"The other party is not simple, let's not meddle in other people's business." Qin Huanran also felt the strength of these ten people and said.
Zhang Tao nodded and took the initiative to get out of the way and let them pass. However, although they were powerful, they were not arrogant. Zhang Tao was an official car after all. When they saw Zhang Tao giving way, they also nodded and of course Zhang Tao nodded slightly.
"The things inside the car are very heavy, do you see these wheel marks?" After the carriage drove away, Lu Qianhao jumped down, as if the feathers of an autumn bird were weightless, landed lightly, and then pointed to the ground and said.
Zhang Tao looked at it and said, "In any case, it has nothing to do with us. If we hurry up, we can reach Taixiang Village at noon tomorrow! Let's go."
The group of people drove their horses forward quickly and stayed up all night. When the scorching sun set in the sky on the second day, the woods on the back hill of Taixiang Village were already vaguely visible. "Haha! It's almost there! That's my home there." Zhang Taoman said. Zhang Tao's face was filled with excitement, and Zhang Tao was full of expectations for returning home after a few years.
I did it! I didn’t disappoint my father, my mother, or the people in the village. I have already made a difference and can make Taixiang Village prosperous!
The forest in Taixiang Village was still lush and green, and smelling the familiar smell made Zhang Tao's eyes slightly moist, and his homesickness was finally fully vented at this moment.
Wang Yu gently held Zhang Tao's hand, and Zhang Tao also gently pressed, "Son! Let's go! Follow me to meet your parents!" This time Zhang Tao brought back not only his proud capital that can change Taixiang Village, but also My own confidante.
After hearing Zhang Tao's words, Wang's face turned slightly red, but he nodded firmly, "Yes!"
"Come on, leave the carriage here. Our Taixiang Village is too poor, so there is no carriage access at all, and the road is very narrow." Zhang Tao said with a smile.
Lu Qianhao was stunned when he heard Zhang Tao's words, "Something's wrong! There are many carriage marks on the ground?"
Hearing Lu Qianhao's words, Zhang Tao was stunned, and then his face darkened, "When you say it like this, something seems really wrong. It's already noon, why haven't you seen the smoke yet? If it were a normal day, the village would have already started preparing food, right? ?”
Qin Huanran was stunned by the words of Zhang Tao and Lu Qianhao, and then he said, "Come in and have a look!" Qin Huanran's words made Zhang Tao wake up, "Well, let's go in and have a look."
Holding Wang's hand, the four of them quickly walked through the mountain and forest trails. Although they had been separated for several years, they were still very familiar with the landscape here. Every plant, every tree, and even every leaf revealed the atmosphere of hometown. Zhang Tao was in Having lived here for more than ten years, I certainly have special feelings for this place.
"There are also many footprints on the ground, and there seems to be something wrong with these footprints." Lu Qianhao's face became more solemn.
Although Zhang Tao is not as good at observing and tracking as Lu Qianhao, he can still see some clues. Generally, hunters and ordinary people will leave heavier footprints on the soil when walking, but if they are martial arts masters, their light bodies will inevitably leave lighter footprints. , the more powerful the person, the more difficult it is to distinguish the footprints. If the person has unpredictable strength, he can still step on the snow without leaving a trace.
The footprints here are obviously on the soft mud, but they are not traceable. It can be seen that those who step on the soil must have extraordinary cultivation. Zhang Tao understands the situation in Taixiang Village. Even Teacher Zhaolong will never be able to leave such footprints here. .
Seeing this, Zhang Tao became anxious. Without waiting for Qin Huanran and Lu Qianhao, he jumped up and quickly headed towards Taixiang Village down the mountain. "Father, mother, what happened to the village?" "At this moment, Zhang Tao was anxious and his whole body was cold. Although he kept suppressing it, bad premonitions kept coming, making Zhang Tao more and more anxious.
"Let's follow." Qin Huanran said in a deep voice. He also felt a bad premonition. Wang put his hands on his chest and looked slightly nervous. He looked in the direction where Zhang Tao disappeared, his beautiful eyes full of worry.
At this time, Zhang Tao had already seen Taixiang Village from a distance. There was a person standing at the entrance of the village. There seemed to be nothing strange in the village, but it seemed extremely quiet. "It's okay, it's okay!" Zhang Tao used his eyesight to see vaguely. The person standing at the entrance of the village is Zhaolong. Since Teacher Zhaolong is standing here, Taixiang Village should be fine.
But as Zhang Tao got closer and closer to Taixiang Village, Zhang Tao's face became more and more ugly. Finally, Zhang Tao, who had been unable to believe the facts in front of him, came to Teacher Zhaolong.
Zhaolong's body is covered in dark red, his eyes are like copper bells, and his body is blue. He has obviously been dead for more than a day, but he is still standing silently at the entrance of Taixiang Village, as if guarding Taixiang Village, but he is Die with your eyes open!
The weapon in his hand has been completely bent, and all the wounds on his body are fatal. The blood flows along the body on the ground, a shocking dark red.
"Teacher Zhao...Zhaolong?" Zhang Tao was trembling. Zhaolong's death had given him the perfect answer. He didn't need to go in to see that something must have happened in Taixiang Village.
Zhaolong actually stood and died at the entrance of Taixiang Village! Even if he died, he had to protect the village! Although Zhang Tao was able to come out of the mountain with the help of Jiutian Yishao, Zhaolong definitely took good care of him! In Zhang Tao's heart, Zhaolong The teacher can be regarded as half a master, but now Zhaolong refuses to rest in peace? What is going on? Who did it?
"Father! Mother?" Zhang Tao reacted the next moment, "Teacher Zhaolong, I'm sorry! Please wait." After saying that, Zhang Tao rushed into the village, but although there were only a few dozen households, it was bustling with people. Xiangcun was now in deathly silence. Zhang Tao quickly rushed into everyone's homes and found that except for some clutter on the bluestone floors, every household was very neat and there was no sign of struggle at all.
Occasionally there are one or two chickens walking around on the street, which seems to be no different from usual, but the entire Taixiang Village is empty except for Zhaolong's body!
Lu Qianhao, Qin Huanran, and Wang have also arrived. They carefully walked around Zhaolong's body and watched Zhang Tao coming and going from each house. There was worry in their eyes, especially when Wang saw Zhaolong's body. , feeling even more worried.
Wang knows best, what does Taixiang Village mean to Zhang Tao? "Father, mother!" Zhang Tao returned to his familiar and unfamiliar home, but like people in other places, it was empty.
Zhang Tao's body was trembling, his eyes were full of panic, his mind was in chaos, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. Anyway, Zhang Tao had completely lost his calmness.
Qin Huanran and others did not stop Zhang Tao and allowed Zhang Tao to look for the empty house that he had searched for many times over and over again. Lu Qianhao was surveying the ground everywhere, looking for some clues that could be used for inference.
"Father? Mother? Where are you going? Don't you want Tao'er anymore? Tao'er is back! Uncle Li! Aunt Zhang!" After searching back and forth more than a dozen times, Zhang Tao finally gave up. He knew that Taixiang Village Dozens of households have all disappeared.
Standing on the street, Zhang Tao knelt helplessly on the ground and roared! He looked like a lone lion on the grassland that had lost its mate, so desolate and heartbreaking.
Wang Yu covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face. At this moment, she didn't know how to comfort Zhang Tao. She could only accompany Zhang Tao to be sad. Qin Huanran had a sullen face. He didn't bother him at this moment, and could only let Zhang Tao go. Zhang Tao vents alone.
Not long after, Lu Qianhao came back, "How was it?" Qin Huanran signaled.
Lu Qianhao said in a deep voice. "If I'm not mistaken, they should have been abducted. There are no traces of fighting in each household. It is definitely not difficult for martial arts masters to kidnap ordinary people. It seems that Taixiang Village The person was abducted by a group of masters, and these masters are at least ***-level martial arts masters."
"Oh? Could it be!" Qin Huanran and Lu Qianhao both seemed to have thought of a possibility and looked at each other in shock! The day before they arrived at Taixiang Village, they saw several large carriages blocked on the road. The people escorting the carriage are all innate masters. Now it seems that the people in the carriage are probably people from Taixiang Village!
However, Qin Huanran was confused. He sent out ten innate masters? How big a feat is this? In addition to the Royal Palace Enshrinement Hall, other families in the entire Honghao Kingdom may not be able to do it! Even the forces behind the top ten masters are like this. Just like the Blood Moon Villa at that time, how many innate masters were there? Only a handful!
But to deal with a group of mountain villagers, ten innate masters were dispatched? Can you imagine what kind of force was behind it? At this time, Zhang Tao was still on the ground, and Qin Huanran walked over. "Zhang Tao." He originally wanted to reach out and pull him away. He pulled it up, but Zhang Tao remained motionless, like a walking zombie that had lost his soul.
Qin Huanran frowned and shouted sharply. "Don't you want to save your family? Are you going to let the people from Taixiang Village be taken away?"
Qin Huanran's words were like hope injected into the gloomy world, and Zhang Tao's eyes showed a hint of agility. "Save? How to save?" Thinking of Teacher Zhaolong's death, Zhang Tao wanted to sneer. At this time, Zhang Tao finally understood that Zhaolong How did the teacher die! He died fighting to protect the village! Maybe it was because he failed to protect the village, maybe because he didn't see himself returning from his studies, maybe... no matter what it was! He was filled with regret and anger.
"Have you forgotten the carriage and the innate master we saw a day ago? Are there people from the worship hall there?" Qin Huanran's words suddenly made Zhang Tao wake up completely. At this time, Zhang Tao realized that Wang was worried beside him.
"I'm sorry for making you worry." Zhang Tao immediately stood up and hugged Wang into his arms. Wang Yingying cried. "Husband, you were so scary just now. I know how you feel. I hope that no matter what, my husband can think of me. Don't hurt yourself." Wang's words silenced Zhang Tao, as well as Qin Huanran and Lu Qianhao on the side.
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