Chapter Seventy-One: There is a problem with Tianbo Village
A group of people walked into Tianbo Village, the scenery in the village is pleasant, the rockery pond can be seen everywhere, there is a pavilion for enjoying the shade nearby, the village road is paved by cobblestones, and there are some flowers and plants with special shapes and purple petals on both sides of the road, these plants exude a unique fragrance.
Chen Jiuyou smelled the strange fragrance of these flowers, frowned, he was slightly familiar with this smell, but Chen Jiuyou turned it around in his mind, but he didn't have any impression at all.
These flowers aroused Chen Jiuyou's curiosity: "Feihong, what are the names of these flowers?" β
Dongfang Feihong, who was walking in front, paused, looked at the flowers and plants next to him, and was also puzzled: "This flower? I... I don't know, when I left the villa, there were chrysanthemums planted on the side of the road. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, the flowers planted in the village have been replaced. β
Speaking of which, Dongfang Feihong also had a sense of strangeness to this place where he grew up.
Chen Jiuyou saw that Dongfang Feihong was starting to get entangled again, and hurriedly patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think too much." β
Li Long helped persuade: "That's it, that's it, let go, isn't this coming back?" β
Dongfang Feihong showed a look of gratitude, nodded seriously, and continued to lead the way.
Soon, under the leadership of Dongfang Feihong, everyone came to the Tianbo Village meeting room.
An old man dressed in a white cloud red satin brocade robe was waiting in front of the door of the meeting room, his hair was gray, his eyes were ownerless, he seemed to be in a daze, and his thoughts drifted into the distance.
It wasn't until he saw Chen Jiuyou and his party that he came back to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward.
As soon as Dongfang Feihong saw the old man, his silver-white hair, and his wrinkled face, his heart suddenly had mixed feelings. I vaguely remember that when he left the village, the master's hair was still black, and his face was not wrinkled.
plopped, knelt directly in front of the old man, knocked his forehead to the ground, and cried bitterly: "Master, the apprentice can't stand you, you have lived up to the master's expectations, you have not been filial to the master, and I ask the master for forgiveness." β
The old man looked at Dongfang Feihong, who was kneeling and crying bitterly, and his eyes also showed a complicated look, including happiness, relief, pain, guilt, and remorse...... Chen Jiuyou had never seen such complex emotions in a person's eyes.
After being silent for a while, the old man held Dongfang Feihong's shoulder and pulled him up, although Dongfang Feihong still wanted to continue to kneel, he couldn't resist the huge force in the old man's hand, and the whole person was forcibly pulled up.
Chen Jiuyou, who had been observing from the side, had a different color in his eyes, and he deduced that this old man was also a martial artist of the Ninefold Realm of the Day After Tomorrow.
Now that he has seen a total of three martial artists who have been acquired ninefold, Gu Hong gives him the feeling that he is as calm as a mountain but does not lose the enthusiasm of youth; Although Mei Fengxun is middle-aged, he still has a sharp momentum; And the old man in front of him had a rotten aura, although his strength was still surging and powerful, but with a dead aura.
"Okay, I have received your wishes, and now there are distinguished guests here, and we will talk about the old days later."
At this time, the old man bowed to Chen Jiuyou and his party: "Old man He Cangdao, everyone is fast to catch the Heavenly Shogunate, welcome, there is a disappointment, a sin." β
"Master He Zhuang is serious, it should be us who take the liberty to disturb."
"Please, then." The old man stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.
So, He Cangdao led Chen Jiuyou and his party into the living room.
After the group was ushered into the living room, they sat on either side.
Chen Jiuyou was the first to return the salute: "This official is the general flag of the Tianshogunate in Changxing County, Chen Jiuyou." The three people around me are my subordinates, namely Hou Fei, Li Long, and Ji Wushuang.
When I came to the three counties, I heard the name of the owner of He Zhuang, the rivers and lakes are widely spread, you were so kind and charitable when you were young, jealous and hateful, and your martial arts are superb, famous in the three counties, and even have a place in Jiangyang Mansion. I've admired the name for a long time. β
After hearing this, Master He smiled and waved his hand, "It's all old Huang Li, I'm so old, I have forgotten everything I did when I was young." β
Chen Jiuyou replied: "What's the matter, I see that the old man's body and bones are still so good, and the old man is in the bush, and his ambition is thousands of miles." β
After hearing this, He Cangdao stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha, Chen Zongqi, I am embarrassed to praise you."
Let's get down to business, what are you doing here? For the sake of Feihong, we Tianbo Zhuang will definitely help. β
Seeing that things were going so smoothly, Chen Jiuyou also smiled and said, "We do have something to ask Master He for help." β
Then his face began to become serious, and he continued: "I don't know what the owner of the village, do you know about the recent sensational murder case in the three counties? β
Speaking of the door killing case, He Cangdao's face also became gray, "Of course the old man knows. The murderer was so vicious that the old man wanted to bring him to justice. β
"The juniors are here for this reason."
"This extermination case doesn't seem to have anything to do with our Tianbo Village?"
"Our Tianshofu found a clue, this extermination case seems to be related to the blood devouring demon that appeared ten years ago, I think it was Tianbo Zhuang who issued the order of the three-county martial arts alliance back then, gathered the heroes, and encircled and suppressed this demon, so I came here this time also for the blood devouring demon."
"Wait." The old man interrupted Chen Jiuyou's words, "Isn't the Blood Devourer already dead?" β
"Old man, don't you know that last night, the Jingyue Nunnery on White Horse Mountain was destroyed?"
"What!" The old man exclaimed, sat up suddenly, and looked at Chen Jiuyou with dead eyes, "How could the Jingyue Nunnery be destroyed?" How is the Silent Night Master? β
Chen Jiuyou turned his head to look at Dongfang Feihong suspiciously, He Cangdao's reaction was a bit big.
Dongfang Feihong mourned: "Master used to be... The suitor of the Silent Night Master. β
"Ahh Chen Jiuyou was shocked, how could this Silent Night Master be her suitor?
Appropriately, Chen Jiuyou showed a little sadness: "The silent night master was also killed, and he was dug out by the murderer. He didn't plan to say anything more ferocious, for fear of irritating the old man in front of him.
The old man asked with red eyes, "Who is it?" Who killed her, was it a Bloodeater? β
Chen Jiuyou persuaded: "Master Hezhuang, the festival mourns and changes, you calm down first."
We found a number of corpses in the Pure Moon Temple, and some of the corpses of the other three sects of extermination, so we deduced that the Blood Demon Divine Skill was born, so we suspected that the Blood Eater had returned for revenge. β
When the old man heard this, he staggered and was about to fall, but Dongfang Feihong beside him was quick and helped the old man up.
The old man who was helped up was in a trance, and after coming back to his senses, he waved his hand and sat down on the chair again.
His eyes were blank and he was stunned, and he muttered in his mouth: "It seems that it is the Blood Devouring Demon, the Qingyang Sword Sect, the Feng Family of Shan County, the Tiger Martial Hall of Liuxian County, and the Jingyue Nunnery of White Horse Mountain are all sects that participated in the Alliance back then." β
With a snap, the old man crushed the handle on the chair, "Ah! Su Yue, it's all the old man's fault back then, he didn't really catch this demon, but he killed you, it's all the old man's fault. β
Dongfang Feihong grabbed the old man's hand and hurriedly comforted: "Master back then, you... You've done your best, and you've fallen ill because of it. β
At this time, Chen Jiuyou asked: "Master He, do you also think that it was done by the Blood Devouring Demon?" β
He Cangdao looked at Chen Jiuyou inexplicably: "Isn't the Blood Devouring Demon what Chen Catcher said?" Of course I believe in Mr. Chen. β
Chen Jiuyou looked at He Cangdao suspiciously, how could Mei Fengxun be diametrically opposed to this person's answer, he was also a party to the alliance at that time, and he had a different opinion on the matter of the Blood Devourer Demon being the murderer, it was really strange, how could He Cangdao believe that the Blood Devourer Demon was still alive so easily.
"Chen Zongqi? Chen Zongqi? β
Hearing someone call his name, Chen Jiuyou came back to his senses and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I thought about the case just now." β
He Cangdao waved his hand: "It's okay, Chen Zongqi is also bothering about this case, so the purpose of your coming here, the old man already knows." You want to know what the sects of the alliance were back then. β
"Hmm...," the old man groaned, stroking his beard, "Because it's been a long time, can I wait until tomorrow to sort it out, and then tell Chen Zhutou, it's okay." β
Chen Jiuyou, who heard that the matter was done, couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and bowed his hand: "Then thank you to Master He." β
The owner of He Zhuang nodded and said to Dongfang Feihong: "Feihong, you can take a few distinguished guests to the guest room to rest." β
"Okay, master."
After finishing speaking, He Cangdao walked into the inner room.
Chen Jiuyou looked at the old man's back, revealing an inexplicable look, he always felt that He Cangdao was hiding something.
Dongfang Feihong said: "Boss, and everyone come with me." β
Opening the door of the living room, the naΓ―ve Shao Jie was waiting outside the door in a daze.
Dongfang Feihong stepped forward and touched his head and asked, "Xiaojie, why are you here." β
Shao Jie opened his big watery eyes and looked at Dongfang Feihong: "Of course I'm waiting for Senior Brother, Senior Brother can finally play with me when he comes back." β
"Good, good, good!" Dongfang Feihong said with a smile, "When I send my brothers and sisters back to the room first, I will accompany you to play." β
So, Dongfang Feihong led everyone to the guest room.
Along the way, Chen Jiuyou was thinking about the case, he turned out the memory of the conversation with He Cangdao just now, checked it carefully, and then took the memory of Mei Fengxun's reaction when he saw the silent night master before, and compared it repeatedly.
muttered in his mouth: "Fake, is it pretended?" ......β
Ji Wushuang, who was beside him, had been paying attention to Chen Jiuyou, and when he heard him muttering all the time, he asked, "Brother Chen, what are you thinking?" β
"Nothing." Chen Jiuyou shook his head and didn't tell others about his inference, because there was no evidence for it.
Chen Jiuyou, who was interrupted from his train of thought, looked around, and another question came to his mind.
Facing Dongfang Feihong in front of him, he asked, "Feihong, why are you so big in Zhuangzi, why are you so deserted, and what about the rest of the disciples of Tianbo Zhuang?" β
After Dongfang Feihong heard this, he paused, his expression was also puzzled, and asked Shao Jie next to him: "Xiaojie, where are the people in the village?" β
Shao Jie didn't doubt him, and replied directly: "The people in the village have all gone down the mountain to practice." β
"What about the third junior brother and the fourth junior brother?"
Shao Jie heard Dongfang Feihong mention the rest of the junior disciples, and his face showed disgust: "They, go into retreat." β
"Oh~" Dongfang Feihong also felt that something was wrong.
But he didn't have any thoughts, shook his head slightly, didn't think about these things, and went straight to the guest room to check in.
At this time, on a high-rise building in the village, an old man put his hands behind his back and looked at Dongfang Feihong and his party with a complicated face.
"Feihong, it's not the right time for you to come back."