Chapter 994

After hearing Zhang Xiaohua's words, Meng also felt a little uneasy. She whispered, "Xiaohua, I … I'm just angry at them … they don't have good intentions … I …"

Zhang Xiaohua patted her head and said, "It's none of your business.

I guess that senior sister from the Tenryū Sect also encountered something like this when she was young!

In fact, I was going to get angry just now. It was inevitable that I would have a conflict with them … Moreover, they are acting so gentle and refined now. Who knows, they might change their attitude in a moment … "

"Alas, there's no such thing as good and evil in Jianghu.

Perhaps only the Tenryū Sect's clean methods can prevent people from bullying them! "

"Hmm, maybe, but … I think the Tenryū Sect is not as bad as the rumors say. At least … they didn't do anything to us!"

"You're right, but … there are six living people after all …"

"Forget it. Why are we talking about them?

Let's hurry up. The Tenryū Sect's sudden appearance in Jianghu is also an important matter. We still need to report to the Sect Leader! "

"Aiyo, Xiaohua, I suddenly understand. Didn't the people from Luoying Island ask the people from the Tenryū Sect?

Why didn't anyone know that they were patrolling? "

"Why?"

"That must be it. As long as they report their names, there will be no survivors. Of course, no one will know."

"Nonsense. Aren't we living well?" Zhang Xiaohua disagreed, "Let's go. We should hurry to Yixia Town."

Meng didn't argue with him and the two of them rode along the main road. Although the two of them were fast, when the sky darkened and they arrived at a rather large town, they still didn't see any Heavenly Dragon Sect troops!

When they arrived at the town, Zhang Xiaohua led David's deer and was about to go forward to inquire. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat. She glanced at the crowd in front of her. However, the crowd looked hurried. They were either going home, looking for a place to stay, or shopping. There was no one suspicious.

"What's wrong?

What's the matter? "Seeing Zhang Xiaohua suddenly stop, Meng quickly walked over and asked.

"It's nothing. I just feel like someone is staring at us!" Zhang Xiaohua looked ahead unwillingly.

"Where are they?" Meng Ye looked over and probed, "Are they from the Daytime Tenryū Sect?"

"No." Zhang Xiaohua was very certain. "Although the people of the Tenryū Sect are highly skilled in martial arts, but … but I should be able to find them. Besides, they wouldn't do something so boring!

You have to remember that we are just ordinary students of Beidou school! "

Meng Ye looked at it for a long time, but didn't see anything. He asked, "Are you sure?

I didn't see anything! "

"Hehe, maybe I am overthinking it!" Zhang Xiaohua was also not confident.

After that, Zhang Xiaohua walked to a street vendor and asked softly, "Sir, may I ask … Is this Yixia Town?"

The old man who was selling vegetables looked up at him and nodded. "This is Yixia Town. Are you looking for an inn to stay in?"

As he spoke, he pointed with his finger and said, "About a thousand feet ahead, there's an excellent inn!"

Zhang Xiaohua turned around and said, "Thank you, sir. But I still have something to ask."

"Oh?

Please tell me! "

The old man probably hadn't seen such a polite person in Jianghu. He said happily, "I have lived in Yixia Town for more than sixty years. There is nothing in this town that I don't know!"

"Haha, that's great." Zhang Xiaohua was overjoyed and asked, "Do you know a person called Hou Mingcheng?"

"Hou Mingcheng?" The old man was stunned. He frowned and thought for a long time. "How old is he?

Where is he in town? "

"What?" Zhang Xiaohua curled his lips. "If I knew where he was in town, would I still need to ask you?"

But he said, "I don't know how old he is, but he must be over forty or fifty years old!"

The old man thought for a long time and finally shook his head. "Little brother, I'm old and my brain isn't very bright. I can't remember this person's name. You'd better go to the inn and ask the waiter. They've heard a lot and seen a lot. Maybe they'll know!"

Zhang Xiaohua thought it was reasonable. When he was about to leave, he asked again, "Then, sir, is there a big family with the surname Hou in Yixia Town?"

"Oh, of course I know. One is in the west of town. The current head of the family is called Hou Feng. His family has thousands of acres of fertile land in the North Mountain. The other family is in the north of town. The head of the family died young. Now he is a widow with four children and runs a jade business.

But there is no one named Hou Mingcheng in either of them. I am sure of that. "

Zhang Xiaohua gave a thumbs up to Meng and said goodbye to the old man. She went straight to the inn that the old man mentioned. The waiter of the inn was really clever, but … he still didn't know that there was a man named Hou Mingcheng in Yixia Town!

Zhang Xiaohua and Meng were not surprised. The Great Master Chang Geng said that Hou Mingcheng was from forty years ago. It was doubtful that Hou Mingcheng was still alive, let alone remembered after so many years.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua asked about the specific location of the two families with the surname Hou in town. Zhang Xiaohua and Meng were resting separately. It was late now, so it was not a good time to visit!

The next morning, Zhang Xiaohua and Meng finished washing up and were about to leave the inn with their horses. At this time, there was a noise from the shop in front of the inn. "Do you know?

Just last night, something big happened in town! "

"Something big?

What big thing could it be?

I heard the faint sound of a gong outside and there was a lot of noise. It is late at night, and I am too lazy to get up! "

"Alas, you said that the weather is unpredictable, and people are unpredictable. The Hou Family has accumulated a lot of good karma for their whole life. How did they end up like this?"

"The Hou Family?" Someone asked curiously, "Brother, do you mean the Hou Family in the west or the north?"

"Nonsense, of course it's Hou Laofeng from Zhenxi. He's always been kind to the people around him. Although he's not a Buddha in every household, he sends cotton in winter and wrinkles in summer. Why did this natural disaster fall on his family?

Tell me, although the widow and her son from Zhenbei are usually extremely harsh, the Heavens may have burned them on account of them seizing the family property. But how could they burn Hou Laofeng as well? "

"It is strange. One is in the west, and the other is in the north. They are so far away from each other. Both of them are from the Hou Family."

"What?

Don't tell me … you want the entire town to burn? "

… …

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua's face changed. She pulled Meng's hand and said, "Quick, let's go."

Meng heard it too. She gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go. There must be something fishy about this!"

When the two of them arrived at Hou Feng's house, they couldn't help but feel disheartened.

This was a rather large house, but at this time, it had been reduced to broken bricks and tiles. The charred wooden beams still had some faint flames, and there was a faint white steam rising from the top of the house. It should be the water vapor from the people in town putting out the fire last night.

There were quite a number of people gathered in front of the charred house. Zhang Xiaohua found a young man with disheveled clothes and water stains on his body and asked, "Brother, I'm just passing by. There seems to be a fire here?

Looking at your appearance, you should have participated in the extinguishing of the fire last night, right? "

The young man looked at Zhang Xiaohua and nodded. "That's right. In the early hours of this morning, the house suddenly caught fire. I happened to live nearby, so I was the first to know …"

The young man recounted what he had seen last night and sighed, "It's a pity that Old Master Hou was such a good man, yet he was burned alive in there. Alas, there isn't a single person left alive in the entire Hou Mansion!"

"Not even one?" Meng gritted her teeth and asked.

"That's right. The officials were here just now. I heard from them that they just came from the Hou family in Zhenbei. It's not the same as here. All the corpses were found in the rooms. None of them escaped!"

"Many thanks ~" After hearing the young man's words, Zhang Xiaohua retracted his divine sense. That person was right, there was not a single living being in the Marquis's Mansion!

"Do you still want to go to the north to take a look?" Zhang Xiaohua turned to ask Meng.

Meng shook her head blankly and said, "No need. The fire was strange. If only one family encountered it, it would be fine. But two families with the surname Hou encountered it. If there is no connection, no one will believe it. If Hou Feng's family is like this, then there is no one alive in the other family. What's the use of going there?"

"Could it be that the Dalin Temple did something?" Zhang Xiaohua frowned.

"I don't think so. If the Dalin Temple wanted to hide it, they could have just not written the names of Yixia Town and Hou Mingcheng. They could have even not given us the list. How could we force the Great Master Chang Geng?"

"Could it be … the Tenryū Sect?" Zhang Xiaohua immediately thought of what she saw on the official road!

"That doesn't make sense!" Meng shook her head. "Has the Tenryū Sect ever been afraid of anyone in Jianghu?

Even if there was something that could be used against them, would they care about it being exposed?

Even if you and I know, what's the use?

Besides, we are only looking for Hou Mingcheng to ask about my background. What does it have to do with the Tenryū Sect? "

"That's right. The Tenryū Sect can't know our purpose." Zhang Xiaohua nodded. But then she frowned. "Could it be that someone is following us?

Yesterday, when I was asking people in the town, someone overheard us? "

Immediately, Zhang Xiaohua felt his hair stand on end. That day, he had released his divine sense, and there was no one around. If it was as he expected, and he felt that there was someone following him, then … that person's martial arts, no, the divine ability of the Immortal Dao, was just how high was that person's martial arts, no, divine ability of the Immortal Dao?

Involuntarily, Zhang Xiaohua looked around for a long time. Then, she released her divine sense to check carefully.

Unfortunately, the morning in Yixia Town was the same as in other places. Only the early birds were looking for insects!

Meng was stunned when she saw Zhang Xiaohua's nervous expression. She looked around vigilantly …

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