An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Chapter 586 The walls have ears

"Who are you looking for?"

As soon as Xu Fu entered the door, he was stopped by someone. Only then did he realize that there was another person sitting in the gatehouse, a thin old man with white hair and beard.

"Old man, I am a student of the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy, and I have come here to pay my respects to the City Lord!"

Xu Fu bowed to the old man and immediately introduced himself.

"The city lord is not here, let's go back!"

The old man seemed not to have heard about Xu Fu's background and immediately told people to leave.

"Where did the city lord go? When will he be back?" Xu Fu asked hurriedly upon hearing that the city lord was not there.

"How would I, a mere gatekeeper, know!"

The old man's tone was somewhat impatient.

"Could I stay here for the night? All the inns in town are full, it's really..."

"What do you think this place is?" The old man glared at him, slammed his hand on the table in front of him, and asked angrily.

"But I am..."

"There isn't a single empty room here! Get out of here!"

Xu Fu was also angered upon hearing this, and just as he clenched his fist, a small hand pulled him back.

Seeing that Li Wuji was giving him a meaningful look, Xu Fu had no choice but to stop arguing and obediently followed Li Wuji out of the city lord's mansion.

"I acted impulsively just now, thank goodness you stopped me."

After leaving the house, Xu Fu realized that he had been a bit too hasty.

If he had made a move just now, not to mention whether it would have exposed him, it wouldn't have been fair to the city lord either, after all, "you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog"!

"He's just a gatekeeper, why bother arguing with him!" Li Wuji said with a smile.

"But all the inns are full. If we don't stay here, where will we stay?"

Xu Fu sighed helplessly.

"Why don't you live here?" Li Wuji asked.

"Isn't this preventing us from entering?"

"Back then, my family didn't let you in either, but you went to 'catch mice' too, didn't you?"

Xu Fu looked at Li Wuji, who had a smile on his face, and immediately understood.

"Yup!"

Xu Fu cursed himself for being stupid. With his and Li Wuji's skills, let alone the city lord's mansion, even the city walls of Donghai City couldn't stop them.

With his lodgings settled, Xu Fu felt much more at ease and immediately developed an appetite. He then dragged Li Wuji along to find a place to eat.

By the time we had almost finished eating, it was completely dark.

There were still many pedestrians on the street. The two pretended to stroll around and quietly arrived at the city lord's mansion. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, they jumped into the city lord's mansion in one leap.

The city lord's mansion was pitch black, with only a few scattered lights.

There were neither patrols nor vicious dogs here; the defenses of the entire city lord's mansion were surprisingly lax.

However, Xu Fu quickly figured it out. Everyone knows that the city lord of Donghai City comes from the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy. Who would dare to cause trouble here?

Without thieves, there is naturally no need for defense.

Although the city lord's mansion is simple, it is still quite large inside. Where can we find guest rooms?

Just as Xu Fu was about to start over, Li Wuji pulled him away and led him to the other side.

"Most of the guest rooms will be built in the northwest."

Li Wuji's words reminded Xu Fu. He thought back and realized that he had indeed visited those residences, and the guest rooms were all built on the west side.

Although they didn't find any guards, the two didn't let their guard down. They walked very quietly. Although they had no ill intentions in coming here, if they were caught, they would definitely have a hard time explaining themselves!

As they walked along the corridor, passing behind a room with a faint candlelight, they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Greetings, Deputy City Lord!"

A familiar voice rang out from inside the house, startling the two of them so much that they immediately stopped in their tracks.

The two men exchanged a glance and recognized the voice as belonging to the old gatekeeper who had chased them away during the day.

"If the city lord isn't here, finding the deputy city lord should work, right?"

Xu Fu pondered to himself, but he was afraid that relying solely on the City Lord's Mansion would not be enough to resolve the calamity that had befallen the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy!

In particular, Xu Fu's realization that the city lord's mansion was so poorly defended strengthened his resolve to seek other assistance.

"Another twenty-seven Dragon-Slaying Crossbows entered the city today, bringing the total to four hundred and sixty-five."

"Do you have any high-quality goods?"

"Two more top-quality guests have arrived today, and we have already sent people to receive them."

"We must not underestimate them; these people are capable of taking on a hundred men each!"

Xu Fu frowned deeply upon hearing the deputy city lord's words from inside the room. He was now unsure whether the deputy city lord was a friend or foe.

"Everything has been arranged, but these people all have their own agendas."

"It's best if they have selfish motives! How could we possibly persuade them if they didn't? As long as they can turn the Azure Dragon upside down, they can take the spiritual treasures as they please!"

“However, the city lord has been on the island all this time, and I’m worried…”

"Everything has been arranged; someone will deal with him when the time comes."

"That's good!"

"Is there anything else?"

"This afternoon, two children came and claimed to be from the Azure Dragon. They said they wanted to see the city lord, so I chased them away."

"What level of cultivation?"

"One is of medium rank, the other is a mortal."

"Ignore it!"

"Yes!"

As the door closed, the footsteps faded into the distance, and the lights in the room were soon turned off.

The two then tiptoed away and quickly found an empty guest room.

Being able to share a bed with Li Wuji was something Xu Fu had always dreamed of, yet he looked worried at this moment.

They overheard a conversation between the deputy city lord and his subordinates and discovered that things were developing much worse than they had imagined.

The city lord's mansion in Donghai City has also "fallen"!

Who is this deputy city lord?

Why did he want to target the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy?

Where did the city lord go?

Xu Fu felt his head was throbbing!

He slept fully clothed with Li Wuji, not daring to light the lamp or speak carelessly, for fear that "the walls might have ears."

According to that deputy city lord, there are quite a few top-level experts living in the manor!

If you don't know your opponent well, it's best not to cause any unnecessary trouble!

Lying in bed, Xu Fu couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The "helper" he had been looking forward to had suddenly become an opponent. Xu Fu felt as if a stone was pressing on his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing the sigh, Li Wuji reached out and hugged Xu Fu from behind.

A warm feeling welled up in Xu Fu's heart. He placed his hand on Li Wuji's slightly cool hand and felt a surge of joy.

Shh! Don't move!

Xu Fu was about to turn around when Li Wuji forcefully pressed him down.

Xu Fu thought Li Wuji was just playing around and was about to tickle her palm when he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"Brother Luan, why are you so late?"

A cheerful voice came from outside.

"Don't even mention it! I wanted to test the quality of the brothels in Donghai City, but that madam dared to make me wait in line! In a fit of anger, I smashed that 'chicken coop' to pieces!"

As soon as Xu Fu finished listening to the man's complaint, several people burst into laughter.

As soon as the door closed, the laughter subsided, and the voices became barely audible.

There were at least two rooms between these people and where Xu Fu lived, and Li Wuji could no longer hear them clearly.

However, Xu Fu discovered that if he closed his eyes and listened attentively, he could still hear the general outline of what was being heard.

About an incense stick's time later, the door opened again, and the group of people who had gathered earlier left one after another.

Xu Fu opened his eyes, looked at Li Wuji who had been waiting beside him, and said something with great certainty.

"It's the Pill Alliance!"