The group of people were neatly equipped and mounted their horses.
"I would also like to trouble Grandma Chen to take action in person to help our sect find the lost disciple. I am very grateful."
Master Zhou cupped his fists and bowed.
"You don't need to thank me. I'm just following the order of the young lady."
Grandma Chen's face was expressionless, and she just nodded slightly.
Master Zhou turned to look at Tan Pan, "Be safe on this trip. If you really can't find anyone, don't stay outside too much."
"Disciple understands."
Hu Qingfeng on the side smiled easily and said, "Master Zhou, please rest assured that I have carefully cleaned up the area around Bailiuzhuang. Not to mention bandits, not even a wild dog was found."
Not to mention that Grandma Chen is leading this trip, even these registered disciples will not have any safety issues if they go out for a walk."
"Moreover, less than two days have passed until now, and there are marks left by your clan on the road. As long as Junior Brother Wei can find a place, he should be able to meet the searching team soon."
"I hope so."
Master Zhou thought thoughtfully and slowly exhaled a breath, "It's the best if you can find it. If you can't find it, it can only mean that Xiao Qi's life is not good and he deserves this fate."
At this moment, a registered disciple rushed from outside the village.
He shouted while running, "Teacher, the seventh senior brother is back, the seventh senior brother is back by himself!"
A quarter of an hour later.
Wei Tao buried his head in a bowl of bacon stew and ate.
There were two other people in the room, Master Zhou and Tan Pan, sitting aside and drinking tea slowly.
"We waited for a long time at the stone castle behind the village that night. Later, your senior brother led people to search everywhere, but they couldn't find your whereabouts. Finally, we prepared to go back along the road to search, and you found it on your own."
Master Zhou picked up the tea cup and took a sip, with a smile on his face, "It's good to be back safely. Let's have a good rest later."
"Why didn't you see the tenth junior brother?" Wei Tao put down the soup basin with no juice left and asked in confusion.
Tan Pan replied from the side, "There was a night attack on Maoshi Village. Xiao Shi fought with the enemy and suffered a big blow. He should be hiding somewhere and practicing kung fu hard now."
"If you have time, go and enlighten him."
Master Zhou sighed, "Although martial arts practice is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, but the human body is like a bowstring. It is right to stretch it and relax it. If it is always tight, it will damage the body. It is impossible for him to continue like this.
"
"Yes, disciple understands."
Wei Tao said goodbye and went to his room under the leadership of Tan Pan.
"Xiao Shiyi has always been proud and arrogant. This time he was hit by a setback, and he felt depressed and unsatisfied.
Seventh Junior Brother, if you go to enlighten him, you must relax your mind and pay attention to your methods."
Tan Pan hugged a quilt and spoke slowly.
Wei Tao just smiled and said, "Senior brother, you are worrying too much."
"The teacher arranged this thing. I listened and agreed. I really want to enlighten my heart. Senior brother, do you think that even if I talk about it in an extravagant way, it will be of no use to my tenth junior brother?"
"That's true..."
Tan Pan nodded, "Teacher and I have nothing to do. Junior Brother Seventh, you and Xiao Shi are on the same level of strength. He really won't listen."
"Oh, I almost forgot, Xiao Shi has now broken through and entered the blood coagulation level, and is already stronger than you."
Wei Tao smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother, if you hit people like this, aren't you afraid that I will also become depressed?"
"Seventh Junior Brother has a good attitude, so nothing will happen."
Tan Pan also laughed, "Besides, Xiao Shi has the best talent in our sect. It's just a matter of time before we are overtaken by him, so we don't need to worry too much."
While talking, the two of them came to a courtyard with several rooms in a row. There were also a group of registered martial arts disciples sitting at the door drinking tea and drinking water. It looked quite comfortable.
What makes Wei Tao feel a little strange is that there is not a single villager in this village that occupies a large area.
The few people I met on the road were either registered disciples of the Red Line Sect or warriors under Mr. Hu.
"This is a stronghold that Mr. Hu has been operating for a long time. When the banditry showed signs of trouble, he had already moved all the tenant farmers back to the city."
Seemingly sensing Wei Tao's confusion, Tan Pan opened his mouth to explain.
"Since joining the team led by Hu Qingfeng, everyone has been idle and has been recuperating for the past two days."
"Has she cleaned up all the chaos and banditry in the surrounding areas?" Wei Tao asked.
"What Miss Hu means is that the surrounding area is very safe. You can stay in the village if you want. If you feel tired, you can go out for a walk. As long as you don't go too far, there will be no problem."
Tan Pan's answer surprised him a little.
"Oh, she also said that this time the cleanup of banditry will naturally rely on the strength of the three families in the inner city.
Tongminglou, Black Cavalry, and Juyingtang are full of talents and masters, but it’s not our turn for small forces from the outer city to show off and fight bloody battles.”
Wei Tao frowned slightly after hearing this.
He thought slowly and said, "Senior Brother Tan, have you ever thought about how we will respond if the forces directly under the three families suffer heavy losses?"
"Seventh Junior Brother is joking again."
Tan Pan laughed, "Three families and five surnames have been operating in Cangyuan City for a long time, and the trees are big and have deep roots.
How can it be possible to exterminate a group of bandits and suffer heavy losses? Wouldn't it directly shake their foundation?"
Wei Tao shook his head and said in a faint tone, "But along the way, I saw the corpses of many black knights of the Zhou family. Even Zhou Mingyi was dead in the wilderness. He cannot die anymore."
Tan Pan calmed down his smile little by little, "Seventh Junior Brother saw it with his own eyes?"
"Of course I saw it with my own eyes."
"Then have you seen the characteristics of the corpses of the enemies they fought with?"
"Those heads were tied with black scarves and wore leather armor. As for their level of strength, since they are all corpses, I can't deduce them."
"This matter is of great importance. Junior Brother Wei quickly put down the bedding and come with me to find the teacher."
Suddenly the door creaked.
The two of them turned their heads to look at the same time.
Then he saw a girl wearing pure white fur slowly walking in from outside.
Her steps are light and swaying.
Like an elf in the snow, quietly descending into the world.
All the named disciples had long been dumbfounded.
The entire courtyard was silent, except for the sound of her thin footsteps, which was like a rhythmic drum beat, beating in their hearts.
"It's Miss Bai who is here."
Tan Pan was obviously a little surprised. He was stunned for a moment before realizing, "Tan Pan has met Miss Bai. The teacher is chatting with Miss Hu Qingfeng. Do you want me to take you there now?"
Wei Tao followed Tan Pan, clasping fists and saluting together.
His back was slightly tense, and his toes clenched onto the ground.
On the surface, the body looks relaxed and the posture is respectful,
But I was already prepared inside,
He could take action at any time.
"You guys are busy with your own business, I'm just looking around."
Bai Youyou smiled lightly, "Mr. Tan, I gave you the healing elixir. How is the effect after taking it?"
Tan Pan clasped his fists again, "The effect is very good, I am very grateful."
"It's good if it works. If it doesn't work, you can consider changing to another one."
She smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes looked forward to it, and her gaze fell on Wei Tao again.
"Mr. Wei, do you have the amulet I gave you with you?"
Wei Tao did not hesitate and replied casually, "The amulet that Miss Bai gave me is too precious, so I will keep it at home and not take it outside the city casually."
Bai Youyou nodded and said with some emotion, "Oh, the teacher's bookmarks are so cherished by you, they can be considered to have the best destination."
Being eaten up by the status bar without even leaving any residue is indeed the best destination.
Wei Tao thought so in his heart, but said, "Don't worry, Miss Bai, I will take good care of them and prevent them from being damaged or lost in any way."
"It's good that you have this heart."
Bai Youyou looked very happy, and as she spoke, she took out a crystal clear pill from her sleeve and placed it in the palm of her hand.
The combination of snow-white jade skin and dreamy purple pills immediately brings a different kind of beauty.
Whoosh!
With a flick of her finger, the purple pill fell into Wei Tao's hand.
"This is a better Blood God Pill than the Blood Jade Pill. If you take it and practice it, you may be able to make some progress in your boxing skills."
With that said, she turned and left.
The slender white figure went out and quickly disappeared at the end of the path.
Wei Tao looked down at the Blood God Pill in his palm,
I was a little confused for a moment, not knowing what Bai Youyou was thinking.
Suddenly, the words spoken by the bald man and the woman in the leather skirt flashed through his mind.
"As a dog that was fed and trained, you don't even know your owner's name?"
"Such a disobedient dog, if it were me, I would have slapped him to death."
These two sentences are like two rays of light,
Instantly illuminate the darkness covered by fog.
So, maybe she is training the dog?
Could it be that the elixirs and bookmarks given are also so-called feeding?
Wei Tao's thoughts were wandering and he recalled a very important point.
That was the heartfelt fear these two people showed when they mentioned Bai Youyou.
It is in sharp contrast to the purity, flawlessness, slenderness and fragility displayed by Bai Youyou himself.
Putting down his bedding, Wei Tao quickly checked the house.
He had a bedroom to himself, right next to Tan Pan.
On the other side is Yan Shi's bedroom.
Further inside is the main room for a group of registered disciples.
All the furniture and furnishings in the house are removed, a layer of hay is placed on the ground, and then the bed rolls are laid out to sleep.
Although the conditions are extremely simple, they consider it a great happiness to have a shelter from the wind and snow without having to go out to face danger.
As long as you survive these few days, you can get a lot of money, which is a very cost-effective job.
Wei Tao arranged for a few named disciples to guard outside the door, and then started to rest directly.
From Maoshi Village to Bailiuzhuang, the continuous fighting and traveling consumed a lot of his energy and physical strength.
At this time, I relaxed a little and suddenly felt tired and sleepy. I just wanted to lie down on the bed and take a deep sleep.
But because of Bai Youyou's arrival, he didn't dare to really sleep. He could only lean on the bed and close his eyes to rest. He still had two hidden weapons in his hands, ready to deal with any sudden crisis.
Time passed little by little.
A faint fragrance gradually spreads in the room.
Wei Tao's eyelids became heavier and heavier.
I can barely control my sleepiness.
Vaguely, he seemed to see a white figure.
He appeared in his room quietly.
A cold air came over me that seemed almost non-existent.
After practicing to the limit-breaking level, the Qi and blood start to circulate spontaneously.
Resisting the coldness that seems to be all-pervasive.
Wei Tao suddenly woke up.
But he didn't open his eyes.
Instead, he remained motionless in his original posture, and even his breathing became a little heavier.
"Do you want to get stronger power?" A gentle female voice came into my ears, with a strong sense of bewitchment.
"In no mood."
"..." The white figure fell into silence.
It seems that he did not expect to get such an answer from a warrior.
After a moment, she asked again, "So, what is it that you want most?"
"The thing I want most."
Wei Tao murmured to himself, "I always dream of getting together the amulet necklace, so the thing I want most is the bookmark given by Miss Bai."
The room fell into wordless silence again.
After a few breaths.
Just as it came, the cold air dissipated silently.
The white figure also left quietly, leaving only a faint fragrance that lingered in the house for a long time.
Wei Tao waited for a long time before slowly opening his eyes.