A man wearing a smock and a sun hat came out from near the corner of the street. He looked left and right, walked along the small bridge over the river to the other side, and then walked into a mansion.
Zhang Yu suddenly discovered that the person entered was the house where the guardian was suspected to be. He thought about it and gave an order to Li Qinghe. The latter nodded and got off the carriage.
He took Xia Jian and looked at it with his heart. When the person entered the mansion, the door was closed and he didn't come out for a long time.
After a while, Li Qinghe came back. He pushed the coachman away first, and then got into the carriage. He whispered: "Sir, I have already asked. The family's surname is Hou, and they are a family of four. They have lived for three years."
The Hou family moved here before, and the Hou couple are over fifty and have a son and a daughter. The daughter married far away, and only the son and his wife live with them."
Zhang Yu thought about it, and he remembered that his sponsor's surname was Shu, and that the family named Hou moved here three years ago, and they obviously didn't match up. He said, "Have you ever asked where that family went before?
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Li Qinghe said: "Qinghe also inquired about it and said that the family's surname was Shu. There was a fire in this house three years ago, and the whole family was buried in flames. The house in front of me was later renovated on the original site."
Zhang Yu couldn't help but glance at the long-dead osmanthus tree in front of the house. He remembered that the literary college also suffered a fire three years ago. There was some coincidence between the two.
At this moment, he saw the courtyard door open, and then the man in a smock came out. After he looked to both sides warily, he walked out of the city.
His mind changed for a moment, and after giving instructions to Li Qinghe, he got out of the carriage with his sword in hand and followed him.
The man didn't seem to be walking very fast, but in fact he was already far away in a blink of an eye. Sometimes he even disappeared behind the corner. Zhang Yu followed the guidance of his heart and was not afraid of losing him. He could always follow him.
superior.
The two of them, one after the other, soon arrived outside the city.
The man kept walking. Originally, after coming out of Nancheng, there was only one avenue leading to the inland river terminals of various outer towns, but he did not go there. Instead, he turned east and headed towards a place where there were waist-high people all over the place.
Caocong walked towards the remote area, and gradually, except for the two of them, there was no one around anymore.
The man stood under a big tree and then turned around.
Zhang Yu also stopped and said, "Senior Brother Cai, long time no see."
The man took off the sun protection hat on his head, revealing a familiar face. It was Cai Yong who was suspected to have defected to the monk Hun Zhang.
He asked in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Zhang, how did you discover me?"
Zhang Yu did not answer this question, but said: "Since Senior Brother Cai is out of danger, why doesn't he return to Xuan Mansion?"
Cai Yu was silent for a moment and then said: "Junior Brother Zhang, I don't want to deceive you, so how about you just pretend that you have never seen me? Just forget what happened today."
Zhang Yucong could feel from his heart that even though Cai Yu said this, his aura became slightly more rapid, and his strength was slowly gathering. It was obvious that he wanted to take action against him, but for a moment he still couldn't.
Can't make up my mind.
He looked into Cai Yuan's eyes and asked, "Senior Brother Cai, I just saw you go to a house. Do you know anyone from the Shu family?"
Cai Gong looked puzzled and said, "What Shu family? Who are you talking about? I don't know them."
Zhang Yu's eyes moved slightly. When he was asking the question, he specially used the "Distinguishing Machine" seal to observe Cai Yu's expression.
He could see that when the man mentioned that house, he stiffened for a moment, and when he mentioned the Shu family, his breath suddenly became tense, and murderous intent emerged subconsciously.
This undoubtedly shows that Cai Yu not only knows the Shu family, but this family also occupies a certain position in his heart, and they must know something.
He thought about it and found that Xuanfu had not issued any order to hunt down Cai Yu, nor did it explicitly say that he had betrayed Xuanfu. Perhaps he did not want to tell him, or perhaps he had other considerations, so he did not do anything about it.
Need to reach out.
However, he needed to find out something about the Shu family.
It just seems that the other party is very wary of him, and it is impossible to ask just through normal conversation.
He slowly raised the sword, pulled out the blade, and said, "Senior Brother Cai, although I have traveled with you to do things, I have never asked you for advice."
Cai Yu stared at him and said coldly: "Junior Brother Zhang, then don't blame me." As he spoke, a burst of white light rose from his body, and then he kicked the ground and rushed towards him from the front.
When I came over, the grass on both sides was like waves breaking into waves, all falling together.
Zhang Yu turned the hilt of the sword lightly with his wrist, and the blade rotated, pressing forward. However, Cai Yuan was clearly far away. Suddenly, his speed suddenly increased, and he spanned the long space in one step and jumped directly.
She reached his upper left side, avoided the edge of the sword, and used her hand as the blade to slice across his neck.
Zhang Yu's face was calm, and the hand that was not holding the sword was stretched out, but he did not feel any power coming down. Cai Yu's body seemed to be weightless, and it moved behind him in an instant, and at the same time, he waved his palm down!
Zhang Yu's response was also very fast. Just when he noticed that he was moving, he had already touched the ground, turned his body half-turn, and at the same time moved his arms up a square, just in time to collide with the opponent's hand blade.
When he touched it, the light of his heart suddenly started to float like flames.
There was a look of surprise in Cai Yuan's eyes. He originally thought that there would be no suspense in this battle. He just had to try to avoid Zhang Yu's sword. However, he never expected that after being separated for a month, Zhang Yu would actually practice.
The light comes out!
What surprised him even more was that Zhang Yu's heart light did not appear at all before the collision. This was obviously a way to save mental effort. There was no need to maintain the heart light protection when it was not necessary.
But using it this way, you don’t look like a novice at all, but like a veteran!
He couldn't help but wonder, did the two people really not see each other for a month? Or was he under the impression that a year had actually passed?
Zhang Yu was able to do this, on the one hand, by reading Fan Lan's notes, and on the other hand, by his own control of the mind. This is precisely the basic skill of the old practice, and it is also the one he is most proficient in.
It was only through his previous contact that he discovered that Cai Yu was worthy of being the leader selected by the Xuan Palace to take them on missions. His Xinguang cultivation was extremely strong and tenacious, which was also a reflection of his soul.
But why would such a person betray Xuanfu?
And until now, he has not felt the chaotic aura unique to the Hunzhang monks in him.
Although his thoughts were spinning, he was not slow in his hands. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's mind was slightly stagnant, he moved the "Thunder Sound" seal at close range, bulging his chest, and suddenly let out a shout!
boom!
Cai Yuan's ears felt like they were being bombarded, and he suddenly felt dizzy. He screamed in his heart that it was bad. But at this time, he felt someone grabbed his arm and pulled it hard, and then the world started to spin, and his whole body came into close contact with the ground, and then
Then he saw a sword blade placed on his neck.
He glanced at the top of his head. Zhang Yu's back was facing the sun. He couldn't see clearly the specific face. Only the long sword close to him pointed down diagonally, shining with a dazzling light. He closed his eyes unconsciously, sighed, and said feebly.
: "I was careless."
Zhang Yu understood the meaning of his words. The light of my heart is my rejection of the world. I can also defend myself against loud noises. However, this requires my own mind to pay attention and take precautions in advance, but this will also increase my mental strength.
consumption and burden.
Because Cai Yu didn't understand him well and looked down upon him, she didn't take any precautions in this regard. The battle was over before she even used her skills.
In fact, Cai Yu is extremely fast, and this is the battlefield chosen by him. If he concentrates on dealing with him, or simply withdraws, then the outcome of today's battle may not be clear.
He looked at the other person and said, "I would like to ask Senior Brother Cai a question."
Cai Yong closed her eyes and said nothing.
"Where did the Shu family go? Did they really die in the fire?"
Cai Yuan's eyelids moved, she opened her eyes and asked, "Why do you want to ask the Shu family? What does they have to do with you?"
Zhang Yu did not cover up and said truthfully: "Shu Tong, the head of the Shu family, and my adoptive father are old friends. I passed the selection examination of Taiyang Academy when I was twelve years old, and he was my guarantor."
Cai Yong was startled, then her expression calmed down and she murmured, "I didn't expect you and Shu Tong to have such a relationship."
He fell silent, and after a long period of time, he slowly said: "I have two daughters, one is married to Shu Tong's son Shu Han, and the other is the daughter-in-law of the family you saw today.
.Just because of their mother’s relationship, others don’t know about it.”
Zhang Yudao: "So, Senior Brother Cai, are you here to visit your little daughter today?"
Cai Gong sighed: "Yes, she is my only relative left in this world. I didn't expect to be bumped into by you, Junior Brother Zhang."
Zhang Yu could confirm that he was telling the truth through his inner lake and various aspects of observation. He said, "What about the Shu family?"
Cai Yu suddenly became excited, his eyes were full of hatred, he gritted his teeth and said: "It was not a fire at all! My daughter, and Shu Tong's family were all killed by a very powerful person!"