Such outrageous behavior requires the support of superior kung fu, but what Xiao Nanhui cared more about at the moment was the sound of the bell mixed in with the noisy crowd.
The sound of the bells came from the crowd of spectators, subtle and dull, yet not unnoticed. It sounded like an ordinary post bell or a jewelry worn by a woman in a household, but a closer look revealed a difference.
Most importantly, she had heard that sound when Seqiu was fighting those Puhuna.
Over there, Ding Weixiang had already chased Yan Zi. Xiao Nan had no time to think back. He ran down the Changmi Terrace towards the guards who came running after hearing the noise. He grabbed a guard's sword and turned around to chase in the direction where the bell sound came from in the crowd.
The crowd outside had no idea what was happening in front of them. Many of them were still immersed in the noise of the celebration, their eyes looking up at the platform and their words full of enthusiasm. Only she was going against the current, struggling to move forward in the crowd.
As soon as she walked out of the flat ground and entered the buildings, Xiao Nanhui climbed onto the roof and looked for a figure with suspicious movements like her.
Sure enough, a figure flashed by hurriedly in the alleys of a residential area not far away.
At this time, the crowd of onlookers had crowded into the street, and the alley was empty. This was a perfect time to give chase.
Xiao Nanhui turned over and got down, following the figure all the way deep into the alley.
After chasing for a while, she felt tired.
Jiaosong is a small place. The walls and tiles in the streets are much lower than those in Quecheng. It is crowded even for people to walk in it, not to mention that some alleys are deep with firewood and tile sheds used for burning in winter. Not only can you not run at full speed, even walking fast is very difficult.
Turning a narrow alley, she bumped head-on into a fortune teller holding a tattered signboard, and both of them staggered two steps.
Although it was only a moment's delay, when she hurriedly apologized and looked up again, there was no trace of the man in the entire alley, as if there had never been any suspicious people in the empty alley.
Feeling depressed, Xiao Nanhui quickly realized what was happening and grabbed the fortune teller.
"Did you see anyone passing by just now? Where did they go?"
The fortune teller had just been bumped into and was feeling a little uncomfortable. Seeing Xiao Nanhui looking like he wanted to ask for help, he started to act like a spoiled child.
“Never, never.”
Xiao Nanhui was anxious about the man's whereabouts and refused to give up, so he asked again.
"I was also in a hurry. I saw that person passing through this alley, so I walked a little faster. Sir, did you really not see anyone passing by? And did you not see what that person looked like?"
"I am lame and blind, what can I see?"
This time, the message conveyed in the other party's tone was somewhat intriguing.
He is clearly not blind, but he claims to be blind, which is somewhat self-deprecating and leads to further questioning.
At this stalemate, a figure flipped over from the other side. It was Ding Weixiang.
Ding Weixiang glanced at Xiao Nanhui, then looked at the fortune teller beside him, and automatically ignored him.
"Where are the people?"
Xiao Nanhui was too lazy to be perfunctory and didn't think much about the man who suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Lost it."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the ugly expression on the other person's face and realized that he had also lost Yan Zi, so she took the initiative to make peace.
"I'll let you off the hook this time, so don't criticize me again. Besides, I saved your master once on the altar. So we're even now."
Ding Weixiang snorted coldly, but did not mention the past events again. He just looked at the fortune teller coldly.
The fortune teller couldn't tell where Ding Weixiang came from, and was picking up his two whiskers, trying to continue bargaining with Xiao Nanhui.
"Sir, please come and judge the situation. It's not that I don't want to help, but because of this festival, most of Jiaosong County has been deserted. I can't open my business and haven't eaten in days. I'm dizzy and my brain is all mixed up. I really didn't notice that suspicious person."
Xiao Nanhui felt as if he saw Wu Xiaoliu decades later.
It’s a pity that the other party is not a fat man. When he tries to be clever, he lacks the blessing of simplicity and honesty, and looks particularly annoying.
She was about to use the same trick again, but before she could draw her weapon, Ding Weixiang, who had been watching silently behind her, had already figured out the game and drew his knife before her.
With a "swish", the bamboo signboard on the fortune teller's back was split in two, and the yellow felt hat on his head also had a hole in it.
However, the force was well controlled. The other person only felt a chill on his scalp, and then two strands of hair fell down.
Ding Weixiang said expressionlessly, "I'm a member of the Yanchi Camp. I've seen you stole something. If you don't cooperate, I'll have to take you back and question you thoroughly."
Xiao Nanhui swallowed back the harsh words he hadn't spoken yet. He then felt that one shouldn't be so ruthless, so he tried to make amends, "If you cooperate, I'll give you the money, but don't be too greedy."
In the end, it was the word "silver" that worked. The fortune teller smiled and looked much more obedient.
"It is an honor for me to be able to help the official solve his problems. That person just passed me face to face, and I saw him clearly."
"In that case, follow me back and go through the process."
For some reason, Ding Weixiang seemed to be in a hurry to return to his master to report, and insisted on bringing the man back to the Black Feather Camp for interrogation, but Xiao Nanhui refused to give in.
"Draw it now. That man appeared not long ago, so he still remembers it clearly. If it's been a night, the details he can recall will be even fewer. If he plays a few more tricks, won't we have to pay him all that money for nothing?"
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