Xuanxia

Chapter 150 Curtain
When Fu Qingzhou and Hua Wuying left the pharmacy, Chen Dahe was still a little shocked.

He looked at the two people's backs in shock and asked, "Really?!"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and turned his head and said, "No."

"No, if it's too expensive, we can bargain!"

Chen Dahe was heartbroken: "Young Master Fu, this, this... this information is very important to what you are going to do next. If you don't buy it, you will suffer a great loss!"

After hearing this, Hua Wuying was somewhat tempted, and whispered: "Brother Fu, Shopkeeper Chen never likes to cheat people, why don't you consider it? If you have no money, I can pay for it."

Having said that, Fu Qingzhou could only smile helplessly: "Brother Hua, I already know the result of his speculation."

"How is that possible!" Chen Dahe was shocked and turned to glare at the pharmacy owner Wang: "Old Wang, you didn't hide the information well?!"

Boss Wang looked confused and aggrieved: "What are you talking about?"

Fu Qingzhou laughed: "Manager Chen...I pushed it out myself."

He took two steps back and whispered in Chen Dahe's ear, "The information you have been selling to me is nothing more than that Fanyin Temple's Fachen stole the tokens from Qiuchan and me, misled us to go to Qingcaoze together, and set up a trap there, right?"

Chen Dahe was extremely shocked: "You..."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen."

Fu Qingzhou patted his shoulder with a smile: "I was just guessing before, but your expression let me know that I guessed right - this business is worth it."

After saying that, he left laughing without looking back.

Chen Dahe stood there in a daze, and only smiled helplessly when the two figures disappeared from view.

"Shopkeeper?" Boss Wang whispered, "What did he say to you?"

Chen Dahe shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Our guest official is also a good businessman."

Outside, it was already dawn.

Hua Wuying was extremely curious: "Brother Fu, you said that you already know the results deduced by Qianfang Baixiao Tower?"

"of course."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and repeated what he had said to Chen Dahe before.

Hua Wuying was also slightly surprised, and then he became even more curious and puzzled: "If you just say it's a misdirection or a trap, it's easy to guess... but how do you determine that the enemy is that Fa Chen?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled at him and said, "Brother Hua, have you also heard of Fa Chen's name?"

"Have heard a little bit."

Hua Wuying nodded: "He is a famous thief monk in Shu. Although his cultivation is mediocre, his Qinggong is very terrifying, and he has a pair of skillful hands. Over the years, he has stolen countless treasures, but no one has been able to catch him."

"Yes." Fu Qingzhou nodded and said, "More than two years ago, I wanted to make money by tracking down people with bounties on their heads. At that time, I saw the name Fa Chen."

"Later, when I learned about the Fanyin Temple and met Fazheng, Fayuan and others, I naturally thought of this 'eminent monk' with the character 'Fa' in his name, and I also knew a little about his abilities."

"According to the intelligence provided by the Xingyun Chamber of Commerce, Qiu Chan and Brother Wu both received a message from a flying arrow after approaching Shu two days ago, and then turned around and rushed towards us..."

As he spoke, he pointed to his quiver and said, "Brother Hua may not know that there are two less arrows in my quiver."

Hua Wuying was shocked.

"It's funny, but I shot each of these iron arrows myself. Some of them even have yellow talismans wrapped around them. I call them talisman arrows."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "I am a bit stingy. I will find a way to retrieve the arrows I have shot as long as there is a chance. Therefore, I know exactly how many arrows are in this quiver, especially the talisman arrows."

"After we encountered the assassin on the road, two arrows were missing from our quiver. I didn't take it too seriously at the time..."

Hua Wuying understood what he had heard and said, "Now you suspect that it was Fa Chen who stole your arrow?"

"Yes."

Fu Qingzhou said: "Although I don't know how he stole my arrow without my noticing, I think Qiu Chan and Brother Wu saw the talisman arrow that only I had and thought I was captured, so they were misled by him."

"Once I think about the theft of the arrows, and then about the Fanyin Temple, I think of the name Fachen - after all, there is only one monk in the world who is good at stealing. After that, when I think of Qiuchan and Tongran Fu, it is most likely this Fachen."

Hua Wuying nodded: "The Tongran Talisman on Miss Qiu was also stolen when she was fighting with that monk!" "That's right."

Fu Qingzhou nodded: "I think it's probably because Fanyin Temple realized that Ziqi Xianfeng Temple was going to target them, so they sent some scapegoats to the temple to try to fool them... Qiuchan got angry and started a fight with them, but she didn't know that the person on the other side was a thief monk who took away her important things."

Hua Wuying frowned slightly when he heard this: "Zixiao Peak, Shu, Luoyi... these places are all thousands of miles apart. Even if Fachen has superb lightness skills, how can he travel back and forth in a few days? Won't he get tired?"

"We don't need to think too much about this for now." Fu Qingzhou shook his head and said, "At least we know that Qiu Chan is probably fine now."

"But if they go to Qingcaoze, it would be dangerous." Hua Wuying said.

Fu Qingzhou's expression also became slightly solemn: "Yes, but they set out from Shu two days ago, and it will take more than two days to reach Qingcaoze."

As they were talking, they had already walked back to the Xiata Inn. The horses they rode were chewing grass in the stable next to the inn.

At this point, Hua Wuying started to laugh: "In that case, we can't delay any longer and should leave immediately."

"good."

Fu Qingzhou winked at him and said, "Of course, as long as Qiuchan is not in Fachen's hands, the so-called 'whoever holds the talisman will die instantly' will naturally not count. Brother Hua, please leave a letter..."

"Haha, of course."

Hua Wuying smiled and said, "But if we go there with a team, I'm afraid we'll scare Fachen and make him run away, right?"

"That's right." Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes and smiled, "So, they have to go slower."

It's comfortable to talk to smart people.

"no problem."

Hua Wuying nodded: "From now on, we will ask Master to take care of this matter. It will be much easier if we have a living person in hand."

Needless to say, what happened next.

Hua Wuying left a letter and handed it to his fellow martial arts brothers. Then the two of them rode south, galloping all the way.

It was just dawn when we set out, and when we arrived near Qingcao Marsh, the sun had not even risen to three poles.

At a glance, there is a vast swamp ahead.

A gloomy atmosphere enveloped the entire area, and large tracts of wetland swamps glowed a deep dark green.

There are some shrubs scattered in the swamp. They are winding and in various shapes, like a group of ghostly dancers, dancing wildly in the wilderness.

The leaves and branches of these shrubs have withered, and their sharp dead branches stretch toward the sky. Occasionally, a few black crows fly low by, screaming in sharp and piercing voices, as if they are singing a dirge for this dead land.

A breeze blew by, bringing with it gusts of cold and damp air... There were clearly no big trees to provide shade here, and the sunlight was not blocked, but there was no warmth at all.

"Is this Qingcao Marsh?"

Fu Qingzhou jumped off the horse and sniffed.

Rotten, smelly... Many things have died here, but I don't know if they are humans or animals.

Hua Wuying also jumped off his horse. He frowned and said, "If we go forward from here, we may step into the deep swamp at any time and be unable to escape, unless we have the lightness skill like Fa Chen..."

Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as there are large shrubs, there must be thick soil underground for them to take root. Let's go there."

After saying that, he took the lead and leaped to an area with many bushes several feet ahead.

Sure enough, when he landed, there was a solid thumping sound under his feet.

Hua Wuying nodded and followed closely.

The two followed the natural guidance formed by the growth of bushes and went deeper.

"Wait a minute."

After landing again, Fu Qingzhou suddenly pressed Hua Wuying's shoulder, looked at a large group of crows that suddenly flew up from a half-dead tree not far away, and whispered, "Someone is there."

(End of this chapter)