The world has always been full of joy and sorrow, and when some are frustrated, others are naturally proud. The Fang family is losing ground, and the head of the family is torn between enduring humiliation and risking his life in a fight, while the Huo family is making great progress, and victory is already in sight.
Huo Yun achieved such a great victory when he was just starting out, which made those who supported the Huo family feel extremely excited.
Giving help in times of need is always more heart-warming. Those who helped the Huo family when they were in trouble can now feel the rich rewards from the Huo family.
As long as the Huo family becomes strong again, these people will become the guests of the Huo family anytime in the future thanks to Huo Yunqi's favor.
That night, at the Huo family's banquet, Huo Yunqi was in high spirits, changing his usual calm demeanor, but he did not appear too wanton and arrogant. As a winner, he should be so arrogant.
At the banquet, Shopkeeper Wu seemed a little absent-minded. The wine was in front of him, but it was difficult for him to swallow it. Looking at Huo Yunqi who was praised by everyone, he had to say that he regretted it a little.
Although he had recognized Huo Yunqi's talent and thought that with Huo Yunqi's ability, he would sooner or later make his own way in Dongdu, but he never expected that this day would come so quickly.
News of the Huo family's successes spread frequently, and Huo Yunqi was so proud of his ambitions that they all mocked him for not being able to see the real gold at that time.
In contrast, Boss Zhu, an outsider, came to the aid of the Huo family at the most critical moment. This friendship allowed this once down-and-out businessman to now sit at the head of the banquet.
Seeing Boss Zhu smiling broadly amidst the congratulations from everyone, Shopkeeper Wu was not only envious, but even a little jealous.
Boss Zhu's keen eye for recognizing people further highlights his poor eyesight. The other party's glory is all based on his stupidity and arrogance.
After drinking all the wine in his glass in frustration, shopkeeper Wu excused himself from drinking too much and left the table early.
With an ugly expression on his face, Shopkeeper Wu, guided by his servants, walked around the yard and returned to the same place.
Looking at the familiar scene, he vaguely heard the mocking laughter of the servant in front of him. After being stunned for a moment, he became furious, grabbed the servant's lapel, and shouted sternly: "Even you dare to look down on me!"
Smell of alcohol, Shopkeeper Wu felt that everyone was laughing at him, but when he made eye contact with the servant, he felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, his whole body trembled, and he stepped back in shock.
Two steps.
It turned out that the servant he was holding was as cold as a corpse, his pale face was bloodless, the corners of his mouth were split to both sides, his stiff muscles were stretched to the extreme, and there was a trace of lifelessness in his gray eyes.
Dark light.
"You, what's going on with you?!"
The person in front of him was like a soulless ghost. Shopkeeper Wu was so frightened that he couldn't even speak. The cold smile on the weird man's face made him take a few steps back.
Until he hit another cold "wall" and looked back, seeing another person with the same coldness and the same weird smile on his face blocking his retreat.
Shopkeeper Wu was so shocked that his heart stopped and he was stunned. An uncontrollable scream came out of his throat. The next second, horrified cries and painful screams spread throughout the Huo family courtyard.
This burst of shrill shouts interrupted the exchange of drinks at the banquet. Huo Yunqi and several other martial arts masters' expressions suddenly changed. They followed the sound and immediately came to the backyard. The scene in front of them shocked and angered them.
Shopkeeper Wu was seen lying on his back on the ground. The scarlet oozing from his throat had gathered into a pool of blood under him. He covered his bleeding neck, and his body's struggle became weaker and weaker until his frightened eyes completely lost their look.
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When Huo Yunqi and others arrived, Shopkeeper Wu's injuries were already beyond repair. Everyone immediately searched for suspicious people around him. Huo Yunqi closed Shopkeeper Wu's eyes with a look of grief on his face.
Although Shopkeeper Wu had his own little thoughts, he still extended a helping hand when the Huo family was in trouble. Without this person, Huo Yunqi would not even have the chance to meet the now noble Boss Zhu.
Therefore, Huo Yunqi was shocked and angry from the bottom of his heart about Shopkeeper Wu's death.
Huo Yunqi called his servants to inform Shopkeeper Wu's family, and at the same time he personally collected the body for him. At this moment, an angry shout came from outside the crowd.
"Don't run!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and saw an invited swordsman flying up to the height of the roof. Opposite him, a faceless man in black was about to turn around and leave.
After seeing the situation clearly, someone immediately raised their arms and shouted: "Sneaky! He must not be a good person! Let's take action together!"
At this time, with such an image appearing here, everyone would naturally think in this direction. Within a few breaths, seven or eight knights from the Jianghu jumped onto the roof and attacked the mysterious man from all directions.
Zheng——!
With a sword chant, all the moonlight in the night sky disappeared. The man in black's sword shot out like a rainbow, like a blooming iris, spreading wantonly. The sword flew across the sky, and screams came one after another.
This man in black summoned all the knights to attack him with just one strike of his sword. They fell from the roof like falling leaves. His martial arts was so powerful that everyone below was dumbfounded.
The man in black swept away the obstacle with a sword, then turned around and flew away, his body rising and falling away.
"Thieves, please leave!"
Huo Yunqi's face was as dark as water. He thought to himself that he was probably no match for this man, but he had to fire the arrow on the string. He finally drew his sword and stood up. He stepped hard, his body was like lightning, and he quickly approached the man's back.
In a few breaths, Huo Yunqi caught up with the man, then held his breath and concentrated, thrust out a sword, the sword light flashed like a thunderbolt, instantly piercing the darkness of the night.
The man in black turned half sideways, and swept the long sword back in his hand. The sound of tearing wind was sharp and harsh, and the two swords clashed. Huo Yunqi only felt a powerful infuriating energy rushing along the sword body and hitting his chest, as if he was being beaten.
The bell-ringing vertebra hit him head-on, and he immediately turned pale and retreated violently backwards.
"Master Huo!"
The following knights hurriedly caught the retreating Huo Yunqi. The latter covered his mouth and coughed a few times, with a bit of surprise and unwillingness in his eyes. At this moment, the figure of the man in black had disappeared into the night.
among.
Huo Yunqi's inner energy slowed down, and then he sighed quietly and blamed himself: "It's a shame that my martial arts skills are not as good as others, and I couldn't avenge Shopkeeper Wu."
Everyone sighed in the same way, and then someone said: "Shopkeeper Wu is very kind to people, rarely has any grudges with others, and he has never heard of any serious enmity with anyone. However, this thief attacked and killed Shopkeeper Wu at night, which is really strange."
The knight's words were recognized by everyone, and someone immediately said: "You are right, but if this person is from the devil's realm, it is unreasonable to kill innocent people indiscriminately. He does not show his face and leaves his name. It is really not like that.
The style of those demonic lunatics."
While everyone was confused, Huo Yunqi was worried. He agreed with the analysis of these two knights. Since they were neither enemies nor demons, the remaining answers were terrifying.
If this person is a righteous knight, then his masked killing actions are very reasonable. Huo Yunqi's heart slowly sank. He was thinking about whether this was a conspiracy by the three major families in Dongdu or a conspiracy by the three major families in Dongdu.