Lu Xiaobu followed the address given by Blood Rose and wandered around the imperial capital for a long time before he found a small courtyard next to the Magic Guild. Lu Xiaobu couldn't believe that the stronghold of the Scarlet Cross Society in the imperial capital was actually
It looks like this. The dilapidated wooden door looks like it will be blown apart by a gust of wind. Looking in through the crack in the door, the weeds in the courtyard are growing wildly, as if it has been abandoned for a long time and no one has come to clean it.
It was in sharp contrast to the bustling Magic Guild next to it. If he hadn't been sharp-eyed and saw a blood-red cross the size of a thumb cap carved on a wooden sign in the corner of the door, Lu Xiaobu would have thought he had gone to the wrong place.
Walking forward gently, Lu Xiaobu just raised his hand and was about to knock on the door. Suddenly, the wooden door was opened, and an old man holding a cane walked out. He looked Lu Xiaobu up and down, frowned and said: "
Young man, who are you talking to about closing the door again? I think this is not the place you should come to, so you should leave quickly."
Looking at the old man who was about to close the door again, Lu Xiaobu said quickly: "Wait a minute, grandpa, is this the stronghold of the Scarlet Cross? I'm here to find someone."
When Lu Xiaobu said these words, the old man's eyes flashed, and he stared at Lu Xiaobu for a long time before saying: "Haha, young man, I think you are looking in the wrong place. I even have a bloody cross."
I have never heard of the name Hui, how could this be their stronghold? I think you should leave as soon as possible. Although my old man is already very old, if you want to force your way in, I will have a good talk with you.
...Cough cough...cough..." He coughed while struggling to hold the crutch in front of him, making a strange posture.
The old man in front of him seemed frail, but as soon as he took this pose, his aura immediately turned aside, and he stood upright like an ancient pine. This seemingly casual pose gave Lu Xiaobu the feeling that he was attackable.
There was no flaw in the defense. Lu Xiaobu immediately knew that the old man in front of him was not a simple man, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa, it's true. I really came to find someone. It was Blood Rose who told me to go to him if I have any trouble."
The person in charge of the Scarlet Cross Society in the Imperial City said he would help me. By the way, Rose gave me this and said that if they didn’t help, she would take out this token and show it to him." As he said that, he took out the blood.
Rose handed the token she gave herself to the old man.
The old man took the token doubtfully, nodded, and said: "Well...it's the token of that girl Rose, but why would she give this token to you? You must know that this thing is a token she carries with her.
As far as I know, she doesn’t seem to have any brothers or friends as old as you. Besides, that girl seems to be relatively close to us old men, and she seems to be cold to men. How can she help you this time? Moreover,
I gave you such an important thing?"
Listening to the old man's words, Lu Xiaobu blurted out: "I am Rose's boyfriend. If she doesn't help me, who will I help?" After saying this, Lu Xiaobu regretted it, because he found that the old man was looking at an idiot with a look.
Look at yourself.
Lu Xiaobu said weakly: "Well... uncle... why are you looking at me like this? Is there something wrong with me?" As he said that, he turned around and looked at his clothes deliberately.
The old man coughed awkwardly and said: "Ahem...it's okay, it's okay. The young man is very nice. Treat us well. Hehe...hehe. This girl finally..." Halfway through, the old man seemed to realize that there was something wrong.
No, he stopped, looked at Lu Xiaobu who was about to open his mouth to speak, and continued hurriedly: "By the way, young man, didn't you say you wanted to ask me for help? Since Rose asked you to come, just tell me if you have anything.
, I will do my best if I can help you, old man." After saying that, he looked at Lu Xiaobu with a kind face, but Lu Xiaobu seemed to see smiles, sympathy and gloating in his eyes.
Although Lu Xiaobu was surprised by the meaning in the old man's eyes, in any case, the old man had promised to help him, so he didn't ask any more questions. He looked around and said, "Grandpa, you see this is not the place to talk.
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Only then did the old man react and said to Lu Xiaobu: "Look, I'm so stupid. How could I let our Rose's boyfriend stand outside for so long? If she knew, how could she be punished if she couldn't explain it?"
I'm here, old man Gu, come on, follow me into the house quickly." After saying that, he pushed the wooden door completely open and walked towards the courtyard first.
After entering the courtyard, Lu Xiaobu found that the interior of the courtyard was not as dilapidated as it looked from the outside. There were several pots of unknown flowers placed in an orderly manner, making people feel that the owner of the house was a person with good taste.
When the old man Lu Xiaobu led him into the living room, he casually sat on the chair and said, "Young man, it should be convenient to talk here. If you have anything to say, just tell me." He looked at Lu Xiaobu with a smile.
Lu Xiaobu said: "Actually, I'm here to come to you this time. To be precise, I should be sending money to your Scarlet Cross Society. But it depends on you, old man, whether your teeth are good enough or not, and whether you dare to take this business?"
The old man showed an interested look and said to Lu Xiaopeng: "Oh? Send us money? What kind of business? Tell me about it? Boy, you don't need to use provocation on me. If your business is good for us,
It’s beneficial, even if it’s not for Rose’s sake, we will accept it. If we don’t get a satisfactory reward in the end, I won’t agree to it even if you say it all, so I’d better put away your little trick.”
Seeing that his trick was exposed, Lu Xiaobu was not embarrassed at all, and continued: "Haha, I naturally have enough interests to make you understand, so I came to you, but you are determined to speak here without being heard by others.
Go? You know, if this matter is leaked, even the royal family will be tempted by the benefits. I think that although your Scarlet Cross Society is huge, you may not be afraid of the royal family, but after all, this is on their territory, and it will attract those people.
Unnecessary trouble is always bad."
After listening to Lu Xiaobu's words, the interest in the old man's eyes became more intense. He nodded, motioned for Lu Xiaobu to follow him, got up and walked towards the bedroom.
When they arrived at the bedroom, they saw the old man slightly twisting a teapot on the coffee table. In Lu Xiaobu's surprised eyes, he heard a clicking sound, and a narrow opening opened in the middle of the old man's bed, leading to the underground.
The tunnel appeared in front of Lu Xiaobu. The old man turned around and smiled kindly at Lu Xiaobu and said: "You also know how our Scarlet Cross Society got its start. To put it harshly, they are just high-level killers. They are asking us
There are many forces on the mainland that hate us so much that they want to get rid of this kind of shady force. We must leave a way out for ourselves."
Lu Xiaobu showed a look of understanding and jumped into the entrance of the tunnel first. The old man behind looked at Lu Xiaobu's quilt and showed an expression of appreciation, then jumped in and patted him gently before leaving.
He touched the bed board. Soon after the old man entered the tunnel, the cracked entrance of the bed board quickly returned to its original appearance. (Book Club Number 215233963)