"Households with bamboo planted?"
Luo Xingfa was taken aback.
"There are a lot of bamboos in our hometown, and many households have bamboo outside their houses. Manager Lu, by asking this, do you mean the person who borrowed Haohao's lifespan is from my hometown?"
"I saw in the bronze mirror that behind the person who borrowed the lifespan, there were blue-tiled houses and a bamboo grove."
"Blue-tiled houses!" Luo Xingfa's eyes widened, "Most of the houses in my hometown are blue-tiled houses."
"It seems the person is definitely over there." Lu Fei nodded, "We need to go there as soon as possible and find the person who borrowed the longevity, so he can return Hao Hao's lifespan."
"So, there's still hope for Hao Hao?!" Luo Xingfa clenched his fists, visibly excited, "Good, we will set out at dawn!"
"Don't wait for dawn!" Lu Fei's face turned serious.
"It's best to leave now. Hao Hao's situation is already very serious, and every moment we delay increases the danger."
Most importantly, when Lu Fei used Tongyou to probe the bronze mirror, the other party also sensed something.
So, it's best to set out as soon as possible and catch them off guard.
"As long as it's convenient for Manager Lu, we are more than happy to do so!"
Luo Xingfa wiped his eyes with joy and bowed deeply to Lu Fei.
"Manager Lu, I was dismissive before, but not only did you not get angry, you went out of your way to save Hao Hao! We don't know much about the Xuan Sect, but I believe you are a true master!"
Although he had not yet seen Lu Fei's real capabilities, Lu Fei's actions had already made him completely convinced.
"Mr. Luo, no need to be so polite! Since we've taken on your family's matter, saving Haohao is the duty of Master Xiang and myself. However, before we set out, we need to find a way to make Haohao fall asleep!"
Lu Fei waved his hand dismissively.
He was already accustomed to changes in attitude like that of Luo Xingfa.
Before doing something, he preferred not to talk much; actions always speak louder than words.
The best way to make others fall silent is always with strength.
"Haohao's mind is now completely controlled by the mirror. Once he notices we are setting out, he will definitely inform the other party. If they are on guard, things will get even worse!"
"But Haohao doesn't sleep at night at all; he only sleeps during the day. No matter how we try to coax him, it's no use." Luo Xingfa became worried, "Does Manager Lu have any ideas?"
"I'll discuss it with Master Xiang."
Lu Fei thought for a moment and had him go to the bedroom to call out Master Xiang.
"Master Xiang, do you have any good ideas?" Lu Fei briefly explained the plan.
Master Xiang took out a yellow talisman and sighed helplessly: "I do have a Spirit Calming Talisman here that can suppress the malevolent energy in the child, but it's clearly not potent enough."
"As long as you have it, let's try it with this!"
Lu Fei smiled and pulled out a small stone with an incense smell, then wrapped it in the Spirit Calming Talisman and placed it in a pouch.
Master Xiang guessed that the small stone was a treasure from the Sinisterium Pawnshop, and although he was very curious, he didn't ask further.
The magical tools and abilities of cultivators are like the monthly salary of ordinary people.
Without a close relationship, asking about such things would be very impolite.
The two of them entered the bedroom.
Hao Hao was enveloped in a heavy, gloomy aura, as if he were a seventy or eighty-year-old man. His physical functions had severely declined; after crying and fussing for a long time, he now had no strength left. Suppressing him with Master Xiang's yellow talisman, he glared at Lu Fei with a hateful look.
That gaze was quite chilling.
Even Master Xiang felt a shiver down his spine.
But Lu Fei didn't care at all, and let Luo Xingfa hang the pouch around Hao Hao's neck.
In less than half a minute, Hao Hao's eyes became much more unfocused, as if he was very tired and sleepy, yawning as if he were extremely drowsy.
But he still refused to sleep, trying to open his eyes wide, using a venomous gaze to force Lu Fei to return the bronze mirror to him.
"Is it not enough yet?"
Lu Fei took out an old-fashioned, ancient oil lamp and lit it.
The warm yellow light dispelled the gloom in the bedroom, and a faint scent of fragrant oil spread out.
This fragrance seemed to carry some kind of magical power, instantly calming everyone's anxious hearts.
Hao Hao slowly closed his eyes and finally fell asleep.
"What treasure is this again?"
Looking at the oil lamp, Master Xiang was filled with envy, thinking to himself that Sinisterium Pawnshop truly lived up to its name, with so many treasures!
When I have the chance, I must go to Sinisterium Pawnshop to exchange for a treasure.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that Hao Hao was already sound asleep, Lu Fei put away the oil lamp and gestured to Luo Xingfa.
"Alright!"
Luo Xingfa then told his wife about the upcoming plan; she was both surprised and delighted, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
The couple quickly packed some things and then picked up Hao Hao.
At that moment, the group quietly carried Hao Hao downstairs.
The little black dog was playing downstairs; this little fellow had grown up and was unwilling to be put in a backpack, preferring to play outside by itself.
This little spirit dog was very smart, and Lu Fei wasn't worried that it would get lost.
"Little Black, come here."
Lu Fei called for the small black dog.
Everyone got into Master Xiang's business car, and they set off in a hurry towards Luo Xingfa's hometown.
Fortunately, it was not too far, just in a village outside Yun City.
Luo Xingfa gave directions to the driver, and by the time they arrived at the outskirts of the village, dawn was breaking.
From a distance, Lu Fei saw large patches of emerald bamboo groves both inside and outside the village. Most of the houses in the village were the blue-tiled houses he had seen during his quiet walks.
The car stopped at a distance from the village.
"Mr. Luo, we can't bring Hao Hao to the village, so as not to alert our target. Master Xiang has a bad leg and can stay in the car to watch over Hao Hao and make sure he doesn't wake up. You and I will go to find the person."
"Alright, I'll follow your lead, Shopkeeper Lu."
No one had any objections, so Lu Fei and Luo Xingfa got out of the car.
"Husband, be careful!" Luo Xingfa's wife held their sleeping son, her face full of worry.
"Mrs. Luo, rest assured, with Shopkeeper Lu here, nothing will go wrong," Master Xiang comforted.
Luo Xingfa gave his wife and children a deep look, then led Lu Fei into the village.
Although there were many bamboo groves and blue-tiled houses in the village, each house was different. By searching one by one, they would eventually find it.
"Xingfa, why are you back at this hour? Didn't you already pay your respects to your parents' graves?"
Some early risers in the village saw Luo Xingfa and greeted him.
"When we came back last time, I accidentally left some documents at the old house. I'm just here to pick them up."
Luo Xingfa forced a smile and made up an excuse to get by.
As the two walked around the village, Lu Fei's gaze finally locked onto an old house.
He circled the house, carefully comparing it from different angles.
He remembered that in the scene of Tongyou, the bamboo grove grew along the wall, and the threshold of the door had a notch.
There is a folk belief that the threshold can ward off evil, and if it is damaged, it must be repaired immediately.
But this family's threshold looked like it had been missing for some time, which left a deep impression on him.
"It must be here!" Lu Fei confirmed.
"Here?"
Luo Xingfa was greatly surprised, his expression became complicated.
"This is Uncle Youliang's house. My old home is right next to it... No way, is it Uncle Youliang?"
"So close?"
Lu Fei was also very surprised, but then he thought about it; living nearby would provide more opportunities to target the child.
"Has the elderly person from this house had any contact with Haohao?"