My messenger is a little fox

On the second day, Li Yu, who had rested for a night on the way, did not go directly to the Furnace City. Instead, he dropped his flying mount in Huwei, a nearby city. After the split, the Furnace City only allowed flying mounts from the imperial court and the Demon Sect. Enter.

After returning the horse and getting the remaining deposit back at the carriage shop, Li Yu first went to the tavern to inquire about the news. Because most of the time points in the original work are vague, Li Yu had to judge the progress of the entire incident through some memorable things that had happened.

The incident of mysterious figures attacking the caravans of the two major families in Refining City has not happened yet, so it seems that I have arrived a little early.

Returning to the Central Plains, he couldn't help but feel more familiar with many things. Since it was still early, Li Yu planned to rest in Huwei City for a few days. After leaving the tavern, Li Yu took Ah Li to wander on the street. He bought a lot of snacks along the way, stuffing himself and Ah Li's mouths full.

Suddenly, Li Yu spotted a familiar figure. He was tall and handsome, but his eyebrows had a rather sinister look at the moment. He was also evasive when walking, as if he was following someone.

Hou Jinyun!

I didn't expect to meet this person in this place. Following his gaze, there were only four men in naughty costumes.

There seemed to be only one spiritual master among the four rogues, and he was followed by a ferocious-looking big dog, but Li Yu recognized it at a glance as just a first-level adult ferocious-toothed dog, which only looked ferocious.

Li Yu was surprised. Why was Hou Jinyun following them? If there was a problem, just take it down. Why waste time? And judging from the focused look on his face, he didn't notice himself at all.

Li Yu was angry and funny. He walked to his side and said, "Friend, you stepped on dog poop!"

Unexpectedly, Hou Jinyun said "Ah" and lowered his head to look at his feet, but there was no shit anywhere? He heard the "hehe" laughter of the speaker again, and he immediately raised his head and said angrily: "You... eh——"

"Brother Hou, don't you remember our old friend?" Li Yu hugged Ah Li with a half-smile on his face.

"Brother Li? White fox! Ha——"

Hou Jinyun was so happy that he didn't care about the four scoundrels in front of him. He stepped forward and patted Li Yu's shoulder enthusiastically: "We haven't seen each other for more than two years. Brother Li seems to have changed. His appearance is no worse than those old monsters." My brother almost praised you to the sky. I never thought that you would become my brother's benefactor the day we said goodbye!"

Li Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Is this guy praising himself or derogating himself? He simply changed the subject and said, "Brother Jin Lin is so ridiculous! What are you doing?"

"Ah! I forgot about it!"

Hou Jinyun slapped his head and carefully glanced at the four scoundrels in front of him. Seeing that they didn't pay attention to him at all, he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "I'm following those four scoundrels. I suspect they are engaged in human trafficking." It’s a scam, but unfortunately there is no evidence yet.”

"Since he is a scumbag who is a human trafficker, he can just be taken for interrogation. Why bother?" Li Yu asked strangely.

"Does Brother Li have a way to find out the truth?" Hou Jinyun looked at Li Yu expectantly and asked.

"Just arrest him and torture him! What else can be done?"

Unexpectedly, Hou Jinyun shook his head and said: "This can't be done! These scoundrels are best at adapting to the wind. This is a thoroughfare. Even if they are caught, they will deny it to death. Then we will be the ones in trouble. After all, there are still kings here. Where is the law!"

This really fits this guy's style. Despite his cynical appearance, he is actually a very measured person on the inside.

"I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll work with you to clean up these scum!" Li Yu shrugged.

Hou Jinyun patted Li Yu hard, showed a hearty smile and said: "My brother really saw you right!"

……

"Brother Li, are you sure those people entered this courtyard?" Hou Jinyun asked, looking at the inconspicuous courtyard in front of him.

Afraid of being discovered by the other party, Hou Jinlin followed Li Yu's suggestion and hung himself one or two hundred meters away from the four gangsters. This distance was not a big deal in an open space, but in a crowded place like a market, it was only a few dozen meters away. There was no one around anymore, so he was following Li Yu entirely based on his perception.

Hou Jinyun's perception was a mess in places he couldn't see, so he was dubious about Li Yu's statement that those people had entered the house.

In Li Yu's perception, the four thugs were like four calibrated signals on a radar, now scattered in the yard. After closer inspection, the positions of several people were exactly in preparation for facing the enemy.

"It turns out that they have been discovered a long time ago!" Li Yu said with a dumb smile: "Brother Hou, let's go, let's go to the teahouse over there to drink tea. After a while, they came out on their own."

"Brother Li, your perception is really strong! You can track a few ordinary people in such a dense flow of people. I am convinced." From the teahouse, he looked at the four rascals at the door of the courtyard from a distance. , Hou Jinyun couldn't help but admire him.

Li Yu drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, stood up and said, "Let's go too, that courtyard is just a temporary place to stay. This time those people should feel at ease, the fish has been hooked."

"Hey, Brother Li, why do you think you are more familiar with these things than me?" Hou Jinyun stood up and said with a smile.

"...You just treat these as a joke. When you live by these, you will be more proficient than anyone else." Li Yu walked downstairs without looking back.

"Why do you think what Brother Li said makes sense?" Hou Jinyun clenched his teeth and paid for his tea, "Brother Li, wait for me..."

……

In an abandoned farm outside the city, Li Yu and Hou Jinyun watched in stunned silence as more than a dozen women and children with tattered clothes and scars rushed towards the four thugs who were tied to the ground like crazy.

When the two followed the rogues to this dilapidated farm, Li Yu noticed a dozen weak auras underground, and the two immediately showed up and captured the four rogues.

Under Hou Jinyun's promise not to kill them and Li Yu's fierce questioning, these people quickly revealed everything.

It turns out that someone is purchasing people nearby. Regardless of their appearance or health, as long as they are young people or children who are alive, they will give ten gold coins to each person. Seeing that there was a profit to be made, these four thugs began to plunder people. They were quite cunning and specifically targeted foreigners, beggars, and even poor people. So far, they had delivered several batches of goods and made a lot of profits. If the companions of the little beggar they kidnapped had not begged Hou Jinlin, who had helped them, this time, the evil would have continued.

When the two opened the tunnel where the people were imprisoned, even Li Yu, who had witnessed the bloody war, was shocked by what he saw. Hou Jinlin lay at the entrance and vomited.

If there is a hell on earth, it is nothing more than this. There were more than a dozen people chained like dogs in the small tunnel. All of them were in tattered clothes, especially the women. Many of them had scars on their bodies. Fortunately, it was winter and there was no infection. There was a strong smell of blood and The smell of feces and urine could almost stun Li Yu and the two of them, and Ah Li immediately hid in the spirit space.