Chapter 741 - 741 Eldest Disciple Is Not Responsible
741 Eldest Disciple Is Not Responsible
They did not say much on the way. They traveled during the day and rested at night.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
When they arrived at Qinghai county, they realized that the county had changed drastically. Along the way, there were many new houses, and the voices of street hawkers rose and fell.
The spiritual energy in Qinghai county was rich, and it was very comfortable to breathe.
There were many sea goods by the sea, and the sea goods filled with spiritual energy had increased a lot, so they attracted many people.
After separating from Zhou Zhi and the others.
Su Xiaolu and her masters went to their residence. When they pushed open the door, Su Xiaolu was dumbfounded. The small courtyard was overgrown with weeds.
Old Wu frowned slightly and muttered softly, “That eldest disciple of yours is a little unreliable. Didn’t he say that he would help take care of the courtyard? I think he hasn’t been here to take care of it…”
When they left the year before last, they had clearly agreed to let him take care of the courtyard and help clean it. However, from the looks of it, no one had come to clean it at all.
Gui You also frowned. “Girl, go to your eldest disciple’s house to take a look.”
If he was fine and agreed to help but didn’t do it, it went without saying that his character wasn’t good.
Something could have happened to him after they left.
Su Xiaolu nodded. “Masters, I’ll go to An Lie’s house to take a look. Pack up and wait for me.”
With that, Su Xiaolu turned around and left.
She had only interacted with An Lie for a few months. She did not dare to say that she completely understood An Lie, but she believed that An Lie was definitely not the kind of person who would agree but not do it.
When she first met him, he was forced into a corner but did not do anything to harm her. Moreover, they had gone through so many things together later on, and he still called her Master.
But if something had happened, why had the part that belonged to her never stopped?
The last time they came, Su Xiaolu was dressed as a man. There were not many people going in and out of Qinghai county. At that time, the foreign land had just fused and the white fish was expensive, so strangers would attract attention the moment they appeared.
This time, there were many outsiders in Qinghai county. Su Xiaolu walked across the street and did not receive much attention.
However, because she was beautiful, many people turned around to look at her.
Su Xiaolu arrived at An Lie’s house and realized that it was already dilapidated.
In the past, in this hut, she had eaten with An Lie’s family. The kind and gentle Mother An, the obedient and sensible An Xiaoou, and the kind An Cheng.
Now, they were all gone.
Su Xiaolu pushed open the tattered door and walked in. The once clean house was in a mess and there were some broken bowls and chopsticks.
What happened at An Lie’s house?
“Who is it? Come out!”
Su Xiaolu was about to investigate carefully when a stern shout came from outside.
Su Xiaolu frowned and turned to leave.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?”
They were two people dressed as officers and holding swords. When they saw Su Xiaolu, they sized her up.
Su Xiaolu also sized up the two officers. Before she could speak, the officer had already shouted sternly, “You, come with us. We suspect that you’re a spy from an enemy country!”
Su Xiaolu was speechless.
She narrowed her eyes and smiled. “Brothers, I’m here to seek refuge with my family. My relatives used to live in this area, but I don’t think anyone lives here anymore. I don’t know which house it is, so I came to take a look. I’m not a spy from an enemy country. You’ve misunderstood.”
How could there be such a coincidence? She had just arrived and an officer had already said that she was a spy.
If it wasn’t a coincidence, the misunderstanding would be resolved after she explained it like this.
“How dare you quibble? Come with us now. You’re so sneaky and even say that you’re not a spy. Let’s go!”
Su Xiaolu’s explanation did not satisfy the officers. Both of them looked fierce.
One of them even placed his hand on his sword.
Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “I’ll go with you. After you investigate, you must let me go back.”
Su Xiaolu was very cooperative and had no intention of resisting.
“Of course.”
Seeing her cooperation, the two officers’ attitude softened and they left with Su Xiaolu.
Su Xiaolu was very cooperative. She did not make a scene and was good-looking. She was a young lady, so the two officers did not make things difficult for her and spoke gently.
“That’s good. I’ll definitely cooperate with the investigation.”
Su Xiaolu smiled and was very cooperative.
Su Xiaolu had been to the county office. The place the officers brought her to was clearly not a government office.
She narrowed her eyes and said nothing.
The reason why she cooperated was that they should know the whereabouts of An Lie’s family. From the moment these two officers appeared, Su Xiaolu was certain that something had happened to An Lie.
When they arrived at a forbidding courtyard, the officers led her in.
This courtyard was very luxurious. There were many neatly dressed soldiers.
Two officers brought her outside the main courtyard and one of them went in to report.
The other one waited outside the courtyard with Su Xiaolu.
Not long after, the officer came out and said to Su Xiaolu, “Let’s go in and see Young Master.”
Su Xiaolu followed him in.
It was a luxurious and exquisite setup. Even the maidservants were dressed exquisitely, and the maidservants were beautiful.
“Young Master, we’ve brought her here. It’s a woman.”
The officer reported to someone on the main seat.
Su Xiaolu looked over. He looked familiar, but she couldn’t remember where she had seen him before.
Su Xiaolu looked at Wang Jiang on the main seat and found him familiar. Wang Jiang also found Su Xiaolu familiar. He said gently, “Miss, have we met before?”
“Miss, is this your first time in Qinghai?”
Wang Jiang asked.
Su Xiaolu nodded. “Yes, I’m here to seek refuge with my relatives, but I don’t know what happened to my relatives, but there’s no one at the address they live at anymore.”
“I see. Do you know anyone else in Qinghai? Is there anywhere else you can go?”
Wang Jiang asked gently. Before Su Xiaolu could answer, he said, “If you have nowhere to go, if you don’t mind, you can rest in my residence for a few days before making plans. You can tell me the names of your family. I can ask around for you.”
Wang Jiang’s sudden solicitousness puzzled Su Xiaolu, but she did not refuse. She lowered her eyes slightly and replied shyly, “Then, thank you, Young Master. Sorry to disturb you.”
Wang Jiang smiled and waved his hand. “It’s fine, it’s fine. If my subordinates have offended you, please forgive them. There’s a change in the sea area. The sea area you went to belongs to my family business. I haven’t been in Qinghai for long. Before I took over, that area was already empty. It was stolen a while ago, so I got someone to patrol that area. Please forgive me for disturbing and offending you.”
Wang Jiang cupped his hands at Su Xiaolu and explained.
Su Xiaolu smiled slightly. “It’s okay. They were very nice and did not offend me. Young Master has taught them well.”
Wang Jiang looked at Su Xiaolu and smiled gently. “Miss, I’m Wang Jiang. May I know your name?”
“Zhao Xiaolu,” Su Xiaolu replied shyly.
She had another fake name, taking Madam Zhao’s surname.