Two days later, Gu Xiao arrived at the boundary of Luofeng Town. However, after entering Luofeng Town, Gu Xiao frowned.

Because in Luofeng Town, everyone, whether they are villagers or pedestrians, has a scrutinizing gaze, constantly looking at the people passing by.

Especially Gu Xiao, a completely unfamiliar face, was stared at by countless eyes as soon as he appeared. Several people even stood up and walked towards Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and the aura of the sixth level of Qi Condensation came out from his body. The people who were trying to approach quickly stopped their bodies, looked panicked on their faces, and then dispersed.

The deterrent effect was effective, but at the same time, it also attracted more attention.

Gu Xiao frowned, and in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble and attention, he walked silently to an inn.

As soon as he entered the inn, Gu Xiao felt stared at by several pairs of eyes, and they were also scrutinizing.

“Sir, do you want to work as a professional or stay in a hotel?”

At this moment, the appearance of the waiter broke the scrutinizing gaze, and Gu Xiao found a corner to sit down and ordered some food at will.

After ordering the things, Gu Xiao asked the waiter if something happened in Luofeng Town.

The waiter's expression turned strange when he heard it. After looking at Gu Xiao carefully, he put his hand on his waist and rubbed his fingers.

After Gu Xiao was stunned for a moment, he took out a piece of broken silver with a smile. The waiter quickly snatched the broken piece of silver and put it away. He looked around and moved it to Gu Xiao's ear in a sly manner.

"Sir, you who are from out of town don't know that a big event happened in Luofeng Town a few days ago. Now, entry and exit are not allowed in Luofeng Town..."

"Tell the important point!"

"Ahem! That's it..."

Seeing that Gu Xiao was a master and not easy to mess with, the waiter did not dare to talk nonsense anymore and told Gu Xiao the whole story in detail.

After listening to this, Gu Xiao finally understood why the atmosphere in Luofeng Town was so weird.

The reason is that one of the golden rings and lotus used as annual tribute is missing, and it was found lost when it was just transported from the place of production to Luofeng Town.

Therefore, people from the government and the Yan family are now closely investigating, causing everyone in Luofeng Town to feel in danger, with no one allowed in or out.

"Have you found out anything in the past few days?"

"Well..."

The waiter chuckled and rubbed his fingers vaguely. Gu Xiao frowned and snorted coldly.

The waiter trembled, showing embarrassment, coughed twice, and leaned into Gu Xiao's ear: "I have been investigating for three days, but there are no clues at all. According to rumors, the government now suspects that the Yan family is a thief... Don't say it is.

That’s what I said!”

After saying that, the waiter left in a hurry.

The Yan family guards and steals...

Gu Xiao narrowed his eyes, curled his lips after a moment, and left the inn without waiting for the food to be served, leaving a few taels of silver behind.

The Yan family in Luofeng Town is a real local emperor. Sometimes their words are more useful than the officials, so the Yan family's compound is also built in the most conspicuous place.

"This courtyard wall is really impressive, even more grandiose than the Lin family's..."

Gu Xiao clicked his tongue, crossed his hands, and stared at the door of the Yan family's courtyard. He soon discovered that the Yan family's defense was somewhat extraordinary.

But just like this, it still could not be concluded that the loss of the golden ring and lotus was theft by the Yan family guards, so Gu Xiao found a hidden corner and monitored it.

But until sunset, no one came in or out. There were only a few carriages carrying fruits and vegetables coming around to the back door. Other than that, there was nothing unusual.

In desperation, Gu Xiao had no choice but to give up and planned to go back to the inn to discuss the matter further.

But just when Gu Xiao stood up to leave, he saw a group of government servants walking towards Yan's house, which made Gu Xiao's eyes light up.

After a while, the door of Yan's house opened, and a middle-aged man dressed as a housekeeper walked out. After saying something to the leading yamen servant, the leading yamen waved the people behind him to leave, and he himself entered Yan's house with a solemn expression.

Home front door.

In this situation, Gu Xiao is really stupid if he doesn't see anything fishy.

It happened that at this time, only the sunset was still shining, and the sky was dark. Gu Xiao concealed his breath and walked through the door of Yan's house.

What a coincidence, as soon as Gu Xiao took cover after sneaking in, he heard the sound of people.

"Didn't I say it was done perfectly? How will I end up with this situation?!"

"Yue Guang, you collected the things. This is something you should worry about. Now you are blaming me?"

Through the gap, Gu Xiao saw clearly the two people arguing. One was the yamen servant who had just come in alone, and the other was a young man with a sinister face.

"Yan Qili, don't think that because you are the second young master of the Yan family, I am afraid of you. If this is revealed, none of us will be able to escape!"

Yan Qili's expression changed and became more sinister, as if he was holding back his anger.

Seeing this, Yue Guang snorted again: "Now the trouble has reached the inspection envoy. There is news that people will be sent down to investigate in the near future. Tell me! What should I do?"

Yan Qili snorted coldly: "Huh! What else can we do? It's just that the two of us go on the road together."

"You!" Yue Guang was furious and was about to get angry, but when he saw that Yan Qili was acting like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, he could only suppress the impulse in his heart.

For a moment, the two of them were speechless.

Gu Xiao's expression changed. Based on the conversation just now, it can be basically concluded that the loss of the golden ring and lotus was indeed stolen by the Yan family, and the culprit was Yan Qili.

"Yue Guang, don't forget, who am I going to give this golden ring and lotus to whom I risked my life to steal? As long as you find a way to hide it, after that is done..."

After Yan Qili finished speaking, he hummed twice, and after hearing this, Yue Guang's expression suddenly became quite complicated.

Among them, most are struggling.

After a while, Yue Guang looked solemn as if he had made some important decision.

"It is true that you will have a great future, but you have to live to enjoy it. Before it's too late, give the things to me and I will arrange a scapegoat."

After listening to Yue Guang's words, Yan Qili stared with anger, gritted his teeth and said: "Are you serious?!"

Yue Guang snorted coldly, his attitude was extremely tough.

Seeing Yue Guang's attitude, Yan Qili twitched the corner of his mouth and clenched his fists behind his back, obviously trying his best to restrain himself.

After a while, Yan Qili took a breath and his face returned to calmness: "I'll hide the things in a safe place. Come find me when you are young."

Yue Guang frowned and looked up at the sky. However, the You hour had just passed and there were still four hours of the Ion hour, so he suddenly felt strange.

Just as he was about to say something, Yan Qili shouted loudly and called his servants, asking him to take Yue Guang down for dinner.

How could Yue Guang not understand such an obvious eviction order? But in the Yan family compound, he could only say "You'd better not play tricks" and turn around to leave.

As soon as Yue Guang left, Yan Qili's face instantly became extremely gloomy. He didn't know what he was thinking about, and hurriedly left in one direction.

As soon as they left, Gu Xiao, who was hiding in the darkness, poked his head out and followed quickly, but he had some suspicions in his mind.

As expected, not long after, Yan Qili stopped in front of a rock in the backyard. After confirming that no one was around, he patted the rock.

Immediately after a burst of amplified sound, a door appeared on the mountain, and Yan Qili immediately ducked into it.

As soon as Yan Qili's figure disappeared, the stone door began to close automatically. Gu Xiao was startled and rushed towards the stone door, but in the end he still failed to catch up.

It was too far away and it was dark, so Gu Xiao couldn't see clearly how to open the stone door, but Gu Xiao didn't feel bothered at all.

Because Yan Qili came here just after he sent Yue Guang away, obviously to move the golden ring and the lotus.

only……

Gu Xiao was not sure whether this secret passage had only one exit.

But what is certain is that as long as Yan Qili appears, the golden ring and lotus will definitely be on him!

After figuring out the key, Gu Xiao was not in a hurry and jumped directly to the roof to wait.

Sure enough, after a while, the sound of amplification came from the mountain rocks again, revealing Yan Qili's figure.

Gu Xiao's expression condensed, and he was about to jump down and sneak up to snatch it, but before he could make a move, he saw Yan Qili's panicked and angry face under the moonlight.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Qili seemed to have thought of something, his face turned sinister, and he left in a hurry.

Gu Xiao jumped off the beam, frowning.

Judging from Yan Qili's reaction, it is not difficult to guess that the golden ring and lotus seemed to have been moved first by someone else.

What a hassle!

Cursing secretly in his heart, Gu Xiao had no choice but to continue to follow.

However, as night fell, the Yan family's servants began to patrol, which caused a lot of trouble for Gu Xiao. Fortunately, these servants were not high in cultivation and did not find Gu Xiao.

But what surprised Gu Xiao was that Yan Qili actually left the Yan family directly, and even left Luofeng Town and went up the mountain.

What kind of medicine is sold in Yan Qili's gourd?

Gu Xiao was extremely confused, but after all, Yan Qili was the only one who knew the whereabouts of Jinhuan Bingdilian, so he had no choice but to follow him.

The night was dark and windy, and the terrain was unfamiliar. Gu Xiao almost lost Yan Qili several times, but he finally followed him and saw Yan Qili standing in front of a huge stone plate with a radius of about three feet, seeming to be arguing with someone.

When the clouds moved, and with the help of the moonlight, Gu Xiao could see clearly that opposite Yan Qili was a woman wearing black military uniform.

"Qiuran, I, Yan Qili, treat you well on weekdays, why do you treat me like this? Quickly return the golden ring and lotus to me!"

Yan Qili questioned sternly, and when he finished speaking, his words were full of murderous intent. His eyes were fixed on the lotus flower surrounded by gold and exuding a refreshing fragrance in the woman's hand.

"You ask me why I treat you like this?" Qiu Ran murmured, and her originally calm expression suddenly turned crazy: "Yan Qili, where is my brother?!"

Qiu Ran's question made Yan Qili panic and reveal a forced smile: "Didn't I tell you that your brother disappeared after entering the secret realm..."

"That's enough! How many more times do you have to tell me this kind of lie?!" Qiu Ran shouted, and after finishing the drink, she placed her sword fingers on the golden ring and lotus.

This action made both Yan Qili and Gu Xiao in the distance choke, and Yan Qili immediately shouted "Stop"!
Chapter completed!