When Zuo Feng turned around, he happened to see Uncle Tian's smiling face, and his eyes looking at him seemed to have profound meaning, which made Zuo Feng feel a little surprised.
But Zuo Feng pointed at the people inside with an unchanging expression and asked: "Didn't you say fourteen Silver Guards? Why are there fifteen of them?"
Uncle Tian obviously did not expect Zuo Feng to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly and said: "There is a person there who is the newly adopted son of Dongjun, the governor of the county. Besides him, he happens to be the 14th Yin
Defended."
As Uncle Tian spoke, he pointed toward the courtyard with his hand. The person he pointed at was the sturdy young man wearing a silver mask that Zuo Feng had felt familiar before.
Hearing that this sturdy man wearing a mask was the newly adopted son of the county governor, Zuo Feng couldn't help but become more interested and couldn't help but stand outside the door and take a few more glances.
"We are practicing martial arts here, please don't disturb us."
Someone inside noticed the two people outside the door. One of the Silver Guards looked unhappy. When he saw Uncle Tian inside, his expression softened slightly, but he still spoke with a dissatisfied tone.
Zuo Feng also felt embarrassed, and finally couldn't help but glance at the masked man again, and then he and Uncle Tian hurriedly left the courtyard. Not long after they left, they heard a heavy door closing.
There was a loud sound, and it was obvious that those people had closed the courtyard door.
Although Zuo Feng was extremely curious, he also saw that Uncle Tian seemed to want to continue on this topic intentionally. Zuo Feng instinctively felt that this might be a troublesome matter, so he simply suppressed his strong curiosity.
, deliberately not asking any more questions.
The two of them walked forward in silence for a quarter of an hour in this strange atmosphere. Just when Uncle Tian couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to speak more, a petite figure suddenly appeared at the end of the path.
When this petite figure appeared, Zuo Feng's face immediately showed a trace of softness. Then this petite figure came quickly and jumped into Zuo Feng's arms.
"If Tiantian doesn't cry, isn't my brother back?"
The person who came was none other than Zuo Feng's sister, Zuo Tiantian. At this time, Tiantian's face was full of tears. While crying, he beat Zuo Feng's chest with his small fists. It took him a while to stop crying, but he still said with sobs.
.
"Brother, where did you go? Dad was injured by bad guys, and they bullied me."
Zuo Feng lovingly stroked his sister's hair and whispered, "It's okay, brother is back. Who bullied Tian Tian? Brother will never let go of those who hurt dad."
Uncle Tian interjected at the side: "Those people are ordinary little gangsters. The guards of the mansion have already taken action to deal with them when they arrived. It's just that they were too erratic in their actions and did not leave any survivors, so they were not traced.
The person behind the scenes."
Zuo Feng didn't care much about this, because he could already guess the person behind the scenes with his knees. While helping his sister wipe the tears on her face, he checked his sister's injuries.
Suddenly, Zuo Feng said in surprise: "Hey, sister, have you started practicing?"
My sister didn't care at all about Zuo Feng's surprise, and said casually: "I don't know, I can suddenly feel that my body can absorb spiritual energy."
Uncle Tian seemed to remember something at this time and said: "Ever since Tiantian was injured, she has begun to improve. Although she is only at the second level of the physical strength stage, she does not seem to know any skills at all. We have also looked for
I gave her some exercises to practice, but she couldn't practice them at all, but her cultivation was slowly improving at a certain speed."
After listening to what Uncle Tian said, Zuo Feng looked at his sister with some surprise. Shen Die had said before that her sister's constitution was not that she couldn't practice, but that her constitution was too special. She could only practice by finding a suitable method, but now it was Not to mention that Zuo Feng has never heard of the idea that one can continuously improve one's strength without using any martial arts. Judging from Uncle Tian's tone, he doesn't seem to understand the reason.
At this moment, Zuo Feng finally understood why the city lord An Xiong paid so much attention to his sister. After hesitating for a while, Zuo Feng said to Uncle Tian who was standing aside: "Uncle Tian, I want to take my sister home first. "
Uncle Tian nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, another woman's voice suddenly sounded: "Why do you want to take Tiantian away just after you came back?"
Hearing this voice, Zuo Feng couldn't help but frown. He had already recognized that the speaker was the eldest lady Anya. He turned around and said with a wry smile: "Miss, thank you for taking care of my sister during this time. "
"Who cares about your thanks? Just get out of here if you have nothing to do."
Zuo Feng shook his head helplessly. Although this unruly young lady was unforgiving with her words, she had a pretty good heart. Zuo Feng's words of thanks were not polite, but came from the bottom of his heart.
He bowed slightly and saluted Anya, then turned back to say hello to Uncle Tian, and took his sister back the way he came. Before Tiantian left, he didn't forget to turn around and wave goodbye to Anya. When Anya's eyes fell on the sky When he was wearing it, he still showed a trace of reluctance, but then he forced out a smile.
"Brother, can I still come here to play with Sister Anya in the future?"
"Of course, why do you ask?"
Tiantian asked as he walked, Zuo Feng answered with a smile, and then asked casually.
"But why does sister Anya seem to dislike you so much?"
Zuo Feng shook his head helplessly. He didn't even know the reason for this. If he had offended this unruly woman in some way, Zuo Feng couldn't think of it even if he tried hard. But he couldn't explain clearly either. Every time I see this unruly woman, I subconsciously want to get away as soon as possible.
Anya stood there at this time, looking at the two figures, one large and one small. When her eyes fell on Zuo Feng's thin back, she seemed to be relieved and murmured: "You are finally back safely. .”
After saying that, he ignored Uncle Tian who was secretly looking at him from the side, a blush flashed across his face, he turned and ran towards the other side of the path.
In the backyard of the shop in Zuojia Village, Zuo Feng and the fifth elder were sitting opposite each other with serious faces. After a long while, the fifth elder sighed slightly and said: "Hey, I didn't expect that they didn't survive in the end. Come join us."
The fifth elder is an old man about fifty years old. He is dressed in a long gown that looks like a shopkeeper. He has been in charge of this shop for a period of time. At this time, the old man seems to be a little older, with tears shining at the corners of his wrinkled eyes. Moving, the violent rise and fall of the chest can also show the old man's inner unrest at this time.
"How are their funeral arrangements going?"
After a while, the old man asked in a hoarse voice.
Zuo Feng glanced at the five elders in front of him with a complicated expression and said: "Several elders were buried at the foot of the hillside outside the village, and other villagers who stayed behind were also buried by the river outside the village."
Zuo Feng did not tell the details of what happened after leaving the city this time, not because he did not trust the five elders, but because if he told them in detail, it would only increase the old man's troubles.
"Hey, you did the right thing. You can't let the villagers expose their corpses and be eaten by wild beasts."
Zuo Feng knew the old man's mood at this time. The remaining elders had all grown up with him since childhood. This feeling even exceeded his feelings for his master Teng Xiaoyun, so Zuo Feng hesitated for a moment.
Finally, he changed the topic and asked casually.
"Why did I come back this time and find that the store's business was so bleak, it seemed like no one came at all, and there was dust everywhere on the counter."
Hearing Zuo Feng ask this question, the fifth elder sighed again and said: "Hey, this old shop really can't continue to operate."
Zuo Feng's heart moved, and a bad premonition lingered in his heart, so he asked eagerly: "What's going on?"
The fifth elder was obviously still immersed in sadness. He shook his head and said, "It's useless to tell you these things. It will only increase your troubles."
Zuo Feng was a little anxious, and his voice could not help but be raised a bit, and he continued to ask: "Come on, tell me, even if I can't solve it, have you forgotten my current relationship with the City Lord's Mansion?"
The Fifth Elder finally reacted when he heard Zuo Feng mentioning the City Lord's Mansion, and then spoke slowly and solemnly.
"Since the last time someone caused trouble in the old house and your father was injured, there have suddenly been several local goods shops on this street."
Zuo Feng's heart sank, and he couldn't help but secretly cursed Zhang Yu, but he did not speak out and continued to listen patiently. The fifth elder paused for a moment, and then continued.
"Our shop is already very small, and it is located on such a side street. There are not many customers on weekdays. This time, suddenly there were four more shops selling mountain products at the entrance and end of the street.
, after that we could hardly get half of the guests.”
The fifth elder slowed down and continued with some dejection: "It's a pity that the village chief's hard work, this shop will only be sold at a low price in a few days. Although the price is lower, at least it can provide some relief.
The village is under pressure now. You also know that we have always relied on the village to make a living, but now that people have moved into the city, it is impossible to get goods, and the money brought from the village has almost been spent."
Zuo Feng felt relieved when he heard this. At this time, he and the City Lord's Mansion were in a situation that was neither embarrassing nor awkward. He had just rejected someone's solicitation, but turned around and shamelessly asked for help. Obviously, Zuo Feng still felt sincerely from the bottom of his heart.
He felt conflicted. After listening to the fifth elder's explanation, he realized that it was just "no money".
Although Zuo Feng is not rich now, he still has some assets, so when he heard this, his face softened and he said with a smile.
"Fifth Elder, if these are just the problems, I think they can be easily solved."
After saying that, Zuo Feng casually took a package next to him. There were a total of three packages in his hand. Zuo Feng secretly took them out of the Najing before entering the door while no one was around. After all, he
It's better to keep the secret from others as much as possible.
The fifth elder had naturally noticed the package next to Zuo Feng, but now he saw Zuo Feng's relaxed smile and handed the package to him. He also reached out his hand to take it inexplicably, but as soon as he took it, the package was heavy
The weight was so heavy that it was almost unbearable.
"This, this is?" the fifth elder asked while looking at the package in surprise.
