Yinghuan had been outside the whole time and had no idea what Baili Feiyue and Wuqi had said inside.
But Baili Feiyue felt that there was no need to tell this in front of Yinghuan.
This is a private matter between her and Changsun Wuji, there is no reason to tell everyone about it.
He shook his head and said, "It's okay. Let's not go back yet, let's go to another place."
About half an hour later, according to the road pointed out by Baili Feiyue, the carriage driven by Yinghuan stopped in front of a secluded inn.
It was just past noon, but there was no one in the lobby on the first floor of the inn, and the entire inn was very quiet.
"Master, there seems to be no one here." Yinghuan said in a low voice.
"Am I not a human being?" Just as Huanhuan finished speaking, a voice that was so old and almost withered sounded like a ghost.
The curtain connecting the corner to the backyard was then opened, and an unremarkable old man walked out.
Yinghua immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake."
The old man didn't hesitate too much, shifted his gaze to the two of them, and said calmly, "You two guests are staying at the hotel?"
Baili Feiyue smiled, "Old man, don't you recognize me? I used to live in your store."
The old man raised his eyelids and looked at her again. "I have been in charge of this inn for decades. Many guests have come and gone. Remember them all. Isn't this a god?"
Baili Feiyue was very patient. "Old sir, you might as well think about it again. More than a year ago, I lived in your store with a very handsome man, um... who couldn't talk." She was not just talking nonsense. That time, Changsun Wuji, who had always been at odds with her, used the identity of Feng Jiuhuang to save her when she was in danger while stealing the dragon blood grass from the national treasury.
After escaping danger, she accidentally brought Feng Jiuhuang, who had escaped death, to this inn to recuperate.
Of course, at that time she was a "miracle doctor".
"I'm old and can't remember." The old man said with a blank expression.
Baili Feiyue raised an eyebrow, "Really?" Suddenly, he attacked the old man with lightning speed!
The man who said he was old actually dodged the hazard very nimbly and easily. He must be a top master!
Yinghuan immediately became alert, but Baili Feiyue started laughing again.
"That time, I was carrying an unconscious man and urgently needed a suitable place for him to recover. It just so happened that I walked into your store. Now, it's not entirely a coincidence. When I was carrying him on my back to find a place, it seemed that a very nimble figure flashed a few times. I followed that figure and found your store."
She curled the corners of her lips, "Old man, you really don't recognize me?"
He didn't want to play dumb with the old man. He reached out and held a black object the size of a thumb in front of the old man. "Do you recognize this?"
Token!
A token that belongs exclusively to Murong Shuo!
The old man's attitude instantly became respectful and solemn. He clenched his left fist, bent his elbow and put it against his chest to perform the salute of a Western Region Holy Religion follower meeting the Holy Lord.
Baili Feiyue smiled and put away the token in her hand. "It seems that I found the right person, old man. Let's sit down and talk."
The two went to the backyard, and after Baili Feiyue sat down, the old man did not sit down.
Baili Feiyue didn't force it.
The old man took the initiative to speak, "I wonder what instructions the young master has for me."
Even though the Saint Venerable has been replaced by someone else, he still addresses Baili Feiyue the same way he did when Murong Shuo was the Saint Venerable.
Baili Feiyue tilted her head and stared at him with half-closed eyes, "Old man, do you know the art of soul-stealing?"
"Why do you say that, young master?"
"Because," Baili Feiyue's smile was seven parts weird and three parts evil, "I feel like I have looked for you before this time. But as far as I can remember, this is the first time I have revealed my identity and come to you."
"Young Master, you are worrying too much. Even if I know the art of soul-stealing, I dare not use it on you."
"That may be overthinking. I have a few questions."
"Young Master, please speak."
"Why did you bring me to your shop in the first place?"
"One of my missions is to protect the young master. If the young master is in danger, I will go to rescue him."
"Why didn't you contact me first?"
"Within the Dajing Kyoto area, there is a bookstore that is the open line to protect the young master, and I am the hidden agent. Unless the young master is at an irreversible critical moment of life and death, I am just an ordinary old shopkeeper. Outside the Dajing Kyoto area, I am not responsible."
"Master has passed away for a long time, but you are still here. But is there any mission he left for you to continue to carry out?"
"none."
"Then why didn't you leave?"
"Because the previous Saint did not leave any additional orders for me to leave before he passed away. The new Saint also did not give me any instructions. I can only wait here."
"You're lying." Baili Feiyue stared at him. "Jiu'er, the new Saint, doesn't even know you exist. Old sir, you are loyal to the Master."
"Today, old man, you only need to tell me one thing. How much do you know about the treasure map involving Jiuer?"
The old man raised his eyelids which were full of traces of time, and looked quietly at Baili Feiyue with his already somewhat cloudy eyes.
After this glance, Baili Feiyue felt inexplicably uncomfortable all over.
His expression turned cold, "Old man."
The old man slowly lowered his eyelids, "Young Master, you worry too much."
Baili Feiyue knew that there was nothing to be learned.
Baili Feiyue left the inn in a bad mood, and after walking about half a mile, she suddenly turned around quickly. However, when she and Yinghua returned to the previous inn, the inn was empty and the old man was no longer found.
Baili Feiyue gritted her teeth and said, "He ran away."
"Master, what should we do now?"
Baili Feiyue took a few deep breaths and said, "Let's go back home first. The old man must know something about the treasure map. I believe he will show up sooner or later."
She wasn't completely sure before, but once this man ran away, she was almost 100% sure that he must know something.
This trip was not completely fruitless. In addition to confirming this, she was also able to confirm another conclusion she had previously deduced.
That is, the origin of the treasure map is indeed related to the Holy Church. Although Jiuer is implicated at present and it even seems to be targeted at her, the ultimate goal is definitely not to harm her.
She never doubted that Master would never harm Jiuer.
But if the treasure map was arranged in advance when the master was alive, what exactly did he want to tell Jiuer?
Or what does he want to guide Jiuer, or even his disciple, to do?
After returning to the palace, Baili Feiyue went straight to Changsun Wuji and told him about the old innkeeper.
After saying this, Baili Feiyue looked at Changsun Wuji suspiciously, "Didn't you find anything when you were in that inn?"
"for example?"
"For example, the old shopkeeper is a top-notch expert."
It's fine that she couldn't see it, but Changsun Wuji didn't see it at the time either? Baili Feiyue felt more and more that the inn might have been under Changsun Wuji's suspicion and surveillance from the beginning.
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