C68 Meeting an Old Friend by Chance

After a slight pause, Qin Xin pulled Little Lan along and followed behind Du Qi. Du Qi first brought them to the kitchen and collected the remaining steamed buns and mantou as well as cooked food. Together with three buckets of clear water, he brought them into the secret room. Du Qi reminded them, "Before I come back, you must not go out here!"

Qin Xin said, "Are you ready to go out?" Then she shouted again, "If you don't come back, won't we starve to death here?"

Du Qi smiled and said, "You won't believe me even if I say you are stupid. If you finish all the food here and I still haven't come back, it can only mean one thing, and that is, I will never come back. Don't you guys know how to leave at that time? If that's the case, then you'd better leave this place immediately! "

Qin Xin was suddenly startled when she heard this and said with a bitter tone," You had long wanted to not interfere with my matters. Now that there is such a chance, why don't you run far away? Of course you won't come back!" Then she said gently, "Du Qi, you have to be careful. I will wait here for you to come back!"

Du Qi did not say anything else. He just waved his hand to bid farewell to the two girls. After sealing the door of the secret chamber, he flashed out of a small window in the attic. Lying in the shadow of the roof, he saw that the surroundings were as quiet as a ghost zone. Only the night sky in the west of the city gate was completely red and shouts could be heard. He suddenly jumped up and rushed to the west of the city.

Du Qi ran across the roof of the house and saw that the street was in a mess. Although there were a few places that were dark red like bloodstains, there were no corpses. Apart from occasionally seeing the patrolling soldiers, there was not a single person. Du Qi guessed that the reason why people fled in panic just now might have been because someone had deliberately shouted loudly in the city to cause panic. There were no bandits who had entered the city at all.

Du Qi suddenly felt his mind move. He turned his head and looked at a corner of the street. He saw a figure turning around in the dark from another street, hiding and moving forward. In a trance, Du Qi only felt that person's figure seemed to be somewhat familiar. He focused his eyes and could not help but be surprised and delighted. He resisted the urge to rush out and stop him. Instead, he shrank back and carefully hid in the dark shadows on the roof. His mind firmly locked onto that person. After he went far away, fang Yuan followed him from a distance.

That person walked, stopped, and made many false appearances along the way. He kept looking back, making it obvious that he was an expert in stealth. If someone was following him from behind, he would definitely lead them somewhere else or be discovered by him. In addition, his light body skills were quite brilliant, so it was really difficult for ordinary people to follow him.

Du Qi's method of following was different from the others, and he did not follow behind others. However, his mind was firmly locked onto the person who was following him, so he was not afraid of being discovered. He did not have to worry about losing track of him. Therefore, that person would never have dreamed that he was being followed at this moment. However, he was still very careful along the way, afraid of being discovered.

As he was walking, Du Qi suddenly felt that person leap onto the roof from the street. He rushed forward and his figure instantly disappeared into the shadows behind the roofs. If it was a normal stalker, they would definitely increase their speed to avoid losing track of him. However, Du Qi did not follow up. Instead, he stopped and hid in the shadows under the roof of a tall building. He held his breath and concentrated, contracting his pores so that his body temperature and smell would not leak out at all.

Just as Du Qi had expected, the human fruit suddenly appeared on the roof of a distant building. Then, it suddenly floated back in the direction it came from, and flew past more than ten roofs. Only then did he turn back and disappear behind the roof in front of him. He seemed to have gone along the streets.

Du Qi was still lying quietly on the ground, not moving at all. However, his expression did not relax. A moment later, as Du Qi had expected, the man carefully came back from the shadows of a street. After looking around and confirming that there was no one around, he suddenly flashed. He scuttled to the wall facing the street and flipped into a small courtyard.

Du Qi happened to be hiding under the roof of a tall building next to the small courtyard, which just happened to be able to see the entire courtyard. When Du Qi saw that person climb over the wall and enter the backyard, he immediately hid in a bush of flowers and trees. After waiting quietly for a moment to see nothing unusual, he suddenly floated up again. He stopped in front of a door and knocked on it rhythmically.

The door opened, and the man didn't wait for the person who opened the door to greet him. The door opened for a moment, and the person entered in a flash. When the man opened the door, he saw that the man had entered the room. He stuck out half of his body and looked around with his divine sense. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he withdrew his body and closed the door.

When he suddenly saw that the person who opened the door was the hall master of the Great Mountain Hall, Du Qi was even more surprised. The moment he turned around and closed the door, Du Qi suddenly jumped up. He landed on the roof of the house with lightning speed and crouched in the darkness of the roof. Even if there were other night watchers passing by from nearby roofs, they would not be able to find him.

Du Qi had just arrived at the roof when he heard the sound of people pulling chairs and stools to greet each other. After a short while, a slightly aged voice lazily said, "Luo Changhe, why are you only here now? Do you have any good news?"

Du Qi felt that this voice sounded a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered who it was.

Luo Changhe said, "Replying to Daoist priest Fenghuo's words, junior and the others are under orders to investigate everywhere. There is no news of Alchemy King Zhang Lan. Please punish junior and the others for being incompetent."

It turned out that the person who spoke just now was the thin and tall old Daoist who Du Qi and Qin Xin had just arrived in King Xing's Mansion two months ago. The person Du Qi had followed just now was his old enemy, Luo Changhe. Four years ago, he had escaped from Xiangyang with Guo Qinggong. The chief of the police, Huang Da, had been ordered to hunt him down, but failed. Du Qi did not expect Luo Changhe to appear here, so he followed him quietly. When he saw that what was waiting for him was a perfect timing, he flew to the roof of the house they were in without hesitation. He was ready to find out what they were up to.

Before Du Qi even arrived, his all-pervasive spiritual perception had already entered the house. He had measured a total of seven people in the room, but he could only hear the breathing of six people of different heights. Du Qi gathered his ears to prevent himself from hearing another person's almost non-existent breathing. Regarding this, Du Qi could not help but be shocked in his heart. When he heard Luo Changhe's words... Only then did he know that he was Daoist priest Fenghuo. He could not help but be even more careful. He lay quietly on the roof, not daring to make any unusual movements.

Daoist priest Fenghuo sighed and said as if he did not care at all, "Forget it, forget it. Since that handkerchief is deliberately hiding from me... How can you guys investigate his whereabouts so easily? Otherwise, he would not be called a pill king. Right now, your matter is still the most important. You all can discuss as much as you want. Ignore me!"

Upon hearing Daoist priest Fenghuo's words, Luo Changhe hurriedly said, "Elder Daoist Xie! We will act according to the established strategy. Everything should have been going smoothly. Who knew that the street would suddenly be in chaos and that girl would take the opportunity to run away? We searched everywhere, but we didn't see her whereabouts. That's why I rushed back to report the situation and ask for the next course of action."