We had just prepared to go up the mountain when the man named Xu showed up.
The bead in the woman's hand is obviously the Wood Spirit Bead on Qingqing's body, but now the Wood Spirit Bead has lost its magical effect and looks dull.
Duke Shen sat back down with great interest: "Do you know who I am?"
The woman nodded: "I just called you Mr. Hu, so I understand your identity."
Duke Shen glanced at her: "Oh? Since you know what I do, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"I came here to invite you two gentlemen back as guests, not to fight."
The woman still had a smile on her face: "Let alone killing me, who will take the two gentlemen to find Miss Liu?"
"Okay, I have some courage."
Duke Shen squinted his eyes and looked at her: "Is your surname Yin or Xu?"
The woman shook her head: "My surname is neither Yin nor Xu, my name is An Xin."
"Hey, that's what you're called. The purpose of sending you here is to make us feel at ease?"
Mr. Shen was so happy that he turned to look at me: "Then let's go with her?"
I nodded: "Then let's go."
Just as Shen Gong said, this woman is indeed quite courageous, at least on the surface it seems so.
After coming out of the small restaurant, she Shi Shiran walked in front of us. She wandered on the road for about five hundred meters, and Shen Gong was a little unhappy.
He walked up and patted An Xin on the shoulder, "If you want to delay, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush here."
"Mr. Hu misunderstood."
An Xin pulled up her hair: "I want to take you two to the high-speed rail station. It's rush hour and the road is quite congested. Taking a taxi will be a waste of time. Are you right?"
Duke Shen frowned slightly: "High-speed rail station? Where is Liu Qingqing?"
An Xin pointed to the north: "Miss Liu's injury is not healed yet. She is recuperating in a beautiful place in Jinan Prefecture. It's just a short ride away by high-speed rail."
I couldn't stand it any longer: "Can you stop being so hypocritical? You're still cultivating yourself. You even dug out the Wood Spirit Beads on Qingqing's body. You tell me this is cultivation?"
She didn't quarrel with me: "Mr. Gu, please be patient. Miss Liu is safe now. You will know after you go and take a look."
After saying that, she turned around and continued walking to the high-speed rail station.
I looked at Mr. Shen: "Do you think Qingqing will really be here?"
Duke Shen shook his head: "I'm not sure, but now I have no other choice but to follow this woman. I know Yin Wuxin's methods. If he is serious about hiding Liu Qingqing, he will definitely not be found easily."
As soon as I heard what he said, I was completely at my wits end and could only follow An Xin angrily and helplessly.
The place she wanted to take us to was not the urban area of Jinan, but a county-level city that had just been divided into districts a few years ago.
Fortunately, there is a high-speed rail station at the county and city level. After getting off the high-speed rail, I took a taxi. After twisting and turning, the car stopped in a place that looked like a park.
As An Xin said, this place is truly beautiful.
As soon as I walked in, I saw that there were rockeries, springs, and streams inside. There were flowers turning upward under the spring water, which was obviously the underground water rising up.
There were as few as five or six to as many as dozens of koi carps in those springs, and there were even mandarin ducks playing in the water on the larger lakes. At first, I thought this was a royal garden.
Until Shen Gong asked me: "Can you recite Ru Meng Ling?"
I hummed: "Which one is fighting for crossing?"
Duke Shen nodded and asked again: "What about the slow voice?"
I said that’s for sure, who doesn’t know the lyrics of Xunxunmi Lengqingqing and Yi Anjushi? Brother, do you think I haven’t graduated from junior high school?
Shen Gong said that's not the case, I just want to tell you that this is her home.
I was stunned: "Is she so rich?"
Duke Shen said nothing and shrugged noncommittally.
I was really surprised because this place is so big. There are even temples, caves, trestles, lotus ponds in the garden, and even further you can see a lot of old houses full of historical style.
And I think this place has beautiful scenery. It would be awesome to live in seclusion here in your later years.
After walking into a yard with a pond, I saw a statue of a thin woman standing on the bank. On top of her head was a four-character plaque with the words "One Generation of Ci Zong". There was a stone slab behind it, and the poem engraved on it was really loud.
slow.
The only thing that puzzles me is that this place is supposed to be a historical building, so why is there no one nearby? Even when we walked in, we didn’t see anyone coming out to stop the three of us. Could it be that this place has been renamed?
Xu’s venue is reserved?
After spending half an hour in the huge garden, An Xin finally stopped in front of a low building.
"Two gentlemen, please come in. Master Xu is inside and has been waiting for you for a long time."
An Xin made a ‘please’ gesture.
This building is not magnificent, but rather poetic. The decoration inside is very simple. There are no windows in the room, it is completely transparent, and you can even hear the sound of spring water inside.
A middle-aged man in his early fifties, wearing a Taoist robe and a hairpin on his head, was sitting on the main seat.
But his hair and beard are all gray, and his figure is relatively thin. He really looks like a fairy.
As soon as Mr. Shen and I came in, he stood up and saluted: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Shen Gong, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Duke Shen sneered: "You are really Yin Wuxin's subordinate."
Xu Zhenren bowed and said, "Yes, a hundred years ago I was sent to Shanyin City because of my obsession and refused to drink Wangchuan water. It was Mr. Yin who taught me Taoism and released my soul back to the earth."
I was shocked: "Return the ghosts in the city to the earth? What does Yin Wuxin want to do?"
Xu Zhenren did not answer, but bowed deeply to me: "Mr. Gu, I have caused you a lot of trouble these days, please forgive me."
His special standard of bowing is even more standard than that of the Japanese.
I was so confused, why did this person want to apologize to me?
Moreover, the expression on Mr. Xu’s face was extremely serious and his tone was extremely sincere. Before I could speak, he bowed to Mr. Shen again: “And Mr. Shen Gong, I accidentally got you involved in this matter.
I’m really sorry.”
I really can't figure out what he is doing.
But I don't have the time to think about it now, my mind is full of green thoughts.
So I said to him directly: "Can you please stop talking nonsense? Where is Qingqing? I want to take her away."
"Miss Liu is in a very safe place. I haven't touched her. I just tried to peel off the Wood Spirit Pearl and used it as a bargaining chip to invite Mr. Gu to come here to meet."
The man named Xu was honest. He straightened up and looked at me: "As long as Mr. Gu stays here chatting with me for a day and a night, he can naturally take Miss Liu away. My disciples and I will never stop him."
After saying that, he waved to the door: "An Xin, come in, and Mr. Gu will take care of the Wood Lingzhu for now."