Chapter 397 I Should Be Under the Bed

Chapter 397 I Should Be Under the Bed

After confirming that he had lost the target, the monk, who looked to be about 40 or 50 years old, decisively gave up the search and turned back to the bustling market, trying to avoid possible counter-tracking.

Is a veteran.

Zhao Yushu stood up and followed. The opponent's spiritual power fluctuations could not be hidden. Although he did not know the specific level of cultivation without using spiritual power, it was definitely not more than the third level.

The other party came from the government office.

Mr. Zhu? You are really good at being a two-faced person.

A cultivator who was only at the third level of the heavens naturally could not get rid of Zhao Yushu. Even his subtle greetings to another companion were noticed by Zhao Yushu. The depressed expressions on both sides showed that neither of them could find him.

But why did Zhu Xian send someone to follow him? What was there to pay attention to about his current whereabouts?

He brought the Sword God's mother to interrogate Xu Sheng. This was allowed by Zhu Xian. Logically, he had no reason to send anyone to follow him. Zhao Yushu couldn't understand the reason.

The monk who was following Zhu Xian walked out of the market and went straight back to the government office, confirming Zhao Yushu's guess that the follower came from the government office. Zhao Yushu did not go in to question Zhu Xian immediately, but turned back alone and rushed to another place.

The helmsman's home.

The old helmsman is not at home now, but has gathered several influential middle-level people of the Red Lotus Sect in the branch to analyze the attitude of the academy together, and then send it to the cult leader by express horse.

The old leader is not a man who only acts on his emotions. In other words, as the leader of a branch of the Red Lotus Cult's main base, his status in the cult is extremely high.

Although he hated Zhao Yushu, he still calmed down and left the matter to the leader for decision.

It is a pity that he lacks political sensitivity and has weak administrative abilities, otherwise Zhu Xian would not have been given the position of garrison commander of Yuezhou.

The old helmsman, who always showed himself to be poor, naturally did not have any servants at home. In his words, the most precious thing to him was a heart that served Honglian, which he always carried with him.

Zhao Yushu climbed into the courtyard without any hindrance and did not attract anyone's attention.

At present, this matter has involved the Zhu family and the helmsman. Regardless of whether these people are innocent or not, he cannot just wait passively.

The helmsman's house is very small, with a living room, a bedroom and a small kitchen. In the living room, there is a wooden sculpture of a red lotus, which is painted red on the outside. There is only half an incense ash and three almost burnt incense sticks in the incense burner in front of the lotus. It looks like it is cleaned very frequently. In the absence of servants, the old helmsman is indeed very pious.

Apart from that there was a wooden table, two chairs and a little tea in the cupboard, and nothing else.

Zhao Yushu frowned, walked into the bedroom, and almost cursed.

You are a high-ranking member of a sect, the leader of the Yuezhou branch. You are too poor. You only have a bed and a small cabinet. Don't your two monks need to protect you? Where do they live?

This place made Zhao Yushu think of his uncle’s hut in the mirage for no reason.

So Old Zhao slipped under the bed, tapped the ground lightly with his fingers, closed his eyes and listened carefully to the spread of the sound to see if there was a hidden compartment or secret room.

The secret compartment didn't hear anything, but instead heard footsteps approaching from afar.

The old helmsman is back?

No, the helmsman was an old man with no cultivation and his steps were unsteady, but the man's pace was steady and his breathing was even and dense. It was obvious from the voice that he was a cultivator with cultivation, and a trained one at that.

Zhao Yushu immediately slowed down his breathing and hid under the bed. Unless someone saw him directly, he would never be sensed.

The person opened the gate and walked directly into the living room. From the sound, he opened the cupboard and took out tea leaves. Then he walked into the kitchen. After a while, the sound of boiling water was heard.

Who is this person? How could he walk into the helmsman's house without being noticed and seem to know the place so well?

The water boiled, and the person came to make a pot of tea for him. He sat in the living room and drank the tea leisurely. Zhao Yushu had a feeling that this person was waiting for someone.

A person who is not the old helmsman came to the old helmsman’s house in such a swaggering manner to wait for someone?

It's ridiculous no matter how you think about it.

Zhao Yushu wondered whether he should go out and meet this person, maybe he could find some clues there.

In other words, wait a little longer and listen to who this person is waiting for.

I waited patiently for more than half an hour. The sun was setting. I should have gone to the government office to pick up the old lady, but the people outside were still drinking cups of tea. Don't you need to go to the toilet?

Zhao Yushu suddenly had an illusion. Could it be that this guy had discovered him and was waiting for him to come out?

While he was daydreaming, another sound of footsteps was heard. Zhao Yushu breathed a sigh of relief, finally he didn't have to scare himself anymore.

The person who came in did not go in through the door, but climbed over the wall directly like Zhao Yushu.

"Why are you so late?" The person in the room spoke first, his voice hoarse and rough, as if his throat was injured.

"There are so many people, it's hard to get away."

Zhao Yushu was startled. The newcomer was a woman, and he seemed to have heard her voice somewhere before, but only one or two sentences at most, and he couldn't remember who she was.

"Why choose to do this here? It will be troublesome if the captain comes back." The woman sat down, looking dissatisfied.

"This is the safest place. In the whole Yuezhou City, how many people dare to come to the captain's house to spy? Besides, the captain is thinking about how to deal with Zhao Yushu in the branch, and he can't come back for a while. It's getting dark. Don't talk nonsense. How are things going?"

The woman took a sip of tea and said, "It's not a big deal. This guy is really difficult to deal with. Our plan was too hasty and there are too many loopholes. He disappeared today and no one knows where he went. What if he hides until the leader comes back?"

"Humph, why would he hide? Not only will he not hide, but he will probably take the initiative and press you step by step, forcing you to accept his attack and then lose miserably!"

"You! You are the one who started it all, and you are the one who is giving him the upper hand now. If that is the case, why would you and I have to get involved in this mess!"

"You and I both have something to ask for. It's too late to back out now."

The woman sighed: "Now that things have come to this, what should we do next?"

"Right now, the people of Yuezhou are talking nonsense, and the helmsman is so hot-blooded that he must continue to fan the flames. When you go back, the most important thing is, well, it's useless to talk about it, why don't I do it myself, and you just adapt to the situation. Let's go."

Zhao Yushu was shocked. He was about to tell the conspiracy behind it, but he suddenly stopped.

The visitor was also a decisive person. After he said "let's go", even the woman didn't have time to react. When the door rang, Zhao Yushu rushed out from under the bed in a hurry, but he couldn't even see the other person's shadow.

The person coming here has quite high cultivation level!

Looking at the two teacups on the table, Zhao Yushu realized something was wrong. The other party left in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to clean up the tea sets. Wasn't he worried that the helmsman would come back and find out?

I was discovered!

Zhao Yushu misstepped and rushed out of the courtyard, trying hard to capture the remaining spiritual energy fluctuations, but unfortunately he was one step too late.

The sun sets and the sound of evening drums can be heard from Yuezhou. After three drum beats, the curfew will begin. Zhao Yushu stands there, a little dazed.