When the Panlong Gang secretly activated the killing machine and sent a large number of special black and white peonies and spirits to Hong Yuan, the atmosphere in Shattered Leaf City was also a little weird.

After noon, it should be a busy time, but the streets are much less crowded than usual, and the further the time goes, the fewer people procrastinate. In particular, the places where the upper class gathered, such as gold shops, pawn shops, pharmacies, and high-end restaurants, were particularly deserted today, and the children of various families, large and small, were missing. Most of those who still walk the streets and live as usual are low-class villagers.

On this day, the major families in Shattered Leaf City seemed to have received some rumors, and it was strictly forbidden for the family disciples to go out. Some well-informed people also seem to smell some danger and close their doors.

The Ye family is the same, early in the morning, a team of guards was ordered by the second master Ye Feilong, saying that today is the sacrifice day of the third aunt of Gaozu, and the whole family must eat fast to commemorate, and the family disciples and servants are strictly forbidden to go out. On such a day, no one had ever mentioned it before, and people secretly talked about it and complained, but since it was the order of the second master, no one dared to disobey it, and they stayed in the Ye family's compound honestly one by one.

Ye Rou didn't care so much, under the pretext that her cultivation had gone wrong, she wanted to buy pills to heal her injuries, and forcibly walked out. With her identity as the third lady of the Ye family, the guards naturally didn't dare to do anything.

Out of the Ye family's compound, Ye Rou went straight to Liuji Commercial Bank, ready to ask Yao Lao if the results came out. During this time, she had been thinking about the bowl of medicine residue that Hong Yuan had drunk. According to Hong Yuan, he had been drinking this medicinal tea refined by his aunt and had grown up, and there could be no problem, but for some reason, Ye Rou always felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't feel at ease until he was sure.

For the sake of secrecy, Ye Rou didn't bring a single maidservant, walked alone on the streets and alleys, and took a shortcut to Liuji Trading House. After living in Shattered Leaf City for so many years, she is very familiar with every street, and she can walk unhindered with her eyes closed. But as she walked, she had a strange feeling, and the journey was so enjoyable that many of the streets that used to be congested were not crowded today.

"Could it be that another plague is coming from the north?"

Ye Rou muttered in her heart, thinking of the Ye family's order that it was strictly forbidden to go out, and she couldn't help but be worried.

A few years ago, a terrible plague came from the north and swept through the entire Alliance, and Shattered Leaf City was not immune. The people infected with the plague had a high fever and breathlessness, and there was no cure, and almost every family in the city was clothed in linen and filial piety overnight. Some people say that it was an ancient plague of death, and some people say that it was deliberately spread by the Hualong Empire, and everyone in the alliance talked about it.

Ye Rou got up apprehensively, quickened her pace and walked forward, and it didn't take long for her to come to Liu Ji Trading House. As soon as he entered the door, he explained his intentions, and asked the second generation of the shopkeeper to report it, and looked around while waiting for the old medicine.

Compared with the past, the Liu Kee Trading House was also a lot more deserted, with only a few people buying ordinary herbs and getting together to discuss.

"Mother Wang, you also came to buy herbs to make medicinal tea? I heard that another plague has spread from the north?"

"I don't know, let's make some medicinal tea first just in case. It is said, but it is said that it is not from the north, but from the Ye family's ranch outside the city. The Liu family sent people to seal off the city gate, strictly forbidding anyone to go out of the city tonight. ”

"Isn't it? If there is really something wrong with the Ye family's ranch, then it should be the Ye family who sent someone to deal with it, why are the people of the Liu family blocking the city gate?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know. ”

Wang Ma took the herb, turned around and hurried away.

"Wait a minute, Auntie, ...... Auntie"

Ye Rou felt that something was wrong, so she hurriedly caught up and wanted to ask clearly, but unfortunately, Wang Ma walked faster and faster, and in a blink of an eye, she turned into a small alley and didn't know where to go. The rest of the guests also looked panicked, took the herbs they bought and left, not daring to stay outside. Even Xiao Er, the shopkeeper of Liu Kee Commercial Bank, quickly cleaned up the herbs on the counter, and closed a door, preparing to close the door early.

"Third Miss looking for me?" came an old voice.

Ye Rou turned around, only to find that Yao Lao had already come behind her, nodded and asked, "Yes, Yao Lao, did the matter that I asked you for last time have any results?"

"It's almost there, only the last step is left, and the results will be available tomorrow at the earliest. Yao Lao replied, concise and to the point, and his expression was a little uneasy.

"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow. ”

Ye Rou paused, and when she saw that Yao Lao turned around and was about to leave, she didn't care about the abruptness and hurriedly asked, "By the way, Yao Lao, what's wrong today?" I heard them say that something happened to the Ye family's ranch outside the city, what happened?"

Hearing that it was related to the pasture outside the city, Ye Rou immediately panicked, worried about whether something had happened to Hong Yuan.

Yao Lao stopped, his mouth moved and he stopped talking, and said, "Third Miss, the old man doesn't know either." You'd better go back early, don't come out again, don't go out of the city tonight. Let's go, listen to me, let's go!"

Yao Lao didn't say much, and left in a hurry after a reminder, as if he was taboo about something.

Ye Rou became even more uneasy, and hurriedly left, not returning to the Ye family's compound, but walking quickly to the city gate. Sure enough, the city gate was closed before it got dark, and many disciples of the Liu family stood in front of the city gate, allowing them to enter but not to leave. Liu Ziming, the eldest young master of the Liu family, personally sat in charge, and those who dared to break into the city gate were all tied up by his wolf-like guards, and even cut off an arm on the spot.

The grievances between Hong Yuan and Liu Ziming, Ye Rou is very clear, seeing Liu Ziming's murderous appearance, she feels bad, and faintly feels that this is very likely to be related to Hong Yuan. It's a pity that I can't find any clear news after secretly going around several times. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he hurried back to the Ye family's compound to find someone. first went to find the eldest young master Ye Tiangao, to ask him clearly and ask him to come to his rescue, but as a result, the servants replied that Ye Tiangao was drunk last night and had been drunk all the time.

Ye Rou didn't believe it, and forcibly broke in to see that Ye Tiangao was really drunk, drunk like mud and falling asleep, and slapped him a few times unconscious.

Ye Rou became more and more nervous, and trotted all the way to find Hong Yuan's aunt Liu Ruyan, only to find that the house was empty, and Liu Ruyan and the ghost servant were nowhere to be seen. According to the guards guarding the gate, Liu Ruyan and the ghost servants left the city yesterday and went to the Endless Abyss to explore again.

"What should I do?"

"Hong Yuan, you must not have an accident!"

The sky was getting darker and darker, and night began to fall, Ye Tiangao was drunk like mud, Liu Ruyan was not there, and Ye Rou suddenly had no idea. After pondering for a while, he gritted his teeth and walked to the Zhenyuan Palace, laboriously picked off the huge Sky Shattering Hammer hanging on the wall, and beat the ancient Zhenyuan Drum in front of the Zhenyuan Hall to gather the clansmen.

The Broken Sky Hammer and the Zhenyuan Drum are both treasures left by the ancestors of the Ye family, and the family has been passed down from generation to generation.

According to the rules passed down from generation to generation, when the drum sounds, the Ye family, whether they are direct descendants or branch disciples, regardless of whether they are high or low, whether they are high or low, men, women, old and young, must all be present within half a pillar of incense! If there is revenge and revenge, and if there is revenge, the family must deal with it impartially in public; if it is found that the drum beater is unreasonable, he will be demoted to a slave at the least, and he will be thrown into a dungeon or even strangled on the spot!