Chapter 39

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　　”Really？”
The young girl was full of surprise.
Xu Taiping paused for a moment, and then looked at the young girl with a look of regret and said:
　　”But the woman I met is at least forty years old.”
As soon as she heard this, the joy on the young girl’s face instantly turned into loss, while on Lu Chen’s face a look of relief flashed.
　　The changes in the expressions on the faces of the two people were all seen by Xu Taiping.
　　”You bastard, you actually dare to play tricks on my junior sister. Watch me…”
　　”Senior brother！”
Lu Chen was about to scold Xu Taiping again at this time, but was stopped by the young girl again.
　　”Thank you, little daoist friend, for telling us. Here are thirty merit coins. Please take them well. Consider it the fee for repairing the door.”
The young girl took out a money bag with some loss and threw it to Xu Taiping.
Kid, thirty merit coins are more than enough to repair your broken door. should You be secretly happy?
　　Lu Chen glared at Xu Taiping fiercely at this time.
　　”Let’s go, senior brother. Don’t make things difficult for this little daoist friend anymore.”
The young girl persuaded Lu Chen with a somewhat lost expression.
　　”Since my junior sister you have spoken, then I will spare this kid. Don’t be sad, junior sister. If we can’t find it here, we will go to Qingfeng Gorge and take a look.”
　　Lu Chen said with a big smile on his face when he heard this.
　　“Well, there’s no other choice.”
　　The girl nodded and said, then turned around to leave.
　　“Wait.”
　　Xu Taiping suddenly stopped the girl at this time.
　　“Little Taoist friend, what’s the matter？”
　　The girl turned her head and looked at Xu Taiping with some confusion.
　　“What’s your name, sister？”
　　Xu　Taiping　asked.
　　“How dare you ask for my junior sister’s name？”
　　Lu Chen, a disciple of the Fifth Peak, had a fierce look in his eyes.
　　“If I meet the woman you mentioned next time, I can tell her that you came to look for her.”
　　Xu Taiping replied very seriously.
　　“Little Taoist friend, my name is Liu Zijin. If you really meet my sister, please tell her that Zijin has been looking for her. No matter what trouble she encounters, there is Zijin here and she doesn’t need to be afraid.”
　　The girl looked very happy when she heard this, and then quickly asked Xu Taiping.
　　“Okay.” Xu Taiping nodded. “If I meet her, I will convey your words to her without missing a single word.”
　　“Thank you！”
　　Liu Zijin clasped her hands and bowed to Xu Taiping very solemnly.
　　“Let’s go, junior sister. Senior brother and several senior brothers from the Sixth Peak are still waiting for us near Qingfeng Gorge. If we are late, I’m afraid we will be scolded by senior brother.”
　　Lu Chen gave Xu Taiping a white look and then urged Liu Zijin.
　　“Well, let’s go, senior brother.”
　　Liu Zijin nodded and left the Green Bamboo Residence together with Lu Chen.
　　“Hoo…”
　　As soon as the two left, Xu Taiping let out a long breath. Although he seemed calm and composed, he was actually a little nervous just now.
　　After testing Lu Chen’s reaction, he could be sure that as long as he showed even the slightest sign of recognizing Liu Qingmei or wanting to tell Liu Zijin something, then Lu Chen would attack him.
　　Although he didn’t know Lu Chen’s specific cultivation level, after breaking through to the Sea-Entering Realm, he could already clearly feel Lu Chen’s powerful true qi fluctuations.
　　“If I were to fight him head-on, what would be my chances of winning？ West City？ None, maybe less than two out of ten.”
　　Xu Taiping thought to himself secretly in his heart.
　　The sense of oppression that Lu Chen brought to him was many times higher than that of the changgui. If they really fought, he estimated that he wouldn’t even have a chance to make a move.
　　So in this situation, it was obviously unwise to give Liu Qingmei’s Dust-Seeking Incense to Liu Zijin.
　　However, by observing the reactions of Lu Chen and Liu Zijin, Xu Taiping finally confirmed one thing again from the side — “Sister Qingmei’s words that day were not false, and the scene in the Dust—Seeking Incense was also true. She was indeed killed by this Lu Chen.”
　　Xu Taiping stepped forward and walked to the gate of the courtyard.
　　“Gotta think of a way to hand the Xunchenxiang to Sister Zijin when that Lu Chen is not around, so that she can see the true face of that Lu Chen. However, the relationship between these two people doesn’t seem to be very close. At least it shows that Sister Zijin hasn’t been fooled by that Lu Chen’s sweet talk…”
　　Looking at the direction where Liu Zijin and Lu Chen left, Xu Taiping muttered to himself.
　　“The two of them just said they were going to Qingfeng Gorge. Could it be that they are also investigating that tiger demon？”
　　Xu Taiping suddenly recalled the conversation between Lu Chen and Liu Zijin, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.
　　The most ferocious monster in this area is that tiger demon. It is only natural that Liu Zijin blames her sister’s disappearance on that tiger demon.
　　“If I rush to Qingfeng Gorge in advance, there may be a chance to get in touch with Sister Zijin. But in this way, I will have to take the risk of possibly encountering that tiger demon.”
　　He began to measure the risk of going to Qingfeng Gorge in his mind.
　　Xu Taiping did promise Liu Qingmei to hand the Liuchenxiang to Liu Zijin, but all of this is based on the premise that his own life can be guaranteed.
　　“Boom…”
　　Just at this time, at the gate of the small courtyard of Qingzhu Ju, a huge white-headed eagle suddenly landed.
　　“Xu Taiping of Qingzhu Ju, this is the thing you bought. It’s a total of twenty merit coins, and you have to pay me one more.”
　　The white-headed eagle raised its head, and a package held in its mouth was thrown high and landed accurately in front of Xu Taiping.
　　Compared with Bai Hong, the voice of this white-headed eagle was obviously much more immature, and its age should not be very old.
　　“Thank you for your trouble.”
　　Xu Taiping reached out to catch the package, and then took out a money bag that he had prepared long ago and threw it to the white-headed eagle.
Inside this package were the hundred or so arrows he had purchased, as well as a set of leather armor is convenient for walking in the mountains and some trivial daily necessities.
　　Basically, he purchased these things once every three months.
　　Just as Xu Taiping was about to return to the house, he suddenly noticed that after the young white-headed eagle received the merit coin, it did not leave immediately but stood there looking at him.
　　“Brother Eagle, is there anything else？”
　　Xu Taiping asked curiously.
　　“My father said that the roasted Mongolian gazelle legs you make are very delicious. Did you roast any today？”
　　The white-headed eagle asked Xu Taiping directly.
　　“Father？ Is your father Brother Bai Hong？”
　　Xu Taiping took a closer look and suddenly found that this young white-headed eagle had a somewhat similar appearance to Uncle Bai.
　　“That’s right, Bai Hong is my father. My name is Bai Yu. A few days ago, I always heard my father mention you. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought you were his son.”
　　Bai Yu replied with a hint of jealousy.
　　Xu Taiping smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.
　　Brother Bai Yu, I haven’t been able to hunt a Mongolian gazelle these days. When I do in a few days, I will definitely invite you to the feast.
　　He issued an invitation to Bai Yu.
　　Why wait for another day？ It’s just a Mongolian gazelle. I have nothing to do today anyway. I’ll go and help you hunt one now. You just wait here！
　　Bai Yu said proudly.
　　Alright, wait a moment, Brother Bai Yu！
　　Xu Taiping was just about to nod and agree. He was still willing to cook a meal for Uncle Bai’s child, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, a light suddenly flashed in his mind and he remembered one thing.
　　What, did you go back on your word？
　　Bai Yu’s tone was a little unhappy.
　　No,　no,　no.
　　Xu Taiping quickly waved his hand and then explained to Bai Yu：
　　Brother Bai Yu, you don’t know. To make the most delicious grilled Mongolian gazelle leg, compared to the grilling skills, how to select the best quality Mongolian gazelle meat is the most important. So I want to ask Brother Bai Yu to take me with you and let me choose it myself.