I smiled and said, "That's what I've pondered, over the years, it's not that you haven't had the means to find out the details of Zhao Dekai, but that it's useless to check, because even if you find evidence, you can't do anything about Zhao Dekai." ”

The old master's face became a little ugly: "What do you mean by that?" ”

I said, "Because although you are the head of the Baiwu Mountain Sect, you have no real power, but only a puppet of the Council of Elders. ”

I know very well in my heart that this sentence will directly poke at the weakness of the old master, in case he is annoyed and angry, it is difficult to say whether the few of us can leave Baiwu Mountain alive today.

When he heard my words, his face darkened, and he squinted at me, which made my heart flutter.

But after a while, he suddenly laughed, his mouth was half-bent backwards, as if he wanted to laugh, but he was afraid that his laughter would be heard, so he just let out an awkward "hehe" sound from his throat.

He laughed for a while, and then sighed: "What kind of master leads what kind of apprentice, you kid, you are the same as Chai Laoyan." You're right, I really don't have real power, and the Baiwu Mountain Sect of the past generations can't escape the elders. Just now you said that you helped Yan Xiaotian to do the industry, so that he could take back his real power? Hehe, it's a blessing for him to have a friend like you. However, with such a great favor, how can Yan Xiaotian repay you? ”

I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart and said, "He can't do it yet, this is a personal debt that can never be repaid." ”

The old master's smile froze suddenly, and he stared silently into my eyes without saying a word.

I continued: "I think Yan Xiaotian is a person who cares about people, I helped him this time, and in the future, he will find a way to repay me no matter what." ”

The old master squinted at me: "How do you want him to repay you?" Do you think that if Xiaotian becomes the head of Baiwu Mountain one day, the love he owes you will become the love that Baiwu Mountain owes you? What benefits do you want from Baiwu Mountain? ”

I said, "On this point, my master and I should have the same thoughts, we both hope to turn enemies into friends with Baiwu Mountain. In fact, for so many years, Jisoulzhuang has not regarded Baiwu Mountain as an enemy, but Baiwu Mountain ......"

The old master waved his hand at me: "Okay, I know what you want to say." You Jisoulzhuang helped Xiaotian so much, just to turn enemies into friends with Baiwu Mountain? I don't believe this, this is pie in the sky, how can there be such a good thing? ”

I smiled and said, "In the past two years, the Soul Village has clashed with the Funeral Sect several times, and although it has not suffered a big loss, it has been very difficult to win every time. In addition, the whereabouts of the people of this sect are very hidden, and it is difficult to dig them out thoroughly. Master and I are now worried that the generation in northern Shaanxi has been controlled by Baiwu Mountain all the year round, and Baiwu Mountain has no contact with most of the sects of the righteous path, so we are afraid that the Burial Sect will take advantage of such a loophole and cultivate its own power in the northern Shaanxi area. Now, what Zhao Dekai has done has actually confirmed our thoughts. ”

At this I paused, observed the old master's expression, and saw that he frowned tightly and looked at me without saying a word.

After that, I continued: "We do intend to turn enemies into friends with Baiwu Mountain, but we need not only friends now, but also allies. Here in northern Shaanxi, there must be a sect that takes the initiative to stand up and contend with the forces of the Burial Sect, and Baiwu Mountain is very suitable. ”

The old master stroked the beard on his chin, and said pretending to be puzzled: "In this generation in northern Shaanxi, it is not a famous sect without righteousness, not to mention, the corpse raiser is also near here, why don't you go to them?" ”

I said very directly: "Because they don't have a direct hatred with the Burial Sect, but the Burial Sect intends to take Zhao Dekai's hand and destroy Baiwu Mountain." ”

The old master kept rubbing his beard and didn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, he took another sip of water from the water glass, and then said to me: "Well, okay, I can help you investigate Zhao Dekai, but there is one condition." ”

I didn't speak, just quietly looked at the old master.

After a few minutes of silence, he said to me, "You must stay in Baiwu Mountain during the days I investigate him. ”

Before I could respond, Xian'er ran up to me and asked the old master in a loud voice, "Why! Are you going to take hostages? ”

The old master looked Xian'er up and down for a while, and said, "You are not a human being, nor are you a ghost, what are you?" ”

Xian'er pinched her waist and stood in front of the old master, half-raised her head and said, "I'm a ghost, but a ghost with a yang body." ”

The old master immediately shook his head: "Yang body? How could a ghost that was supposed to stay in the underworld have a yang body? You're not yang at all. ”

Xian'er: "What else can it be if it's not a yang body?" ”

The old master pondered for a while, probably because he didn't know how to answer, so he turned to me again: "Zuo Youdao, my conditions, do you agree to them?" ”

I nodded, "Of course I agree." But I can't stay in Baiwu Mountain for too long, otherwise something might happen to Yan Xiaotian. ”

The old master also nodded: "Don't worry, at most three or five days." ”

Then he got up and walked to the door, and as he was about to go out, he turned to us again and said, "There is a secret door on the other side of the cupboard." You've been staying here lately, don't move around. ”

Seeing that I nodded, the old master stepped out of the threshold, and after he had closed the door, I heard him locked outside.

It wasn't until the old master's footsteps faded away that Xian'er asked me: "Zuo Youdao, what's the matter with you, if he asks you to stay, you will stay?" It's good now, we're all locked here by him! ”

I glanced at Xian'er helplessly and said to her, "Do you think the old master is willing to let us outsiders stay in Baiwu Mountain?" There's no way he can do it if he leaves us behind. ”

Xian'er blinked: "Huh? Why? ”

I said: "Now Baiwu Mountain is full of Zhao Dekai's eyeliner, even if the old master has a way to investigate Zhao Dekai, how do you think he should contact us and reveal Zhao Dekai's details to us?" ”

Xian'er thought for a moment, and then said, "But if he locks us here, can he ensure that Zhao Dekai won't come?" ”

I nodded: "Zhao Dekai shouldn't come over." The last time I came to Baiwu Mountain, the old master also led me to this hut. I think that this house should have some special meaning for Baiwu Mountain, without the permission of the old master, no one else can trespass, even Zhao Dekai who is in the middle of the day. ”

Luo Fei also nodded: "It seems that this is indeed the case, I lived in Baiwu Mountain for a while, and at that time, except for the head faction, no one would really approach this hut. The only time I went into the hut was the last time you came to Baiwu Mountain. ”

Xian'er looked around the room a few times, crossed her hands and asked us, "But isn't this just an ordinary living room, I don't see anything special?" ”

At this time, Liang Houzai walked to the cabinet against the wall, and while fiddling with the vases placed on the cabinet, he said, "The mystery should be in the secret door." ”

I watched as he picked up the vases, looked at the bottom of each vase, and then stood alone by the cabinet and pondered.

He was probably looking for a mechanism to open the secret door.

Seeing that Liang Houzai had been working for a long time and had no results, I went straight to the side of the cabinet, tried to push the side wall of the cabinet, and unexpectedly found that the cabinet was much heavier than I imagined.

I squatted on the ground again and found two deep scratches on the marble floor, but because the color of the floor tiles was originally dark and the light was not very bright, it would have been difficult to notice the scratches if I had not almost fallen on the ground.

Liang Houzai looked at me and asked me what I had discovered.

I smiled at him, then walked to the other side of the cabinet and pressed my shoulders against it, sending out a violent force on my legs, waist, and back at the same time.

Listening to a long sound of "snort", the cabinet rubbed against the ground for a long distance, and behind the cabinet, a one-and-a-half-meter-high arch appeared.

Liang Houzai looked at the cabinet that I pushed aside, and couldn't help laughing: "It turned out that it was pushed open by brute force, but this time I thought too much." ”

I smiled at him and looked at the doorway.

There was no light inside the arch, it was pitch black, but by the light coming in from the outside, I could see the outline of a table, and a few chairs.

Liang Houzai took an oil lamp from the cabinet, lit it with a lighter, and handed it to me.

I held the oil lamp in my hand, bent down into the arch, only to find a lamp rope behind the arch, I sighed self-deprecatingly, blew the oil lamp, pulled the lamp rope, and the confined space in the arch was immediately illuminated by a soft yellow light.

As far as the eye can see, it's an ordinary bedroom hidden behind a cupboard, a bed, a sofa, a table, a few stools, and a wooden cabinet against the wall, that's all there is here.

I noticed, however, that there were two small doors on the walls on either side of the room, one of wood, and the other of which had very smooth metal panels.

After Xian'er and Luo Fei came in, Liang Houzai and I worked together to pull the cabinet that blocked the arch back to its original position, and there were two handles on the back of the cabinet to make it easier for us to exert our strength.

When Xian'er came in, she pushed open the wooden door on the east wall and looked inside.

Luo Fei opened the iron door, and the moment she opened it, I felt a chill gushing out of it.

After a while, Xian'er turned to me and said, "This is the bathroom, I thought there was a secret passage behind it." ”

I looked at Luo Fei again, and Luo Fei smiled at me: "There's nothing special here, it's just a big freezer, and there is enough food in it for us to eat for a while." ”

At this time, Liang Houzai took out the induction cooker and the pot and shovel for stir-frying from under the bed, turned his head and said to me: "Not only is there food, but even the cooking utensils are complete, and there is oil, salt, sauce and vinegar under the bed." ”

After doing it for a long time, this is an ordinary place to live, nothing special.

But why should such a dwelling be hidden in a secret door? Also, for what reason is such an ordinary house, that even Zhao Dekai doesn't dare to approach at will? I couldn't figure it out.

It was also after living for a while that I heard the old master say that this dark room was originally a small cave house, and the ancestor of Baiwu Mountain was born from here, and since then, all the inheritance of Baiwu Mountain has also come from here. For the disciples of Baiwu Mountain, this ordinary-looking dark room can be regarded as a holy place.