Stopped, Mei You looked puzzled, not understanding the intention of this Luo Ti.

After a moment, Lou Xiu seemed to talk to himself, "If Dong Wenshu knew Fan Wuzhe had a problem, knew Fan Wuzhe was under your control, how dare he let Fan Wuzhe take the items without risk of exposing himself?"

Mei You, holding the Mother-child Talisman in his hand, said, "But Fan Wuzhe can't deceive me; he can't bear the consequences of the truth being revealed."

Lou Xiu: "Could it be that all of Dong Wenshu's past behaviors were just pretending? If so, the act is too convincing. What I mean is, with such scheming, this doesn't seem like something Dong Wenshu would be capable of."

Mei You retorted, "Then what should we do?"

Lou Xiu was also at a loss, but this was not the time to think in detail, the crucial thing was there was no time to delay, so he had to decide decisively: "Deploy some men to rush to Zhelan Slope, but not all of them, just more skilled ones."

"Alright." Mei You agreed, then contacted Fan Wuzhe with a message, reminding him: Any situation, no matter how big or small, must be reported to me, otherwise bear the consequences.

From the study hall Shi Chun replied on behalf: Understood.

On the city wall, Lou Xiu also contacted his men secretly stationed, ordering some to move quickly to Zhelan Slope to prepare, then contacted Shi Chun, questioning through a message: The items have already been taken as you said, but what about Huang Yingying?

He wanted to retrieve the items from the Fine Lin Horse and return them to Lord A Xun to complete the loop, but also to unearth the mastermind behind the scenes, and resolve the issue of Huang Yingying as a witness.

Shi Chun replied: Ask Dong Wenshu, he knows where she is.

This message left Lou Xiu momentarily choked up, confirming Fan Wuzhe's connection activities, and understanding why Dong Wenshu would expose himself.

Clearly, the previous judgment of Dong Wenshu was wrong, as the mastermind should not be Dong Wenshu, who also did not care about Dong Wenshu's survival or death, just unsure if Dong Wenshu was being used or coerced by someone.

The problem is that before things are confirmed, it's difficult to directly go and ask, so people have to be taken away for questioning, but not openly.

Now finding a way to take Dong Wenshu away also posed an issue, broad daylight, and the person knew the City Lord too, deploying Dazhi City's official forces was inappropriate…

In the pavilion nestled atop the mountain, a female attendant once again presented the Mother-child Talisman, reporting the new message, "Luo Ti's hidden forces on the periphery have been urgently dispatched partially towards Zhelan Slope, mostly including the skilled ones."

Li Xianghong glanced at the message, "Inform Lord Po Yuan to send forces over there."

"Yes." The female attendant complied, executing promptly.

In the teahouse, Shi Chun found that the literati were as talkative as ever, knowledgeable from astrology to geography, even able to decipher the complex relationships among the Heavenly Court's bigwigs, and worldly affairs seemed like open books to them, seemingly understanding everything.

In other matters, Shi Chun had little to say, but upon hearing topics he was familiar with, such as those related to the Land of Exile, he wanted to pick his ears.

Of course, this didn't hinder his admiration for these literati, their talent in poetry and songs was indeed beyond his, and occasionally witnessing a lady skillfully leaving strokes with ink was quite refined.

He lifted the teapot again, going around to pour tea and water, arranging the stationery.

While he was busy, his accomplice wasn't idle either.

On the ribbon-like road through the grasslands, Lao Changtai was also riding a Fine Lin Horse, not leaving, but heading back to Dazhi City at a leisurely jog.

Occasional encounters with passersby were nothing more than a casual glance, until he saw Fan Wuzhe in white swiftly pass by, after which he glanced back at the cloth tied to the horse's tail, and then pulled out the Mother-child Talisman hidden in his sleeve to send Wu Jinliang a message.

After receiving a response, he let the mount gallop back to Dazhi City.

From the roadside, Wu Jinliang, hidden in the grass, also dashed out, dressed as a masked young man, quickly hanging a piece of black cloth on the swaying grass leaves by the road.

Shi Chun had given Wu Jinliang the prerogative to choose a convenient spot for the transaction, because he couldn't see the situation inside the city, and Lou Xiu's group would inevitably set up outside the city, letting Wu Jinliang choose the best spot for the transaction through on-site reconnaissance was the safest.

Having hung the black cloth, Wu Jinliang hid again, quickly taking out the Mother-child Talisman to send Shi Chun a message.

In the study hall busy with work, Shi Chun received the message and immediately returned to the small charcoal stove room.

Behind the counter, Miss Dongliang Ying turned her head to watch him, the woman's attention to detail made her sense something unusual, feeling that Shi Chun's frequency of swapping kettles today was somewhat high.

She had noticed earlier, then kept an eye on the water level in Shi Chun's kettle, and concluded that there should still be plenty of hot water in the kettle, yet Shi Chun acted as if it was empty and went to change it.

And once in the small charcoal stove room, he sat down again.

She was puzzled, slacking off? But it didn't seem like it.

Seeing the message, Shi Chun immediately took out the Mother-child Talisman to contact Fan Wuzhe, sending the corresponding message: Upon seeing the black cloth hanging by the roadside, immediately throw the items on the mount into it, don't worry about anything else, just continue on your way.

Riding swiftly on the Fine Lin Horse, Fan Wuzhe quickly looked at the Mother-child Talisman and replied with an "Okay," then grabbed the black bag on the mount's back, closely watching both sides of the road.

After a while, he glimpsed the black cloth swinging by the roadside, approaching it head-on, he immediately tossed the black bag in his hand towards the target point, then continued riding forward.

As the hoofbeats faded, Wu Jinliang, hidden in the forest, quickly found the drop point, swiftly tearing open the black sack, dumping out a charred Qiankun Bag, quickly picking it up to investigate.

The first thing he did was to remove all the Mother-child Talismans from the Qiankun Bag and toss them aside, quickly checking the remaining items to see if there were any hidden Mother-child Talismans or other gadgets with secret locating functions.

After a quick futile search, he couldn't figure out what "Death Refusing Incense" looked like, so he took everything extra along.

First, he sent a message back to Shi Chun: The items are in hand.

Then he quickly made his escape.

He hadn't run far before he dove into a hole covered by grass leaves, grabbing Huang Yingying, whose neck and waist were shackled by chains. He cast a spell to lift the restraint on him, sandal gold flame energy erupting from one hand, while the other pulled the chain like a leash, shouting: "Let's go, dive!"

"Alright." Huang Yingying, his face still swollen, beamed obsequiously, found his bearings, knelt on the ground and knocked his head before diving into the earth, using the Earth Escape Technique to break into the ground and bringing Wu Jinliang with him.

Even underground, Huang Yingying dared not escape on his own, partly due to being chained. He was terrified to discover that Little Gao all along was truly adept at hiding his skills, realizing Wu Jinliang also knew the Earth Escape Technique.

Last night, when Little Gao had played around tormenting him after a full meal, he had him use the Earth Escape Technique to dash underground together. At the time, he vaguely felt this guy sometimes seemed to use Earth Escape Technique, akin to the kind with demon art talents, but thought he was mistaken, suspecting he'd been dazed by the beating, creating illusions.

Now he was unequivocally certain, the Earth Escape Technique indeed carried demonic aura. This Mr. Gao was genuinely using demon art; damn, is this guy a demon cultivator?

A demon just like himself!

They had played so many times together before, and he hadn't noticed a thing. Hidden too deep indeed.

The question is, what's this guy doing mixing among humans with a human identity? That's a bit eerie, could he be from the Demon Path?

Uncover but don't reveal, continuing to toil underground like an ox, casting spells, digging and diving.

On the East City gate tower, indoors, Lou Xiu kept frowning while staring at the Mother and Child Magic Plate, with a gaze increasingly grave, noticing that spot of white light on the mirror was actually still.

He had placed a positioning Mother-child Talisman in the relics of Lord A Xun to control the direction of the traded items, in order to implement subsequent plans.

Now the light dot on the magic plate stopped far from the Obstruction Slope, why did it stop?

Was it a temporary pause, or did something unexpected happen, or was the heading to Obstruction Slope a decoy all along?

Just as he pondered whether to mobilize nearby personnel to check, he suddenly sensed a transmission from the covert black hand had arrived again, so he immediately took out the Mother-child Talisman to take a look.

Not looking was okay, but looking gave him a shock. The content stated: City Lord has noticed, has sent someone to intercept Fan Wuzhe, has sent someone to collect evidence from Mei You.

These brief words caused him to display astonishment, while internally feeling like raging waves.

First, there was fear.

Then confusion, who is this person, how could they have grasped the movements of the City Lord?

Instinctively feeling deceit, but the white spot on the mirror indeed stopped, truly resembling a capture.

In the library, Shi Chun sitting in the small charcoal room sent out a message, then changed to another Mother-child Talisman, the one meant for Bai Qiru, leaking information again: Huang Yingying is in Mei You's hands, Mei You wants to kill him to silence, delay no more.

This time, he delivered a deadly move, but putting away the Mother-child Talisman, he did it with an air of casualness.

Meanwhile, he took out another Mother-child Talisman to send a message to Xiao Sheng, then got up and left the room, taking a leisurely stretch at the door.

On the street with bustling crowds, Xiao Sheng seemed to accidentally bump into him, took away a piece of the Mother-child Talisman, the one Fan Wuzhe used to contact Mei You.

Shi Chun didn't know if this piece of Mother-child Talisman could be traced, he involved Dong Wenshu just to prepare for it being located here, now it's done its last function, let Xiao Sheng take and dispose of it.

Returning to the steps, seeing people inside the library chatting idly, he found Third Miss Dongliang Ying behind the counter staring at him, and he offered a calm smile in return.

This smile carried a sense of farewell.

If he successfully gets the item, he naturally has to bid farewell and leave this place, it's really not a place for someone like him to stay.

As for the trouble with Fan Wuzhe, he also helped this family handle it as an aside.

The chance of Fan Wuzhe escaping is slim, he's likely to be caught back by the City Lord's side.

Matters involving Dong Wenshu are not truly entangled with Dong Wenshu, can't withstand investigation, just by checking the Mother-child Talisman on Fan Wuzhe, it will be clear it's a setup framing Dong Wenshu.

Lou Xiu had long been watched by the City Lord, probably won't escape this disaster, thus helping this family solve this problem as well.

All this serves as a token of repayment for looking after this family during this time.

As for the truth revealed about Fan Wuzhe after he's caught back, whether this family can accept it, is not his concern.

Again, women are perceptive, Third Miss Dongliang Ying detected the distinct meaning in Shi Chun's smile…

Amidst the pavilion on the mountaintop, Bai Qiru took out the Mother-child Talisman Shi Chun gave her.

Indeed, Li Xianghong threw it away before, but threw it right under Bai Qiru's nose; Li Xianghong might not pick it up, because Huang Yingying isn't her husband, but could she herself not pick it up just in case?

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