Just as the two were talking, the gate of the palace also opened from the inside, and one by one the officials dressed in the official palace slowly walked out of the gate, it seemed that the court meeting should be over. ◢ With * dream ◢ small * say Щщш.

And in this group of people, a man who looked to be in his thirties was walking side by side with several people who were also in their thirties and forties, and it was not difficult to see from their official uniforms that their official position was not low.

In particular, the man who led the way was wearing a crown of the three grades, wearing a seven crowns on his head, a red dress embroidered with five seals, and a golden sword at his waist, which was the standard for the officials of the three grades.

And this man is none other than Zhou Hao, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

However, Zhou Hao's expression at the moment was slightly dignified, as if he was thinking about some problem, and he was personally looking a little gloomy, and the officials who were walking with him on the side didn't dare to say anything more when they saw his expression.

After saying goodbye, he left in a carriage.

And Zhou Yun and Zhou Lianshan also greeted them at the first time.

"Sir."

"Sir."

"Hmm." Zhou Hao nodded, but quickly came back to his senses, raised his head, looked at Zhou Yun standing next to Zhou Lianshan, and frowned subconsciously; "Zhou Yun, why are you here?"

There was already a trace of dissatisfaction in Zhou Hao's tone, and it seemed that he was obviously angry.

Normally, when Zhou Yun heard Zhou Hao talking to him in such a tone, he probably knelt on the ground in fright and begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother.

But at this moment, he arched his hand and showed a smile to Zhou Hao.

"Master, I am here to tell you good news."

"Good news?"

"Yes, good news, just half an hour ago, the young master came back."

"What, you mean Wen'er he's back?" Zhou Hao was shocked when he heard this, and the gloom on his face was swept away in an instant, turning into a surprise.

Although 'Xu Fan' has not had a very good relationship with him since he was a child, in his heart, he has always loved Xu Fan, otherwise, he would not have gone to great lengths to beg people after Xu Fan wanted to worship Longhu Mountain.

You must know that he is the best person and doesn't like to bow his head in front of others, but in order for Xu Fan to worship Longhu Mountain, he still went to ask for someone, which shows the status of 'Xu Fan' in his heart.

He is rigorous, and he never says too much about his relatives, which is why after Xu Fan's biological mother died of illness, he did not marry a concubine, with him in his thirties, in the prime of life, even if he married a concubine, it would not affect him at all, but he just didn't do it.

In the past three years, he has only written two letters to 'Xu Fan', but it also shows his concern for Xu Fan.

Now that Xu Fan has returned, he is naturally very happy, so much so that the sadness in his heart is completely unconcerned at the moment.

"Let's go, go home." Zhou Hao waved his hand and said with a smile.

Seeing Zhou Hao's gloomy face, which turned into a smile, Zhou Yun and Zhou Lianshan glanced at each other, and also showed a smile.

Then, under Zhou Lianshan's posture, the carriage returned to the mansion at a faster speed than before.

Because he knew that the current Zhou Hao must be in a hurry to see Xu Fan.

And Xu Fan in the Zhou Mansion also sensed Zhou Hao's return for the first time.

Although the relationship between Xu Fan and Zhou Hao is not deep, he still wants to see this cheap old man.

Therefore, when he sensed that Zhou Hao was about to arrive, Xu Fan had already come to the front of the mansion to wait.

When Zhou Hao opened the curtain, he saw Xu Fan standing at the door at a glance.

"Wen'er." His eyes were fixed on Xu Fan's body, and Zhou Hao's face suddenly showed a look of joy.

The original troubles were also left behind by him at the moment.

"Father." Xu Fan bowed slightly, although it was a cheap Lao Tzu, but it was also Lao Tzu, Xu Fan still had to do the etiquette he should do.

"Coming back?."

"I'm back." Xu Fan said calmly.

Zhou Hao is not good at expressing his feelings, but Xu Fan can't express that joy at all, after all, he and Zhou Hao in front of him only have a father-son relationship.

Even if he wanted to express his excitement, he couldn't express it, unless Zhou Hao in front of him was Xu's father and Xu's mother.

After all, those two Xu Fan really miss them very much.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't go back, Xu Fan would have gone back a long time ago.

"Okay, I haven't seen you for three years, and I've grown a lot stronger, okay." patted Xu Fan's shoulder, feeling Xu Fan's strong arms, Zhou Hao immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"Let's go, let's go in and say, we haven't seen each other for a few years, see you at the door, it's funny." In front of Xu Fan, Zhou Hao is not a criminal secretary, he is just a father of a child.

"Okay." Xu Fan nodded, and then followed Zhou Hao in.

Then came a conversation between father and son.

Among them, Zhou Hao mainly asked, Xu Fan answered, and the questions asked were nothing more than Xu Fan's experience in Longhu Mountain, whether he made the master angry or something, nothing more than the education of parents for their children.

In addition, there are some questions about Xu Fan himself, such as how much he has learned and why he suddenly came back.

Why don't you write a letter to your family before you come back?

Xu Fan also answered one by one, which also made Zhou Hao very satisfied, because he found that Xu Fan was mature, compared to three years ago, the current Xu Fan is already an upright man, it seems that sending Xu Fan to Longhu Mountain is not a bad thing.

On the contrary, it's a nice thing to do.

"So, you've learned almost all of your skills?"

"Yes, the master said that I am extremely talented, even in the inner door, I am also a top-level existence." Xu Fan replied.

"Then what kind of spells do you know?"

"Shi Yun Bu Rain, moving mountains and stones, subduing demons and subduing demons, there will be some."

When Zhou Hao heard this, he immediately frowned. "You've learned so much, won't it be too miscellaneous."

In Zhou Hao's opinion, spells are all very superb things, even if they are just the same, they are very difficult to learn, and Xu Fan has learned so many at one time, will he be greedy for more and not learn well.

"Father, do you think that I have learned too much and will not be good at it."

When Zhou Hao heard this, he nodded directly.

Xu Fan was speechless for a moment; "You don't believe me." Xu Fan said in a helpless tone.

"I can be selected by Longhu Mountain to enter the inner gate, that is enough to prove my talent, I am not as unbearable as you think."

After speaking, Xu Fan directly stretched out his right hand, and a burst of golden light suddenly wrapped Xu Fan's hand, and Zhou Hao's face was shocked.

He was a minister of the court, and he had seen those cultivators, but it was the first time he had seen someone cast a spell so closely, and the person who cast it was his son.

His impression of 'Xu Fan' is still stuck in three years ago, so he is so surprised when he sees Xu Fan's hand at this moment.

There will even be some unreal feelings, if it weren't for the sense of familiarity and intimacy that Xu Fan gave him, he would have thought that Xu Fan had been given a bag, but he had changed to someone who looked like his son.

But before he was shocked, he felt as if he was shrouded by a pair of invisible hands, and in the next second, the whole person flew directly off the ground.

When the sense of weightlessness came, Zhou Hao did not panic in the slightest, but looked at Xu Fan like a ghost.

Aerial Imperial Object, such a skill is also a very weak means among cultivators, at least among the cultivators he has seen, unless the strength is strong enough, otherwise the Aerial Imperial Object will not be able to do it at all.

What's more, he knew very well that Xu Fan had only studied the Tao for three years.

has such strength in just three years, which shows that Xu Fan's talent is extremely remarkable.

This couldn't help but make Zhou Hao very happy.

Because, Xu Fan is his son, and the stronger Xu Fan's ability, the happier he will naturally become.

Then, his mind moved, and he suddenly thought of the task given to him by Li Shimin, Xu Fan is a cultivator, and this time he happened to encounter a supernatural case, maybe Xu Fan can help him.

Just when Zhou Hao was thinking about this, Xu Fan had already put him back on the ground.

"Father." Seeing that Zhou Hao didn't speak after he landed, but was pondering, Xu Fan knew that he should be thinking about something.

"Father, do you have something on your mind?" Seeing that he screamed and Zhou Hao didn't speak, Xu Fan knew that Zhou Hao should have something on his mind, or a problem.

"Hey, there is indeed one thing, I guess I need you to help me with this matter."

"Oh, what's the matter that would stump you, father."

"This matter has to start from a month ago."

Subsequently, from Zhou Hao's mouth, Xu Fan also learned the reason why Zhou Hao was so distressed.

A month ago, outside Chang'an City, a village called Yuejiazhuang, from time to time there would be people die mysteriously, the specific reason is not understood, but I know that every day, there will be people in the village who die mysteriously in their own homes, and after death, their eyes are white, the corners of their mouths are upturned, and they look as if they are laughing, which is very weird.

In a month's time, Yuejiazhuang died and fled, and now, it has become a deserted village.

At the beginning, there were also people who investigated this matter, but the heads who went to investigate all went and did not return, so that no one dared to pass by Yuejiazhuang during the day.

At that time, there were also monks who went to check it out, but there was no return.

Then Yuejia Village was also blocked, no longer let people approach, I thought that things would pass like this, who would have thought that a few days ago, Shangtun Village, twenty miles away from Yuejia Village, also began to die.

And the way those people died was the same as the people who died in Yuejiazhuang, their eyes rolled and the corners of their mouths turned up, as if they died with a smile, which was very weird.

Because of the affairs of Yuejia Village, the entire Shangtun Village was also in chaos, just this morning in the court, a group of Fei Fei entered the court with an urgent report, and everyone knew that Shangtun Village, there were no more living people.

Overnight, all the people in Shangtun Village, including chickens, ducks and livestock, died mysteriously.

This incident made Li Shimin also very angry, you know, he has only been sitting on the throne of God for a few years, and this incident at this time, isn't this sweeping his face Li Shimin? .

It is precisely because of this that he handed over this matter to Zhou Hao, and asked Zhou Hao to investigate this matter thoroughly, and he must give him an explanation.