mtlumby2d Chapter 407 Changes in the situation
Chapter 407 Changes in the situation
It was late at night. Chu Qiu pushed open Shen Li's door, and the scene inside made her freeze in place.
Shen Li, who was originally lying on the bed resting, was nowhere to be seen. The bed was flat, as if no one had ever slept there.
Chu Qiu's heart suddenly sank, and she rushed to Luo Lingchen's room in panic, knocking on the door hurriedly.
Luo Lingchen heard an urgent knock on the door, quickly put on his clothes, and hurriedly opened the door. Seeing Chuqiu's panicked expression, he hurriedly asked, "Why are you so panicked? Did something happen to Li'er?"
Chu Qiu nodded vigorously with tears in her eyes, her voice tinged with tears: "The young lady said she was tired and went to sleep, but when I went in just now, I found that she was gone, and her shoes were not on by the bed, so I concluded that she was kidnapped!"
Luo Lingchen frowned and said in a deep voice, "Go and wake them up. I'll go find the shopkeeper!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ran, Nangong Qi and others also pushed open the door. Hearing that Shen Li might have been kidnapped, everyone looked at each other with serious expressions.
Nangong Qi was the first to get angry, his eyes wide open as he shouted, "I didn't expect this to be a shady place! There's no inn within a few miles. No need to ask, Ah Li was kidnapped and hidden by them!"
Su Ran lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said calmly, "Let's ask the shopkeeper about this first!"
Little Koi (Xuanfeng Sanren) stroked his beard and secretly felt that this matter was quite strange.
Just when everyone was extremely anxious, a figure walked out leisurely from the back of the inn.
He was a young man with long hair casually draped, dressed in white, holding a folding fan in his hand. He looked like he had walked out of a painting, exuding an otherworldly temperament. He was wearing wooden clogs that made crisp sounds.
He looked calm, as if the tense atmosphere around him had nothing to do with him.
The young man looked at everyone and said, "You don't have to look for her anymore." He turned around and pointed his slender finger at Shen Li who was following him. "Isn't she there?"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw Shen Li wearing a pair of clogs, walking cautiously. The clogs were obviously not suitable for her feet, and she had difficulty taking each step.
Seeing this, the young man hit himself on the head with his folding fan and couldn't help laughing: "Sorry, I forgot to bring shoes when I took the person away!"
The atmosphere at the scene froze instantly. Before everyone could recover from their surprise, Su Ran suddenly fell silent for a long time. Then he slowly walked forward, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed, saying, "Unfilial disciple, I pay my respects to Master!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bombshell exploding among the crowd. Everyone was stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.
Who would have thought that the mysterious man who kidnapped Shen Li was actually Su Ran's master.
Everyone's eyes shifted back and forth between Su Ran and the young man, their minds in a state of confusion, and they had no idea what secrets were hidden behind this sudden turn of events.
Everyone, with different thoughts in their minds, hurriedly followed Chu Fengmian towards the bamboo building hidden deep in the bamboo forest.
The moonlight poured down through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, weaving patches of mottled light and shadow on the ground, just like the chaotic and complicated mood of everyone at the moment.
Nangong Qi's eyes darted back and forth between the inn and the bamboo building. Finally, he could no longer contain his astonishment and blurted out, "Hey, Pavilion Master Chu, how come your inn is so simple and shabby, while this bamboo building is so magnificent? The contrast is too great!"
Chu Fengmian continued walking as if he had heard the most ordinary words in the world. He just turned his head slightly and glanced at Nangong Qi nonchalantly. With a matter-of-fact tone, he said, "The place where you live should naturally be built to suit your heart and make it comfortable. As for the place for others to live, it is enough to provide shelter from the wind and rain. Why spend too much effort on it?"
Hearing this, Su Ran couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "This is really Master's style, so casual and self-centered."
My thoughts were like a runaway horse, instantly drifting back to the hard training days in the past.
At that time, in the harsh training ground, they and their fellow brothers were often starving and could only barely fill their stomachs with cold well water.
As for Chu Fengmian, he always sat leisurely aside, fanning himself, holding a fragrant roast chicken in his hand, and eating it with relish.
If someone musters the courage to ask why, they will always get the same answer: "I am your master, why should I suffer with you?"
Recalling these past events, Su Ran's mouth corners unconsciously rose slightly, revealing a bitter smile.
Chu Fengmian, who was walking in front, seemed to have noticed Su Ran's emotional fluctuations. He curled his lips imperceptibly, and in an instant he returned to his calm and detached look.
The group shuttled through the bamboo forest and soon arrived in front of the bamboo building. A conversation concerning the situation in the martial arts world and the world was about to begin here.