In the middle of the night, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door, and the sound of rapid shouts came from outside.

Cao Yan hurriedly walked out of the house, put on a thin coat and trotted towards the courtyard door, while several imperceptible solemnities crossed the depths of his eyes.

In the guest room on the side, Zhao Yuansong and the three of them also woke up from meditation one after another, looking out the window with a vigilant face.

"What's the matter in the middle of the night?"

The moment he opened the courtyard door, seeing more than a dozen people outside holding torches, Cao Yan couldn't help but be stunned.

He hurriedly looked at the acquaintance in the lead, frowned and asked.

"There were thieves in the city who made trouble, forcibly broke into Liu Yuanwai's house, robbed the property and killed 21 people."

The leader is a middle-aged man, a few years older than Cao Yan, and he has a strong Jianghu atmosphere.

This person said with a gloomy face: "This thief should be the so-called thief who has been rumored to have committed the crime recently, and the county lord ordered me to arrest him as soon as possible!"

An arrow was taken out and handed over to Cao Yan.

This was an order personally issued by the county commander, and with this order in hand, he could not only drive the squad under his command, but also mobilize the other four teams composed of officers and soldiers defending the city.

At this moment, Cao Yan also realized the seriousness of the matter, and it was obvious that the person who could make the county order so solemn would not be an ordinary thief.

In fact, ordinary thieves can't do it, and when they steal property in the city, they will kill 21 people!

He suddenly remembered that in the past few years, there had been a person who called himself a "thief" in a radius of thousands of miles, and it was rumored everywhere that he was committing crimes and was specifically targeting the wealthy businessmen who had taken refuge in the rebels.

"Cao Yan takes the order!"

He held the arrow in both hands, and immediately replied with a serious face.

Seeing this, the person outside the door nodded, and then led the people away, he still had three arrows at his waist, and he needed to rush to other places.

After all the people outside the small courtyard left, Cao Yan closed the courtyard door, and hurriedly returned to the house to dress neatly, and then hurried to the place where the military camp was defending the city.

"You stay here, I'll sneak over and take a look."

Zhao Yuansong groaned for a moment and said to the two people on the side.

Now that something big is happening in the city, it is impossible for him to hide in the courtyard and ignore what is happening outside the window, so he must have a certain amount of information.

The other two disciples nodded, they were not good at hiding their figures, it would be better to stay here.

When he walked to the street, Cao Yan immediately saw a large number of catchers and officials, as well as a large number of soldiers defending the city, all holding torches and shuttling through the streets and alleys.

Shops and people's houses were knocked on the doors in the middle of the night, and then they were turned upside down by the influx of people.

For a while, the wild seed, which should have been silent, was full of wails and cries.

Cao Yan gritted his teeth and subconsciously quickened his pace, although he couldn't bear it, he also knew that with his own strength, he couldn't do anything at all.

All the way to the barracks, with the parts in his hand, he not only gathered his own subordinates, but also transferred four other officers and soldiers, and led them to search in the city.

However, under his orders, the attitude of those officers and soldiers was undoubtedly better, at least they did not smash the things in the people's homes at will. Five

"Captain, we're a lot slower than the others!"

An officer and soldier stepped forward and said with a somewhat anxious expression.

Hearing this, Cao Yan glanced at the other party, and knew very well that this person had the idea of meritorious service in his heart.

It's just a thief who can wander around thousands of miles to commit crimes for a few years, and how can a young man who doesn't even have a realm be able to capture him?

If it does, I'm afraid his family will be able to receive a pension.

It is said that since the capture of the rebels, it seems that the pension has been reduced a lot, after all, it has been recruiting soldiers all these years, and if it is still the original pension, I am afraid that the rebels' coffers will not be able to bear it.

However, he obviously wouldn't say these words casually, just glanced at the other party lightly, and then shut up

Silent.

And when Cao Yan was ordered to search for the thief, Zhao Yuansong stood on the roof not far away.

He used magic to cover his figure, which was extremely difficult for even monks in the same realm to find, let alone ordinary officers and soldiers and martial artists.

"Rogues?"

Listening to the conversation below, a look of disdain appeared on his face.

When he was still in the outer gate of Jiuxuanmen, he often walked in the rivers and lakes, and he saw a lot of so-called heroes and young heroes, but there were only two or three people who really deserved the word chivalry.

As for the so-called thieves in the county now, who have been in turmoil in the city, in their opinion, they are just in the name of this, but in fact they are just to satisfy their own selfish desires.

A true chivalrous man will never kill more than 20 members of his family at every turn, even if the other party is extremely evil, but it will not hurt the innocent.

It is even more impossible to make the people of the city suffer unjustified calamities because of themselves.

But what do these things have to do with him?

If he was in Feiyun County, or if he was not hunted down, Zhao Yuansong would indeed make a move, find the so-called thief, and then make another decision after figuring out the ins and outs.

However, now that he is in Chongyuan Mansion and is still occupied by the rebels, not only has his injuries not healed, but his mana has not fully recovered, and he has been hunted down by the rebels and the Death Building.

In such a situation, he naturally would not make a rash move, otherwise once his whereabouts are exposed, it will not be as simple as one or two people.

Not only will the two fellow disciples be implicated, but even Cao Yan and his family will be condemned by the rebels, and the end will definitely not be much better.

It's just that he just made a decision in his heart, but his expression suddenly moved, and he frowned and looked into the distance.

Although he hadn't cultivated his divine thoughts yet, he could still feel that there was a demonic aura permeating the distance, at least in the early and middle stages of the Second Realm.

"To go or not to go?"

Zhao Yuansong frowned, and he didn't know how to decide for a while.

Reason told him not to make any extraneous branches, and the purpose of this trip was to understand the situation and ensure Cao Yan's safety in secret.

But there was always a voice in his heart that wanted him to go and take a look.

"You want me to go?"

He quickly reacted, and the voice that sounded in his heart came from the earthy yellow sword in the dantian.

The magic weapon left by this Red Heart Dao person already has its own will, and it is influencing Zhao Yuansong's decision at the moment.

In the end, he still set off for the distance, not only because of the will from the earthy yellow greatsword, but also because of a little curiosity in his heart.

Zhao Yuansong knew that the Afterlife Building was created by the five factions of the Demon Dao, which united a group of demons and monsters.

Among them, in addition to a large number of Terran monks, there are also many demons and even demon clans, or ghosts and evil things.

Therefore, it seems that it is not a very strange thing that there is a demonic aura in the city.

It's just that when he walked forward in the dark and came to a place full of demonic energy, a thousand anger suddenly rose in his heart!