Hu Zhennan arranged the affairs in the house in detail, and finally said: "Yun'er, don't tell your sister about this matter, she has grown up in this courtyard since she was a child, and she has not experienced any dangers, this family, you will have to bear more in the future." ”

Hu Yun agreed.

Early the next morning, Hu Zhennan left home and went to Leiyin Temple. Hu Zhennan used to travel far away, and the Hu family didn't feel strange, living peacefully as usual, the only difference was that Hu Yun moved to a room near the firewood room to live in alchemy, and listed the vicinity of his room, including the firewood room, as a forbidden place, and no one was allowed to approach, and he also selected seven servants as his alchemy helpers, and never left the alchemy room day and night.

In the blink of an eye, half a moon has passed.

That night, Hu Yun was alchemy in the alchemy room, when he suddenly heard someone in the courtyard outside the house shouting: "Yun'er, come out quickly." It was Hu Zhennan's voice.

Hu Yun was surprised and delighted, happy that his father finally came back, and to his surprise, his father's voice was hoarse and full of panic. Hu Yun didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly opened the door and rushed to the courtyard.

I saw my father dressed in black all his life, his face and beard were rolled up like a fire, and he looked around with his hair scattered. When did many of the servants who came to inquire see the old man in such an embarrassed appearance, they gathered together in twos and threes, and they were bold and whispered.

"Hurry up and go back, there's nothing to see. Hu Yun sent these servants away, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Daddy, you're back." ”

"Yun'er, quick, go and take your sister to my study, I have something to tell you. Hu Zhennan hurriedly said.

Hu Yun knew that something big must have happened, so he agreed, and hurriedly ran towards Hu Xue's boudoir.

When he took his sister to his father's study, he saw Hu Zhennan standing in the center of the study and said to Laifu who was kneeling in front of him: "Laifu, just like that, you take out all the money in the account room and distribute it to those subordinates, so that they can leave quickly." ”

Laifu had tears on his face, and choked up: "Master, if the old slave doesn't leave, no matter what disaster the Hu family suffers, it's a big deal that I will lose my life." ”

Hu Zhennan's eyes were also red, and he said: "Let's go, I know your intentions, if the Hu family escapes this catastrophe, I will go to you again." Walking."

Laifu knew that Hu Zhennan had a resolute personality and decided that it was useless to say more, so he cried and went out to arrange.

Hu Xue was taken aback when she saw her father's appearance, and hurriedly asked, "Daddy, what's wrong?"

Hu Zhennan waved his hand to interrupt her words and said, "It's too late to elaborate, Yun'er, I have found the portrait of Huihai in Leiyin Temple, and the monk we killed is indeed him." ”

Hu Yun had already been mentally prepared, but his heart was still beating wildly involuntarily, and he said, "Could it be that this matter was discovered by Leiyin Temple?"

Hu Zhennan shook his head and hurriedly said: "No, hey, it's all my father's fault, on the way back, I didn't hold back, and secretly tried the exercises on the immortal killing blade, but I didn't expect to be spied on, so I was chased and killed by unknown people." Originally, I took them around in circles, trying to get rid of them, and these people did have some ways to recognize me. There is no way, I will use a secret technique to come back and inform you first, so that you can escape for your lives. ”

Hu Yun asked, "Dad, who are they?"

Hu Zhennan said: "I don't know, the people who chased me at the beginning had low skills, and I killed three people, and the clothes were very uniform, they should belong to a certain organization, and I can't beat the people who came later." Okay, if you want to go into details, I don't have time to say more, just now I asked Laifu to disperse the people in the family, first, to let them flee for their lives, and second, to cover for your escape. ”

When Hu Xue heard about "you", she hurriedly said, "Daddy, aren't you leaving?"

Hu Zhennan said: "I want to stay here and deal with them to buy time for you to escape." ”

Hu Xuewa cried out and shouted, "Daddy, no, let's go together." ”

"Nonsense, you don't listen to me?" Hu Zhennan shouted angrily, but looking at the tears on his daughter's face, he couldn't bear it, and said softly: "Xue'er, you are all mortals who can't do magic, follow me, if you meet those killers, I will have to be distracted to take care of you, and at that time, we will all die together." I'm alone, and even if I can't defeat the enemy, I can still escape with some certainty. ”

Hu Yun said: "Sister, Daddy is right, we listen to Daddy's arrangement." ”

Hu Zhennan said: "There are a lot of gunpowder, sulfur and other materials used in alchemy in this courtyard, and I will set fire to this courtyard when the people are almost gone." You go out from the secret passage to Lin'an City to find Uncle Han, and wait for me there. If...... If you don't wait for me, Yun'er, let Uncle Han recommend you to take the Taiqing Sect entrance test, as long as you become a disciple of the sect, you will be safe. Xue'er, you have passed the age of calling disciples from Taiqing Gate, so let Uncle Han arrange a place for you to live in seclusion. In the future, your sister and brother will depend on each other. ”

Hu Yun knew that Uncle Han's name was Han Tongshan, and he was also an outer disciple of Taiqingmen, and he was his father's friend of life and death

Hu Zhennan said again: "Also, after you go out, you must change your name and surname, hide your identity, and avoid pursuit." If I am killed, you will take revenge, if your strength is not good, then don't take revenge, as long as you can live in peace, I will be blind. ”

When Hu Yun heard that his father was arranging the aftermath, his heart couldn't help but feel sour, and Hu Xue cried even more.

At this time, Hu Zhennan suddenly stared out the window with a heavy face, and hurriedly said, "Those people have caught up, hurry up." Reaching out and twisting under the desk, there was a "click" sound, and the bookshelf slowly turned, revealing a hole.

At this time, a hoarse voice shouted, "Surround this manor, and don't let a mouse run out." ”

"Yes" "Yes"...... There seemed to be more than a dozen people listening to the voice.

Hu Zhennan took out two pieces of silver from his arms, stuffed them in Hu Yun's arms, and choked up: "These are enough for you on the road, take good care of your sister in the future, let's go." One by one, he pushed the sister and brother into the cave one after another, and then closed the door of the cave.

The hole was pitch black and there were no fingers, the two sisters and brothers faintly heard a burst of screams outside in the hole, the two of them cried in a low voice while crawling forward with their hands and feet, and they didn't know how long it took, they heard the screams from outside getting smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely, and then they saw a point of light in front of them, and they climbed for a while, and the point of light gradually expanded, it was a hole.

At this time, the moon had risen to the middle of the heavens, and the earth was covered with the white of the moonlight. When the two of them came out of the tunnel, they were exhausted, their clothes were torn, and their palms were rubbed with blood.

Hu Xue looked around, all of them were dense bushes, and suddenly with a bang, the earth shook violently, and the huge flames in the distance in the east were monstrous, reflecting half of the sky.

Hu Xue knew that her father ignited the sulfur gunpowder and burned the manor, and remembered that this was the place where she had lived for more than ten years, so she couldn't help crying loudly.

Hu Yun stood quietly beside him, waited until Hu Xue's crying gradually became smaller, and said softly: "Sister, let's go, go to Lin'an City to find Uncle Han, and then wait for Daddy, if you can't wait, we will find a way to avenge him." His voice was soft, but his tone was unequivocal.

Hu Xue wiped her tears and stood up, after crying just now, her depressed mood was also a little more relaxed.

The siblings held each other's hands, discerned the direction according to the moon, groped their way, and walked all the way to the west.

Both of them went out alone for the first time, and the road was unrecognizable at night, turning around, and soon lost their way, walked for half a night, tired and hungry, and suddenly saw the fire in front of them from a distance, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and helped each other to walk towards the firelight.

When you get closer, you can see clearly that it is a dilapidated mountain temple, and a carriage is tied to a large banyan tree outside the temple. The temple gate is gone, and the firelight comes from there.

There was silence all around, except for the occasional beep of the burning fire in the temple, and the two of them crept slowly along the temple wall to the door, secretly looking inside.

In the temple is a clay statue of the mountain god, missing half of his body and falling crookedly. Looking further down, I saw a naked female corpse lying on the offering table. In the clearing, two naked men were sleeping soundly, with two steel knives beside them.

The two of them had a buzzing mind, and the hairs on their bodies stood up.