stronger with each step."What brings you here, friend If it's money you need, just say how much and this Taoist will do everything in my power to provide for you!" The old Taoist said as he watched t...Chapter 393: Searching

Regarding their plan to pay respects to their grandfather, Xiao Yu did not object. Grandfather would probably be happy to see his old comrades visiting him!

Xiao Yu understood why his grandfather had gone into seclusion. The Xiao family suffered a complete massacre because of him; this made him feel extremely guilty towards the Xiao family. Therefore, right after the war ended, he came to live in the countryside and got married.

"Old Wu, what's up with that ginseng" When Xiao Yu saw Old Wu coming out from inside the house, he asked him.

"Ginseng That was something I picked three months ago when I went to the mountains! The exact year isn't clear, but it had already taken on a human-like shape. I knew this thing wasn't ordinary!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu mention that ginseng, Old Wu said.

"Oh, did anyone see you picking up this ginseng" Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Yu continued to ask him questions.

"Hm Is there a problem with that" Old Wu and Li Sujun’s brows furrowed upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words. What kind of people were they Upon hearing what Xiao Yu said, all of them sensed something amiss.

"Hehe, Old Wu isn’t sick; he is poisoned by a very powerful chronic poison!" A cold smile appeared on Xiao Yu's face as he spoke.

Xiao Yu didn't know how to explain it to them, so he could only say that it was poisoning.

"What Poisoned" When these old folks heard Xiao Yu mention that Old Wu was poisoned, they all let out a gasp of shock.

Immediately after, the expressions on their faces turned cold. Their eyes seemed to be burning with blood-red flames, making the already sub-zero thirty-degree temperature seem to drop even further. Even those villagers standing outside involuntarily shivered.

It turned out that these mountain village locals hadn’t left. Despite the extreme cold here, they were used to it. Moreover, outsiders rarely visited them, let alone people who arrived by airplane. If a car came here, it could be talked about for months; how much more so an airplane.

"Old Fifteen, what's going on Do you know who poisoned you or anyone who might have done it" These old folks asked Old Wu.

Old Wu had also gone through blood and death in those days. He wasn’t someone who enjoyed peace of mind easily. He thought that his illness was due to his age catching up with him, but he never expected to be poisoned by someone.

"Hehe, if you ask about who poisoned me In these years living in the mountains, I haven't traveled far and didn't offend anyone. As Xiao Yu said, it was when I was digging this ginseng that a conflict arose with someone! He wanted to buy my ginseng but I wouldn’t sell it to him. Then he saw my disability and tried to rob me instead. But I beat him up and chased him away!"

After hearing their words, Old Wu sneered and said.

After years of self-cultivation and tempering his character, Old Wu's temperament had improved a lot; he didn't kill the man who wanted to rob him but only beat him up. He hadn’t expected that this would plant the seeds for future trouble.

"Yes, it should be him. This person is extremely suspicious. Although I beat him up, there was no fear in his eyes, just coldness, and his eyes seemed to have a layer of black fog. It wasn't until five days after I obtained the ginseng that I started feeling unwell!"

After Old Wu finished speaking, he suddenly recalled something and turned around to say to Li Suijun and Xiao Yu.

"Hehe, Old Fifteen, you've stumbled in a ditch!" One of the elders said with a strange laugh as they looked at Old Wu.

"Haha........." The rest of the elders, including Li Suijun, burst out laughing after hearing this elder's words.

As for the person who poisoned Old Wu, they didn't think much about them. It wasn't that they were overconfident; it was their confidence in their own abilities and strength.

"Don’t be too careless! This person is no ordinary individual. To poison Old Wu without making a sound definitely isn’t a common person!" Xiao Yu, seeing their attitude, reminded them with concern.

However, Xiao Yu couldn't tell them that the illness was due to an extraordinary technique of geomancy and told them not to be careless because he wouldn’t know how to explain how he knew. Therefore, all he could do was try to warn them to stay vigilant.

"Haha, Xiao Yu is overthinking it! We've been through so many things in these years; we won't be careless!" Li Suijun chuckled and said.

"Yes....."

"Hahaha...... That's right......."

The rest of the elders also agreed with Li Suijun.

Xiao Yu could only shake his head helplessly, revealing a bitter smile. He didn’t know how to further remind them.

"Old Fifteen, do you know who the other person is" At this moment, one of the refined-looking elders asked Wu Lao.

The old man shook his head and said, "I haven't seen this person before, but judging by their accent, they should be from around here!"

Li Suijun chuckled lightly after hearing Wu Lao’s words. “Haha, that’s good. As long as he is in this area, there's no way for him to escape. Dahuai, give a call and ask the military district to send someone over, let them search the entire hundred-mile radius around here!” While speaking, Li Suijun had a smile on his face, as if asking the army to search the vicinity was just like inviting people over for a visit.

"Wait a moment. Old Wu, describe this person’s appearance and I’ll draw it out. First let us show it around the village and see if anyone recognizes him. After all, Old Wu doesn’t have much mobility due to his condition, but others might know who he is,"

Xiao Yu stopped Zhang Dahuai from making a call when he saw what was about to happen.

Although Li Suijun and the rest wanted to mobilize troops because someone had been harmed, would they do so if it weren’t Wu Lao but just an ordinary citizen Obviously not. Moreover, the cost of such action would be astronomical; how different would that make them from corrupt officials

Therefore, Xiao Yu stopped them. If he hadn't seen this happening in front of him, he wouldn’t have said anything, but under his nose, he refused to allow something like this to occur. However, since Li Suijun and the rest were only doing it out of concern for Wu Lao’s well-being, he couldn’t say much against them and could only try to find a way to locate this person with the simplest method possible.

‘That's right! Mobilizing troops is not as good an idea as Xiao Yu suggested,’ The elders all nodded in agreement after hearing what Xiao Yu had said.

The crowd entered the house, and Xiao Yu took out a pen and paper to draw according to Wu Lao’s description. Back then, drawing was one of his interests, and if he hadn’t gone to medical university, he would certainly have made great achievements in painting due to his talent.

"Old Wu, is this how the person looks" Xiao Yu had already finished the sketch by the time Wu Lao had completed describing him. After glancing at it and finding that it matched Wu Lao’s description, he handed it over to him.

“That's right! This is exactly what he looks like!”

The old man took the portrait from Xiao Yu’s hand and nodded after taking a look.

"Huh There seems to be something familiar about this person!" Bai San was standing beside Wu Lao, so while the latter examined the drawing, he did too. When he recognized who it was in the sketch, a trace of confusion appeared on his face.

“Have you seen him before”

Wu Lao asked Bai San beside him.

Bai San shook his head and said doubtfully, "I can’t quite remember, but I feel like I’ve seen this person somewhere."

"Alright then, let me ask the villagers if they know who he is!"

After saying that, Bai San took the portrait from Wu Lao’s hand and left for the door.

A while later, Bai San returned, followed by a middle-aged man in his fifties.

"Uncle Wu, Liu Cheng says he's seen him!" After entering the house, Bai San pointed to the middle-aged man and told Old Wu.

"Uncle Wu..." The middle-aged man, upon hearing what Bai San said, quickly stepped forward and respectfully addressed Old Wu.

The respect this middle-aged man showed towards Old Wu was evident. As a child, he had also studied martial arts under Old Wu but due to limited talent, didn't achieve much. However, even three or five ordinary people could not be his match.

Moreover, the son of this middle-aged man also learned from Old Wu and did quite well; he now has a decent job in a big city. Since most children here hardly go to school, during their martial arts training with Old Wu, he would casually teach them how to read and write.

Learning martial arts and writing under Old Wu is an essential course for the children in this area. It’s also the only skill they have after leaving the mountains, which is why everyone in the village holds Old Wu in high regard.

"Liu Cheng, have you seen this person Where was it" Old Wu asked, looking at the middle-aged man.

"I saw him at the town market. He bought something from my stall and others told me he’s a great deity who performs exorcism, divination, and other spiritual activities fifty kilometers away in Baiyun Temple," Liu Cheng responded after thinking for a moment.

“Oh!”

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Old Wu nodded in response.

Xiao Yu realized that it must have been this person who had attacked Old Wu upon hearing Liu Cheng’s description.

"Alright, Liu Cheng, you can go now. Thank you," said Old Wu to Liu Cheng.

"Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu, you're robbing me of my longevity!" Upon hearing Old Wu's gratitude, Liu Cheng quickly responded and hurriedly left the room.

"Old Fifteen, let’s go see who dared to poison him," Li Suijun said to Old Wu after Liu Cheng left.rance while discussing amongst themselves since this was the first time such an emergency evacuation had happened at this antique market which has been around for many years, clearly indicating someth...