Chapter 257 Tell the Truth
"Of course, I'm telling the truth. I won't lie to you." The old Taoist looked around at the people in the room and demanded, "Let them all leave. You're the only one left in the room. No one else can know what I'm going to ask you. Similarly, no one else can hear my answers to your questions."
Looking at everyone with embarrassment, Zhu Houde stood up first and gestured to call Lu Jingheng and the others away.
Regardless of whether what Hei Laodao said was true or not, since he made the request, we should satisfy him.
Whether the truth can be told depends on Bai Yangfan.
Everyone left. Bai Yangfan closed the door and stood beside the bed, looking at the old Taoist priest: "Are you going to ask first or should I ask first?"
"I'll go first." The old Taoist looked at her and asked, "Are you the successor of the Maoshan Sect?"
"Yes." Bai Yangfan said bluntly, "You too, right?"
"Yes!" The old Taoist laughed, a little mockingly, "I am a disgrace to the Maoshan Sect. Even if I admit that I am their disciple, they will not acknowledge me."
"Why?"
Bai Yangfan seemed to be chatting, but in fact, this was also a method of interrogation, silently getting the information he wanted out.
The old Taoist didn't answer. He glanced at the little girl and protested, "It's my turn to ask you a question."
"Okay, ask."
"How did you find where I hid the safe?" The old Taoist was very curious. "Did you use Maoshan magic?"
Bai Yangfan raised his eyebrows slightly and extended two fingers: "Although you asked two questions, I don't mind. Yes, I used Maoshan magic."
The old Taoist's eyes suddenly lit up, then dimmed in an instant. "I knew you must have used some unusual means to find where I hid my safe. Actually, I thought my plan was flawless, and no one could find the safe. I never expected a little girl like you to crack it. It really is true that the younger generation pushes the older generation forward! Who did you learn the Maoshan technique from?"
Who did he learn Maoshan magic from? Bai Yangfan was shocked. He didn't know whether his master in his previous life was still in China or abroad at this time. After careful calculation, his master should still be in China at this time and not go abroad.
Hei Laodao has been living abroad and may not be familiar with the Maoshan people in China, so it’s better to make up a fake name and tell him!
My master’s Taoist name in the previous life was Xuantian, so I’ll change it to Xuandi. Anyway, I may not recognize him.
Thinking of this, Bai Yangfan spoke without any psychological pressure: "My master's Taoist name is Xuan Di."
"What?" Hei Laodao was stunned, his eyes widening twice as wide. "Your master's Taoist name is Xuan Di? Are you sure?"
Bai Yangfan was shocked and wailed. It can't be that tragic! Could it be that the Black Taoist priest knew Xuan Di? Calm down, calm down. Even if he did, so what? There were so many people named Xuan Di. He might not know every Taoist priest named Xuan Di.
Is there no one with the same name? Even if there isn't one, she has to say it exists, so that the old Taoist Hei can't see anything.
"Yes! My master is Xuan Di. Why are you so excited?" Bai Yangfan's face was full of indignation. He crossed his arms and looked nonchalant.
Without answering the little girl's question in time, the light in the eyes of the old Taoist priest gradually dimmed. He sighed and said slowly: "My Taoist name is Xuan Di, but I haven't been called that for many years. When I suddenly heard this name, I couldn't help but feel a little excited."
Bai Yangfan: “······” How unlucky is she? She can be matched with the Black Taoist priest just by making up a Taoist name. It’s so disgusting.
The room suddenly fell into silence. Hei Laodao's thoughts were immersed in his own memories, while Bai Yangfan was waiting for Hei Laodao's next words.
Because the next person to ask a question has the right to do so. If she asks, the old Taoist will have to correct her. It is better not to ask and wait patiently.
After a long time, the old Taoist priest seemed to come back to his senses and asked the question in his heart: "Who gave you the sword in your hand?"
"A friend." Bai Yangfan answered casually.
In her eyes, big fish are friends. She is not wrong, nor is she lying.
There is no need to have any psychological burden.
It was her turn to ask, and without hesitation, she asked what everyone wanted: "Who sent you to China to steal safe number 19?"
"A friend." The old Taoist looked at Bai Yangfan and smiled cunningly, "If you tell me the true origin of that sword, I will tell you who sent me to China."
The true origin of the sword? I really can't tell you. I can't tell you about the big fish and the reservoir, right?
But if she didn't tell him, Hei Laodao wouldn't tell her the truth. After thinking for a moment, Bai Yangfan decided to tell the truth. Maybe it seemed absurd to others, but it shouldn't be in the eyes of the old Taoist.
"It's okay to tell you." Bai Yangfan's face was expressionless, and his tone was indifferent. "This sword was indeed given by a friend, but this friend is very special. It's not a human, but a fish. A big fish that has lived for at least a hundred years."
The old Taoist's gray eyes immediately lit up again, and he asked without hesitation: "Do you understand animal language?"
He looked at the black Taoist priest expressionlessly and retorted coldly: "It's my turn to ask."
His face froze, and the old Taoist said awkwardly, "Ask, ask."
"Who sent you to China to steal the safe?"
"A friend, a woman I met when I first went abroad. She was very kind to me, but unfortunately she was a ruthless gangster." The old Taoist didn't lie to Bai Yangfan this time and told him the truth. "Her name is Alan, and she's the leader of the Alanweng tribe."
Alan? The leader of the Alanweng tribe? Huh! So he was an old acquaintance from a past life. It wasn't impossible to say that. Alan wasn't a good person to begin with. For the sake of the tribe's development and status, he would never do anything legitimate.
At this time, Alan should still be a graceful beauty. She was actually a friend of the old Taoist? A gangster woman? It was fair to call her that. The prosperity of the Alanweng tribe was a thing of the past, more than a decade later.
It has not yet developed to the scale of later generations. Alan has a good eye and must know that the old way of doing things is endless, so he helped him! That woman is very smart and will not do business at a loss.
"She saved my life once, so I came here to work for her and steal the safe, so that we can be even." The old Taoist priest seemed to be telling a story. "I don't know why she wanted to steal the safe. I came here alone, and I'm not sure if she sent anyone to follow me. Your people can go and check. The courtyard house I live in is rented.
Although Alan is a woman, she is also very pretty, wearing a white dress all day long, and looks like a girl next door. However, she is actually cruel and ruthless, and will use any means to make money.
Five years ago, I robbed a gold shop for her, and she got a taste of success. This time, she's been trying to get me to come to China. I have no choice. I owe her my life, and I must repay it."
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