At the same time, in one of the Zhang family's rooms, the slightly dim candles kept shaking, and from time to time there was a 'poof' sound, as if the tongue of fire was licking the water vapor in the air.

The stone house was small, looked a little old, and seemed to hold nothing but a table.

Compared with other places in Zhangjia, which are paved with bluestone, the ground here is composed of boxy smooth rocks, although the specifications of the rocks are uniform, but the surface has various pictures and texts, and there is no resemblance between the two sides. It also brings a touch of mystery to the dim and cramped old stone house.

This stone house is the secret room of the Zhang family.

Only the previous patriarchs and their cronies can enter, let alone enter, others don't know about the existence of this secret room at all, I'm afraid even Zhang Mochen doesn't know anything about it.

From the outside, there is a faint, faint aura around the wooden house, which is obviously a kind of protective shield. Since it's a secret room, let's prevent the partition wall from having ears.

At this time, in the secret room, the two figures sat opposite each other, and the candlelight on the table kept shaking, illuminating the faces of the two more angular.

The man's broad sword eyebrows hung slightly obliquely, and his eyes like torches made his already dark eyes look even more majestic.

An unpretentious scabbard hung on his waist, but from the mouth of the scabbard, there were a few traces of golden light, as if he was unwilling to be suppressed, and squeezed out of it, making the somewhat worn scabbard look a little extraordinary.

The man is Zhang Tianfeng.

A pair of autumn water without waves, and even some cold eyes, make the woman look very cold. However, when the red candlelight shone on Bingling's face, the woman had a little more tenderness like water. Feng Yun also had a scabbard pinned to her waist, but the whole body was purple, even the hilt.

Woman, naturally, is Zhang Tianbing.

Zhang Tianfeng, the current patriarch of the Zhang family, Zhang Tianbing, can be called the right-hand man. This secret room is a place that the two of them frequent. I'm afraid that only these two people in the entire Zhang family know about the existence of this secret room.

Entering the secret room, there is naturally something important to discuss, and it must be a family core secret that is extremely high in secrecy and cannot allow any leakage. The two of them met tonight without exception, which can be seen from the serious expressions on their faces.

"Fourth sister, why do you have to take that second-order wood beast crystal today?" Zhang Tianfeng asked lightly. Although the secret room had a protective shield, Zhang Tianfeng's tone was still quite low.

"Second brother. "Zhang Tianbing didn't call 'patriarch' at the moment, not disrespectfully, but he has always called it this in private, from childhood to adulthood, and has never changed his words. "There's something I need to tell you about. Zhang Tianbing did not answer Zhang Tianfeng's question directly, but stared at the candle flame, and his heart seemed to be solemn.

The eyes are the window of the soul, looking at Zhang Tianbing's slightly complicated eyes, Zhang Tianfeng nodded slightly, quietly waiting for the latter to finish speaking.

"Do you remember the fight between Mochen and Li Ziya before?" Zhang Tianbing thought for a moment, and finally took his eyes off the candle and looked at Zhang Tianfeng.

"Well, I know about it!" Zhang Tianfeng bowed his head slightly.

"The fight between the two children was small, but I noticed something a little strange. Zhang Tianbing looked at Zhang Tianfeng's questioning eyes, did not hesitate, and continued: "I later examined the body of the middle-aged man, which is Mo Ran's father, and I found that although there was an obvious sword wound in the abdomen, the wound was not deep and not fatal. In addition to this, there was a visible blow to the left chest and a scratch on the right chest that penetrated deep into the bone, both of which were fatal blows. ”

"Oh, are you saying that Mo Ran's father was not killed by Li Ziya?" Zhang Tianfeng picked the wick of the candle, and the candle flame that was about to be extinguished regained its vitality.

"I'm pretty sure of that, because Mo Ran's father's corpse is different. A glimmer of light appeared in the corner of Zhang Tianbing's eyes, and then he finally spit out those four words, "Steel and iron bones!"

Zhang Tianfeng, who had been carrying the wick, heard Zhang Tianbing's firm words, and his iron hand covered with sword calluses suddenly paused.

"Earth Cultivator?" Zhang Tianfeng glanced sideways slightly, met Zhang Tianbing's gaze, and asked as if he was willing to do so.

Zhang Tianbing nodded slowly but firmly, and then his words made Zhang Tianfeng's sword eyebrows gradually lock, "From his physique, his strength should be above and below the intermediary master." ”

Zhang Tianfeng stood up slowly, pacing back and forth in a small space, his face was also clouded, with his identity, he naturally knew what it meant.

The fact that the middle-aged man is a cultivator has obviously been affirmed, and he must have experienced a life-and-death struggle before, and when he appeared at the door of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, he was afraid that the lamp had already run out, coinciding with the appearance of Li Ziya, and the truth was coincidentally covered up, in the eyes of outsiders, the middle-aged man's death was done by Li Ziya.

Of course, these are all speculations, but even if they are, they are all well-founded. If the speculation is true, then it can only show that Zhang Moran deceived them. Is the dead middle-aged man really Zhang Moran's father, and the middle-aged man is desperate with each other, so what is Zhang Moran's true identity? A series of doubts rolled rapidly in Zhang Tianfeng's mind.

After a while, Zhang Tianfeng finally stopped and looked at Zhang Tianbing with a solemn gaze, "Your plan?"

Although Zhang Tianbing is as cold as ice and snow, he is also very smart, which does not need to be proven, otherwise it would not be possible to become Zhang Tianfeng's right-hand man. Right now, since Zhang Tianbing threw out the question, it must have been carefully considered.

"Mo Ran's true identity must be extraordinary, but my intuition tells me that she has no malicious intent, although I am not a sharp eye, but I have also read countless people, and I am still sure of this. Regardless of whether the dead man was Mo Ran's biological father or not, one thing is certain, and that is that Mo Ran may also be a soil cultivator. That's why I insisted on taking that second-order wood beast crystal. Zhang Tianbing said clearly, but at this point, a trace of worry appeared on his cold face, "I just don't know, this Nizi has awakened the earth element!"

Hearing Zhang Tianbing's words, Zhang Tianfeng bowed slightly, and after a while, he still said with some concern: "Fourth sister, your intuition has always been very accurate, but this matter is very important, we can't just rely on intuition." ”

Zhang Tianbing nodded, it was undeniable to Zhang Tianfeng's words, he often walked by the river, how could he not get his shoes wet. Intuition is an ethereal thing after all.

"Through the observation of the past few days, Mo Ran's girl is indeed kind-hearted, and I personally think that she is not hostile to the family, and for us, having a potential earth cultivator is undoubtedly another hole card. But from the analysis of the current situation, Mo Ran and the two must have fled, this is the only explanation that makes sense, since it is a refugee, then Mo Ran is not only beneficial to our clan, but also disadvantageous, because if we take her in, we will establish a hostile situation with the forces behind the scenes. Zhang Tianfeng slowly said his analysis, "But right now, you have accepted her as a righteous daughter, and we can only go all the way to the dark! You first send someone to the surrounding big cities to inquire and see if there are any clues." ”