In order not to arouse the shopkeeper's suspicion, Liu Lun did not continue to ask any more questions.
After choosing a room, there wasn't much to do. After handing the room keys to a few people, the middle-aged shopkeeper was about to turn around and go downstairs.
But when he reached the stairs, he suddenly patted his forehead, as if he remembered something, and turned around and said:
"I almost forgot. Dear guests, please try your best not to go out after dark. There has been a group of thieves in the town recently, and the night is not peaceful."
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, we'll have a rest soon and won't go out wandering around."
Jiujiu responded nonchalantly, looking like an old man in the world.
"Hey, that's good..."
The middle-aged shopkeeper shook his head helplessly and walked downstairs muttering softly.
After the middle-aged shopkeeper left, Jiu Jiu glanced at the two guest rooms and said softly:
"Everyone, let's take a short rest in a room first, and we'll take action tonight."
Several people had no intention of staying here, and the reason why they opened two rooms was mainly to confuse the middle-aged shopkeeper.
Entering the room, Chai Jiangcui casually performed a dust removal technique, briefly cleaned up the environment, and then wrapped the entire room with soundproofing techniques. Several people sat around the bed to discuss.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Lun couldn't wait to say:
"Friend Jiu Taoist, I just paid attention to the stone outside the door. It has no effect of exorcising evil spirits at all. The dark stone should be a medium for worshiping and communicating with the evil god. Maybe the evil god can use this dark stone to monitor everything in Dongshi Town.
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"This is indeed a problem."
Jiujiu pondered for a moment, took out a few talismans from his storage bag, distributed them one by one, and then continued:
"If this medium has the ability to monitor Dongshi Town, as Brother Liu has judged, it would be best for us to stick to this invisibility charm during our actions tonight."
Chai Jiangcui looked at the yellow talisman in her hand and couldn't help but be a little surprised. She had seen this long-term invisibility talisman in Liangyashanfang City. One piece costs five low-grade spiritual stones. It seems that Jiujiu wanted to do this for this time.
The mission is also a huge investment.
After putting away the talisman, Chai Jiangcui said slowly:
"Brother Jiu Jiu, do you have any plans for tonight's actions? Our disguised identities are just passers-by. If we stay here too long, we may arouse the suspicion of the innkeeper."
Speaking of this, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiu Jiu. Although Chai Jiangcui had the highest cultivation here, she had no intention of making any plans. So the burden of formulating the plan naturally fell on Jiu Jiu.
Jiujiu didn't refuse, and sorted out his words a little:
"Miss Chai is right, we don't have much time. And everyone must be aware of the situation in Dongshi Town. The information given by the secret guards can no longer be trusted, and we have to re-investigate everything on our own.
Therefore, I suggest that we split into two groups tonight, and use the fastest speed to find out the specific location of the branch of the Ancient God's Cult. Then we will meet again and attack together."
Liu Jie frowned slightly when he heard this and said hesitantly:
"Friend Jiu Daoist, the situation in Dongshi Town is unclear now. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to disperse hastily?"
"I can't help it. When I came here, I noticed that the houses in Dongshi Town are too scattered. If we don't divide into two teams, we may not be able to finish the search tonight. If we do it tomorrow, as Miss Chai said, it will easily alert the local residents."
Jiujiu sighed. Who knows that scattered actions can easily be defeated one by one? If he had enough time, why would he want to divide his troops?
At this moment, Jiu Lin'er, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke,
"Let's divide into two teams, Ninth Brother. I will lead one team to explore the east part of the town, and you will explore the west part of the town. If anything happens, I will contact you in time using the telegraph."
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He expressed some doubts about Jiu Lin'er's self-recommendation to Jiu Jiu. He did not deny that Jiu Lin'er had good abilities and her natural eyes were very helpful in seeing through falsehoods and investigating, but her experience was still too little.
Jiu Jiu was about to refuse, but when she saw Jiu Lin'er's firm expression, she couldn't bear to undermine her confidence.
"Okay, tonight I will be in a group with Liu Lun, and little sister, you will be in a group with Miss Chai and Liu Jie."
After thinking for a moment, Jiujiu finally decided to let her try. With the most powerful Miss Chai watching, there shouldn't be any surprises.
Although Jiu Lin'er didn't want to act together with Chai Jiangcui, Jiu Jiu glared back before he even raised his opinion. Due to Jiu Jiu's majesty, the grouping was decided.
Next, everyone perfected the details of the investigation, and the sky gradually turned dark.
There are clouds in the sky tonight, and the light is relatively dim. The shadow of the moon is dancing, and several figures tumble out of the second floor of the inn.
Without any communication, several people quickly put on the invisibility charms and went in two different directions.
The night in Dongshi Town is quieter than expected. Before nine o'clock at night, most of the houses in the entire town have fallen into darkness, with only a few scattered houses still lit with candles. The streets are quiet.
, not even a watchman was seen.
Walking through the streets, Jiu Lin'er discovered that compared to the afternoon, strange dark stones would be hung in front of every house at night, whether it was a shop or a residence.
The breeze blows, and these dark stones sway with the wind, like hanging strange objects.
The plan they had made in the inn was to focus on observing the houses with lights on. If necessary, they could sneak in and eavesdrop on the conversations inside.
Candles in this era were not cheap, and those who could use them must have a wealthy family. Rich people often knew more information than ordinary people.
Jiu Lin'er was not slow in his movements and quickly found a house that looked pretty good and had candlelight on it.
Although the courtyard door of the residence was closed tightly, the three of them climbed in easily.
Inside the house, a middle-aged couple was sitting in front of the window, seemingly talking about something.
The few people who sneaked in approached the corner, and the sounds in the room gradually became clearer.
"Master, whose house are you going to in the next two days?"
"It's still the Zhao Gen family in Zhenxi."
The man's voice was a little dull, which made people feel uncomfortable.
"It's the Zhao Gen family again. They seem to have had their turn three times already. This idea is really a bit counterintuitive."
"It doesn't matter what you say. As long as it doesn't involve our family, I don't think it's a big deal if the Zhao Gen family is defeated. Also, you can just talk about this at home. If you dare to go outside and talk nonsense, look at me."
I won’t beat you to death.”
Listening to the man's scornful words, the woman in the room seemed to feel that something was wrong with what she said, and hurriedly said:
"I just said it casually. I won't talk nonsense outside."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. We can harvest the grain again in two days. Remember to tidy up the backyard and make room for drying the grain."
"Hey, I remember!"
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The two then chatted about some household matters. Chai Jiangcui and the others continued to eavesdrop for a while, and after confirming that there was no useful information, they slowly exited the residential courtyard.