Four years, four full years have passed, and Ningxian County is still as lively as before, full of endless streams of people and businessmen.

The Mid-Autumn Festival carries distant thoughts and blessings from relatives, and in this hot weather, it seems to give people a cool comfort.

Yue Fan was dressed in white and his face was covered with dust, leading the horse to walk slowly on the street.

At this time, he was very conflicted. I was full of longing to go home, but I was also a little nervous, and I didn't know how to face it. finally decided to go to Su Fanghao first.

Along the way, Yue Fan's white hair attracted people's attention, but looking at the familiar and unfamiliar streets and buildings around him, he didn't have any mood, and he was indifferent like an isolated person.

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Su Ji Tea House is now empty, the signboard of "Su Ji Tea House" on the lintel has long been dilapidated, the doors and windows on all sides are closed, and the seal of the government is also pasted on it.

"The Cold Moon of the Eleventh Year of Chongzhen......"

Yue Fan looked at the time on the seal, it was four years ago.

"What's going on?"

An uneasy emotion touched Yue Fan's heart, so he grabbed a pedestrian casually and said in a deep voice: "May I ask how this teahouse was seized by the government?"

The man saw that Yue Fan had a knife on his waist, and his tone was not good, so he hurriedly said: "The boss here committed an accident four years ago, and then he ran away, and the government sealed this place. ”

"What did they do?"

"I heard that the boss here is an accomplice of the rebels, but as for where to go, this is not clear. ”

Yue Fan's heart sank, his hand gradually loosened, and the passer-by left as quickly as if he had been released.

"Is something going on? Let's go home first. ”

Paying attention, Yue Fan rode on his horse and ran directly out of the city, his heart was eager to stop.

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The peaceful, calm and simple Liushui Village in the past is now in ruins.

The charred charcoal fell to the ground, covered with moss, and the grange and backyard were overgrown with weeds...... Obviously, no one has been here for a long time.

Yue Fan ran wildly from the entrance of the village to the end of the village, and when he saw such a scene, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

came to the small thatched cottage where Mr. Wan lived, and it also became a piece of ashes.

Rushing into the ruins, turning over the stubble, but finding nothing.

"How so, why is this happening, what is going on?Can anyone tell me what's going on?!"

"Ahh

Yue Fan roared wildly, venting his inner uneasiness.

"Go home, yes, go home......"

Yue Fan mounted his horse again and ran to the hillside outside the village.

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Dilapidated, desolate, in ruins.

Seeing the thatched hut that was also burned to ashes, Yue Fan's heart was numb!

He fell to his knees, speechless, tearless, and dazed.

This is the place where I lived and grew up since I was a child, and there seems to be the breath left by my father in it, but now there is nothing left, only a bunch of restoration.

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It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of heartbreak. It was years of hope turned into disappointment, it was years of hope that turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Recalling the past, Yue Fan was stupid, stunned, regretful, and afraid.

If you don't learn martial arts, if you don't fight, if you are desperate, if you ...... If you can still never......

Time passed little by little, and a dark cloud drifted in the distance in the sky......

"Wow... "The rain fell like beans and slapped on Yue Fan's body, as if it was comforting Yue Fan's heart. But he remained motionless on his knees.

"Tianxingjian, men should strive for self-improvement......"

Father's words seemed to ring in his ears, Yue Fan raised his head suddenly, the cold light in his eyes flickered, as if he wanted to devour all the darkness!

Anger, despair, pain!

He hates so much! He hates so much!

"I'll know. ”

Years of life and death have already made Yue Fan's heart like a rock, even if he is confused for a while, he can quickly recover, and then meditate and think, this is the wisdom of a hunter.

After calming down, Yue Fan suddenly remembered what Mo Zheng said before leaving. Thinking about it now, Mo Yi was speechless at the time, and he must have known what had happened to him.

"Yamen ......"

As soon as he thought of it, Yue Fan immediately went down the mountain and rode to the city.

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―――――――――――― "Oh no! no!"

Cai leaned in, and a subordinate rushed to the hall shouting as he ran.

Such a shout is particularly harsh in this quiet summer day.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Cai family, as the richest man in Ning County, was naturally full of guests.

Cai Yu, the head of the Cai family, is receiving nobles and wealthy businessmen in Ningxian County, and the hall is full of splendor, singing and dancing. But suddenly a subordinate broke in, and his mouth kept shouting, which suddenly broke the atmosphere in the hall.

Seeing this, Cai Yu really felt shameless, annoyed in his heart, and scolded sharply: "Cai Fu, you are so unruly, come to someone, and serve the family law?"

As soon as the words fell, four nurses walked into the courtyard outside the hall door and escorted Cai Fu down.

Cai Fu said in a panic: "The lord spares his life, the lord spares his life, the little one does have something to report, please ask the lord to be gracious, be gracious......"

Cai Yu knew that Cai Fu was usually not a reckless person, so he was so flustered, maybe there was something important. So he calmed down and said coldly: "Give you a chance, say it, if you can't say a reason, don't blame me for not being emotional." Then, with a wave of his hand, the four nurses let the man go.

Cai Fu hurriedly said, "Master, that white-haired boy is back." ”

Cai Yu was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "White-haired boy, what white-haired boy, you make your words clear." ”

"Yes, yes, that white-haired boy is Li Yuefan who was sent to the 'death camp' by the young master four years ago, and he is back now. Cai Fu explained.

"Li Yuefan, white hair, what!, is he, he actually came back alive?!" Cai Yu was shocked, he also knew the whole thing very clearly, such a deep hatred and hatred, it was not a sentence or two that could be understood.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes when I went out on the street today, and I would never admit his gray hair. Cai Fu affirmed.

Cai Yu knew that he was out of shape, and confessed: "Friends, Cai has something to do today, and I hope you will see it." ”

Everyone in the hall is also a knowledgeable person, and when they heard the words "death camp", they knew that something big must have happened to the Cai family. Since it's none of his business, why should he lie in this troubled water, so they all got up and retreated.

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After the guests left, Cai Yu said to Cai Fu: "You call someone to find the young master back, and then go and invite the four masters sent by Wang Gongzi...... Why are you still stunned? Go ahead!"

"Yes, yes, yes. ”

Cai Fu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around and ran out.

Cai Yu was now the only one left in the hall, his brows furrowed, he felt a strong uneasiness, and muttered: "No, I'll still send a letter to Wang Song, just in case." ”

"Someone!"

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In the back hall of the Yamen in ―――――――――――― County, the new prefect Ma Zhi'an was discussing with Master Xu about the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the county, when suddenly a government official hurriedly ran in and said: "I told the lord of the mansion that someone broke into the yamen without permission and injured many brothers. ”

Governor Ma was stunned, but he didn't expect that he would be in trouble not long after he took office, and asked lightly: "Who is he? What are you doing?"

The official said: "The little one doesn't know, the man has white hair, and he said that he was looking for the prefect." ”

Ma Zhifu said: "Oh!?let's go, let's go and have a look first, call all the officials in the county government, and find Hu Dushi...... Also, let him bring more people. ”

"Yes, the little one goes. The official set out at once.

Governor Ma also hurriedly walked to the court, leaving Master Xu stunned and muttered: "White hair? White hair, why is it so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere." ”

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Yue Fan stood in the center of the Yamen Public Hall, holding hands, with a cold light in his eyes. There were all the yacha lying all over the place, crying out in pain.

The changes in the past four years have really been great, and the yamen in Ningxian County has also taken on a new look. The lintel beams and columns are replaced with mahogany columns, which are extraordinary, and the public hall is still hung with the words "Mirror Hanging", but the flat forehead is inlaid with gold edge and red lacquer. Even the officials here have changed several times, so no one knows Yue Fan, otherwise how dare they go up to stop them.

"Who are you? Why did you trespass on the yamen, and even beat and injured the officials, and is there any royal law?

The four catchers immediately stood up and rushed towards Yue Fan......

Yue Fan was stunned, and saw that the person who came was not the former prefect. Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not hesitate with his hands and feet.

"Bump!", "Bump!", "Bump!", "Bump!"

The four catchers fell to the ground in an instant, and there was a wail.

Yue Fan turned his head and said in a cold voice: "My name is Li Yuefan, I came here to ask one thing clearly, if they don't stop me, I won't hurt anyone." ”

"You ......" Seeing that Yue Fan was so arrogant, Ma Zhifu was about to get angry, but it was the wailing on the ground that made him palpitate for a while, so he swallowed his words back, waved his sleeves, and said angrily: "Say, what is the so-called thing that you went straight to the yamen?"

"I want to know why Liushui Village was burned to ashes four years ago, and what happened to the people there?" Yue Fan tried to control his emotions and try to keep a cool head.

Ma Zhifu thought for a while and said: "The matter of Liushui Village is indeed a major event in Ningxian County in the past few years, and not long after the official took over the prefect, I only know that all the people in Liushui Village were killed by bandits, and the entire village was also burned down. ”

Yue Fan has lived here for more than ten years. Be aware of what's going on nearby. Will the bandits go to Liushui Village to kill people and set fires? Will he believe it?

Of course Yue Fan didn't believe it, and snorted coldly: "I want to hear the truth!"

Ma Zhifu was both aggrieved and angry in his heart, he had just come here, where did he know about the old things four years ago. But now that he is threatened and questioned like this, the Buddha will have three points of fire, let alone those who are officials.

"That's all the official knows, if you don't believe it, there's nothing the official can do. With that, he turned his face away.

Yue Fan was about to use his tricks, when he suddenly felt someone peeping behind the screen of the public hall, and his body flashed in front of that person.

This person is Master Xu of the Yamen of Ningxian County, he heard that a white-haired man was coming, and he felt very familiar in his heart, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember who it would be, so he also followed out and peeked secretly behind the screen, but was caught by Yue Fan.

"It's him!"

Seeing Yue Fan's appearance, Master Xu was suddenly frightened, and ran away. But he ran past Yue Fan, and before he could take a step, Yue Fan grabbed his collar and threw him out, landing in the center of the public hall, and the frightened Ma Zhifu shrank back.

Yue Fan slowly stepped forward and said, "I remember that you used to be Master Xu here, but you still recognize me?"

"Peng!"

Master Xu was thrown to the ground and screamed, and when he saw the other party asking, he pretended to be confused and said, "Eh, I really don't remember who Your Excellency is, but you trespassed into the yamen and injured the officials, aren't you afraid of the royal law?"

"You're good!"

Yue Fan nodded slightly, as if in praise.

Hearing the other party's appreciation, Master Xu was not only a little happy, but a cold current poured into his heart.

Looking at Li Yuefan, who was approaching, Master Xu's heart became more and more cold, and finally he couldn't bear the oppressive atmosphere, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... How are you going to do this...... Here you can ...... But Yamen, are you...... Do you want to go to jail again?"

Yue Fan didn't stop, he still walked slowly, every step seemed to be stepping on Master Xu's heart.

Walking in front of Master Xu, Yue Fan stopped and said lightly: "So, do you remember me now?"

Master Xu found that he had slipped his mouth, and it was too late to take it back, so he had to nod his head.

Yue Fan continued: "I don't want to listen to nonsense! I want to know the truth about the destruction of Liushui Village. ”

"Flowing Water Village was ...... by bandits Ahh

Before Master Xu finished speaking, he screamed.

The person who started was still Yue Fan, who had lost his patience when he heard the same answer, so he used the forbidden technique "Pulse Interception Method" in the "Medical Scripture" to temporarily cut off Master Xu's heart, making him not only in pain, but also in fear of slowly experiencing death.

This method is extremely vicious, and Mr. Wan told Yue Fan at the beginning that he must not use such forbidden techniques unless he has to. But now that his relatives are gone, what else do he have to insist on? Naturally, he has no taboos.

"I said, I'm going to hear the truth. If you can hold the pain, I wouldn't mind waiting here either. ”

Yue Fan's tone made the Ma Governor's Mansion on the side feel creepy, and he stayed quietly on the side, praying that Hu Xianhai could come soon.

"Ahh

Such a miserable cry resounded throughout the yamen, and even the officials lying on the ground immediately got up and hid far away, for fear that they would be next.

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"Ahh......h It hurts--I said, I said, ah--please stop!" "Master Xu is the master of the Yamen of Ningxian County, where has he suffered from any flesh and skin, and it is such a heart-rending pain, the defense line in his heart was instantly disintegrated, and he could only cry and beg for mercy.

Yue Fan flicked his left hand on Master Xu's body, making him stop the pain, staring at him and saying, "Say!"

Master Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to speak, "Huh!" A thin silver needle shot straight into the gate, and the target was Master Xu.

Yue Fan snorted coldly! Just as the flying needle was about to hit the target, his body shook, and he moved over at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye, blocking in front of Master Xu, and with a wave of his right hand, he led the silver needle away, and with a sound of "ding!", it was nailed to the beams and pillars.

"Poisonous!"

Yue Fan's hand was scratched, and he felt an unusual stinging pain coming, and immediately mobilized the Qi of the Seven Emotions to dissolve the toxin......

The person who attacked the sneak attack did not underestimate the opponent, the needle just now was sent with all his strength, but he never thought that Yue Fan would react like this, and he was not afraid of poisonous attacks. So he didn't dare to linger and immediately fled the scene.

Of course, Yue Fan knew the location of the person who attacked him, and he was confident that he could catch up with that person, but he didn't move, but quietly stared at Master Xu on the ground. He knew he would soon know what he wanted.

After Master Xu came back to his senses, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his heart welled up with the sadness of a dead rabbit and a dog, and he said excitedly: "Thank you Shaoxia for saving me!" I actually don't know much, and we only learned the news about Liushui Village after the fact, but according to my understanding, they should all be killed by people, but there are bigger officials above the officials, and they all say that they are bandits, and we have to do things according to orders." ”

Yue Fan hurriedly asked, "Is there anyone still alive?"

Master Xu sighed and said, "The people in the whole village are basically dead, and only four people are missing. ”

Yue Fan perked up and said, "Who is it?"

Master Xu thought for a while and said, "I heard that there is a hunter, an old gentleman and his granddaughter, and a gangster. I can't remember their names. ”

Yue Fan finally let go of the big stone in his heart when he heard the news of his relatives. There is only one hunter in Liushui Village, which is Yue Fan's family, and the old gentleman and his granddaughter must be Mr. Wan and Ya'er. Although they had no news, in the critical situation at that time, no news was good news, and maybe they had already gone into hiding. Yue Fan tried hard to comfort himself.

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After pondering for a moment, Yue Fan said, "Do you know who did it?"

Master Xu said: "I only know that this matter is related to Cai Zhuan's people, and the subsequent things are all handled by them, and I don't know anything else." ”

"The Cai family, it's the Cai family again...... Hmph, wait, I'll come to you. Although Yue Fan hated it in his heart, he still calmed down and continued to ask: "Then why was the Su Ji Teahouse seized, don't tell me that the boss there is a rebel!"

Master Xu smiled bitterly: "That's what it means, it was Hu Dushi who took someone to seal it, and I heard that there was no one left when I went." ”

"It seems that the whole thing is not simple, and there may be many secrets in between. ”

The more Yue Fan thought about it, the more worried he became, and asked, "Do you know anything else?"

Master Xu said: "I heard the previous prefect say that the Cai family and the Zhao family, the richest man in Jiangnan, seem to be in an alliance, and I think the Zhao family should also know about it." As for the rest...... I'm also a subordinate, and I don't know anything else. ”

Yue Fan nodded lightly and said, "Okay! Since this is the case, we have nothing to do with each other." With that, he was leaving.

Before leaving, Yue Fan suddenly said again: "If you still want to live, I advise you to leave here as soon as possible." If my guess is correct, it was the people of the Cai family who were going to kill just now. ”

“......”

Master Xu was silent, his face full of remorse.

Walking out of the yamen, Yue Fan rode his horse and headed straight to Liushui Village, he needed time to prepare.

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―――――――――――― "What?!People have already run away?!"

Hu Xianhai rushed to the yamen with the officers and soldiers, but said that the troublemakers had already left, and he suddenly became angry: "Damn, who ate the gall of a leopard and dared to come here to make trouble?"

At this time, Master Xu had already left to recuperate, and Governor Ma retold the whole thing......

"What?!With white hair?Four years ago?Is it so hard that he came back?Impossible, how could he come back alive?Impossible, absolutely impossible......" Hu Xianhai muttered to himself, his tone trembling, as if he felt fear: "Return...... It's back, that guy is really back......"

Ma Zhifu was even more curious, he didn't understand why Master Xu and Hu Dushi were so afraid of the person just now, even if he was a figure in the rivers and lakes, he didn't need to be afraid of being like this!

However, Governor Ma knew that there were some things that should not be asked, so he stood quietly aside.

Hu Xianhai suddenly raised his head and said, "Since it's okay here, then I'll take a step forward and say goodbye!"

After bidding farewell to Governor Ma, Hu Xianhai hurriedly rushed straight to Cai Shui.

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