flstandardbreds Chapter 125 Still Too Late
Chapter 125 Still Too Late
Yun Yici's figure was as light as the wind. She swept through the alley next to the main road and followed the route in her memory, but she did not see that familiar figure in green.
In such a short time, at Yu Suqing's normal walking speed, she had already caught up with her.
Yun Yici's heart sank: Yu Suqing had indeed gotten into trouble!
At this moment, the little rabbit that was crouching in her sleeve poked half its head out and said, "Wait, don't go any further. Let me try. I feel like there's something hidden in this alley."
Yun Yici squatted down and put him on the ground. The chubby little Bayuan also wanted to come out and have some fun, but Yun Yici ruthlessly pressed him back down.
The round, soft, and adorable rabbit circled around the alley, then chose a direction and calmly walked to the pile of miscellaneous items at the edge of the alley.
With a stomp of his front paw, a series of squeaking sounds came from the pile of debris.
The next moment, the gray spirit rat that Hu San had previously sold as a treasure-hunting rat emerged from the pile of junk.
However, the spirit rat seemed intimidated by Mu Yunjian's power, and collapsed to the ground the moment it was exposed to their eyes, its whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Mu Yunjian turned to Yun Yici and said, "That female cultivator named Yu Suqing was captured by the male cultivator who sold the spirit rats earlier. He left a spirit rat here to monitor the shopkeeper's movements just now."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yici's expression changed drastically. Forgetting about Azhao who was being monitored, she pressed, "Where did they go?"
The most urgent task is to rescue Yu Suqing as soon as possible.
Rong Xuan arrived at this moment. Seeing the scene in the alley, he understood everything.
The rabbit that appeared from the twilight clouds stepped on the trembling spirit rat and threatened, "If you don't want my head to be crushed, tell me everything you know."
Terrified, the mouse's survival instinct kicked in, and it let out a series of piercing screams.
Mu Yunjian translated, "The current owners of the Spirit Beast Pavilion prefer young and beautiful girls."
"Hu San resented Yu Suqing for repeatedly interrupting his good deeds. In order to get revenge on her and to please the neighborhood leader, he kidnapped her."
"Hu San wants to offer the fish, Su Qing, to the owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop."
Yun Yici's face darkened: "Where is the owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop?"
Mu Yunjian said, "Yu Suqing should still be in Hu San's hands. He shouldn't have gone far. We can find Hu San by following this spirit rat."
Yun Yici picked up Mu Yunjian and put it into her sleeve. She said to Rong Xuan, "I'm going with Senior Brother Mu to find Fellow Daoist Yu. Senior Brother Rong, please go and inform A Zhao."
She was afraid that if she waited any longer, it would be too late.
Rong Xuan advised, "Judging from this, the owner of the Spirit Beast Pavilion is a lecherous man. Junior Sister, you shouldn't put yourself in danger. Let Junior Brother Mu and I go instead."
Before Yun Yici could say anything, Mu Yunjian, who had just returned to their usual spot, poked his head out from his sleeve and said, "I will protect her."
Yun Yici also said, "Senior brother, I'll be fine. Time waits for no one. I'm faster on foot, so I'll go."
Yu Suqing had told her earlier that the current owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop and the city lord had a conflict of interest, which also involved kinship.
It would be best to intercept Hu San before Yu Suqing is sent to the brothel owner.
Seeing Yun Yici's insistence, Rong Xuan stopped worrying about it and repeatedly told her to keep in touch, and that he would go to meet her after he informed A Zhao.
The two split up. Yun Yici followed the spirit rat controlled by Mu Yunjian to intercept Hu San, while Rong Xuan went directly to the spirit bird shop to inform A Zhao.
Yun Yici was worried that the clever rat would deliberately run into the street and try to slip away into the crowd.
Unexpectedly, with Mu Yunjian present, the spirit rat dared not make any rash moves and obediently led Yun Yici to find Hu San.
The route that the clever rat led was secluded and inconspicuous, presumably the route Hu San took to escape after kidnapping the people.
Yun Yici followed behind the spirit rat, little did she know that the road would become wider and wider as they walked.
Further on, the clever rat was trying to lead her onto the main road.
Yun Yici whispered to Mu Yunjian, "Senior Brother Mu, is something wrong?"
Logically speaking, it's impossible for Hu San, who was holding a young girl hostage, to just swagger into the street like that.
Mu Yunjian's eyes shifted slightly as he said, "This is the right road, but the spirit rat is tracking Hu San's whereabouts."
"If someone else were to take over halfway through, that woman would likely be in grave danger."
Yun Yici took out the Four Seasons Illusion Diagram from his storage bag and said, "Qian Sui."
The next moment, her body suddenly lengthened, and her white, form-fitting women's clothing transformed into black men's clothing.
In the blink of an eye, the once beautiful female sword cultivator transformed into a pale-faced, thin young sword cultivator.
Mu Yunjian raised his head, looked at Yun Yici's new appearance again and again, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this an illusion?"
Yun Yici said, "I don't know illusion magic. This is an illusion that Qian Sui cast on me."
As a magical artifact, Qian Sui can construct illusions and phantoms at will. Yun Yici asked him to conceal his true appearance so as not to arouse Hu San's vigilance when she showed herself.
After she finished speaking, she instructed Mu Yunjian to control the spirit rat and stop it in the alley. Then, following the direction indicated by the spirit rat, she continued to search for Hu San.
Following the guidance of the spirit rat, Yun Yici easily found Hu San this time.
Hu San was now full of pride and walking down the street with a beaming smile, showing no trace of his previous destitute and impoverished state.
Not seeing Yu Suqing, Yun Yici's heart tightened; she had been a step too slow.
Before she could lead Hu San into the dark alley, the roadside cultivators who had set up stalls hurriedly packed up their stalls and then beckoned Hu San to a secluded corner to talk.
This was exactly what she wanted.
Yun Yici held his breath and silently hid behind the two.
Just as Hu San and the unnamed rogue cultivator were out of the public eye, the rogue cultivator hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Hu San, saying, "You good-for-nothing Hu San, judging from your appearance today, you must have struck it rich."
“I’ve treated you well in the past. If you don’t return the spirit stones I borrowed from you last time, don’t blame me for being unbrotherly.”
A hint of contempt flashed in Hu San's eyes, but he pleaded, "Fellow Daoist Li, please give me some more time. I haven't made a single deal in almost half a month."
The rogue cultivator surnamed Li spat at him and said, "You owe me five hundred spirit stones for half a year and you still want to do business? Do you think I didn't see the people in the black market give you spirit stones just now?"
Hu San was startled and quickly stopped the rogue cultivator from talking. He looked around and was relieved to see that no one else was paying attention to their conversation.
Hu San reluctantly took the storage bag from his waist, which he had just received and hadn't even warmed up yet, carefully poured out five hundred spirit stones, counted them two or three times, and then handed it to the rogue cultivator.
His cautious behavior aroused the suspicion of the rogue cultivator: "Speaking of which, the black market only accepts the most precious treasures. What exactly did you sell?"
Hu San, who was in a bad mood, said impatiently, "What do you care what I sold? I've already returned the money to you."
The rogue cultivator thought about it and agreed. He stuffed the spirit stone into his chest, too lazy to pay any more attention to Hu San, and went back to his stall on the street.