Back Off, Let Me Come

[My Lord, the lives of cattle and horses are also lives. ]

Shen Tang initially sent Wu You to the Northeast Continent to investigate the situation.

Wu You was unwilling, and he kept complaining in the first few days, and protested to my Lord from time to time: [You can't just squeeze me to death just because I am the incarnation and you are the Lord... We are from the same roots, why are we so anxious to fight each other? ]

Shen·My Lord·Tang was overwhelmed by countless work.

The more he listened, the more annoyed he became: [What are you complaining about? How about you come back and let's switch? You sit in the office every day, and I go out for a walk? It's good enough to go out for some fresh air, and you are still bullying me? ]

Even though the incarnation was himself, Shen Tang still felt that Wu You didn't know what was good for him - if it was a cattle and horse, what was he?

The cattle and horse among cattle and horses?

[Don't complain, work! ] Sitting in the office was too painful, and arguing with himself became a daily way to relieve his mood.

Shen·Wuyou·Tang: [……]

Just when we were about to reach our destination, I changed my mind again.

Tan Ting is missing and her whereabouts are unknown.

Even after exhausting all the resources in the central region, I still couldn't find Tan Ting. Yuan Liang used the connections of the branch of the Gods Society but still got no news. He only sent back a guess that Tan Ting had been out of contact for a long time and might be suspected of betrayal. I have only one request - I want her to be seen alive or dead!

[Hey, how can I find her? ]

What's the difference between finding a person and looking for a needle in a haystack?

Although Wuyou complained that he was a cheap cow and horse, he never delayed his actions for a day. Wuyou and I are one and the same. The more I worry about Tan Ting, the more Wuyou worries. She traveled day and night to the place where Tan Ting was last seen.

I just hope it's not too late.

Shen Tang suppressed her anxiety and sat in the teahouse agreed with the contact person. There were three copper coins of different sizes on the table.

When she drank the third bowl of tea, a porter in a coarse linen shirt came over to share a table with her. The porter was tall and had a dark and shiny complexion. It was obvious that he was a man who had been working outside for a long time. He drank three bowls in one breath as soon as he sat down.

When his eyes met the three copper coins, he wiped his mouth.

The porter said nothing, but paid the bill and stood up.

Shen Tang paid the bill with three copper coins, picked up the bamboo hat on the table and put it on his head, covering most of his face with a veil, and slowly followed the porter into a winding dark alley. There was little light in the dark alley, and the surrounding scenery became more and more cramped and damp, and there was a foul smell in the air.

[It's a dead end. ]

[Why are you following? ]

A hoarse male voice suddenly sounded in the dark alley, implying a threat.

Until Shen Tang said the connection code in a calm voice.

[The sun and the moon are hanging high and shining forever. 】

As soon as he finished speaking, a pool of sticky black liquid was seen wriggling out of the shadow under his feet. The liquid became more and more, and gradually condensed into a human figure. The black shadow gradually became clear, and it was the porter in the teahouse. He clasped his fists and said: [The mountains and rivers are still and the four seasons are clear. 】

This informant was rescued by Qishan when he was exiled to another country in his early years.

The elderly and the weak in the family needed his care, and he could not follow Qishan to run around, so he could only stay in his hometown to make a living, and send some news to Qishan from time to time, hoping to help his benefactor. Qishan killed seven masters in a short few years, and there was no stable foothold, so it was difficult for the two sides to communicate. Later, as Shen Tang gradually gained a foothold, Qishan began to seize power in the branch, and he reconnected with the porter.

Although the porter was disabled and his martial energy was weak, he had a rare talent that allowed him to temporarily dissolve into the shadow. It was also with this skill that he could keep his breath on the battlefield, giving Qishan, who passed by, the opportunity to drag him out of the pile of dead bodies.

Before Qi Shan left, he gave him several sets of secret codes.

If someone comes with the secret codes, this person is trustworthy.

This wait lasted for more than ten years.

The porter asked with concern: [How is the benefactor doing? ]

Shen Tang: [His wife and daughter are both alive, and he is successful in his career, which is very good. ]

Su Shang is Qi Shan's "wife" who has been engaged for more than ten years. Qi Miao is his adopted daughter, and he himself is successful in his career. He was appointed as the Minister of the Central Secretariat and was given the title of Grand Master. How could it not be good?

The porter's eyebrows and eyes showed some joy.

[That's good, that's good. ]

Shen Tang said: [I came to ask you about someone. ]

[The messenger can give you instructions. ]

With Tan Ting's peerless appearance, it is impossible for people who have seen him not to have an impression of him. In order to facilitate the porter's identification, Shen Tang also deliberately copied his portrait: [It is the peerless beauty in the painting. ]

Shen Tang carefully unfolded the scroll.

He looked at the porter's reaction with some expectation.

[Have you seen this person? Or heard of this person? ]

Porter: [...]

He was full of confidence at first. The moment he saw the portrait, he asked Shen Tang again: [The morning light is dim and the moon is setting? ]

Shen Tang: [The sun and the moon shine together... illuminating the universe? ]

Do you need to check the code again to see a painting? ? ?

After checking the code, the porter looked at the portrait with an indescribable expression, frowning so tightly that he wanted to pinch the whole family of flies to death. He looked at it carefully several times, and it seemed like he was facing a problem from the last century. He was really in a difficult situation now. First, he had never seen such a sloppy wood man, and second, he couldn't equate it with the four words "peerless beauty" against his will. He once suspected that Shen Tang was fake.

But, both sets of codes matched.

This can't be fake, right?

[I have never seen such a person. 】

Normal people wouldn't look this sloppy...

Shen Tang: [Then could you help me find out in the area? According to the information I received before, he has appeared in the area. 】

While talking, Shen Tang remembered another feature.

Tan Ting's Wen Xin monogram.

People have different aesthetic tastes and may describe the same appearance differently, but the characteristics of the Wenxin monogram should not be very different.

Porter: [……]

Not sure, let him think about it again.

The porter mingled in the market, dealing with all kinds of people, and his network of contacts was indeed very wide. It didn't take long for him to find the young man who was suspected of wearing the Wenxin monogram. The witness was a beggar living in a dilapidated temple outside the city: [That's a fairy who came down to earth! ]

[Yeah, Meng Yuan is indeed as beautiful as a fairy. ]

The appearance is consistent.

Porter: [……]

He talked to the beggar, and the person the beggar described was nothing like the portrait. If he really looked like the portrait, going out in broad daylight would be considered a haunted place. He did not interrupt the conversation between Shen Tang and the others.

[When you saw him, was it one person or multiple people? ]

The beggar said: [At that time, there was one, and later two. 】

It rained heavily that day, and the beggar could not go out to beg for a living, so he could only stay in the dilapidated temple. When he was half asleep, a "fairy" with an ethereal temperament walked out of the rain curtain. The "fairy" also came in to avoid the rain, and it seemed that she was worried.

The beggar only dared to look at her secretly.

[The fairy woman is good, and she didn't come to beat me. ] In the past, if I looked at any nobleman for a few more times, the lackeys around the nobleman would kick me twice, and the beggar was also afraid of being beaten. It was rare to meet such a generous "fairy", so I took the courage to look at her several more times.

The rain outside was a little lighter, and another person came.

The person was also a woman, wearing a straw raincoat and a hat.

The "fairy" hesitated for a moment, followed the other party, and the two talked for a long time under the eaves of the dilapidated temple, but the strange thing was that the beggar could see their mouths moving, but couldn't hear any sound.

Damn, didn't I run into a dirty thing?

The beggar was so scared that he didn't dare to look at her again.

After an unknown amount of time, the two disappeared.

Shen Tang was disappointed: [Didn't you see where they went? ]

[They should have gone into the city. ]

Shen Tang was curious: [Are you sure? ]

[A gang member in the city saw someone floating in the rain that day. The rain was like a spirit that would actively avoid people. I'm afraid it was a ghost. ] The beggar asked and found that it was the same person as the "fairy" he met in the ruined temple.

There were no more clues at the moment, so he could only follow the clues.

With the help of the "Beggars' Gang", she really got some clues.

However, this clue was not Tan Ting, but the man in a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat who met and chatted with Tan Ting that day. It is said that this person lives in the next county and runs a teahouse. He is also one of the few people willing to hire "Beggars' Gang" children to run errands for rewards. He is a good person.

Shen Tang asked where the teahouse was and set out to look for it.

Now we have entered the rainy season. First, there were a few days of continuous drizzle, and then two days of heavy rain. The humid air can make people soft. The mud under my feet is dirty, but there are patches of green in the distance, which perfectly interprets what "the grass looks green from a distance but is not green when you get close".

Shen Tang stepped on wooden clogs and walked in the mud.

He asked as he walked.

[It's closed. Please come back tomorrow. ]

A lazy female voice came from the corner.

Shen Tang looked over, and a trace of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

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On the first day of February, I'll update for a lazy moment.

I'm thinking about how to get back the line of Mrs. Shen.

PS: I feel that if this is a game world, Mrs. Shen is an NPC who opens teahouses everywhere...