huo's face changed several times, and finally decided to stand up for his younger brother: "Brother Zhao, we in the Red Lotus Sect have always respected the Academy, and I believe you will not hurt people without any evidence. Why don't you tell me what you think? If it is really him, I will kill this bastard with my own hands to make amends to you, how about it?"
Zhao Yushu looked at Zhu Huo with disappointment: "I heard that A-Dong's parents are both in the Red Lotus Army."
Zhu Huo nodded: "Yes, they are the doctors I taught."
"Adong's grandfather saved countless lives in his lifetime, and her second grandfather sacrificed his own life in exchange for 40,000 lives in Nanyang."
Zhu Huo lowered his head: "I, I know."
Zhao Yushu looked at him and said, "I'm telling you this because I need this beast to tell me where A-Dong is, otherwise I would have killed him with a sword. I'm not here to give you evidence and reason, do you understand me?"
Zhao Yushu's words were very calm, but Zhu Huo felt cold all over as he listened. Why did he have the illusion that this world-famous killer would be a reasonable person?
"Ah Sheng, stop quibbling. Just tell me straight out. If you are not the main culprit, I beg Brother Zhao to spare your life."
Zhu Huo turned around and looked at Xu Sheng, then at Zhao Yushu, as if begging him.
"If Adong is fine, I won't kill you."
Xu Sheng was shaken. He was just a small scoundrel who followed a young master around. When he found that even Zhu Huo, the young master who guarded the city, was trembling in fear in front of him, he realized what kind of big shot he had offended.
"Huo, Brother Huo, I just took some money, wore this dress, and went to scold that Kunlun slave. I took two taels of silver. I don't know anything else, Brother Huo!"
Xu Sheng cried and told everything. Zhu Huo felt a chill in his heart, and Zhao Yushu felt even colder.
Zhu Huo was worried that if this matter was confirmed, he would be implicated, while Zhao Yushu realized that if this matter was not directed at him, that would be troublesome.
If the other party comes directly at him, then Adong can still serve as a hostage and there is a certain probability that he will be safe.
But if the other party was targeting Adong, then Adong would be in danger now.
“Who gave you the money?”
This time, Zhao Yushu didn't need to say anything. Zhu Huo stomped his feet and shouted in rage.
"I, I don't know him!"
"You're still lying. Do you want to kill Brother Huo?" Several hangers-on nearby also quickly chimed in.
"I really don't know him. No, no, no, don't kill me. Let me think about it. Let me think about it."
Zhao Yushu took a step forward, and Xu Sheng hurriedly rolled and crawled back a few steps.
"I remember now, he was wearing a black robe and had his face covered!"
The underworld!
Zhao Yushu's hands tightened. No, no, this might not be the underworld.
Except for the rookie Zhang Chun, all the people he met in the underworld were top masters. If he wanted to kidnap Adong, there was no need to go through so much trouble.
Is the underworld trying to change its tactics? What exactly do they want to do?
"You must know the two monks who attacked the black deer."
Zhao Yushu grasped a key point.
"No, I don't know him!" Xu Sheng waved his hands quickly.
“If that person hadn’t said that there were cultivators who would stop Black Deer, how dare you provoke a cultivator from the Third Heaven!”
Zhao Yushu felt that his patience was running out.
Xu Sheng was suddenly speechless: "I, I don't know them, I just saw them."
Zhao Yushu let out a long sigh. It’s good that he has met him. As long as he has met him, there is a chance.
"Before, when I followed Brother Huo to the banquet, I saw them at the helmsman's place. They have been following the helmsman all the time."
Zhao Yushu turned around and said, "Zhu Huo, he is yours."
Zhu Huo took a deep look at Xu Sheng, who was still bleeding profusely, and said, "You'd better pray to Honglian that Adong is okay."
Zhao Yushu jumped downstairs, but before he walked out of Lanyue Tower, Lord Zhu in plain clothes rushed in, his eyes full of vigilance and tension.
"Mr. Liu, where is my Huo'er?"
"The upstairs should have nothing to do with him."
Zhu Huo ran out when he heard the noise. Lord Zhu looked up and saw that his son was safe and sound. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened?"
"The people who arrested A-Dong might be the helmsman's men."
Lord Zhu denied it without hesitation: "Impossible, the captain is highly respected and has never done anything to let down the Red Lotus Sect in his life. Mr. Liu, it is better to clarify the matter."
"Well, why don't you come with me to the Captain's residence, Master Zhu? If I'm wrong, I'll come and apologize in person."
Lord Zhu was stunned. The Sixth Master of the Academy had a high status and a distinguished identity, while Adong was just the child of a small doctor. They had only known each other for a short time. Was it worth risking his reputation for such a child?
"Master Zhu, there is no time to lose."
Master Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, let's find Ah Dong as soon as possible so that everyone can feel relieved. Let's go."
Zhao Yushu gripped the cold iron sword tightly, considering various possibilities.
Is the underworld involved? Is there any connection between the Red Lotus Cult and the underworld?