If you don't accept customers, are you just teasing her by letting her come?

She arrived at the gate of the Gu Liang family with some doubt, but the gate was closed and the place was deserted.

However, there was a small door open on the side, and a middle-aged man was standing inside looking out, looking rather furtive.

"Hello."

Jia Xitong called him to a stop, and the man looked at her warily.

"I have come to keep my appointment at the invitation of Gu Liangrui."

"you?"

The middle-aged man looked her up and down. "What proof do you have?"

"Dingtian Academy, Xianlong Peak".

Jia Xitong introduced herself, and the man opened the side door and led her quickly through various alleys.

They traveled through many remote areas. The man's cautious demeanor made Jia Xitong vaguely feel that Gu Liangshi seemed to have some problems.

arrive.

After a month's absence, Huo Rui's yard seemed rather deserted. Weeds, about an inch tall, had grown in the cracks between the gray-blue floor tiles.

Huo Rui's beard was even thicker than the last time I saw him, and it was unkempt. His eyes were sunken, and he looked rather haggard.

Upon seeing Jia Xitong, he frowned slightly. "Who are you?"

"I'm a fine-toothed person."

Different appearances, same voice.

Huo Rui looked Jia Xitong up and down, thinking that what was in front of him was a puppet. "He can even make a real puppet. What can't he do?"

He looked behind Jia Xitong and asked, "Where is your master?"

“The host is in seclusion, so I came here specifically to make a deal with you.”

After he finished speaking, Huo Rui's expression turned ugly.

Unaware of what was happening, Jia Xitong took out a piece of Langmu leaf and asked, "Young Master Huo, where is the Heavenly Ginseng Fruit?"

(End of this chapter)

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