"This demon star's aura is indeed stronger than I've felt before."
The wind blew under the eaves. The Taoist took off his apron and came out. He went back to the house and fiddled with it for a while. The yellow cloth bag around his waist was stuffed full, and a few talismans floated out. He sat under the eaves and sorted them out.
Seeing him carrying a peach wood sword and a demon-subduing mirror on his waist, and standing up to walk out, Lu Liangsheng quickly reached out to stop him.
"Why not wait? They haven't notified us yet, which means it's not imminent yet."
The Taoist priest was not vague either. He tied the yellow cloth bag tightly, pointed to the north, and tilted his head to look at the scholar: "Those guys, if they have any shame, they probably won't be able to speak up."
"Maybe he'll call me later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Liangsheng heard a cell phone ring from his sleeve pocket. The scholar looked at the Taoist and laughed. Here he comes, right? He smiled, took out the phone from his sleeve pocket, answered it and put it to his ear.
There was a lot of noise on the other end of the phone, as if it was busy, or like many people were gathered together talking. Tang Liren was hiding nearby and calling him.
After a moment's connection, Lu Liangsheng said "Hello". Director Z6 on the other end of the phone did not dare to neglect him and quickly took over the conversation, sounding a little anxious.
"Grandfather... I'm Tang Liren. The red stone incident has become a little complicated, so I'd like to ask you to step in..."
On the side, the Taoist came closer to listen. Once the conversation started, there was no more dignity or scruples.
"Z9 is trying to mediate and is unwilling to come into conflict with the Huanmen."
"… The external resources they have integrated are more extensive than those of Z6. There is also a wolf king in the northwest, a crow named Xia Yi in Jiaohe City, and across the Yangtze River is the power of the Huan Clan. They are all closely related to Z9."
"Bai Ning from the Huan Sect must have borrowed the purified red stone. The few people with abilities who came here have been detained by the other party's men, who demanded that they be exchanged for Cao Zhen..."
…
The fragmented words formed a clear thread. Lu Liangsheng gently patted the book on the side of his legs. When he heard that it was used to exchange for the traitor Cao Zhen, his last pair of thin eyebrows frowned.
When the other end finished speaking, the scholar responded in a flat voice: "Okay, I'll go over and take a look."
After saying a few more words, he hung up the phone and looked at the Taoist priest.
"Let's go together?"
Sun Yingxian looked at the demon-subduing mirror in her hand, then at the two magical artifacts on the scholar's body, waved her hand in boredom, and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
"It's enough to have you take action. I'll go over and be your supporting role. It's more important to serve the old toad well. Maybe he can give me his precious gourd." After saying that, he took out his cell phone and squatted at the door to continue chatting.
Behind the window frame in the bedroom, the curtains moved, and the Toad Taoist poked his head out and looked around: "Who wants my gourd?"
Just then, he saw his master coming out. Lu Liangsheng told him about his trip out and asked if he wanted to go with him. The Toad Taoist was stunned for a moment, turned around to look at something behind the curtain, and quickly waved his flippers.
"I just came back. I don't feel like going out. Liangsheng, please go now."
After saying that, he shrank back, walked across the table, looked at a pile of figures of various shapes around him, sat comfortably on the small recliner, stretched out his webbed feet and patted the figures left and right, smiled with satisfaction, closed his eyes, shook his webbed feet, hummed a little song and waited for dinner.
Hearing the intermittent music coming from inside, Lu Liangsheng turned around and looked at the old donkey under the locust tree. The donkey raised its face, shook its long ears, and listlessly rested its head on its folded forelimbs. It looked at the ground without any spirit, and exhaled, blowing away the fallen leaves that fluttered in front of its eyes.
Well, since we are all busy, just go by yourself.
The scholar sighed, stretched out his hand and grabbed in the air. Yuelong hanging on the bookshelf in the room flew out of the window and fell into Lu Liangsheng's hands. As for the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist, it was extremely powerful and not suitable for use in this era. There are villages and towns everywhere now. If one is not careful and affects the people, it will cause disaster.
In comparison, the Yuelong Sword is more useful.
Thinking about it, he said something to the master in the house and the Taoist priest at the door of the building, then disappeared out of the courtyard. Sensing the location of the demon star, the magic sword in Lu Liangsheng's hand flashed and disappeared. He leaped up and stepped over the wall in front of him. His figure was shining with golden light, and he soared into the sky, turning into a spot of light that flashed in the darkening sky.
As night falls, the city along the river is dotted with lights. The flickering neon lights spread out like a sea of stars, illuminating the night.
A black car drove along the long street and stopped in front of a building near the pier.
The car door banged open, and when the two doormen standing at the entrance of the building came forward, a man in a windbreaker and black pants stepped out of the car and threw the key to one of the doormen. There was a metallic sound of iron sheets rubbing against each other on the raised hand. The doorman who caught the car key was obviously startled when he saw the hand, and subconsciously took two steps back, watching the man walk straight into the lobby. His companion next to him pushed him, and he came to his senses.
"What are you daydreaming about? Go drive."
"Just now... that guy, did you see his hand?"
"Shut up and pretend you didn't see anything. You've only been here for half a month. If you saw something, just pretend you didn't see it. You'd better forget about the person who just went in."
"You know?"
"I don't know, I've only been here a month."
"… "
The doorman who took the key looked at him speechlessly. Damn, what he just said was so mysterious and it sounded like nonsense. He made a "huh" sound, opened the car door and drove the car to the basement to park it.
The car drove past the lobby entrance and into the revolving glass door. The man who walked in was greeted by someone and took an internal elevator directly to the 32nd floor.
Ding~
Soon, the elevator door opened. In front of the aisle covered with red carpet, a fat figure was guarding the door. When he saw the man coming, he moved away with a stern look and opened the door sideways.
"Director Dongfang, Master is waiting for you inside."
The man nodded, and the moment he entered the room, he took off the iron glove on his right hand and put it on a wooden tray brought by a waiter. He unbuttoned his windbreaker and handed it to the waiter, then walked to the hall and saw a child sitting on the carpet-covered steps playing with toys in the distance.
"Xiaoyu, where is your father?"
"Hello, Uncle Dongfang." The little guy picked up a toy and pointed at the half-open side door. "Dad is inside. I'll go call him."
"No, I'll go there myself."
The man named Dongfang touched the top of the little boy's head and walked to the half door. There was a semicircular compartment close to the aisle, with a bookshelf and two sofas. Bai Ning was sitting on the single sofa and reading a book. When he heard the footsteps, he spoke in a cold voice without raising his head.
"Come on, sit over there."
"Yes, Lord Governor."
Dongfang Xu raised his hands and clasped his fists, then walked to the sofa opposite and sat down. A servant brewed some tea and brought it down. He looked at the feminine profile of the girl reading a book over there, pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then talked about the news he had just received.
"Master... I got some bad news."