"Fellow Xuanyu, I've been waiting for a long time!" About half an hour after Liu Yu arrived at the Xuefeng Beast Hall, Kate returned from outside and said with an apologetic smile.
"It's okay! I wonder if Brother Kate is here urgently to find Xuanyu for something important?" Liu Yu asked calmly. Kate is one of Liu Yu's few friends who has stayed in Beluga Harbor for more than 20 years.
When traveling around, Liu Yu often entrusts Xiaobai to train his animal skills in the zoo.
"Didn't Fellow Taoist ask me to help pay attention to the news about the "Gray Fox"!" Kate took a sip of tea and said slowly.
"Found it?" Liu Yu's eyebrows instantly tightened and she asked hurriedly.
Ever since "Gray Fox" disappeared from Beluga Port, Liu Yu has never given up on searching, and there is still a reward mission for "Gray Fox" wanted in the "Maiden Association".
In the past ten years, many people have taken on this task, claiming that they have traces of the "Gray Fox", but it was ultimately confirmed that they either recognized the wrong person, or they wanted to collect the bounty in a deceptive manner.
"Yeah! A brother in the fighting group said he encountered a "grey fox" in a tavern when he was traveling in the old mining area of the Black Forest in the underground cave." Kate nodded and said.
"Is the news reliable?" Liu Yu asked hurriedly.
"This brother from Dou Tuan was also a bad gambler in his early years. Although he is not very familiar with Gray Fox, he has met him a few times before, so he should not admit his mistake! But according to what he said, it was just a meeting with "Gray Fox" in a tavern.
"We looked at each other in a hurry, maybe I made a mistake." Kate said uncertainly.
"But the possibility of "Grey Fox" is higher!" Kate continued. Firstly, the place of discovery was in an underground cave, and secondly, it was a mixed place like the old mining area in the Black Forest. If he was a "Gray Fox", he would be hiding from people.
Eyes and ears will also choose this place.
"Where is the old mining area in the Black Forest?" Liu Yu asked solemnly.
"The "Flame Cave Layer" on the easternmost side of the Snow Forest Cave was originally an underground vein with rich mineral deposits. It was mined by the Winter Water League for thousands of years. It was abandoned due to the exhaustion of various minerals and has been abandoned for hundreds of years." "Although it is just an abandoned mining area that has been mined for thousands of years, the mining area is very wide and the mine tunnels are as complex as a maze. Therefore, there are still a few unmined minerals left in some corners, and some of them are extremely rare.
Regarding minerals, there are rumors that some people are lucky enough to mine "tungsten gold", "red flame crystal", "chalcedony" and other rare minerals."
"So this old mining area still attracts a large number of adventurous servants to travel and mine. In some open areas of the underground mining area, small rocky mountains are piled up from gravel and slag. They can be seen everywhere, just like towering trees in a dense forest.
, coupled with the darkness inside the mine, it looks like an ancient forest in the mountains at night from a distance, so this old mining area is called the "Black Forest"."
"The place where the "Gray Fox" was found is deep in the old mining area of the Black Forest, close to the "Ghost Cave Level". It is a small mining town called Niuguo Town, which is both remote and dangerous!" Kate slowly introduced.
, which is why he believes that the news is highly credible. This kind of inaccessible place is the best place to hide and hide from others.
"How long does it take to get here?" Liu Yu asked after thinking for a moment.
"Why does fellow Taoist Xuanyu want to go to Niuguo Town by himself?"
Kate was surprised at first, and then hurriedly persuaded her: "No, this trip is long and remote. Even an experienced adventure servant will take several months, let alone a Taoist friend. I will arrange a regular trip in the group."
Those who are experienced in adventure in underground caves should go and take a trip. After confirming that it is really the "grey fox", it will not be too late for fellow Taoists to rush there."
"Because of the long distance, Pindao should make the trip himself. If it is really a "grey fox", Pindao is afraid that if the delay is too long, the thief will hear the news and run away again!" Liu Yu replied firmly. p>
"Friend Taoist, think twice. This underground cave is a famous place for right and wrong, with constant battles. Niuguo Town is deep underground, close to the "ghost cave layer". This trip may be dangerous." Kate was afraid of Liu Yu.
He is not a local and does not know much about the dangers of underground caves in the snow forest, so he reminded me.
"Thank you, Brother Kate, for reminding me. During our last trip, Pindao already had a certain understanding of the situation in the "underground cave". He will be careful this time. I also want to ask Brother Kate to help Pindao prepare a map to Niuguo Town."
, Pindao, please retire first!" Liu Yu stood up and said, he wanted to rush back to his residence in the courtyard and tell his uncle, Xuanbei Taoist, the news.
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"Uncle Master, Xuanyu is willing to rush here to confirm whether it is really the "grey fox". If he is the thief, Xuanyu will escort him back to Beluga Harbor." Liu Yu returned to the courtyard and immediately found Uncle Master.
The Xuanbei Taoist revealed the news that they had just learned about the whereabouts of the "Gray Fox".
"Senior Brother Xuanyu, let me go this time!" Before Liu Yu could finish his words, a muscular man with a flat head and bulging arms said immediately next to him.
This person's name is Tuoba Cheng. He was sent by the Tuoba family to replace Xuanshan's post at Beluga Port the year after Xuanshan was killed. He is also a direct descendant of Tuoba. He is Xuanshan's nephew and a cultivator of the Three Prefectures.
Because, there was also a late-stage Tuoba family foundation-building monk who accompanied him. It was Tuoba Yan who lost his right arm in the battle in the mine.
Tuoba Yan stayed in Beluga Port for a long time, but never found the whereabouts of the "Gray Fox", and later returned to Yunzhou.
"No!" Taoist Xuanbei objected immediately.
"You haven't seen the "Gray Fox" Junior Brother Tuoba. Besides, Junior Brother, you have never been to the "Snow Forest Cave", so you should go as a brother!" Liu Yu advised, Junior Brother Tuoba's cultivation level is lower than him.
Dangerous places like underground caves are too dangerous for him, so it would be better to go alone.
"I have seen the thief's portrait and I don't recognize it..."
"Let's go to Xuanyu for this trip!" Seeing that Tuoba City was about to say more, Taoist Xuanbei interrupted and said, he knew that this kid in Tuoba City was just like his dead apprentice Xuan Shan, simple-minded and simple-minded, far less experienced.
My nephew Xuanyu is smooth and sophisticated.
"Then let me go with senior brother!" Tuoba Cheng said hurriedly to find out the murderer who framed his second uncle. As a descendant of the Tuoba family, he naturally has the unshirkable responsibility.
"Nonsense! Who's going to watch if you go to the shipyard? When Xuanyu leaves, I'll have to send my nephew Moshan to cover the day when I'm busy. That's it, I'll let Xuanyu go this time."
The Beidao people reprimanded.
He really didn't dare to let Tuoba City go on this trip. The Tuoba family had lost a direct descendant in Beluga Port. If something happened to Tuoba City again, how would he explain to the Tuoba family?
"After Xuanyu has made some preparations in the past two days, he will set off soon!" Liu Yu nodded and responded.
"Take this "Thunder Bead" for self-defense. Be more careful on this trip!" Xuanbei Taoist took out a red ball and motioned to Liu Yu to accept it.
"I will be careful with mystical jade during this trip. This thing is too valuable, so uncle, I'd better put it away!" Liu Yu hurriedly declined.
"No need to say more! If you find out that the thief is really the thief, you must do what you can, keep an eye on this person, and send the news back. Uncle Master will rush there as soon as possible." Taoist Xuanbei said with a glare.
"Xuanyu knows!" Liu Yu put the "Meteor Thunder Bead" into the storage bag. If he really finds the "Gray Fox", he will act according to the opportunity. It would be best if one person can catch it. If not, it will be easier.
Send the news back to Beluga Harbor.
One or two days later, Liu Yu first sent some recently drawn talismans to several shops he worked with on weekdays, and told him that he had something to go out for.
After that, I went to the "Hundred Apricot Forest" and purchased a batch of cultivation elixirs. During this period, Kate had someone send a route map.
There are many side roads in the snow forest caves and there is no road map. Even experienced underground adventure workers will get lost in unfamiliar areas, let alone a dabbler like Liu Yu who cannot find it elsewhere and gets lost in the spider web-like underground maze.