Xianmen does not ask about the mundane

After seeing Xiao Tao leave, Zhu Lingyu stepped forward and asked, "Senior brother, how are you doing?"

Qi Zuo frowned and said: "Little Tao also has traces of being absorbed by evil spirits, but the absorption is not much, and it has little effect on him."

Zhu Lingyu asked suspiciously: "How could this be? Could it be that the tree spirit didn't suck Master Qiao's energy away?"

Qi Zuo shook his head and said, "I don't know. I thought that Master Qiao's essence was sucked and the sacred tree on Fomu Mountain was the same thing, but now this guess seems to be untenable."

Zhu Lingyu said: "But the day that Xiaogu said that the rain transformed into a spirit body and left, happened to be the same day as Master Qiao went to Fomu Mountain. Is it a bit far-fetched to say it's just a coincidence?"

Qi Zuo said: "Indeed, I am more inclined to Xiaogu's statement. But if it is said that some evil spirit attacked them early in the morning, it was found that Master Qiao's aura was particularly deep, so it is possible to absorb more from him... …No, that’s not right, if it’s just to absorb energy, the other party obviously doesn’t want to attack multiple people at the same time because he absorbs too much on one person alone, so that the energy deficiency is obvious, so he can attack Master Qiao alone Ruthless hands are contrary to his purpose!"

Zhu Lingyu was so confused by his series of logic that he didn't react for a while, but after a while he digested his meaning and thought: "That's right, then Mr. Qiao should have been sucked by the rain when he was in Fomu Mountain first." Too much aura, and then he was infected with resentment when another evil spirit attacked him, so he lost his energy and became unwell."

Qi Zuo said: "Why do you think that you were first absorbed by the rain, and then you became infected with resentment?"

Zhu Lingyu said: "If you were infected with resentment first, Mr. Qiao should feel unwell immediately after being sucked a lot of energy by the rain. Why did you not find out that something was wrong until the next day?"

After thinking for a while, Qi Zun said: "Indeed, Master Qiao could only be attacked on the night after returning from Fomu Mountain. Thinking about it carefully, his method of absorbing essence is actually very clever, and he deliberately chose Passengers in the inn are a relatively mobile group of people to disperse the smoking, so that even if people feel uncomfortable after smoking, the other party will leave after a short time, and a group of energetic people can be replaced soon. If Master Qiao hadn't lost most of his vitality before being attacked by that person, so he reacted more violently to resentment, we would not have been able to detect that someone has been playing tricks behind his back."

Zhu Lingyu couldn't help sighing after hearing this: "What a clever way, these people really do everything for their own greed."

"Well," Qi Zuo nodded, and continued to reason, "That person chose to visit the inn late at night to attack people, which means that he is very familiar with the inn, so he must have stayed here for a while, and it is very likely that he is hiding in the inn. It might be near the inn, or even a certain person in the inn. Since he has such a good method, which can absorb people's energy without anyone noticing, why didn't he use it before?"

Zhu Lingyu followed his train of thought and thought, "Is it because of a sudden change?"

Qi Zuo said: "That's right, so what happened that day?"

Zhu Lingyu suddenly realized: "Yu used Uncle Qiao's spiritual power to transform into a spirit body, and went out to find Qiao!"

Qi Zuo said: "It is very likely that Yu's behavior caused serious damage or other effects to that person, so he had to make up for it in this way. If so, the whole thing will be connected in series."

Seeing that the matter finally took shape, Zhu Lingyou couldn't help being a little excited, and said: "In this case, can't the matter between Xiaogu and Master Qiao be resolved together? Then we'll just wait here when that person comes back at night, and we'll take him out." Catch them all!"

Qi Yu shook his head and said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to wait like this. The other party dared to invade the inn in the middle of the night and attack people. He must have a good understanding of the situation in the inn, so the other party must have seen our arrival early in the morning." In our eyes, we will not do anything under our noses."

Zhu Lingyu said: "Then what should I do?"

Qi Zuo said: "Isn't there still a token from Xiaogu? We can try to see if we can sense Joe's location through the token. But... I think the possibility of returning without success is still very high."

Zhu Lingyu asked doubtfully, "Why?"

Qi Zuo sighed suddenly, patted his head and said: "Because people who do evil in this world are usually cunning and clever, and don't easily show their flaws, so those good people will be killed again and again."

Zhu Lingyu thought about it: "Is this what people always say that good people don't live long and evil people last thousands of years?"

Qi Yu smiled helplessly and said: "Yes, when Ah Yu can be alone in the future and go out to kill demons and demons by himself, you will find that this sentence is the norm in the world."

Zhu Lingyu said: "Then shall we still look for it?"

Qi Zuo said: "Look, of course, since there is a feasible method in front of us, why don't we do it. Let me tell you, I just want you to be mentally prepared in advance, so as not to waste time and energy when you get it It would be disappointing to not get results.”

Zhu Lingyu heard a little dissatisfied and said: "Brother treats me like a child."

Qi Zuo smiled, rubbed the broken hair on his forehead and said, "Let's go."

So the two quietly left the room with the elm money and astrolabe given by the little cuckoo.

The inn is closed now, and the corridors and lobby are pitch-black. After entering the Tao, the five senses will become extremely sensitive, and the night vision ability will also be greatly improved. Therefore, neither of them lit a lantern, and quietly Passing by each house, he urged Yuqianzi with spiritual power, trying to sense Joe's existence.

They tested every guest room on the second floor one by one, and also tested the rooms in the backyard downstairs one by one, but they couldn't find any trace of Joe.

Then the two climbed over the wall from the backyard and continued to search among the attics in the courtyard around the inn under the moonlight. One person held an astrolabe to detect spiritual energy and resentment, and the other took an elm coin to sense it. They walked all over the surrounding streets and alleys. no result.

The two decided to continue to expand the search area. Luck jumped between the roofs of the pavilions, and finally spent most of the night searching almost the entire Wuzhou City. As expected, there was no gain, and the two dragged on. He returned to the inn with exhaustion all over his body.

At this time, the faint blue sky outside the window has gradually turned white, and it will be dawn in more than an hour.The two lay side by side on the wooden couch, feeling unspeakably tired inside.

"What shall we do next?" Zhu Lingyu asked.

Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Qi Zuo paused and said, "There are two options now. The first is to pretend to leave here, and wait for that person to relax his vigilance and continue attacking others, and then we will come out and catch him. The second Just wait here and see when that person jumps over the wall in a hurry."

Zhu Lingyu said: "It doesn't feel like a good solution."

Qi Zuo took a deep breath noncommittally, and the two fell silent for a while.

"Brother." Zhu Lingyu looked up at the ceiling, and began to think wildly.

"Ok?"

"What do you think that man took Joe for?"

"I don't know, it won't be a good thing after all."

"Yu went to look for Qiao half a month ago, and she hasn't come back for so long, where did she go?"

"She's dead."

Zhu Lingyu didn't react for a while when he heard it, and after a long while, he suddenly sat up from the couch and looked at Qi Zuo in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

Qi Zuo sighed heavily, looked at him and said, "Yu is dead."

"...How could it be so sudden, Xiaogu was still waiting for her, how could he have died, and besides, how could senior brother know about Yu's situation."

Seeing him like this, Qi Zuo suddenly regretted telling him the truth too early, but the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to repent, so he sat up and looked at him and explained: "If the tree spirit leaves the body for too long, the main body will indeed gradually appear. Symptoms of withering. But the time since Yu left is not too long, and her body did not wither gradually overnight, but died overnight, which already explains everything."

"But...but Xiaogu is still waiting for her, guarding her body day and night."

"Xiaogu actually knew it a long time ago, that's why she suddenly became silent when I promised to help her find Yu and Qiao. And she only gave me Joe's token, not Yu, which means she already knew that Yu would never come back. , I just wish I could bring Joe back."

Zhu Lingyu seemed to be hit by a bolt from the blue sky for a moment, recalling that little Dujuan was still swearing when she left in the daytime, "I will protect Sister Yu well", and suddenly felt empty in my heart.

Although he and Xiaogu only met once, and he couldn't say how much he cared about her feelings, he would definitely not be able to bear the thought of his master or brother being gone one day.

"She clearly knows that the rain won't come back, so why...she still stays there so full of hope?"

Qi Zuo said lightly: "She's just deceiving herself and finding a reason for herself to persevere."

Zhu Lingyu still couldn't accept it, frowned and said: "But Yu Mingming injured that person severely on the first day, how could he die..."

Zhu Lingyu's remark was an unintentional remark, but Qi Zuo seemed to be awakened suddenly, and began to repeat his remark in his mind.

Yu Mingming severely injured that person on the first day...

first day……

first day……

"That's right! We took the token and searched the entire Wuzhou City but couldn't find any trace of Joe. How did Yu find that person the day he left the body!?"

Zhu Lingyu was still immersed in pity for Xiaogu, but suddenly he was taken aback by his inexplicable words, and asked him what was wrong, Qi Zuo explained to him excitedly: "After Qiao was captured, he must have been cast down. There is some kind of restriction, so that we can't sense her with the astrolabe and tokens, but Yu found Joe the night he left the body, and severely injured that person, which shows that Yu knew the person who took Joe away !"

Zhu Lingyu's eyes widened when he realized it, and he felt that his heart was full of hope, and said excitedly: "Wouldn't it be possible to find Qiao as long as you know who Yu knows, and then filter out those who are familiar with the inn?" where it is!"

"That's right! It's still some time before dawn, you should rest for a while, and we will go to Fomu Mountain immediately after dawn."