In the evening, Chu Tianxiao had just said goodbye to his uncle and returned to the Young Master's Building. As soon as he came back, he saw the three "big villains" and Mu Liuling coming forward together, all with anxious looks.
"Liuling, you speak first." Chu Tianxiao found a place to lie down and spoke lazily. The three old foxes naturally retreated immediately, but they could not hide the anxiety in their brows.
"Yes, young master." Mu Liuling bowed and said, "According to the young master's instructions, Liuling followed the little slave named 'Jinghui' for a long time, but unfortunately, I lost him after following him for half a quarter of an hour... This person's body movements are really strange, and his cultivation has at least passed the sixth level of Lianzhen! Judging from his appearance, he has some martial arts foundation, but obviously... Under Chuhe's rule, a little slave like him is not qualified to practice Taoist martial arts... Liuling was careless for a moment, please punish me, young master."
"Don't blame yourself, Liu Ling." Chu Tianxiao said, "Even if you try your best, you will most likely lose me. Just follow my instructions and it's better to lose me than to be discovered by following too closely... This person is a little strange, so I can't tell you right now... Well, tell me the general route."
"Well, this person went all the way west, probably here..." Mu Liuling used his strong talent for calculation to first take a piece of paper and draw the location when he lost the person, and then roughly calculated the direction and place where the person should go... Of course, it is impossible to infer where the person's destination is just based on this, but... If there is "news" from Liuyue Sword Sect, it will be completely different...
"Look, Liu Ling," Chu Tianxiao also drew a few dots on the paper and said, "These are the possible activity locations of the lone thief Yan Mingtao. Where do you think they would meet if that person was going to meet him? Well, you can consider the nearby rivers."
Mu Liuling was slightly surprised when she heard this, and couldn't understand how Chu Tianxiao connected these two things together - she didn't know that this was the classic plot of Xiaonuliu's true prince: encountering a floating corpse and passing on magical skills, and making a fortune from treasures and cultivation - but at the moment, she still quickly calculated. As her cultivation level improved, she had practiced the "Heavenly Bead Divine Calculation" to a higher level. Now, even if Chu Tianxiao competed with her purely in calculation, he might not be able to gain the upper hand...
Soon, Mu Liuling came to a conclusion and pointed his finger: "Here! If Yan Mingtao fell into the water from here, followed the current, crossed the Mingsha River, and entered this place, then... the two of them would most likely meet in the upper reaches of the Fenglong River, in the Cangbing Valley!"
"Very safe!" Chu Tianxiao thought to himself. This is the scenario! Think of that peerless master, who was obviously seriously injured and dying, but insisted on holding on, crossing the long river, looking up at the mountains and the sea, and miraculously not being washed away by the river current, not being bitten by fish and shrimps, and coming to the front of the prince of destiny with untold hardships, just to fake his corpse once, and then give all his skills and all the secret treasures to the prince of destiny, and then... the person who refused to die died so cleanly.
It was as if they were holding their breath just to give money, food, treasures and skills to their destined prince. They treated him better than they treated their entire ancestors, including their youngest sons and grandsons. If they didn't give him everything they had, then... they were not allowed to die!
If this happened in the future, he would be an epic and dedicated courier!
Chu Tianxiao thought with such evil amusement in his heart, and then asked: "Oh, by the way, what did this person take out? Did you see it clearly?"
"Yeah." Mu Liuling nodded, "There are a lot of things, a lot of different things, there are a few small rolls of pancakes, minced meat, but they are all inconspicuous food. No one would suspect that such a big kitchen is missing these... In addition, Liuling also saw that he brought a few gray porcelain bottles, which should be healing medicine... This person can make pills, there is no doubt! But, he should be a beginner..."
Chu Tianxiao smiled slightly when he heard this: "Maybe not."
"Hmm?" Mu Liuling was stunned. "Master, he is just a little slave... His martial arts skills are probably learned by peeping at others practicing martial arts. This is possible, but alchemy... if he just peeked, it should be difficult to master it, right?"
Chu Tianxiao said leisurely: "That may not be the case. Some people are just gifted. They can learn anything. After peeking at something for a day or two, they will immediately gain enlightenment and easily surpass other people by nine streets..."
He spoke very casually, shaking his head, which made Mu Liuling burst out laughing: "Young Master, you are talking nonsense again, so now we..."
"Well, tell that little slave to come see me."
Mu Liuling responded and then left leisurely. The three old hands came in not long after. When they saw Chu Tianxiao, they said, "Young Patriarch, you really showed off today..."
"Okay, stop flattering me, let's get down to business." Chu Tianxiao crossed his legs and changed his posture, not wanting to listen to their flattery...
"It's like this, Young Patriarch," the old man's face became solemn, "We heard that Chu He is going to make a big move... In the alchemy meeting in half a month, he might do something unfavorable to you, Young Patriarch. This matter is very, very big, so big that we must tell you as soon as possible!"
"Oh? What's that?"
"This... is still under investigation..."
"..." Chu Tianxiao was speechless for a while, thinking to himself, I knew that this group of villains was unreliable. If I rely on them alone, it would be useless - they just heard a little rumor and didn't even know the whole thing, but they hurried to find me to show their loyalty. Although their emotional intelligence is high, their IQ is really a flaw...
But thinking this in his heart, Chu Tianxiao still waved his hand: "Then come and tell me after you have finished the investigation."
As he said that, Chu Tianxiao threw out a crystal card: "This is a reward for you. Do your job well, okay?"
"Thank you, Young Master!" Several people were overjoyed and were about to flatter him again, but Chu Tianxiao had already pressed his forehead and waved his hand, asking them to leave. At this moment, Mu Liuling returned with a young man. When the young man dressed as a servant saw Chu Tianxiao, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he knelt down on the ground.
"Young Patriarch is well."
Chu Tianxiao lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the little slave carefully.
"Get up and talk."
"Yes." Hearing this, the slave Jinghui stood up respectfully and bowed his head, "I wonder what fault I have committed that requires the young master to personally inquire about it?"
Looking at his appearance, he looked like an ordinary servant who was terrified at seeing the young master.
Chu Tianxiao smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, you didn't make any mistakes. Um... this is what I heard. You are the servant who raises horses for my cousin Chu He. Do you know what's strange about my cousin's mount?"
After saying this, although Jinghui concealed it well, the detail of his slightly loose shoulders still did not escape Chu Tianxiao's eyes. Ever since he was tricked by Luo Bingqing last time, Chu Tianxiao learned from his mistakes and his attainments in this area have become more and more perfect.
"So it's because of this..." Jinghui relaxed for a moment, then sneered in his heart, "Hehe, this second young master is really omnipresent. He actually thought of questioning a little servant like me. I wonder what he is up to! What a pity! Master Yan's 'Reverse Demon Reincarnation Technique' is about to be completed. I will soon become a master of the Tongxuan realm. How can I wade into your muddy water at this time?"
Thinking this way, he already had an answer in his heart...