Strange Rock City in the Western Regions, the whole city is built on a huge rock mountain, all the buildings and streets in this city are all processed on the basis of the rock mountain itself, looking at the past, everything here is a blue-black rock texture.

The whole city is based on rocks, layered on top of each other, and the distinctive urban structure makes people leave an indelible impression as soon as they come here.

This was the first time Zhang Shui had come to Qiyan City, and he had long heard that the style here was unique and quite different, and it was indeed the case today. It's a pity that Zhang Shui didn't come here for sightseeing, otherwise he really wanted to take a look around Qiyan City.

Since setting out to find the Zhang family's surname removal people in the past dynasties, nearly a year and a half has passed, from the Eastern Regions to the Southern Regions, and then to the Southern Regions to the Western Regions, he has traveled all over the three major domains of the Dao Realm, and has met with the thirty-five people on the list of people with the surname one by one.

Now there are only the last two names left on this list, Xiao Zong and Liu Bai. Where Liu Bai was, Zhang Shui couldn't find out, so he came to Qiyan City first, because he heard a wine demon mention it in Zhang Shui in the Western Regions Wine Village, he had seen the Lord Xiaozong when he was selling wine in Qiyan City, because he was hunted down by Xiaozong when he was young, so he was still impressed by the fate of that side.

Since Xiaozong was mentioned, Zhang Shui revealed to the wine demon that Xiaozong had already been removed from the family. After hearing this, the wine demon was full of emotion, saying that it was no wonder that when Qiyan City met in a hurry, Xiao Zong looked so depressed that even he who had been hunted down by himself back then couldn't recognize him.

This was just a side of the wine demon's inadvertent mention, and Zhang Shui couldn't figure out whether Xiao Zong had lived in Qiyan City for a long time, or if he was passing by in a hurry.

Zhang Shui's choice to come to Qiyan City this time was just a gamble on luck, and he didn't know if he could really find Xiaozong, he had no choice, Qiyan City was his only clue at present.

The bazaar in Qiyan City was lively, and different people kept passing by Zhang Shui's side one after another, Zhang Shui stopped in place, watching different faces switch from in front of him, and slowly sketched the vague face of Xiao Zong in his memory in his mind.

Xiaozong is Zhang Shui's uncle, Zhang Yanyun's eldest brother, the former head of the Zhang family, and the one who occupies the highest position in the Zhang family among the people with the surname in the past dynasties. Regarding the reason why Xiao Zong was removed from the surname, the family has always kept it strictly secret, except for the elders and the head of the family, it is impossible for anyone to know why Xiao Zong was removed from the surname.

Xiaozong's indifference when he left the Zhang family resurfaced in Zhang Shui's mind, he was only five years old at that time, and six years later, he once again witnessed Liu Bai being removed from the Zhang family, and then at the age of twelve, he left the Zhang family and went to Qingcheng Sect.

At that time, Zhang Shui didn't understand why Uncle and Brother Liu Bai made such a choice, but now, he can already understand what the two of them have experienced.

A year and a half, thirty-five surnames, thirty-five stories, Zhang Shui would listen to them every time, it seemed that they had been suppressed for too long, and they only hoped that someone could let them talk about the painful past buried in the depths of their memories.

Zhang Shui tried to find the only remaining memory of Uncle Xiaozong in his mind, but there were too few things that he could remember before the age of five, and after so long, Uncle Xiaozong's current appearance must be much worse than the vague impression of the five-year-old.

However, it has been more than a year, and Zhang Shui has not tried to find a person with a surname that he has never seen before, since he can find it before, then he should be able to do it this time.

Zhang Shui no longer stayed where he was, and began to set out to find Uncle Xiaozong. Of course, Zhang Shui is not stupid enough to find someone in the long sea of people, the best way is to inquire, if Uncle Xiaozong really lives here, then there must be someone in Qiyan City who knows him for so many years.

"Little brother, if you come from other places, do you want to pick a few Dao talismans, people are in a different place, and you can't have a few Dao talismans around you. ”

After walking a street, Zhang Shui was stopped by a Dao Fu shop on the side of the street, looking at the size of a Dao Fu shop of a considerable scale.

Dao runes are a must-have item for talismans, if Uncle Xiaozong has been living here, then he will definitely come to the Dao rune shop, and someone in the Dao rune shop should also know him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shui walked into the Dao Fu shop where the boss shouted at him, and said with a joking smile: "Boss, how can you tell that I am from another place." ”

"I've been working here for more than ten years, how many people in Qiyan City come to me to buy Dao talismans, which are locals and which are outsiders, I can see at a glance, how little brother, do you need any Dao talismans? ”

Zhang Shui pretended to look at the Dao Talisman, but he couldn't use the Dao Talisman with his black hands at all, how could he really buy the Dao Talisman. But you still have to do some work on your lips, otherwise how can you get something out of the boss's mouth.

"Looks pretty good, boss, are there more outsiders or locals buying Taoist talismans from you?" Zhang Shui began to talk about something with the boss.

"I haven't really counted that, but the locals are all regulars. ”

"That's ......," Zhang Shui pretended to pick up a stack of red talismans on the counter and looked at them, "This set of red talismans looks good." How much does it cost?"

"There are a total of 100 red runes here, and the market price of red runes is one fine crystal plus five hundred and sixty coarse bright crystals each, a total of one hundred and thirty-five fine bright crystals, but little brother, you are new here, I can even if it is a little cheaper than a hundred fine bright crystals." The boss held out his five fingers.

"Actually, I came to Qiyan City this time to find a relative, and I heard my father say that he lives in Qiyan City, but he hasn't been in contact for too long, and I don't know where he lives in Qiyan City. This relative of mine is called Xiaozong, he is an old man, does the boss know him?" Zhang Shui tugged and pulled, and then talked about Uncle Xiaozong, put one hand on the talisman on his waist, and pretended to take out the bright crystal to buy the talisman.

"Xiao Zong, I haven't heard of this person. Little brother is not mistaken, I have the impression that no one in Qiyan City has this name. "The owner obviously didn't know.

"Yes, yes, Xiao Zhanzi, you just don't know. An old and hoarse voice made Zhang Shui look away, and there was an old woman with a small stall next to the shop where she spoke.

As soon as he heard the old woman say that someone was called Xiaozong, Zhang Shui immediately walked quickly to the stall and completely threw the owner of the Dao Fu shop behind his back, and the boss was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Mother-in-law, did you just say that someone is called Xiaozong?"

"What, do you want to ask? I bought this roasted pear. The old woman directly lifted a roasted pear and handed it to Zhang Shui's nose, and the aroma of the pear suddenly filled Zhang Shui's entire nasal cavity.

However, although the pear fragrance is fragrant, Zhang Shui himself is extremely disgusted with this fruit, especially the roasted one, and he can't stand the taste at all. Zhang Shui covered his nose in an instant, but unfortunately he still couldn't resist the smell, and every piece of meat on his face was distorted.

"Mother-in-law, put it down first, let it go first. Zhang Shui was busy with her mother-in-law, and she was almost stunned by the smell.

The old woman smiled and put down the roasted pear: "How about it, young man, you buy me a roasted pear and eat it, and I will tell the boy of Xiaozong." "The old woman looks like she is more than ninety, and it is not an exaggeration to call Xiaozong a brat.

Since childhood, no one has ever been able to force Zhang Shui to eat a little karma pear, but today the entire Zhang family's great business and karma pear are put together, Zhang Shui still understands which is more important, it seems that today is the time for him to eat the most evil thing for the sake of the family business.

Zhang Shui gritted his teeth for a long time before he finally slapped the coarse crystal on the stall, grabbed a pear and stuffed it into his mouth. Zhang Shui held his breath and swallowed the pear in his stomach with one bite, but to this point, he could still clearly feel the smell and taste of the pear, and the psychological discomfort and the clouds and rain in his stomach constantly tortured Zhang Shui.

When he finished eating the root pear, Zhang Shui's face was extremely ugly, just like after three days of sleepless making a Tianzi-level talisman.

Looking at Sanshui's embarrassing appearance, the old woman let out a giggle and put the money Sanshui put down into her pocket: "I didn't expect you guy to really eat it, it's the first time I've seen someone who hates karma pears can eat a whole karma pear, and his courage is commendable." ”

"Now...... Can you tell me?" As soon as he spoke, the smell of Ye Li would gush out, making Zhang Shui constantly feel the urge to vomit, but Zhang Shui still insisted on asking.

"Well, for your sake, I'll tell you. It was probably more than twenty years ago, when the Xiao Sect kid first came to Qiyan City, he was walking alone on the street, his whole body looked like he was not giving up, and his eyes were empty. The old woman started talking about it when she first met Xiao Zong, but Zhang Shui didn't care, but listened to the old woman quietly on the side.

"Obviously not an old immortal like me, but he is not angry than me, so I called him at that time, I thought that a person like him who has three souls and no seven spirits will ignore me, but I didn't expect him to stand up immediately, staring at the old lady me with those godless eyes.

I thought to myself, what's wrong with this guy? Unexpectedly, he squatted down and asked me coldly, mother-in-law, how to buy this pear. At this time, I found that all he had left was the eyes that were still shining when he saw the pear. ”

Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Zhang Shui remembered some memories about Uncle Xiaozong, which were very vague, probably because Uncle Xiaozong took a pear to trick himself into eating it when he was a child, which was obviously a very trivial memory, but he remembered it at this time.

If you recall it carefully, you will feel that this is a very uncomfortable memory, after all, Uncle Xiaozong smiled and forced Zhang Shui to eat the pear, and said something like that the pear is very nutritious.

"Maybe it's the roasted pears I made that are delicious, and the Xiao Sect kid has settled in Qiyan City. The old woman continued, "I often come to the old lady to buy pears to eat, and I know that his name is Xiaozong, and he was kicked out by the family, I asked him if he did anything wrong, and he said that he was not wrong, and the fault was the family."

"He said that he didn't want to go back to that home, Qiyan City is a good place, and he wanted to retire here, I said he wasn't old, he said he was old, and I might be worse than the old lady. At that time, the Xiaozong kid had a little more smile on his face, probably because he was far away from those troubles at home, and he was much better. ”

It seems that Uncle Xiaozong also understands that the way chosen by the family is wrong, Zhang Shui, who is also a person with a surname, suddenly felt full of emotion when he heard what his mother-in-law said, but he couldn't confide what he thought to others like the uncle.

"In recent years, Xiaozong has also grown old and can't walk, and he can't compare to me, an old lady in her nineties. It's all the young men who ask the helpers at home to come to me to buy roasted pears, but it's okay, as long as the young man still comes to me to buy pears, it means that the Xiaozong kid is still there. ”

"Uncle Xiaozong, where does he live?" Zhang Shui asked.

The old woman's face suddenly turned ugly, and she looked at Zhang Shui carefully: "Uncle, is the young man the family of the Xiao Sect boy?"

It seems that in the old woman's mind, the impression of the uncle's family is not very good, Zhang Shui smiled bitterly a few times, and explained to the old woman: "Mother-in-law, I am the nephew of Uncle Xiaozong, I escaped from home like the uncle, thinking that I and the uncle have similar ideas, so I came out to join him." So, mother-in-law, please tell me, where does Uncle live in Qiyan City?"

After listening to Zhang Shui's words, the old woman did not look at Zhang Shui suspiciously, but her eyes were filled with a little pity: "You don't know what happened to your family, why do you always run away from home." ”

It wasn't running away from home at all, but being expelled from the house, and when the old woman said that their door was strange, Zhang Shui just smiled and didn't say anything.