An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

After hearing Shi Zhu's words, Xu Fu suddenly remembered that he was entrusted by the old patriarch of the Shi family to take Shi Jiuan away from the Shi family. In the eyes of outsiders, wasn't that considered "kidnapping"?

"Since you have already won the martial arts competition, why...why bother doing this?"

Shi Zhu carefully asked the question that everyone in the Shi Mansion wanted to know.

No one knew what Xu Fu was thinking. Some people who were so curious almost scratched their heads but still couldn't figure it out.

After all, Xu Fu passed away too suddenly. He was so weird. He didn't want to be a good son-in-law of the Shi family, but insisted on robbing other people's daughter like a bandit. Not only did he give up all the wealth in vain, but he also offended the Shi family. No matter how you look at it, it's not worth it!

"I can't explain it to you clearly." Xu Fu had no intention of explaining.

"Then why did you come back..." Shizhu didn't ask the reason. He felt aggrieved again, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only ask with a sad face.

"I want to go into the Shi Mansion." Xu Fu said calmly.

"Are you crazy? Don't you know that the master hasn't smiled since you kidnapped the eldest lady. Don't keep a stern face all day long. The first lady has even fallen ill. All the blame is on you. The Shi family has recruited many masters these days and is looking for you all over the world. You still dare to go back? Listen to my advice..." Shi Zhu persuaded earnestly.

"I'll go back and find someone who won't cause any trouble. Once I find him I'll leave." Xu Fu interrupted Shi Zhu before he could finish.

"Who are you looking for?" Shizhu asked with a frown.

"Don't worry about that. Just take me in. It will save you the trouble of looking for night clothes."

"Then you can't sell me out!"

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The two men had discussed it, and a moment later, Shizhu and Xu Fu had entered the gate of the Shi Mansion.

At this time, Xu Fu's face was sallow, his eyebrows were thick, and his eyes drooped. He looked listless, which was very different from his previous appearance.

For Xu Fu, it was not difficult to disguise himself. In addition, he had refined the Mist Hidden Grass and was even more skilled in concealing his spiritual power.

In this way, when he followed the stone pillar into the house, the two guards did not even ask a single question, and simply thought that Xu Fu was a new servant.

After Xu Fu entered the Shi Mansion, he first followed Shi Zhu to find a servant's clothes to wear, and then walked around holding a box of snacks.

It was just as Shizhu said. Now there were more cultivators gathered in this stone mansion than the last time. There seemed to be fluctuations of spiritual energy everywhere nearby, and there were many skilled ones among them.

I have to say that Qilin's gang is really capable, and the power gathered by the Shi family cannot be underestimated.

If this group of people are truly united, and Qilin's people can find a way to contain a top master of Qixiu's level, then the four great spiritual academies will be in real danger.

Although Xu Fu's cultivation had improved, he was still very cautious, for fear of "alerting the enemy."

He just wanted to find Shi Jiuan and Fang Su as soon as possible, and then bring the news here back to Qinglong, so that the four major spiritual academies could be prepared early.

Xu Fu felt that he had done his best by doing all this. As for fighting with Qilin's people, he had never even thought about it.

What he wanted to do most now was to take Li Wuzhi to travel all over the world, and when they got tired of playing, they could find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live in seclusion. This was the most wonderful thing Xu Fu could think of.

Xu Fu went to several places in the mansion but couldn't find any trace of Shi Jiuan. Only then did he calm down and think carefully, trying to guess where Shi Jiuan was.

Considering that even Shi Zhu, the one in charge of cooking, didn't know that Shi Jiuan had returned, it was likely that Shi Jiuan had not shown up in the Shi Mansion. In this case, she either had not returned at all and had gone somewhere else, or she had hidden herself after returning.

It's easy to hide someone in such a huge stone house, but if you want no one to find you...

Thinking of this, Xu Fu suddenly remembered a place. He had not stayed in the Shi family for a long time and only knew of two secret places.

One is the residence of several ladies of the Shi family. Although it is hidden, there are people living there, and Shi Jiuan would most likely not hide there.

The other is the Jedi Secret Realm!

Xu Fu walked carefully to the dry well and made sure that there was no one around before jumping in.

Xu Fu summoned Xiao Huang to light up the passage, and tried hard to recall the route that Shi Buzhuan had taken him, and finally found the entrance to the secret realm.

As soon as Xu Fu showed his head, he was suddenly hit hard on the top of his head. The palm came silently, and even if Xu Fu reacted quickly, he could not avoid it.

"There's an ambush!"

Xu Fu quickly retracted his head and wanted to call Xiao Huang back, but he found that this greedy bird had already flown to the quicksand to prey on poisonous scorpions.

"Stab someone in the back, how despicable!"

Xu Fu cursed in the passage, and the slap made his ears buzz, which showed how powerful the palm power was. Even though he had a body of iron and steel, if it were someone else, he would probably be seriously injured if not killed after being hit by this slap.

"Brother Shiniu?"

A surprised voice came from the exit of the passage.

"You are really here!"

Xu Fu was overjoyed and quickly climbed out of the passage, where he saw Shi Jiuan, who also looked surprised.

"Brother Shiniu!"

Shi Jiuan's eyes were moist at this time. She had also fantasized that Xu Fu would come to find her, but she only dared to dream about it. Now the person in her dream suddenly appeared in front of her. This surprise was really indescribable.

"Why are you hiding here? What happened?"

Xu Fu was not as excited as Shi Jiuan. He had to know the whole story as soon as possible so that he could plan his next step.

"I came back from Qinglong that day..."

Shi Jiuan knew that now was not the time to reminisce about the past, so she quickly talked about her discovery.

It turned out that Shi Jiuan also came back secretly. She did not go anywhere else at first, but just went to find her mother. It was her mother who told her that the Shi family was now controlled by a group of evil people, and even her father had become a puppet. At this time, the Shi family existed in name only, so she asked her to escape quickly and never come back.

Shi Jiuan was skeptical at first, thinking that her mother was seriously ill and was just being suspicious. Later, she accidentally overheard a conversation between the two, which was about how to recruit more monks to attack Shangling Academy. Only then did she know the purpose of the Shi family's continuous recruitment of guests in recent years.

Later, Shi Jiuan was discovered eavesdropping, but fortunately she was agile and more familiar with the Shi Mansion than outsiders, so she barely avoided capture and escaped into this secret place.

This secret realm is the biggest secret of the Shi family. Apart from the former head of the Shi family, Shi Buzhuan, and the current head of the Shi family, Shi Qingshan, only Shi Jiuan knows about it.

Knowing that Shi Jiuan had been hiding in this secret place for two days, Xu Fu hurried to the passage and gave Shi Jiuan the snack box he brought with him when he was disguised.

Shi Jiuan must have been very hungry, for his eyes widened when he saw the snacks. Even then, Shi Jiuan still ate slowly and chewed carefully, finishing the box of snacks without leaving any.

"Brother Shiniu, why are you here?"

Shi Jiuan remembered to ask Xu Fu only after he had eaten his fill.

"I'll take you back."