Chapter 127

When the black-clothed old man flew into the camp using his qinggong, Shi Niu, Aunt Qin, and He Tianshu wanted to break away from their opponents and go back to help Ou Yan. However, the black-clothed man had already figured out their situation. These three black-clothed men were specially sent to deal with the three people from the Misty School. Their martial arts were also extraordinary. In a hurry, they couldn't get rid of them.

However, while everyone was fighting for their lives, they were also anxiously watching the situation at Ou Yan's side. Changge and the other female disciples' resistance, as well as Zhang Xiaohua's appearance, were all seen by the three people. However, the black-clothed old man's super strong internal energy and terrifying Iron Shirt martial arts. Even if Shi Niu himself went up, he might not be able to gain an advantage. Therefore, the three people, including the disciples of the villa, were all disheartened. They were afraid that today, these people from the villa would be buried here. However, in the end, there was a major change in the situation. The Misty School actually had reinforcements. Especially Bandit Jia's loud voice, it reignited the desire to live in Huan Xi Villa. The more they fought, the braver they became. On the contrary, the black-clothed men changed their strategy. They fought while retreating, approaching the horses outside the camp.

The three black-clothed men who were fighting Shi Niu and the others also had the intention to retreat. When the black-clothed old man used his qinggong to chase after Zhang Xiaohua, they all feinted and left the circle, leaping towards the horses. At this time, if Shi Niu and the others wanted to keep these three people, it wouldn't be difficult. However, the three main forces of the Misty School weren't people who were fond of fighting. Their mission was to protect Ou Yan. Seeing their opponents retreat, they didn't chase after them and immediately used their qinggong to fly towards the black-clothed old man. In their minds, the black-clothed old man didn't immediately make a move at first. Instead, he used his qinggong to exhaust their fighting strength. His goal was to capture Ou Yan alive. Although they were far away from Ou Yan and definitely wouldn't be able to save her in time, if the three of them attacked the black-clothed old man together, they might be able to take Ou Yan back. Moreover, the reinforcements would be arriving soon. Perhaps it would be an elder from the school.

This was Aunt Qin and the rest's wishful thinking. However, when they were still halfway there, they heard Qiu Tong's shout. Only then did they notice the black-robed elder's pale golden palm. The three of them were greatly alarmed. How was this elder going to capture Ou Yan alive? He was clearly going to take her life!

Thus, the three's footsteps quickened. However, how could they cross such a distance in an instant?

They could only helplessly watch as a tragedy unfolded.

However, they had guessed the beginning of the story, but not the end.

Until the black-clothed with with Qiu Tong, they didn't know what had happened.. they didn't know what had happened.... they only, they didn't understand........ but they didn't know, they were's, with Ou.

By the time the three arrived at the scene, everything was over. Aunt Qin rushed forward to check on Ou Yan's injuries with Qiu Tong. Shi Niu carefully walked in front of the black-clothed old man. He looked at his corpse from afar to confirm whether he was really dead. He Tianshu, on the other hand, looked in the direction Zhang Xiaohua had been sent flying to find Zhang Xiaohua.

At this time, the group of black-clothed men who were still alive had already returned to their horses. They all mounted their horses. The people from Huan Xi Manor didn't chase after them. They only held their weapons and stood in front of the campsite.

The rain continued to fall. The sound of the rain couldn't cover the sound of horse hooves approaching. The three leaders who disguised themselves as robbers had all seen the black-clothed old man die. Although they didn't know what had happened, it was a fact that he was dead. It was very unrealistic for them to take Ou Yan's life with just the few of them, not to mention the Misty School's reinforcements that were about to arrive. Thus, the "First Leader" thought for a moment. He waved his hand and gestured. He took the lead and galloped in another direction. The remaining black-clothed men ignored the corpses in the campsite and followed him.

The people who were standing outside the campsite with swords and sabers couldn't help but cheer when they saw the black-clothed men leave. There were even a few people who relaxed and fell to the ground, throwing their swords and sabers to the side.

At the same time, the sound of horse hooves in the distance finally came closer. The person on the horse saw the tent in the campsite and quickly shouted, "Are you the brothers from the Misty School?"

Wasn't that the voice of Lan Dong, who they saw a few days ago?

A disciple who recognized Lan Dong also quickly responded, "Brother Lan, you're finally here. It's us."

When Lan Dong heard the response, half of the stone in his heart was lifted. He swung the stirrups and dismounted. Seeing the sorry state of the people, his heart tightened again. He quickly asked, "Where is Manor Lord Ou?"

Everyone pointed to Ou Yan's location. Lan Dong immediately rushed over, ignoring the mud on the ground.

When Lan Dong arrived, Aunt Qin had already taken Ou Yan's pulse. Lan Dong saw that Ou Yan's eyes were closed and her face was pale. He anxiously asked, "How is Manor Lord's injury?"

Aunt Qin frowned and said, "Her life should be fine. It's just that Manor Lord's body is weak to begin with. Now that she was injured by that old thief, her internal injuries are not light. She will need a long time to recover."

Hearing this, Lan Dong's uneasy heart finally settled back into his stomach.

At this time, the stone cow also walked over. Aunt Qin asked doubtfully, "Is that old thief dead?"

The corner of the stone cow's mouth curled up. He said, "Yes, he's dead. A sword pierced through his throat. He couldn't be more dead. Yes, he died with his eyes wide open."

Then he asked, "How is Manor Lord?"

Aunt Qin smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Zhang Xiaohua blocking the palm for Manor Lord. The last palm was also aimed at Zhang Xiaohua. Manor Lord was only affected by it. It's no big deal. She'll probably wake up tomorrow."

The stone cow was surprised. "She'll only wake up tomorrow?

This isn't serious? "

Aunt Qin said, "Isn't this much better than what we expected?"

The stone cow also nodded and said, "That's right. It's all thanks to Zhang Xiaohua."

"Zhang Xiaohua?"

Lan Dong was puzzled. How come he had never heard of this name? From the sound of it, her martial arts must be very strong. However, there didn't seem to be this name among the martial uncles. Could it be an elder of the sect?

Could it be that the elder had already arrived before him?

That was impossible. He had rushed here from the town without stopping to rest. How could that elder fly here?

Just as Lan Dong was surprised, He Tianshu dragged his heavy steps out of the darkness and rushed over. As he ran, he shouted, "Zhang Xiaohua is missing. She probably fell into the river. Quickly find a brother who knows how to swim and look for her in the river."

"What?!

Zhang Xiaohua fell into the river? "Aunt Qin, the stone cow, and Qiu Tong all cried out in alarm.

Ou Yan was already seriously injured after being hit by the black-clothed elder's palm. That Zhang Xiaohua was hit in the chest by the pale golden palm. What kind of injury was that?

With this kind of injury and falling into the rushing river, Zhang Xiaohua, could he still …

Thinking of this, no one dared to think any further. Aunt Qin quickly said, "Shi Niu, find a brother who knows how to swim and quickly search the surroundings.

Lan Dong, send a group of accompanying brothers to ride along the river. See if there's anything along the way or in the river. "

Shi Niu and Lan Dong received the order and stood up. However, Lan Dong only took two steps before turning back and asking, "Hall Master Qin, what does this Zhang Xiaohua look like?"

Only then did Aunt Qin remember. How did Lan Dong know about Zhang Xiaohua?

She quickly said apologetically, "She's just a twelve or thirteen year old child. She's seriously injured. You'll know once you see her."

"Twelve or thirteen year old child?" Lan Dong felt a wave of dizziness and wondered if Aunt Qin was wrong.

Eldest Sister Qin saw that Lan Dong was stunned and frowned, "She's just a teenager. Why aren't you going to look for her?"

"Oh, okay. We'll send people." Lan Dong seemed to wake up from a dream and quickly got up to assign people.

Only then did Aunt Qin and Qiu Tong carefully carry the unconscious Ou Yan back to the tent.

The heavy rain poured down and the night was as dark as ink. Between heaven and earth, there was endless darkness.

It was already past midnight but Huan Xi Manor's camp was still noisy. They had just been attacked and no one could guarantee that the enemy wouldn't come back again. Lan Dong only brought a dozen or so disciples and they were all ordinary disciples with average martial arts skills. The black-clothed men had hurriedly retreated because Lan Dong's arrival had broken their advantage in strength. They didn't know how many people the Misty School had. More importantly, the black-clothed old man who was in charge of the situation was the most likely person to capture Ou Yan. However, he was killed by an inconspicuous youth. This disrupted the plan they had been planning for many days and they had no choice but to retreat.

If they had figured out the Misty School's current strength, they might not have returned immediately. Therefore, other than the injured disciples who had returned to their tents to rest, the other disciples' hearts were still beating fast and they were on high alert.

Although Huan Xi Manor's camp was near the river and it was already very unsafe, in this dark night, the enemy might still be spying on them. Many factors determined that they couldn't move rashly for the time being. They could only wait for the sky to brighten before making any plans.

For the same reason, there weren't many disciples who went to look for Zhang Xiaohua.

In fact, all the disciples in the camp already knew what had just happened. They also knew that Zhang Xiaohua had not only saved Ou Yan but also everyone in the camp.

The black-clothed old man's martial arts skills were obvious to all. Even if Lan Dong and the rest came to the rescue in time, the dozen or so of them were far from being a match for the black-clothed old man. Everyone's fate was inevitably the same as Ou Yan's and they were all killed by the old man's palm.

They knew that Zhang Xiaohua was hit in the chest by the black-clothed old man's pale golden palm and they already knew that he was most likely killed on the spot. Even if he still had a breath left, his severely injured body was swept into the river and even if there was only a little bit of life left, it would be extinguished.

They were also willing to go to the river and follow the river to look for Zhang Xiaohua. However, the river was turbulent and they didn't know where he had been washed away. Moreover, the sky was dark and it was raining heavily. The torches were extinguished, so where could they find the light to look for him?

Although He Tianshu's men and those who rode down the river were anxious, they also knew that they were doing their best and leaving the rest to fate.

At the beginning, He Tianshu still shouted a few times with a loud voice, and several disciples also followed suit. But suddenly, He Tianshu seemed to have realized something, and he shut his mouth and stopped shouting. At the same time, he also stopped the others from shouting. The disciples were very puzzled at first, and wanted to ask the reason, but when they saw He Tianshu's tense face, they didn't dare to ask more. After thinking about it carefully, they couldn't help but secretly admire He Tianshu. He was really worthy of being a captain. When they shouted like this, didn't they let the black-robed men know their whereabouts?

Captain He was really meticulous.

He Tianshu didn't know that his position in the hearts of others had suddenly risen by a lot. He only thought about it blindly. Sigh, it's already past midnight.

The disciples who went down the river to look for Zhang Xiaohua couldn't see far in the dark. Moreover, the safety of the campsite was more important. Therefore, they soon returned. When He Tianshu saw that they had returned, he stopped searching and called for those who were searching in the river and nearby to return to the campsite together. His heart was filled with sadness.

When He Tianshu returned to the tent in the center of the campsite, Aunt Qin and Qiu Tong hurriedly came up to him with eager faces. They asked, "Did you find him?"

He Tianshu shook his head silently.

Qiu Tong's tears flowed down with a whoosh. She gritted her teeth tightly.

Aunt Qin also muttered, "Poor child."

Everyone was silent.

After a while, He Tianshu asked, "Is the village lord alright?"

Aunt Qin nodded and said, "He's alright. There aren't any changes. We can only know the specific situation when the doctor sees him tomorrow morning."

He Tianshu said, "It's Zhang Xiaohua's wish that the village lord is fine. I'll go stand guard outside first. If the black-clothed man comes back, it'll be troublesome."

He Tianshu was about to leave when the stone cow came in from outside. Seeing He Tianshu, he asked, "You still haven't found him?"

He Tianshu said, "No."

The stone cow sighed and turned to Aunt Qin, "I've already checked that old thief."

Aunt Qin and He Tianshu's eyes lit up. They asked in unison, "Who is it?"

The stone cow shook his head and said, "This person has old injuries on his face. His face has long been disfigured. I can't tell who he is.

The Light Golden Palm and Iron Shirt aren't high level martial arts. There are at least a hundred people in Jianghu who have reached his level. It's not easy to find him. "

Aunt Qin nodded and said, "What about the other corpses?

Did you find any clues? "

The stone cow shook his head again and said, "These people have all gone through strict training. They all wore ordinary night clothes and didn't carry anything. Their weapons were also common in Jianghu. It's hard to find anything."

Aunt Qin thought for a moment and said, "No matter. Keep these corpses and weapons well and bring them back to Misty Mountain Villa. If we can't identify them, the experts in the sect will do it. Leave this matter to them."

The stone cow agreed and was about to leave.

At this moment, Aunt Qin called out to him and asked, "How did that old thief die?"

Hearing this question, He Tianshu looked at the stone cow anxiously, wanting to know the answer.

The stone cow's expression was strange and said, "There were two wounds on that old thief's body. One was his left palm, which seemed to have been pierced by something. The other was his throat, which seemed to have been pierced by a sword.

I don't know how Zhang Xiaohua did it. At that time, the sky was dark and I couldn't see clearly. What about you? "

Aunt Qin shook her head. What a joke. The sky was so dark and it was raining. Although one could see things in the dark when one's internal energy was strong, she hadn't reached that level yet.

When the stone cow heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Then it can only be a mystery. This Zhang Xiaohua probably didn't have much luck."

Alas, this fellow was frank and outspoken. His words made everyone feel sad.

At this moment, He Tianshu suddenly asked, "Brother Shi, were the wounds on that old thief's hand similar to those of a long sword, just narrower than a normal long sword?"

The stone cow was stunned and didn't understand why he asked this. He nodded and said, "Yes."

He Tianshu's eyes lit up and asked again, "Then, were the wounds on his throat also smaller than those of a normal long sword?"

The stone cow seemed to understand this point and said, "Yes, brother He, you're right. Then what kind of weapon did these old thieves use to kill them?"

He Tianshu smiled bitterly and told them about the toy sword that Zhang Xiaohua was given to him when he bought the long sword. It was fine if he didn't talk about it, but after he talked about it, everyone was even more confused. That toy sword had no tip, so how could it pierce through the old man's throat? How could it pierce through the old man's palm?

Don't forget, the old man practiced the Light Golden Palm and the Iron Shirt. Even the sword of a female disciple like Changge couldn't pierce through the old man's body. How did Zhang Xiaohua do it?

This was really a mystery.

The sky finally brightened, but the rain didn't show any signs of stopping.

Under the watchful eyes of the Misty School's disciples, the black clothed man didn't return. Everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. That unbearable and unforgettable night was finally over.

Ou Yan was still unconscious, but judging from her pulse, it was still very stable. This was considered a blessing in disguise.

Since the village head was unconscious, Aunt Qin was naturally in charge of everything. They couldn't stay in this campsite any longer, and with Ou Yan's condition, it was probably impossible for them to go south. Moreover, there were still unknown black clothed men hiding nearby. Even if Ou Yan was fine, Ou Peng, who was far away in Ping Yang City, would definitely not agree to let Ou Yan go there again.

Hence, when the sky was slightly brighter, Aunt Qin gave the order to pack up the campsite and return quickly.

Naturally, they couldn't take the old route on the way back. Aunt Qin followed Lan Dong's instructions and went on the nearby official road. She redrew the route back to Ping Yang City. She would rather take a long detour than take the small roads. She would rather travel slowly and stay in a town for the night. Furthermore, Lan Dong quickly reported the robbery to the higher-ups and requested for more people to come and assist them.

When Ou Yan woke up, it was already afternoon. The first thing she did when she woke up was to ask about Zhang Xiaohua's situation. After listening to Aunt Qin's explanation, she felt dejected. Everyone's decision wasn't wrong, and it wasn't realistic to send people to look for him now. It would be better to wait until they met up with the people from the Misty School.

As for Aunt Qin's decision to return to Ping Yang City, Ou Yan didn't have much objection. Ou Peng originally didn't agree to her coming out this time. She had coaxed and pestered him to let her go. She thought that she was just a village head and didn't have any grudges in the pugilistic world. What danger could she possibly be in?

However, the cruel reality told her that humans were harmless, but tigers hurt people. Anyone who survived in the pugilistic world couldn't forget this cruel rule at any time.

However, no matter how hard Ou Yan racked her brains, she couldn't remember who exactly she had offended.

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