Yu Qing thought about it. They were all people who didn't care about worldly views. For example, the sheepherder couldn't possibly be with others.
He didn't know why such thoughts flashed through his consciousness, but when he thought about it rationally, he found that he had indeed thought too much.
Nanzhu added, "By the way, the third village owner said that with so many guests here, they will hold a banquet together in the evening and entertain them grandly. Let us also participate. The big village owner who said he is practicing in seclusion may also show up."
Yu Qing glanced at Qiao Qier and said, "In this case, Lao Jiu and I will go do something later. If we can come back in time, we will participate together. If we can't come back in time, you two will go."
Qiao Qier and Nanzhu looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Nanzhu was confused, "What are you going to do?"
Yu Qing was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I want to try to see if I can find the man in black last night."
Nanzhu was stunned, "Why are you looking for him?"
Yu Qing: "I want to know if the boy who was killed last night was killed by him."
Nanzhu slumped his shoulders and sighed, "Well, everyone is already dead, does it matter who killed him?" He just said it was none of our business.
Yu Qing said flatly: "It's very important! Why was it that the young man who had contact with us was killed instead of someone else? If it was really the man in black who did it last night, I want to know why he chose that young man to kill.
If it wasn’t the man in black who did it, why would Rift Valley Villa say it was him?”
Nanzhu was surprised, "Do you suspect that Rift Valley Villa is lying? Does it make sense to use the life of one of your own tribe, or the life of a young man, to lie?"
Yu Qing: "Just before, I also thought that the 'life of my own people' basically represented the truth, but looking back, I always felt a little awkward, so I needed to find the man in black for confirmation.
"
Nanzhu simply rolled his eyes, "It's completely unnecessary. So what if you confirm who it is. Do you still want to avenge that boy?"
He was a little afraid of Lao Shiwu's certain impulsiveness. The first time he raised his sword to cut Yun Xi, he almost scared him to death. Yun Xi was obviously stronger, and Yun Xi had already been convinced by all his means.
We all knew that we were in the same group, but who knew that this guy, Old Fifteen, got so excited and shouted the slogan "Born to Be Human" that he went to do it? It was hard for anyone to ignore it and not be frightened.
Yu Qing: "Don't you think that the man in black might know a lot about Rift Valley Villa?"
"Uh..." Nanzhu was stunned for a moment and thought about it. Judging from the words of the man in black, it seems possible, and the possibility seems quite high. He hesitated and said: "You mean...
"
Yu Qing: "The real key to Rift Valley Villa is probably in this mountain. On the surface, it looks loose, but in fact, the mountain passages are guarded layer by layer and tightly defended. It is impossible to reach inside. It's up to the few of us to find out.
The situation inside may be difficult, so in this case, we might as well change the direction of attack."
Nanzhu suddenly realized that it might be easier to investigate the situation from the man in black. The man in black had already become their clue.
Qiao Qier lowered his head slightly and pursed his lips slightly.
"Having said that, it's just, where can I find the man in black?"
Nanzhu shook his head again and sighed.
Yu Qing: "If others can't find it, it doesn't mean that I can't find it. Since this place is a family, there should be no shortage of incense to worship ancestors. You can help me get some."
Offering incense again? Nanzhu probably understood what he was going to do. The tricks of the gods and ghosts made him a little speechless. After a moment of silence, he said: "In this case, why not go together? It's easier to do things with more people."
"We have to drill into the tunnel. It's a pitch-black place. If there are too many people, it will become chaotic. It's enough to have Lao Jiu to take care of us. The clan emblem can be seen. This Rift Valley Villa must be covering up something. You guys stay here and observe this place.
Condition."
At the same time, there was a stone room built somewhat like a temple, with bright lights and a statue of a man in the shrine.
An old man with long hair shawl and a golden hoop on his head. He has a childish face and holds an oil pot in his hand, refueling the oil lamps on the rows of lamp stands. His expression is dull. This person is none other than the owner of the Rift Valley Villa.
Wu Dao.
The second owner of the village, Wu Xieshan, who has white hair and a black beard and is serious in speech, is also there.
Wu Heyun, the owner of the third village, was telling the two people about the three groups of visitors.
"Ning Chaoyi..." Wu Xieshan muttered to himself and then asked: "There are also sales of our Rift Valley Villa grape wine outside, why do you come all the way here to buy it?"
Wu Heyun: "People said they happened to pass by here and stopped by. What can I do, drive them away?"
Wu Xieshan: "I didn't say you shouldn't receive guests, don't you feel something is wrong? The seasonal business season has not come yet. Usually at this time, except for regular merchants, few people come. These two days have been good. I came yesterday.
I asked a group of people who stopped by to slay the demons, and three groups of people came to buy wine today. Compared to usual, this time, are the people coming a little too concentrated and frequent?"
Wu Heyun: "Of course I know, but again, can I drive people away? This is the rule of our villa for thousands of years. It doesn't matter if we treat guests kindly, even if we get a little angry. In short, as long as we can get together and have a good time."
Guests, never hold grudges, just bow your head and take a loss and make concessions in normal matters, and try to avoid causing trouble with the outside world."
The owner of the villa, Wu Dao, who was slowly adding fuel to the fire with his back to the two of them, spoke out, "No one will say that you did something wrong. You must continue to abide by this rule. Don't cause entangled grievances to the villa. It is easy to cause complications. That will happen."
Unpredictable consequences. But things are indeed abnormal. I hope there won’t be any trouble and we must pay close attention.”
Wu Heyun hummed, "I know."
…
There was a knock on the door. Yu Qing opened the door and saw that it was Nanzhu, so he let the person in.
Inside the house, Mu Aotie had already arrived and was waiting. Yu Qing had already told him the specific situation.
Nanzhu walked into the house and handed a bunch of incense in his hand to Yu Qing, who took it and stuffed it directly into his sleeve.
Qiao Qie'er's bright eyes flashed, wondering what the use of offering incense was.
Yu Qing tilted his head and signaled to Mu Ao, "Let's go."
Nanzhu stretched out his hand to stop him and reminded, "Why don't you say hello to Wu An?"
Yu Qing: "After saying hello, I will definitely follow him. Ignore him for now. If I ask him later, just deal with it and say that you are searching for traces of monsters. We are here to eliminate monsters. We can't just sit here and play all the time, right?"
"
"Okay." Nanzhu sighed.
So the three men went out, and Yu Qing and Mu Aotie left directly, and they walked around the steps all the way to the end.
After leaving the mountain, Yu Qing took a quick look to identify the direction, and then took Mu Aotie in the direction where the man in black disappeared. That was the downstream direction of the water flow. He remembered that the child with golden blood also went downstream underground.
.
Maybe it didn't necessarily mean anything, but he still regarded it as a priority tracking direction.
The two soon broke into the grape fields, and from time to time they met members of the Wu clan working in the fields.
After walking through the fields for a while, Mu Aotie, who was observing behind him, suddenly reminded: "Wu An is here."
Yu Qing looked back and found that Wu An was indeed flying by. It seemed that the two people's separation had been discovered, but it was normal and expected. He did not stay and wait, pretending not to see it, and directly
He ducked into the nearby pit and cave, and Mu Aotie jumped down after him.
“Take water and leave no trace.”
After leaving the words, Yu Qing was already walking on the waves, speeding on the water.
For Mu Aotie, whose cultivation level is also broken, it is not difficult to reach the level of Lingbo Weibu, and he can run closely.
The two of them wandered around in the culvert for a while, making sure that they would not be easily traced again before landing on the shore. At this time, Yu Qing took out an incense stick and lit it under the light beam cast by a pit, crossing the four directions.
At the underground intersection, I stared at the burning smoke and observed quietly.
Mu Aotie looked at him in confusion. After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Can you really ask God for directions?"
Yu Qing said casually: "Guess for yourself."
Mu Ao was speechless.
Yu Qing observed for a while and found nothing unusual. Seeing that he couldn't find any clues for a while, he finally gave up and took Mu Aotie straight to the lowest point downstream.
After traveling underground for a while, until he could no longer see any light spots at the end, Yu Qing tried to look out from the nearest pit hole, and found that he had indeed reached the end of the grape field.
After looking around, he fell back from the entrance of the cave and looked towards the dark front. He didn't know where the canal that he continued to excavate led to.
He took out the fluorescent stone lighting, stared at the smoke of the incense in his hand for a while, muttered to himself, "It's ventilated..." and then continued to move forward.
Mu Aotie also took out the glowstone and followed him. When facing the darkness, his vigilance naturally arose. He slowly took out his sword with one hand and followed carefully.
After walking not far, the two discovered that there were fewer and fewer signs of artificial excavation of underground culverts. Finally, the aisles on both sides disappeared completely, and they could only wade through water if they went forward.
Having already arrived here, naturally they would not stop easily, so the two of them walked on the waves again.
The gurgling stream gurgled merrily all the way, and the terrain also slowly went downwards. At the end, the sound of gurgling water was louder. When the stream reached this position, the drop suddenly became larger, and it split into three, flowing in three directions.
I don't know how deep it is, but it seems to be bottomless. At least I can't see the bottom with the light of the fluorite in my hand. Moreover, the spaces for the three water outlets are not large. They all look like underground cracks. The smallest cracks require one to step sideways to drill.
Go down.
The two brothers listened intently to the sound of falling water, trying to estimate the approximate height of the drop, but it was useless. There should be layers of protruding parts washed by the water below, which they could not figure out with their hearing abilities.
Yu Qing also threw away the lit incense in his hand. The air flow below sucked the smoke away, and he could not observe anything with the help of the smoke.
Seeing Yu Qing walking towards the largest underground gap in the middle and slowly drawing his sword, Mu Aotie saw that he didn't want to give up, so he immediately ducked over and said, "I'll go down and take a look first."
Before Yu Qing could say anything, he jumped directly.
Yu Qing didn't hesitate and jumped down.
The figures of the two brothers holding fluorite were rising up and down in the air. With their cultivation skills, they were not afraid of high cliffs, and they did not land fast. Behind them was the water washing on the cliff, with protrusions from time to time on the cliff.
The parts looked like dormant ferocious monsters in the dim light and shadow, seeming to be hiding behind the running water and peeping at them.