Chapter 34 The Disappearance of Ali
From dawn to dusk, Mo Youli never returned to Haogui Tower.
This unusual behavior confused Xu Ren'er. After dinner, she called Tang Beiju and Tang Qiuyue and asked about Mo Youli's whereabouts.
"What did Ali say to you before he left?"
Tang Qiuyue: "He said he was just going out to do something small, and he didn't want us to follow him."
"Did you say specifically what it was?"
Tang Qiuyue shook her head and replied, "No. We wanted to follow, but he said there were too many people and it would be difficult to handle."
Tang Beiju: "A fight?"
Xu Ren'er understood what he meant and denied it, "A-Li is not like you. He is not keen on this kind of fight. Besides, if he wanted to fight, he would definitely not tell you. This is not what A-Li does."
Xu Ren'er had a bad premonition in his heart: Come to think of it, this situation seemed particularly familiar. Tang Beiju had left without saying goodbye and disappeared mysteriously before, just like that, he disappeared without any warning.
Thinking of this, Xu Rener immediately made a decision:
"Everyone, follow me. We are going to find Ali now!"
Fortunately, it didn't rain all day today, so the smell was not washed away. Xu Ren'er lay on the ground, sniffing out Mo Youli's scent and identifying the route he passed.
Tang Beiju and Tang Qiuyue stood behind her, one on each side, observing the situation around them.
At the beginning, Xu Ren'er walked very fast, until Xu Ren'er led them to a street, Xu Ren'er paused and began to slow down.
As night falls, the once bustling streets have become much quieter, and the few scattered stalls are gradually preparing to close.
Xu Ren'er stood up straight at once, gave Tang Beiju and Tang Qiuyue a look, indicating that they should go forward and ask about Mo Youli's signs.
Facing Xu Ren'er's gaze, the two naive siblings asked in unison, "What are you doing?"
Xu Ren'er: ...these two unreliable and foolish kids...
Sighing inwardly, Xu Ren'er had no choice but to speak: "Go ask those stall owners if they have seen Ali. Briefly describe Ali's appearance to them and ask what Ali's condition was at the time."
The people of Juzi are open-minded and everyone wears strange clothes. Mo Youli, who is dressed normally, would be extremely conspicuous. If anyone saw him, it would definitely leave an impression.
They picked a stall owner who had his hair half combed in front of him, revealing only half of his face. Tang Qiuyue walked up to him, briefly summarized Mo Youli's general characteristics, and asked the stall owner if he had seen this person before.
"Oh! You mean the man in blue? I remember him!"
Hearing this, the others' eyes suddenly lit up and continued to listen to the stall owner's reply.
"That guy is incredibly handsome! But his taste in clothes isn't quite right! He came by our stall and wandered around, and a bunch of us stall owners noticed him and were eager for him to stop by and sit down. Even if he didn't buy anything, it was fine! Just looking at him was a treat for our eyes!"
When Mo Youli was mentioned, the stall owner immediately started talking, and he burst into endless praises.
Seeing that the stall owner was busy praising her, Xu Ren'er had to pull Tang Qiuyue's trouser legs at her feet, urging her to interrupt the stall owner's praise and get to the point.
"Did he do anything unusual when he bought something from you?"
Tang Qiuyue asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, the stall owner immediately shut up, his eyes flickered, and he did not speak immediately. Instead, he turned his eyes back and forth, sometimes looking at Tang Qiuyue, and sometimes looking at the pile of items on his stall.
The stall owner's main items were folding fans. She was about fifty years old and slightly plump, but she dressed boldly, wearing a sleeveless top, and the biceps of her arms were particularly prominent.
Seeing that the stall owner was silent, Tang Beiju became a little impatient. He clenched his palm towards the hilt of the sword, trying to force the stall owner to speak.
As soon as Xu Ren'er saw Tang Beiju's posture, she knew what he was thinking. She was so scared that she jumped up quickly and hit Tang Beiju's arm hard with her paw.
This behavior was very sudden. Tang Beiju was full of disbelief and stared at Xu Ren'er, asking her to give an explanation.
Xu Ren'er felt extremely overwhelmed. If she hadn't been worried that her questions would scare the woman in her fifties and delay their progress, she would have asked the questions herself.
After thinking about it, Xu Ren'er simply jumped up again, scratched Tang Beiju's waist with his claws, took his purse, and sat on the stall.
She opened her purse, took out a few pieces of silver, handed them to the stall owner, and then casually pointed at a few of the stall owner's folding fans to indicate that she wanted them.
The stall owner took the change with a playful smile, but only took one piece and returned the rest. He then handed the folding fan to Xu Ren'er and began to comment leisurely:
"Two bastards, no better than a dog!"
The country of Juzi values martial arts, and she saw all of Tang Beiju's little actions just now.
If it weren't for the fact that the two kids were young and the dog was dealt with in time, she would have taught them a lesson herself.
Tang Beiju: ...She seems to be scolding me? Should I do something?
Tang Qiuyue: What did I do? I was just asking a normal question. Why are you scolding me?
Pay the money and get the job done.
After receiving the small change, the stall owner didn't hesitate and told her all the information he knew:
"That handsome young man came to our street and seemed to be wandering aimlessly, but his eyes, most of the time, were scanning the corner behind him. I followed his gaze and found four guys wrapped up tightly, secretly following him.
If you ask me, their tracking technology is really bad. Even we, a group of indifferent stall owners, can find that the four of them are following people, let alone the people being followed.
What's even funnier is that, looking at their expressions, they actually think their tracking skills are amazing!"
Hearing that Mo Youli was being followed, Xu Ren'er and the others looked at each other, secretly shocked:
Something really happened!
The stall owner seemed not to notice their expressions and continued to speak eloquently:
"Later, I saw them all walk into a small alley. I knew at a glance that the handsome young man was going to deal with the four guys who were following him! Sure enough, after a while, the handsome young man and the four guys started fighting.
Those four guys were no match for Jun Xiaohu at all. I could see that Jun Xiaohu didn't even use his full strength before those four guys couldn't hold on.
After beating up the four guys, the handsome young man was planning to leave, but unexpectedly, a tall guy wrapped himself tightly came up from behind.
He didn't attack the handsome young man, but took out a long, thin brown whistle from his clothes and blew it into his mouth. The handsome young man fell to the ground inexplicably and lost consciousness.
And then they took him away.”
When Tang Qiuyue heard this, she quickly asked:
"Which location did you take it to?"
"I don't know. They just vanished from the spot with a thud. They didn't even walk!"
After hearing the stall owner's description, Xu Ren'er and the others' faces suddenly changed.
Disappearing on the spot, considering their previous experience in the Three Food World, Xu Ren'er and the others understood that Mo Youli might have been taken away to another world.
Tang Beiju: "Can you describe the characteristics of that group of people in more detail?"
Sadly, the stall owner shook his head helplessly and said, "There are no characteristics. They wrapped themselves up too tightly."
Tang Qiuyue: "Can't you see the face clearly?"
Stall owner: "It's not that I can't see clearly, it's that I can't see at all. They all have masks on their faces."
At this point, the stall owner smiled slyly and said, "I thought the patterns on their masks were quite unique, so I simply copied three myself and planned to give one to each of my three children and grandchildren."
After she finished speaking, she rummaged through a small bag on the edge of her stall, handed it to them, and said:
"However, I see that you are eager to find people. If you want them, I can sell them to you and make a few more myself later."
Tang Qiuyue took the bag and opened it. There were three white masks inside, with a slightly rough green pattern carved on the lower corner of the left eye.
"Thank you." Tang Qiuyue asked for the amount, took out the money and thanked him at the same time.
"No need. You spent the money, so I should thank you!"
Business this morning was average, neither making a profit nor a loss. The stall owner had to close the stall later to see if he could make more money, but it turned out that there were hardly any people around.
She had originally planned to give up and thought that the day would be over, but she didn't expect Xu Ren'er and the others to show up and let her make a small profit. She should be grateful to these guys.
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Xu Ren'er and the others came to the place where Mo Youli and the others were fighting.
Xu Ren'er moved his nose, sniffing the changes in the surrounding smells, and then said to them:
"What the stall owner said is correct. The smell spreads quickly here, and there are indeed signs of a fight."
"So what should we do now? Ali was taken to another world by those bad guys, but we don't even know which world it is, so there's no way we can find him!"
Tang Qiuyue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She kept pacing around in front of Xu Ren'er, muttering to herself.
Tang Beiju said nothing, but his face was ashen, and he was obviously worried about Mo Youli's safety.
Seeing that both of them were about to lose their composure, Xu Rener quickly calmed them down and said:
"Don't worry! At least Ali is absolutely safe.
Think about it, the stall owner said that they just made Ali unconscious and didn't do anything else, and then took Ali away immediately.
This at least shows that they do not pose any threat to Ali's life and do not want to kill Ali.
Secondly, before Ali left, he told you it was a small matter and deliberately stayed away from you, which shows that he was very clear that he was being followed, and that he had been followed for more than one or two days.
This is a problem. They clearly have a way to take Ali away directly, but they choose to follow Ali first.
I smelled the smell here, and they didn't fight at the beginning, but started fighting after a while.
This shows that before the fight, they had already communicated with Ali, but were rejected by Ali, so they were forced to attack Ali.
Based on these doubts, I made a bold guess.
Ali should be a very important person to this group of people. They will try not to take action if possible, and even if they do, they will not really do anything harmful.
We still have plenty of time to rescue Ali."
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