Chapter 396
Chapter 396
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Why would Zhang Xiaohua need to leave the house personally?
He returned the food box to the inn and returned to the house. He sat cross-legged and released his divine perception. Although there was still some pain in his head, it was not a big deal for him to use his divine perception to observe.
Ping Yang City was really lively at night. There were all kinds of things. Zhang Xiaohua did not know whether to laugh or cry. His divine perception followed a few sneaky thieves and watched a few filthy dramas. Then, he hurriedly escaped. See no evil. There were also a few places where tragic tragedies happened. Zhang Xiaohua really could not stand it anymore. Although he knew that this would alert the enemy and spoil his plan, he really could not remain indifferent when he saw innocent people about to lose their lives. Hence, he raised the small sword in his arms again and stopped them in time before harm happened.
Of course, after the first time, there would be a second time and a third time. For the entire first half of the night, Zhang Xiaohua did not do anything else. He only enforced justice on behalf of the heavens and helped the weak. This sudden black light saved many people. From then on, the "Legend of Lunar Shadow" was born in Ping Yang City.
After being the "savior of the commoners" for half a night, Zhang Xiaohua was really exhausted. When midnight came, he immediately fell into a deep sleep. As Zhang Xiaohua flickered in his dream, a mysterious wave was emitted from his body. The starlight in the endless starry sky was instantly projected. As usual, it gathered into a cocoon-like ball of light around his body.
After a long time, the wave around Zhang Xiaohua's body changed rapidly. The light cocoon wrapped around his body suddenly expanded as if it was attracted by something inside his body. Then, it was sucked into Zhang Xiaohua's body like a whale sucking in water. At the same time, Zhang Xiaohua's bones, which had been refined to the point that they were transparent, became completely transparent in an instant. Then, on many parts of the transparent bones, traces of red appeared!
At this moment, there was no more starlight around Zhang Xiaohua's body. The wave around his body surged a few times and adjusted to another mysterious amplitude. Gradually, it stabilized. As the wave stabilized, starlight was projected from the horizon again. In an instant, it enveloped his entire body.
However, who would know if this starlight was the same starlight?
The next morning, Zhang Xiaohua had just gone to the courtyard to practice her martial arts when she heard Nie Qianyu running out of the house happily. She raised her head and looked around, but to no avail. Disappointed, she asked, "Brother Ren, did you not find Little Orange last night?"
Zhang Xiaohua had no choice but to stop. She said apologetically, "Little Yu 'er, I exaggerated a little last night. I searched the entire Ping Yang City but did not find any clues."
Nie Qianyu said desolately, "It's alright, Big Brother Ren. How can anything in this world be done just because you said so?
Little Orange has been missing for ten days. It will be difficult to start looking for him now. Moreover, I know that what you said yesterday was just to comfort me. You wanted me to have a good rest. "
Zhang Xiaohua touched her nose and smiled. "Little Yu 'er is really smart. I'll go out and look again today. Maybe I'll find something."
Nie Qianyu's eyes lit up and said, "I understand. Big Brother Ren, are you looking for a blind fortune-teller today?"
Shaking her head, Zhang Xiaohua said helplessly, "Yes, I am."
"That's great, Big Brother Ren. It's a little difficult, but I hope you can work harder. Please don't … give up, okay?"
Nie Qianyu sounded like she was pleading at the end.
In fact, Nie Qianyu could not be blamed for not trusting Zhang Xiaohua. It was just that before Zhang Xiaohua left them, she was indifferent to them and did not like to interfere. Therefore, she was really afraid that Zhang Xiaohua would give up. If it was in the past, Zhang Xiaohua might hesitate and consider whether she would expose her background if she acted in Ping Yang City. But now, she was full of chivalry and naturally would not decline too much. She smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying, Little Yu 'er. Along the way, we've developed feelings for each other. How could I possibly give up?"
The word "feelings" was not used appropriately. Yes, it was really worth the three months of studying the Three Character Classic.
Nie Qianyu's forehead flushed red. She didn't mean it, but the listener took it seriously.
Then, Nie Qianyu smiled and said, "Big Brother Ren, I won't hold you back from practicing martial arts."
After that, she bounced back to the house like a little swallow, as if her wrist was not injured at all.
Looking at Nie Qianyu's cheerful back view, Zhang Xiaohua smiled and continued practicing the Big Dipper Magical Fist.
After practicing the Big Dipper Magical Fist for a few days, Zhang Xiaohua felt that his strength seemed to have increased by a lot. Therefore, he paid more attention to this fist technique.
Late in the morning, Zhang Xiaohua went out of the inn with his hands behind his back. In fact, he could stay in the inn, but after all, Nie Qianyu was beside him. If he stayed in the house alone, Nie Qianyu would blame him for being lazy, and there would be no reason for her to find any clues in the future.
There were many people from all walks of life in Ping Yang City, and there were even a few blind fortune-tellers. Zhang Xiaohua found a teahouse and ordered some fragrant tea. As he tasted the tea, he used his divine senses to monitor these blind men.
It was easy to say, but difficult to do. Zhang Xiaohua had to look at this and that at the same time, lest he missed the real murderer. He could only see, but he could not really hear the conversation between the blind man and the others. Therefore, most of the time, he had to pay attention to the shape of their mouths and the changes in their expressions. He had to guess what they were thinking to determine if there was anything wrong with what they were doing.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua had an unusually hard time drinking the tea. Almost all the waiters in the teahouse were muttering at the side, "Is there something wrong with this guy's brain?
Why is he so flustered when he's just drinking tea? "
When the sky turned dark, those blind men left their stalls and went back to their homes. Zhang Xiaohua followed them closely, but he still did not find anything.
The only thing he found was a stomach full of tea!
Nie Qianyu was also obedient. Seeing that Zhang Xiaohua had returned empty-handed, she did not pursue the matter. She only served the food in the inn and comforted him gently, "Don't worry. Heaven helps the worthy. Perhaps there will be news tomorrow."
Zhang Xiaohua ate two mouthfuls hastily and returned to the house. He pondered carefully. Although his divine senses were powerful and could monitor several blind fortune-tellers in Ping Yang City at the same time, it was after all an act of waiting. He did not know which blind man was the real culprit. Moreover, if the culprit did not disguise himself as a blind man, what should he do?
For a moment, he was filled with worry.
The direct result of Zhang Xiaohua's worry was to release the small sword. With the power of a thunderbolt, he showed the will of Heaven and punished many people who took advantage of the dark to do evil in Ping Yang City. It was only late into the night that his worry subsided.
The next day, Zhang Xiaohua left the inn early. However, this time, he did not sit in the teahouse. Instead, he rode out of Ping Yang City on the David's deer. These two nights of "eliminating pornography and illegal activities" in Ping Yang City had already shown some results. There were more and more cases of people helping the elderly cross the road. The bad guys who kidnapped the young girls were not really blind. They would definitely sense something. The best way was to look around Ping Yang City and see if he could find some clues.
However, when he exited the west gate of Ping Yang City, he realized that the city gate was slightly different from before.
Ever since Zhang Xiaohua came to Ping Yang City for the first time six years ago and the numerous times he entered and left Ping Yang City after that, he had not met any soldiers at the city gate. However, today, there were actually a few soldiers guarding the west gate of Ping Yang City. They interrogated the passersby one, especially the horse carriages and the like. The inspection was especially detailed. Even Zhang Xiaohua, who was all alone, was interrogated in detail. They also looked at his strange steed from left to right, up and down. They only let him leave the city when they confirmed that there was nothing more to ask. As for the passersby who entered the city, they did not interrogate them at all.
Zhang Xiaohua was very puzzled. However, he had never been very interested in the officials and thus could not be bothered to ask. Of course, even if he wanted to find out, he might not be able to get anything.
He could tell just by looking at those soldiers who treated the passersby like wolves and tigers.
Zhang Xiaohua followed his own train of thought and carefully checked the east, west, and north of Ping Yang City for several days. He did not discover anything even though he was more than ten miles away from the city. He even checked the surroundings of the Ethereal Heights in detail. However, the Righteous Alliance had already taken over the Heights and Zhang Xiaohua did not go deep inside. With the reputation of the Righteous Alliance in the pugilistic world, they would not do such a heinous thing.
Even if the Righteous Alliance wanted to do it, they would definitely not choose Ping Yang City. Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua only looked around the surroundings.
Huanxi Heights seemed to be like what Qiuju had said. There were not many changes and everyone had their own business. However, all these had nothing to do with Zhang Xiaohua. Therefore, he did not rashly go there and try to establish old ties with Tian Zhongxi and Ma Jing.
It was already dusk. Zhang Xiaohua returned from the east side of Ping Yang City. This day, he had walked dozens of miles away from the city and found many villages and forests. He had also used his divine perception to check many places that were rarely visited but to no avail. Now, he only had not seen the south side of Ping Yang City. However, he had entered from the south gate and did not see anything strange along the way. It seemed that if there was no special miracle, he could only apologize to Nie Qianyu.
However, at the thought of Little Orange's voice and smile, after not seeing them for more than ten days, Zhang Xiaohua felt a wave of sadness in his heart. If he did not leave the two of them alone in Ping Yang City and instead brought them to the Guozhuang House, erm, even Lu Town, would they be able to avoid this disaster?
The more he thought about it, the more guilty Zhang Xiaohua felt. He felt that he really should not have avoided these two girls so much.
Just as he was thinking, from the east gate of Ping Yang City, came a big dung cart carrying "farm treasures". An unpleasant stench assailed his nostrils. Many people on the side of the road covered their noses to avoid it. Zhang Xiaohua grew up in a farmer's house. Naturally, he was not unfamiliar with this smell and did not take it seriously.
However, Zhang Xiaohua was riding on the back of the deer. Huanhuan had always had a habit of walking in the middle of the road. This time was no exception. As they were about to bump into the dung cart, Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly patted Huanhuan's head, indicating for it to quickly make way for the cart. Although he was not afraid of this smell, it would not be good if he bumped into the cart and got himself covered in farm treasures.
However, just as Huanhuan brushed past the dung cart, Zhang Xiaohua could not help but frown.
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