Zhang Ke stared blankly at where the Bai Mansion was.
There were many people coming in and out of the original Bai family residence at this time.
Piles of sand and soil were piled everywhere, huge trees, and large pieces of cut granite were neatly stacked.
Craftsmen and handymen were busy under the command of some who looked like overseers.
Zhang Ke looked at the plaque above his head.
"Tantai"
In the ditch nearby, the Baifu signboard was thrown aside.
Zhang Ke was a little confused and didn't understand what was happening.
After thinking for a moment, he didn't ask, but went to find Lin Shaopei.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shaopei never came back.
Seeing the flickering eyes of the servants of the Lin Mansion, Zhang Ke had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, after asking around, I learned some shocking news.
The Bai family in Bolang City was exterminated for being suspected of colluding with monsters, causing countless deaths of innocent people.
After Zhang Ke heard the news, he was surprised at first, and then found it ridiculous.
Especially since the Bai family was not executed in Bolang City.
Instead, he was completely killed by the second-rate sect "Shenyi Sect" in Tuocheng.
Zhang Ke immediately turned around and the others stopped looking for him.
After asking for the direction of Tuocheng, he transformed and flew away.
...
Tuocheng.
Thousands of miles southeast of Dingzhou.
The location of Tuocheng is quite special. If you go further south, you will reach Haizhou after passing through the Shiwanda Mountain.
Because there are hundreds of thousands of mountains that block the monsoon, the climate here is different from other places.
As a result, there are three seasons of heavy rainfall here in a year, so the vegetation is relatively lush.
The reason why it is called Tuocheng is because of the torrential rain.
At noon that day, Zhang Ke arrived outside Tuocheng.
At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunder flashed in the clouds from time to time, making a dull sound.
The pouring rain was like a hole in the sky, pouring from top to bottom.
Although it was noon, the sky and the earth were dark, as if it was almost evening.
There was no one at the city gate, everyone was hiding in their houses to take shelter from the rain.
Zhang Ke's rune robe has the function of repelling water, so he is not afraid of getting wet.
At this time, the hood hidden behind the Taoist robe was already on, and even his face was hidden.
The wind and rain are raging between heaven and earth, and the spiritual probe must receive countless external signals every second.
This causes the brain to operate at overspeed and the power of the soul is greatly consumed.
There was no other way, so Zhang Ke had no choice but to dissipate the spiritual probe and use perception to feel everything around him.
When I walked to the gate of the city, I couldn't help but stop in my tracks. I sensed that there had been a war here recently.
Many of the city walls and gates are damaged, and the signs of damage are very strange, including huge claw marks.
After pausing for a moment, he stepped through the muddy water that covered his ankles, walked through the unguarded city gate, and stepped into Tuocheng.
When we entered Tuocheng, it became even more dilapidated.
Perception rises and you look down from the air.
Countless buildings have collapsed and broken bricks can be seen everywhere.
Even if it rains heavily, there are still many people hiding under some roofs.
Or they found some wooden boards and leaned against the wall in small groups, holding the wooden boards above their heads to shield them from the wind and rain.
Many people were wearing white mourning clothes. It was obvious that the city had just experienced a heavy disaster.
Everyone's expressions were numb, dull, lifeless, as if they had lost hope in everything.
Zhang Ke was walking slowly in the rain, and he could feel his heavy breathing.
Everything around him seemed to be far away from him, and only eyes were fixed on him.
He didn't know what was going on here, but there was great malice in these eyes.
There is resentment, anger, fear, and even hatred!
Like a light on my back!
This is the only feeling he feels at the moment!
It wasn't until I got away from these homeless people and entered an inn that I felt relaxed.
Standing in front of the foyer, shaking off the rainwater on his body, the spiritual probe regrouped.
Glancing around, I saw that there were dozens of square tables in the square lobby.
There were only two tables of people eating, which seemed a bit deserted.
Seeing someone entering, a waiter with a white towel around his neck came up to him.
"Hey! He's a Taoist priest. Do you want to stay in a hotel?"
"Yeah! Open a guest room and prepare some vegetarian dishes!"
"Okay! I have a guest, please come in!"
The waiter asked Zhang Ke to sit down at a table and quickly wiped the table.
"Xiaoer! When Pindao entered the city just now, he saw many people homeless. What happened?"
The waiter was a smart young man. He turned around and looked at the counter. He saw that the shopkeeper was dialing the abacus and no one was paying attention here.
He lowered his voice and said, "Something did happen. I'll tell you later!"
After saying that, he hung the towel around his neck, turned around and left, greeting the two customers who had just entered the store.
Zhang Keliu thought for a while, got up and came to the counter.
"Ask the waiter to bring the food to my room. I'm preparing a pot of shochu. I want it hot!"
The shopkeeper responded quickly and asked the waiter to greet him.
The guest room is very clean, the windows are bright, and there are two pots of flowers on the windowsill. The room suddenly seems to have a little more life.
Zhang Ke couldn't help but nodded, slightly satisfied.
“Tuk-tuk!”
With a knock on the door, two waiters entered the room.
One person was carrying the food, while the other person was carrying a stove and a jar of wine.
The two of them quickly arranged the food.
Zhang Ke pointed with his right hand at one of the waiters.
"You stay and scald the wine for me!"
"Okay, Master Dao!"
Another waiter left the guest room and closed the door behind him.
Without saying a word, Zhang Ke took out an ingot of silver, casually shaped it into a silver stick, and pinched it between the index fingers of his right hand.
"bass!"
Like scissors cutting paper, a thin piece of silver was cut off and fell on the table.
"Gudu!"
The waiter swallowed and understood what Zhang Ke meant.
He smiled and said, "Young man, I will tell you everything you know and I will never hide it!"
The silver stick was squeezed like clay in Zhang Ke's hands.
"Tell me about it?"
The waiter wiped the sweat from his head and whispered: "That's what happened!"
"About a month ago, a group of monsters suddenly burst out from Shiwanda Mountain, broke into Tuocheng, and ate people everywhere. Countless people were killed and injured."
"Fortunately, Master Xuankong of Dafang Temple was holding a lecture in the city at that time, and there were many immortals like... Taoist masters in the city."
"So we quickly killed those monsters that harmed the people, which was regarded as revenge for the people."
Zhang Ke listened and had some doubts in his heart.
"Do monsters from the Hundred Thousand Mountains often come down from the mountain to harm the people?"
The waiter shook his head: "Very few. I was born and raised here. When I was young, I heard from an old man that monsters used to come down the mountain. It has been decades since I heard about monsters coming down the mountain."
The waiter hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and said in a low voice: "I heard that an immortal made an agreement with a monster, not to go down the mountain to harm anyone!"
Zhang Keliu thought for a while and continued to ask: "Then Tuocheng is usually not prepared for the Hundred Thousand Mountains, after all, it is so close?"
The waiter said angrily: "How could you be unprepared? I heard that an immortal named Bai destroyed some formation in the city and lured monsters into the city to harm people!"
Zhang Ke raised his eyebrows: "Oh! Who is the one named Bai?"
The waiter scratched his head and said, "I heard from the Immortal of the "Shenyi Sect" that it was a man named Bai... or something, let me think about it!"
The waiter frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands.
"I remember, Bai Youan! Yes, it was that beast named Bai Youan who brought the monster in!"