Chapter 241 Deja Vu
The streets and alleys of Yangzhou are a place of fireworks and green willows.

The bluestone alleys were quiet, with only the sound of a few dogs barking.

A man wearing a straw raincoat walked slowly over and knocked on a door.

With a creaking sound, the door opened.

"Who is visiting?"

"Drive out the Tartars and restore China."

"Enter."

The man went in and the door closed.

The alley is quiet, with occasional people passing by.

In the courtyard, the man took off his straw raincoat.

His face was revealed, his expression was gloomy, his eyes were like those of a vulture, and although his features were handsome, he looked ferocious.

As the person who opened the door walked into the house, a dim scene came into view.

Countless candles were lit on all sides, and a thousand-armed golden statue of the god was sitting in the hall.

"Why are you here?" A slender figure sat in front of the statue. Just hearing the voice made people feel numb, as if there was some magic that tempted people to explore.

"Of course it's for our business." The visitor said with a smile.

His cheek was illuminated by the candlelight, and his features were revealed.

If Li Daoxuan were here, he would definitely recognize that this man is Young Master Wang.

But now the dark circles around his eyes were even worse, and he looked lifeless.

"How is it? Is it done?" asked the woman sitting cross-legged.

"We failed. That dog official betrayed us. We really can't trust the Tartar's lackeys. Fortunately, I kept a trick." Young Master Wang snorted coldly, "But that kid is lucky to have hooked up with the Yao family in Yangzhou. If not for this, our plan today would have succeeded."

"It's not us, it's you." The woman said calmly, "I've already said this won't work, but you still insist on doing it. Now that we've alerted the enemy, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for us to accomplish our mission in Yangzhou."

"Are you scared?" Young Master Wang listened to the girl's words and looked at her from behind. The girl's graceful figure caught his eye, which made him look a little greedy. "He's just a kid. Why are you scared? Even if you and I join forces, can we still not deal with him?"

"Left Envoy Wang is really brave." The woman chuckled. "In this case, Yangzhou's affairs will depend on Left Envoy Wang. As long as I can get that thing back, I will agree to one of Left Envoy's conditions. What do you think?"

"Are you serious?" Young Master Wang asked excitedly, "Are you really willing to agree to anything?"

"Of course, I will agree to anything. As long as our mission can be accomplished." The woman continued, "But if the mission fails, please do not complain, Left Emissary. I will report the truth to the altar master and record your actions."

"Hmph, then just wait, I will convince you." After saying this, Young Master Wang left with a sneer on his face. When he reached the door, he stopped again, then turned back and looked into the house and said, "I have already eliminated that dog official, so our affairs will not be exposed too much."

"It's superfluous." The woman replied leisurely.

Prince Wang looked at her again and walked out of the room.

The woman sat on the ground, practicing Zen.

On both sides of her, two boys, one black and one white, stood quietly.

"Little Taoist priest, I didn't expect that we would have the chance to meet again." There was only the faint voice of the woman in the room, and then she disappeared without a trace.

Li Daoxuan followed Mrs. Yao back to the Yao family residence. Before leaving the prefectural yamen, the yamen runner who led the arrest of Li Daoxuan brought a package from the backyard tremblingly and handed it to Li Daoxuan with an embarrassed look. Li Daoxuan took it and saw that it was his package. He couldn't help but be overjoyed, but on second thought, he looked at the yamen runner who handed him the package with deep meaning.

"Master, we have never opened this package. We have always kept it with you, Master. This, this."

"It's okay." Li Daoxuan simply looked through the package. There were only a few things missing, all of which were money. As for the peach wood sword, magic tools and other things, no one took them, so he didn't care about it anymore.

But this time he couldn't help but sigh again, how great it would be if he had a storage bag like the one in the novel.

As long as you put it in the storage bag, you don’t have to worry about others stealing it. You can also look stylish without having to carry heavy packages when going out.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back to the Yao family's house, Li Daoxuan thought about what happened today, looked at the iron nail in his hand, and frowned. He felt that there were probably only a few people who could do such a thing.

He had never offended anyone in this world, except for the Wang family father and son, who had a great grudge against him. After all, it was he who ruined the good deeds of the Wang family father and son in Longling, causing them to become destitute. Later, he met them again in the Qian family and was almost captured by the eldest son Wang.

What happened today was too bizarre. Li Daoxuan had no doubt that it was the work of the wizard. This iron nail with the Yinshan talisman was also a piece of evidence.

"If it's them, then I'm in danger." Li Daoxuan thought carefully.

Being able to predict his arrival in Yangzhou means there must be someone following him along the way. And being able to observe his every move so silently beside him means this person must be very capable.

As soon as he left Lijia Village, he was targeted.

"I didn't expect that I would receive such treatment." Li Daoxuan said self-deprecatingly.

He looked at Gong Youwei beside him, picked her up and held her in front of his face.

"Youwei, did you feel that there were strange people following us along the way?" Li Daoxuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Gong Youwei nodded repeatedly, "The two people we met when we came out of the inn that day, we also met on the boat."

"Have you encountered it? Why don't I have any impression of it?" Li Daoxuan was stunned when he heard this. He recalled carefully but could not find any clues.

The two people Gong Youwei mentioned were the two masked men they met when they left the inn. At that time, he felt the ghostly aura on them and wondered how such a coincidence could happen in the world that he could meet people of the same trade wherever he went.

They never thought that they had met these two people before, and on a boat.

"They just looked at you a few times, and I didn't pay any more attention to it." Gong Youwei moved her ears and said innocently, "You didn't ask later, so I thought you knew."

"How would I know?" Li Daoxuan sighed. "I asked someone to follow him but they didn't notice. Sigh. People always have their limits."

"What should we do now?" Gong Youwei asked eagerly.

"I've decided not to be a human being anymore!"

"what?"

"Just kidding." After complaining a few words, Li Daoxuan felt much better.

If you calm down and think about it carefully, it is not a difficult thing.

There is no doubt that the other party's target is him.

But if they really had the ability, they would have come after him long ago instead of trying to plot against him in a roundabout way.

This means that the person doesn't have much ability and can only use some unconventional techniques.

In addition, the prefect was burned to ashes, which made Li Daoxuan feel like he had killed someone and destroyed all the evidence. He believed that there were many things that the other party was unwilling to let the prefect say, and there must be a reason for it.

"If it's Young Master Wang, then what is he doing in Yangzhou? Is he coming just for me? Or does he have other purposes and he just happened to meet me? Since he has been following me all the way, it's probably not a coincidence that we met. Why doesn't he let me go, but doesn't just fight me outright? Is he afraid that he can't beat me? But he wants to harm me. What does he want to do, or what does he want? Is he afraid that I will ruin his good deeds again?" Li Daoxuan thought silently.

He had some understanding of Young Master Wang. The man who took over another's body had a bad temper. Not only was he easily angered, but he was also a little brainless.

He fled from Longling at first, and later plotted against the Zhao family. He also told everyone about his plans, showing how arrogant he was.

If this person wants to plot against him, he will definitely do it a second time and a third time.

He didn't think that Young Master Wang would endure it just because such a big thing happened. Instead, he would take the opportunity to cause chaos and get what he wanted from it.

As for what Young Master Wang wanted to do when he came to Yangzhou, Li Daoxuan had to think carefully about it.

"This matter should be related to Xuanmen." Li Daoxuan thought to himself. After solving the problem of the Yao family, he wandered around Yangzhou.

Let's see what there is in Yangzhou that is worth Mr. Wang's efforts to seize.

"Now the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, so we can only plan before we act."

While stroking Gong Youwei's rabbit fur, Li Daoxuan came up with an idea.

(End of this chapter)