Zhao Bufan and Zhu Lian returned to Shiyan Town, and Cheng Zheng and Xie Wufeng also accompanied the missing pair of siblings from Juxianzhuang.

Although the two sisters suffered a little, because they had not been arrested for a long time, the people of Wanhualou were still wiping down their will, so they had not had time to torture them, and their mental state was still good, especially after reaching the inn in Shiyan Town, their emotions had basically stabilized.

At dinner in the evening, Zhao Bufan tried to ask them what they had seen and heard these days, and the two sisters also knew everything, and told all the things they had experienced, most of which were how Wanhualou worked on weekdays, nothing too surprising, but there was only one clue that aroused Zhao Bufan's vigilance.

That is, there are two mysterious people in Wanhualou who have a very high status, and they are specifically responsible for torturing the newly captured women, but they suddenly didn't see it a few days ago.

Hearing the news, Zhao Bufan immediately asked Xie Wufeng to return to the Taoist temple again, and went to inquire about Yuzhen, who was still detained by Liu Zhongwu on the mountain, but he didn't expect Xie Wufeng to bring back a shocking news in the middle of the night.

"Zhuang owner, that Yuzhen doesn't know where these two mysterious people have gone, only that they used to be directly under the jurisdiction of Zhang Wen, and they were responsible for torturing the newly captured women, never communicating too much with the other people in Wanhualou, and only appeared when new women were arrested, and when these women were tortured into obedience, they would leave. ”

A cold light flashed in Zhao Bufan's eyes: "Have you taken him to identify the corpse and the captive?"

Xie Wufeng nodded: "I have identified them, but there is no trace of them." ”

"And when did these two men disappear?"

"The day before Zhang Wen handed over the position of landlord to Yuzhen!"

Zhao Bufan gradually sneered: "Yuzhen hasn't looked for them in the past two days?

Yu Zhen said that he had looked for it, but these two people were originally elusive, and the time he took over Wanhualou was extremely short, and it was too late to count the warehouse, so he didn't care at all, originally thought that they were out on errands, and planned to wait for them to return to the grotto. ”

Zhao Bufan took a deep breath and nodded: "I understand, you go back to the room first to rest, and tomorrow morning with Cheng Zheng and the two sisters to the north, first send the two sisters to the branch hall in Luoyang to settle down, and then you will quickly return to Juxianzhuang, and at the same time I will give you another secret order." ”

"Secret order?" Xie Wufeng was stunned.

Zhao Bufan's eyes showed a cold light: "After you and Cheng Zheng return to Juxianzhuang, call Yan Wu and Jian Qi, and then select more brothers with good martial arts to go south again, and go directly to Nanhe Town, Xiangzhou, the sooner the better!"

Xie Wufeng's eyes were full of doubts, but he saw that Zhao Bufan didn't mean to explain, so he didn't ask much at the moment, and clenched his fists heavily: "My subordinates will definitely do it." ”

After watching him leave, Zhao Bufan closed the door, turned around and sat down next to the table, picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water, and pondered silently.

Zhu Lian, who was quietly tidying up his baggage by the bedside, walked over, looked at his indifferent side face, and asked in surprise: "Bufan, why did you let them take people to Nanhe Town?"

"It's not just them, we're going to do it soon!"

Zhao Bufan's face was cold, and his eyes flashed with anger: "This Wanhualou is playing with me to abandon the car and protect the handsome, really I am so deceived?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Bufan glanced at her and waved his hand angrily: "Forget it, let's not talk about it first, this time I was played around, I was panicked in my heart, let's rest early, we will secretly return to Nanhe Town tomorrow morning, and if we don't find out the mysterious landlord of Wanhualou, I can't swallow this evil breath." ”

"Why are you angry? Even if you find something, you won't be so angry, right?"

Zhu Lian was very puzzled, but Zhao Bufan didn't say a word, and quickly took off his shoes and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Xie Wufeng and Cheng Zheng set off to Juxianzhuang in the north, in order to let them arrive as soon as possible, Zhao Bufan also borrowed a few horses from the soldiers under Liu Zhongwu, and Zhao Bufan himself did not delay, after sending them away, he took Zhu Lian to take a detour to Nanhe Town.

............

More than a month later, Liu Zhongwu, who had been ordered to quell Wang Qing's rebellion, had returned to the court, and new officials had taken office one after another in several war-torn prefectures, and they issued government decrees, pacified the people, revived the economy, and allocated materials to Jeju County, in an effort to quickly restore order and prosperity.

Although the terrain of Nanhe Town in Xiangzhou is relatively remote, it is also slowly recovering, and the streets have become lively, and the people who had no choice but to leave their hometowns earlier have rushed back one after another, and they can be seen everywhere cleaning houses and repairing roads, and there are also neighbors and villagers who have been reunited for a long time are talking to each other, telling about the hardships of these days.

At the beginning, the small inn where Zhao Bufan and Zhu Lian rested also became popular, not to mention that the business was not good, but there were a few guests at noon.

The old couple was busy with a smile on their faces, and waited diligently, but they entertained a few guests well, and when they were gone, the couple cleaned up and washed up, relaxed for the time being, and slowly came to the back of the counter, and then the old woman bowed down and took out two ledgers from under the counter, one on top and one under the pad, and carefully spread them on the counter.

"It's time to settle the score!"

"Got it!"

The old man answered, holding a pen in his right hand and an abacus in his left, crackling and knocking.

Just as the couple was staring intently at the ledger, the figures of Zhao Bufan and Zhu Lian suddenly appeared at the door, walked in leisurely, and used light skills, almost unable to hear footsteps.

"Old man, what are you reckoning, so obsessed?"

Zhao Bufan said with a smile and slowly sat down at the table.

The old couple was startled by the sudden sound and looked up suddenly.

The moment they saw Zhao Bufan and Zhu Lian, the two of them were stunned together, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time, but the old man's reaction was very fast, and his face was instantly full of smiles, and he smiled diligently: "Oh! Why is the little brother here?"

"Does the old man remember me?" asked Zhao Bufan with a pout.

The old man smiled and showed his white teeth, and nodded again and again: "How can you not remember, thanks to the gold you gave us, we can quickly prepare the goods and open for business soon...... Wife, why don't you pour tea for the two of you?"

The old woman seemed to have reacted at this point, and hurriedly ran to get the teapot with a smile.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door of the back kitchen, a man holding a sword came out of the curtain, it was Yan Wu, who had extraordinary swordsmanship.

The old woman stepped back vigilantly, as if frightened, and asked in disbelief, "Why did you come to our kitchen?" ”

"There are windows!" Yan Wu replied coldly.

The old woman took two steps back in a panic: "Who are you?"

"Man!" Yan Wu replied very succinctly.

“......”

The old woman retreated to the back of the counter vigilantly, her face looked extremely frightened, and she inadvertently looked at the sword in Yan Wu's arms: "What are you going to do?"

Zhao Bufan looked amused, his right index finger lightly tapped the table, making a rhythmic sound, and his eyes looked at the old man who was also full of horror.

"I said the owner of the building, you will be scared too?"

"Landlord?" The old man was stunned, staring at Zhao Bufan in disbelief: "What landlord?"

"What do you say?" Zhao Bufan raised his eyebrows, squinted and smiled: "Throw the account book below you over and take a look?"

The old man was furious, and said with an angry face: "What do you mean by the little brother? We and my wife thank you for the gold, but why do you want to bully us two lonely old men like this? Aren't you trying to find fault? It's a big deal that we will return the gold to you as soon as possible!"

Zhao Bufan's face instantly sank.

"Don't! I don't dare ask the owner of the building about that bit of gold, I'm panicking right now. ”

The old woman hurriedly defended: "No matter how much you mess around, we will report to the official!"

"It's not interesting, it's a bit of a loss of identity to mess around with me now. ”

Zhao Bufan shook his head quietly, staring at the old man coldly, and his whole body faintly exuded an irrepressible murderous aura.

"Sha Tianshi, am I right?"

"You ......"

The old man's eyes widened, and his expression was full of disbelief.

"What's the matter? It's strange, how do I know that you are the former Heavenly Master of Yunshui Temple?"

Zhao Bufan glanced at it, and his voice gradually became filled with irrepressible anger: "You conspired to set up a situation, deliberately making the members of Wanhualou think that you were killed because of rebellion, so that Zhang Wen replaced you as the owner of Wanhualou and became your puppet, while you yourself will always stand behind the scenes, thinking that you can sit back and relax, thinking that this is very clever, right?"

Having said this, the old man's expression gradually changed, his rickety body gradually became straighter, and his eyes and temperament were completely like a different person, at this time he was the real master of Wanhualou, a peerless killer who had been spanning twenty years.

"Zhao Bufan, I have a careful plan, there can be no flaws, how did you find out?"

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